Share this postPlatform & StreamHow Streaming Is Changing the Sound of Pop; Neil Young Fights for Quality Streaming Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreHow Streaming Is Changing the Sound of Pop; Neil Young Fights for Quality Streaming Platform & StreamFeb 20, 2018Share this postPlatform & StreamHow Streaming Is Changing the Sound of Pop; Neil Young Fights for Quality Streaming Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareHit-making songwriters and producers reveal the ways they are tailoring tracks to fit a musical landscape dominated by streaming.In adapting his long-gestating Neil Young Archives to the age of streaming, the veteran rocker continues his push for quality sound and vision.Music is not the exception to Jim Barksdale’s quote. Much of the evolution of the music business can be explained through a spiral of bundling and unbundling.UI alumnus Tuma Basa determines what hip hop songs Spotify plays, breaking acts nationally.As technology exploded, one of my new songs was available — for free — on 1,100 websites a week before the album was released.Spotify AB is counting on its surging private-market value to bolster the music-streaming service’s appeal to investors in an unorthodox public debut that could be the biggest since Snap Inc.’s $20 billion IPO last year.When pitching your music to a playlist, what are the curators looking for to confirm placement? Let’s dive into it. Landing the right music discovery opportunities can provide independent artists the…You can play Spotify on connected speakers, smart TVs, cars, and just about anything else you can think of, but how do you actually send your music to all of these devices? Spotify Connect, of course!While streaming has revitalized the music industry in lots of ways, many artists continue to struggle to make ends meet, something which the launch of numerous new analytic and discovery features by streaming services could help to change.The boss of Spotify’s licensing of original content, Pat Shah, has left the company.WYBCx, Yale’s student-run online radio station, has temporarily ceased operations after discovering it does not have licensing agreements for the music it plays.PreviousNext