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In Music’s New Era, Streaming Rules, But Human Factors Endure

In Music’s New Era, Streaming Rules, But Human Factors Endure

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 The large majority of the music industry’s revenue now comes from streaming, especially on-demand streaming à la Spotify, Apple Music and Google Play. But human factors in music products and services are proving to endure in the digital age.

Please stop calling music ‘content’ — mixmag.net 
 In the internet age content is king. But music means so much more.

YouTube to Exclusively Stream Coachella — www.pastemagazine.com 
 Coachella is coming, and for the eighth year running, YouTube will host an exclusive live-stream of the West Coast festival’s first weekend.

Will you invest in Spotify? — medium.com 
 The world’s most popular music streaming service, Spotify, went public on 04/03/18. According to an article posted by NPR, Shares were expected to start trading around $130 each, but ranges for the…

John Prine Streams New Album ‘The Tree of Forgiveness’ — www.jambase.com 
 Listen to the new John Prine album ‘The Tree Of Forgiveness’ in advance of its official release later this week.

Jio Music, Gaana, Saavn, Wink: Streaming Apps Bet On Paid Users In World’s Music Piracy Capital — www.bloombergquint.com 
 Every second, 285 Indians visit websites offering pirated music. Streaming apps now hope to make them pay.

What genres have benefited the most from the streaming era of music? — www.chicagotribune.com 
 Streaming services are changing how we listen to music, but they’re also changing what we listen to. Thanks to streaming, sad rap is king.

A Beginner’s Guide to What Could Be This Summer’s Biggest Music Industry Auction — www.billboard.com 
 Will Sony Corp.’s new CEO Kenichiro Yoshida kick off his tenure at the helm of the company with a multi-billion dollar gambit?

Consider the artist: how music streaming services affect smaller musicians — spec.hamilton.edu 
 I was on the bus coming back from a track meet last weekend absolutely jamming out to “Backstreet Freestyle” by Kendrick Lamar. I did not really have any reason to celebrate; I had run a reasonable…

Band Of Horses Share New Single Honoring Spotify Executive Chris Bevington — www.jambase.com 
 Band Of Horses issued a new single which was performed to honor late Spotify executive Chris Bevington.

How to Play Spotify on Alexa — www.tomsguide.com 
 When you want to use your voice to control what music you’re listening to, here’s how to connect Spotify and Alexa.

This Devices Makes Your Favorite Old Music That’s Not On Streaming Services Digital — www.thedailybeast.com 
 Don’t risk losing your classic tunes to time.