In Streaming Age, Classical Music Gets Lost in the Metadata; Spotify ‘Overpaid Most Publishers’…
In Streaming Age, Classical Music Gets Lost in the Metadata — www.nytimes.com Has music streaming ignored aficionados of Mozart and…
In Streaming Age, Classical Music Gets Lost in the Metadata — www.nytimes.com
Has music streaming ignored aficionados of Mozart and Beethoven? Two new services, Idagio and Primephonic, address the needs of the genre’s discerning listeners.
Spotify Says It ‘Overpaid Most Publishers’ Last Year, Seeking CRB Discount for Family Plans — www.billboard.com
As part of that move to adapt the Copyright Royalty Board determination that awarded songwriters a 44% increase over 5 years, Spotify has taken advantage of a new discount allowed for the family and student plans, resulting in U.S. music publishers now having to give back an undetermined amount to the service.
Apple: Spotify pays ‘app tax’ on less than 1% of paid subscribers — Music Business Worldwide — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Apple responds to Spotify’s app tax complaint.
The Music Industry Signs a Pledge Against Fake Streams — www.rollingstone.com
Spotify, Amazon, Sony, Warner, Universal and other major players in the music business jointly condemn streaming manipulation.
Is Radio’s Enemy Disruption…Or Unhappy Customers? — jacobsmedia.com
Is radio biggest challenge disruption or a relentless focucs on customer service?
Sick of paying for concert tickets? This app lets you stream live music. — mashable.com
Check out this summer’s music festivals from the comfort of your couch.
Popular Stream-Ripping Site Convert2MP3 Shut Down — www.billboard.com
Convert2MP3, one of the world’s most popular stream ripping sites, has been shut down following a joint operation by international labels body IFPI and German trade organization Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).
How to Digitize Vinyl Records Without a Record Player — lifehacker.com
Digitizing vinyl is a lot harder than ripping a CD.
Replica will help artists ‘license their own voices at scale’ — musically.com
The core technology takes a few minutes of speech, and creates a ‘replica’ voice for that person which can then be written a script to say anything.
Gaana may split premium features into cheaper subscriptions — musically.com
Indian music-streaming service Gaana is planning to test cheaper subscription options that separate out some of the features from its current premium tier.
SiriusXM Introduces New Streaming Subscription Package — platformandstream.com
In order to meet that growing universe of listeners streaming audio entertainment, SiriusXM is expanding its subscription choices and introducing the new, low cost, “Essential” streaming-only package.
Roxi, formerly Electric Jukebox, still planning US launch — musically.com
CEO Rob Lewis talks about the $15.9m of funding that his company has raised so far, and says it will finally launch its product in the US by Christmas this year.
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