Share this postIs Blockchain Causing a Music Revolution?; Tech Firms Want Trump to Tackle Their Digital Music Gripesplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherIs Blockchain Causing a Music Revolution?; Tech Firms Want Trump to Tackle Their Digital Music GripesPlatform & StreamNov 16, 2016Share this postIs Blockchain Causing a Music Revolution?; Tech Firms Want Trump to Tackle Their Digital Music Gripesplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareIs the music industry about to implode? This is the promise that blockchain technology is making.Metallica will celebrate the launch of its eleventh studio album, "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", with a very special and intimate live performance.Metallica's entire catalog is finally returning to Napster 17 years after the two were embroiled in a lawsuit.As the waves from Donald Trump’s shock election victory continue to ripple, the business of lobbying the president-elect is swinging into gear.Apple has negotiated a deal with the creators of 808 — a documentary about the seminal Roland TR-808 drum machine — for exclusive streaming rights through Apple Music. The documentary will appear...Prince's record label is suing Jay Z's company for allegedly illegally streaming the late singer's music, according to celebrity news website TMZ.At MIDiA we have just published our latest streaming report: ‘Streaming Music Health Check: Streaming’s Watershed Moment’. In it we combine the latest streaming revenue data, subscriber numbers and consumer data to create the definitive assessment of where the streaming music market is now at.Your fans on Spotify aren’t just the people who are listening to your music — they’re also the ones most likely to come see you play live. For many people, music is what’s on the radio, and for some, music is therapy, a drug, and life itself. When someone asks what music means to me, I’m tempted to say that it’s everything, but that’s…With 40 million tracks available on Spotify and Apple Music, and 125 million tracks on SoundCloud, the hardest part form many music lovers is deciding what to listen. It turns out that more choice leads to more fickle listening habits, according to research from MIDiA.PreviousNext