Share this postPlatform & StreamIs Instagram’s IGTV the New Frontier in Music Streaming; Music Choice Targeted in Hostile Takeover BidCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreIs Instagram’s IGTV the New Frontier in Music Streaming; Music Choice Targeted in Hostile Takeover BidPlatform & StreamAug 06, 2018Share this postPlatform & StreamIs Instagram’s IGTV the New Frontier in Music Streaming; Music Choice Targeted in Hostile Takeover BidCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareJaden Smith might be onto something with IGTV, but can the site compete with streaming giants like Apple Music and Spotify?Music and video provider Stingray Digital Group announced an unsolicited offer to acquire rival Music Choice for $120 million.If it's meant to be, it'll be: Regarding Bebe Rexha's unlikely takeover of the country charts, this is both the savvy execution and the only explanation. AA group of major record labels including Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros, has filed a piracy liability lawsuit against Internet provider Cox Communications.Pandora had some good news to share with its investors yesterday (July 31): its like-for-like total revenues grew 12% in the second quarter of 2018, up to $384.8m.The growth of streaming is almost too incredible to believe.It’s been no secret that the music industry has been struggling over the past couple decades.I switched from Apple Music to Spotify two months ago. While I expected to enjoy the change, I miss using Apple Music: it's easier to use, doesn't default to dark mode, and it has one key feature that Spotify lacks.A new social media application is turning the way we stream music into a constantly changing, living, breathing video while allowing artists to be paid for their tracks.For most of the modern music era, the Billboard charts measured the success of a song or album, but a new rival is on the horizon.PreviousNext