Is the Music Industry Ready for 5G? — medium.com
Embracing the future of music beyond streaming.
Spotify is testing a ‘Create podcast’ button inside its app — www.engadget.com
Spotify has been ramping up its podcast offerings recently, and soon the company will make it easier than ever to publish your own podcast on the platform. Judg…
Peloton Wants to ‘Sell Happiness’ With IPO, But Faces Serious Music Licensing Risks — www.billboard.com
“We may be unable to license a large amount of music,” the exercise bike startup says, which could “materially harm” its business.
What Taylor Swift’s pivot to streaming reveals about the music industry — Look what you made her do — www.economist.com
It is somewhat surprising given that the star has complained about meagre royalties from streaming services in the past
With Music Publishing’s Gold Rush, an Opportunity for Producers to Cash In — variety.com
With music publishing’s gold rush, an opportunity for producers, like Grammy-winner Jeff Bhasker, to cash in.
Journey to 100 million users: How Tencent-backed Gaana topped India’s music-streaming market and is now looking to monetise big — yourstory.com
Gaana CEO Prashan Agarwal talks about the Times Internet-owned music-streaming company’s learnings, product innovations, future plans, and more.
Almost Half of Spotify’s Most Streamed Global Songs This Summer Were by Latino Artists — remezcla.com
It turns out you’re not the only one with “Otro Trago,” “Callaita,” and (unfortunately, in my case since the VMAs this past Monday) “Señorita” stuck in your head.
Apple Music for Android works with Chromecast devices in the latest beta — www.engadget.com
Good news for Apple Music users on Android: the music streaming service now works with Chromecast displays and speakers. The feature is available through the la…
2020 Silverado HD To Offer SiriusXM 360L — gmauthority.com
The 2020 Silverado HD offers the SiriusXM 360L system as either standard or optional, depending on trim level, boosting the pickup’s onboard infotainment.
Amuse CEO talks growth, Old Town Road and artist-friendly deals — musically.com
“What have you done for me lately?” Diego Farias, CEO of music distributor and label Amuse, is on the other end of a video call.
Denon keeps the CD player in action with Spotify, streaming — www.pickr.com.au
We’re living in a post-CD world, but that doesn’t mean we’ve all thrown out our CDs. In fact, if you can’t live without the odd disc not found on streaming, you might find Denon’s latest delightful.
Music Streaming: Top 3 Mobile Applications of All Time — musicsnake.com
With music streaming being such a huge part of our everyday lives, listening from our mobile devices while we are on the go has become very important. With
BBC to launch Alexa rival — www.tvbeurope.com
Designed to work on smart speakers, TVs and mobile phones
Headphones, AI, and humanity: What these ‘AirMuffs’ say about the future of technology — www.geekwire.com
These newly released wireless Bluetooth headphones from Seattle startup Human are getting mixed reviews for their appearance, and their initial starting price .
Physical decline still outweighs streaming growth in Japan — musically.com
Japanese industry body the RIAJ has published some figures for the second quarter of 2019, as well as first-half stats combining Q1 and Q2.
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