Mdundo, Vodacom Tanzania Launch Joint Bundle; Happy 60th Birthday to FM Radio; Sony Music's Future Forecast

The Kenya-founded music service has over 7 million active users per month.

Decentralized ownership registries helped enable digital art’s NFT boom of the past year.

had adopted a standard for FM stereo broadcasts in April 1961, after about two years of field testing, but the agency specified that stations couldn’t start broadcasting until midnight local time on June 1.

Music streaming giant Spotify is slowly becoming the Netfilx of the audio OTT space. In India, it faces a stiff competition from JioSaavn and Gaana.

Sony Music Group saw significant gains to its bottom line in 2020, chairman Rob Stringer outlined in a financial presentation to investors.

Instagram has long been a home for influencers, but it wasn’t until a year ago that it started offering ways for them to earn money directly on the app. Now, Instagram is “exploring” subscriptions and a marketplace for NFTs, said Instagram headAdam Mosseri in an interview. (You can read the full ...

We have signed more artists and labels coming from traditional major record labels than ever in our history," says company.'

YouTube copyright violations for music you know you have the rights to can be a complete pain. Music Vine has introduced a new automatic clearing system to make such problems a thing of the past.

MadeinTYO dropped his latest album on a blockchain-based streaming service called Audius. This partnership points to another musician bridging music and blockchain.

“If you're looking for the Ultimate Banger or Hottest Record in the World, you've come to the wrong place.”

From original and licensed music to jingles, these tracks stood the test of time.

✉️ Send story ideas & feedback to: jeff@platformandstream.com

⭐️ Support Platform & Stream by sponsoring an issue sent to our 2250+ subscribers every weekday.