Share this postOn-Demand Music Streaming Has Won | Rights & the Evolution of Music Streamingplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherOn-Demand Music Streaming Has Won | Rights & the Evolution of Music StreamingPlatform & StreamAug 29, 2016Share this postOn-Demand Music Streaming Has Won | Rights & the Evolution of Music Streamingplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareThe ad-supported model dominates. And the major labels don’t like it.Digital strategist Bas Grasmayer takes a look into the history of online music discovery and what the present tells us about the future.One thing has become obvious over the last couple of years — on-demand streaming has won. Pandora did well for a number of years with its personalized radio experience but after a certain point, it arguably just created demand for a truly personalized service where users could control exactly what they wanted to listen to.…There’s a development brewing among online music services that’s simultaneously overdue and underappreciated. It’s an arms race, and I’m very surprised it hasn’t gotten more attention from reporters and investors. Exclusive albums are an increasingly potent weapon in the streaming wars. But are they good for artists and fans?Spotify doesn’t like exclusives. But it says it won’t bury Frank Ocean and other acts in its search results.Apple Music is betting on smart curation, big names & hip partners to make us forget the U2 album debacle.We are pleased to write that our little experiment is finally ready to have the lid lifted on it, and as such we are delighted to…BT’s mobile arm, EE, has become the first British operator to bundle Apple Music with mobile contracts in a move to designed to increase subscriber loyalty and help the iP.Kuok Meng Ru didn't spend much time with his billionaire father when he was growing up.New 'Lisn' app lets you listen to songs with friends in real time.PreviousNext