Sega + Spotify; Execs Talk Lower Streaming Prices

Sega Graces Gamers with Massive Selection of Music on Spotify — www.digitaltrends.com 
 Sega has just unloaded a treasure trove of classic tunes from its gaming library, all available right now for free on Spotify.

Experiencing mood on Spotify — medium.com 
 I’ve been putting some thought into the relationship between mood and technology, particularly looking at digital experiences which build in mood-orientated features. Previously, I’ve discussed why I…

Would you buy ‘listening time’ on a music streaming platform? — medium.com 
 By using ‘Subscriber Share’ royalty payment model and by offering ‘listening time’ packages for potential users on a music streaming platform we can bring in some add-on values.

3 Music Tech Trends To Watch In 2017 — www.hypebot.com 
 In this piece, Rich Nardo takes a look at where he thinks music tech is headed in the next year, identifying three area in particular where he expects to see rapid and substantial growth.

How Changing In-Store Music Can Change The Way Shoppers Think — www.hypebot.com 
 For almost every consumer, music is an integral part of the retail shopping experience, but many stores rely on radio to cultivate their in-store atmosphere, when there may be a better way to entice shoppers with music.

Billboard’s Genre Album Charts Will Now Incorporate Streams & Track Sales — www.billboard.com 
 Billboard’s genre album charts are evolving to a consumption methodology, following the successful conversion of the iconic all-genre Billboard 200 chart to a multi-metric ranking, including traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

‘Celebrate Dizzy Gillespie’; Watch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Live Webcast Tonight @ 8 — medium.com 
 While I cannot be in NYC Thursday evening (Jan. 26) enjoying Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Celebrating Dizzy Gillespie” event, I sure as heck can catch the livestream. Presented by Livestream.com, the…

Armored Saint Singer Hopes Artists Will Eventually Get ‘Properly Paid’ By Streaming Music Services — www.blabbermouth.net

Former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush: “I was talking to Brian Slagel [Metal Blade CEO] not that long ago, and he said that he feels like the whole streaming thing with music is going to eventually work itself out. And that’s coming from him, who stands to lose with some of the stuff, and certainly with the record sales declining as they have. But he seemed pretty optimistic that it’s not that far into the future that they’re gonna iron it all out and people will be getting properly paid for this.”

Pandora, UMG, Orchard Execs Talk Lower Streaming Prices (Surprise, They’re Against It) — www.billboard.com 
 Now that there are over 100 million paid subscribers to music streaming services, is it a good time lower the prevailing price point ($9.99/month) in order to pave a speedier road to 150, 200 and beyond?

Music Streaming Services Surpass Netflix In Paying Subscribers For First Time Ever — www.tubefilter.com 
 Of the 100.4 million people paying for music streaming today, 43 million are signed up to Spotify and 21 million are signed up to Apple Music.