SiriusXM Unveils New West Coast Complex; Opportunities for Niche Services in the Streaming Music…
Live From Hollywood: SiriusXM Unveils New West Coast Complex, Domination Plan — variety.com With its new studio and a Howard…
Live From Hollywood: SiriusXM Unveils New West Coast Complex, Domination Plan — variety.com
With its new studio and a Howard Stern-fronted launch, SiriusXM looks West for a Hollywood presence.
New Data Exposes Gaps In The Streaming Music Market And Opportunities For Niche Services — www.forbes.com
60% of music streamers have frustrations with their service. Can niche providers offer what the mainstream is missing?
The State of R&B: How Execs Are Keeping Up With Rap’s Streaming Boom — www.billboard.com
As streaming fuels rap’s chart dominance, R&B executives like H.E.R. manager Jeff Robinson say their genre must get creative — or get left behind.
Spotify hails Santiago as the ‘streaming capital of reggaetón’ — Music Ally — musically.com
Nearly a year ago, Spotify dubbed Mexico City the ‘world’s music-streaming Mecca’. Now it’s branding another Latin American city, in a blog post claiming Santiago is the streaming service’s ‘capital of reggaetón’.
Appeals Court Gives Pandora New Hope for Escaping Class Action Over Pre-1972 Recordings — www.billboard.com
On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals directed a lower federal court to reconsider Pandora’s bid to escape a class action lawsuit over the music service’s streaming of pre-1972 sound recordings.
Beats 1 Launches Weekly ‘Rap Life’ Radio Show With Ebro Darden — www.billboard.com
Apple Music’s popular Rap Life playlist is getting its own Beats 1 radio show, starting Friday at 1 p.m. EST.
Cosynd Announces Partnership With Distribution Platform YANGAROO — platformandstream.wordpress.com
Cosynd has set a partnership with YANGAROO Music, the provider of DMDS, a digital asset distribution platform serving broadcasters and tastemakers.
ClearTax Acquires Audio Streaming Platform Dose FM — inc42.com
Fintech Startup ClearTax has announced acquisition of Mumbai-based audio streaming platform Dose FM for an undisclosed amount.
How Spotify Is Learning From India to Improve Its Service Worldwide — gadgets.ndtv.com
Having been in India for six months, Spotify has realised the value of signing up with your phone number, and the benefits of language to user on-boarding, recommendation algorithms, and Daily Mixes.
How does the games industry solve its problem with music licensing? — www.gamesindustry.biz
Developers risk having their games removed from sale due to expired licenses — experts from music and games weigh in on the problem
MelodyVR strikes exclusive 5G deal with UK telco O2 — musically.com
MelodyVR has been signed on as “the exclusive music partner of O2’s 5G UK launch”, with customers getting a 12-month subscription to MelodyVR bundled into their contracts
‘Golden age of TV’ gives boost to music industry — www.theguardian.com
Proliferation of hit TV has led fans to stream soundtracks of their favourite Netflix and Amazon Prime shows
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