Spotify Cancels TV Shows in Reboot of Video Efforts; The Odd History of Music Formats
Spotify Cancels TV Shows in Reboot of Video Efforts — www.bloomberg.com
Spotify is planning to reboot its video strategy for at least the third time in as many years as the world’s largest online music service searches for ways to make money that don’t involve recorded music and costly royalties, people with knowledge of the matter said.
From Discs to Digital: The Odd History of Music Formats — blog.landr.com
Mapping the march to streaming through yesterday’s physical formats and today’s demand for digital discovery.
Is YouTube Secretly Vying to Become the World’s Dominant Music Platform? — nesthq.com
Years ago, Google started building towards this destiny with a first key move: pairing Google Play Music with YouTube Red upon its release.
Grateful Dead Renews ’30 Days Of Dead’ Free Download Series For November 2017 — www.jambase.com
A yearly tradition will continue next week, when the Grateful Dead start rolling out free tracks from the archives for this year’s ’30 Days Of Dead’ collection.
Apple Watch update adds streaming music and radio: hands-on — www.cnet.com
Watch OS 4.1 adds new Radio and streaming music features to Apple Watch Series 3. It feels great, but you’d better get used to using Siri.
Is Billboard Taking a Step In the Wrong Direction With Their New Chart Update? — pigeonsandplanes.com
Billboard’s new chart calculations may hurt their chances to accurately identify the most popular songs in the country.
A Digital Ecosystem for the Live Music Industry — bitcoinmagazine.com
It’s no secret that the digital economy relies on user engagement. Recently, industries such as pharmaceuticals, information technology and finance have …
Auddly Adds Manager Access to Metadata Business Platform — www.billboard.com
Swedish music metadata platform Auddly announced on Wednesday a new section in its business vertical specifically for music managers.
It’s 2027. Has Spotify Replaced Radio? — www.digitalmusicnews.com
A study found that in just a few years, Spotify has emerged as one of the most used audio services, worrying radio executives.
Spotify tipped to go public with a $20b value, and wild user-base predictions to boot — www.theindustryobserver.com.au
Rapid growth will see Spotify’s valuation hit $55 billion by 2020.
How GQ’s Digital Don Rishi Malhotra redefined the music streaming business — www.gqindia.com
He’s the reason why you wouldn’t call Saavn just another app.
Pinoy Rock Radio Online provides a voice for underground, extreme music — news.abs-cbn.com
Pinoy Rock Radio Online is a 24/7 independent online radio that plays mainstream but also a healthy chunk of independent, underground, and extreme music from bands throughout the entire Philippine archipelago.
SiriusXM Wins Appeal Over Pre-1972 Sound Recordings in Florida — www.billboard.com
SiriusXM continues to make a comeback on a legal topic that at one point seriously threatened the satcaster and others.