Share this postPlatform & StreamSpotify Hits 75M Paying Users; Music’s Future Means Even More Ed Sheeran, Drake; Napster of PuppetsCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreSpotify Hits 75M Paying Users; Music’s Future Means Even More Ed Sheeran, Drake; Napster of PuppetsPlatform & StreamMay 03, 2018Share this postPlatform & StreamSpotify Hits 75M Paying Users; Music’s Future Means Even More Ed Sheeran, Drake; Napster of PuppetsCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareSpotify made its New York Stock Exchange debut last month, and today the streaming service announced its first earning report as a public company. As part of it...The industry’s revenue is concentrated around a few big names.Back in the late 90’s, we didn’t have much in the way of downloading and streaming music. That is, until Napster came onto the scene in 1999.A new rock music and pop culture website. Editorial independent music website offering news, reviews, features, interviews, videos and picturesSeems like Hulu and Spotify had the right idea, when they launched a discounted package last month that combined both of their services. Now, the low-cost streaming service Philo is doing the same – but not with Spotify.If Spotify's first earnings report shines, it bodes well for music-streaming's futureThe popularity of streaming has led to obvious changes in how music is being produced—in 2018, a pop song needs to sound excellent piping out of a laptop’s tiny speakers and on headphones—but streaming has also resurrected the idea that the medium through which an album or track is made available is as much an aesthetic choice as anything else.Billboard has finalized weighting changes to the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and Billboard 200 albums chart. A greater emphasis will be given to paid subscription streams, with ad-supported activity remaining an important factor on the album and songs charts.Both apps are not exactly new, but rather refreshed versions of Xiaomi's existing local media players.After three years of planning, the MelodyVR experience has arrived for the masses with the launch of Facebook's little-marketed Oculus Go.When it comes to Spotify liquidation, Sony Music isn't f—ing around! The major label has now cashed nearly 50% of its Spotify shares.The BBC is testing audio ads for the first time in its 96-year history.PreviousNext