Spotify is Done Fighting Apple Music — and Ready to Take on Apple; Tidal Moves Into Africa…
Spotify Is Done Fighting Apple Music — and Ready to Take On Apple — www.rollingstone.com
Spotify Is Done Fighting Apple Music — and Ready to Take On Apple — www.rollingstone.com
Daniel Ek’s streaming company strikes a deal with Samsung, the world’s biggest smartphone maker.
Tidal Moves Into Africa, Partners With Telecoms Company MTN — www.billboard.com
Tidal announced today a new partnership with telecoms company MTN, bringing the streaming service into Africa in a major way with an offering launching in Uganda beginning today (Aug. 22).
Apple to gain unconditional EU approval for Shazam buy: sources — www.reuters.com
Apple is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its planned acquisition of British music discovery app Shazam, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
VR music startup MelodyVR’s early metrics are ‘extremely encouraging’ — musically.com
Virtual-reality music startup MelodyVR launched its app commercially in the US and UK on 1 May, then in eight more European countries on 26 June.
Gracenote Expands Into India — www.billboard.com
Gracenote, a Nielsen company, is expanding its database solutions into the complex music market of India.
Sony Music’s $750 Million Spotify ‘Windfall’ Leaves Some Questions — variety.com
Now that checks are on their way to thousands of Sony Music artists, the result of a $750 million Spotify “windfall,” some questions remain.
New Report Calls For Copyright For Public Benefit In Digital Era — www.ip-watch.org
The report suggests that the rise of emerging technologies such as “big data, robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI)” calls for “a more radical conception of global copyright norms” in order to “preserve, and even advance, public benefit in an era of digital trade.”
Napster revenues may have fallen, but unlike streaming rivals it’s profitable — musically.com
Music-streaming service Napster is on track to record a net profit in 2018, despite its revenues having dropped by nearly 28% since the company’s peak in 2016.
Jaguar I-Pace Will Get On Stage With Streaming Sensation Dua Lipa — www.carscoops.com
Jaguar and Dua Lipa have joined their forces for “a music and technology partnership” that celebrates the company’s crossovers.
What Happens After the Music Modernization Act? — www.digitalmusicnews.com
The Music Modernization Act will undoubtedly be a huge victory when it passes. But the metadata challenges that face the music industry are still massive.