Spotify Tests Two-Person Premium Option; Streaming Powers U.S. Latin Music Market to 18% Growth

Spotify is testing a new two-person premium option — www.fastcompany.com The streaming music giant is trying out a new premium…

Spotify is testing a new two-person premium option — www.fastcompany.com 
 The streaming music giant is trying out a new premium subscription plan called Duo for couples and roommates.

How Jason Aldean’s Rearview Town racked up over half a billion streams — and helped change country music’s digital profile — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com 
 How the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube boosted the country’s superstar worldwide

Amazon Music Will Be the Fastest-Growing Audio Streaming Service This Year — www.emarketer.com 
 Amazon Music will cross 35 million monthly listeners in the US this year. At a growth rate of 17.7% year over year, we expect it will grow faster than any other digital audio service in our forecast.

Short Arms And Deep Pockets: Tech Giants Still Hate Paying Artists — abovethelaw.com

These behemoths’ quibble is with the Copyright Royalty Board, who recently, after years of consideration, a thorough review of thousands of documents, and hearings involving dozens of witnesses, took the wholly rational and considered step of raising internet streaming royalties by small percentages for the next few years, maxing out at 15.1 percent of total content cost in 2022.

7digital, ACCESS Partner to Power the Automotive Connected Radio Revolution — Platform & Stream — platformandstream.com

ACCESS and 7digital have announced a partnership to bring cutting-edge connected radio services into the car.

Instagram’s head of music partnerships steps down — musically.com

Lauren Wirtzer Seawood, Instagram’s head of music partnerships, is leaving the company. She joined in November 20015 after a previous role heading digital for Beyoncé’s company Parkwood Entertainment.

Launch of ‘Ursa Music’ At SXSW 2019 Emphasizes Importance of Artist Empowerment — gritdaily.com 
 At SXSW 2019 in Austin, Ursa Music made its debut, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a strong connection between artists and fans.

Alison Bonny leaves Spotify after 8 years — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Bonny joined Spotify shortly before its US launch in 2011.

Streaming Powers U.S. Latin Music Market to 18% Growth — variety.com 
 The U.S. Latin music business grew 18% in 2018, driven almost entirely by streaming, according to the RIAA’s year-end report.

Phish: 4 Nights in 4K — www.streamingmedia.com 
 The relentlessly creative and adventurous band took the leap to 4K for its Halloween run in Las Vegas last year.

Why Nigeria’s copyright law is incompatible with digital technology — www.musicinafrica.net 
 The Nigerian music industry is largely dependent on copyright laws to protect its creativity.

Are You Ready for the Future of Rights Management? — www.digitalmusicnews.com 
 An outline of the major challenges facing proper royalty administration and payouts, from the president of Harry Fox Agency (HFA) and Rumblefish.

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