Spotify's Power Move; New Streaming-First Indie Label Debuts; CRB Raises Payout Rate from Music Streaming Services

The Swedish streaming giant plots world domination, but it must navigate the obstacles that result from cutting corners in its quest for rapid growth.

How do you run a record label with no budget? This is what Kieron Donoghue, former vp of global playlists strategy at Warner Music, faced upon launching the major's streaming-first imprint Artists To Watch last March.

Songwriters and music publishers will get a higher payout from on-demand subscription services like Spotify and Apple Music for the next five-year period (2018-2022), according to the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA).

The success of the pop-up store phenomenon is a reminder of the importance of local street presence for radio.

Music streaming is the future, apparently, which means the digital download had a bright and brief existence—lasting from the end of the 1990s to (presumably) the end of the 2010s.

U.S. digital revenue grew 15 percent in 2017 to $6.5 billion from $5.65 billion, driven largely by a 53 percent increase in streaming to $3.4 billion from 2016's total of $2.2 billion.

If Spotify, Apple music acted more like Netflix, they could offer musicians more money for their content, says Kabir Sehgal.

Even with a handful of heavy hitters in the world of music streaming, there’s plenty of room for more players.

Copyright is one of the few remaining bipartisan issues and some significant legislation may have a good chance to pass, judging by the mood at a House Judiciary Committee field hearing on Friday.

Spotify, which accounts for an estimated 17% of all major label revenue, has rejuvenated the music industry.

YG Plus, part of YG entertainment, and Gracenote, teamed up to help make K-pop music more accessible to global audiences on streaming platforms.

Smartphone adoption in emerging markets just delivered the highest number of app downloads Google Play has ever seen in a quarter. According to today's report..