Spotify's 'Self-Driving Music' Strategy; The Rise and Fall of Hype Machine; Vintage TV Is Nashville-Bound

During its first investor day on Thursday (Mar. 15), Spotify not only announced that its shares would begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on April 3, but also tried to convince investors that the growth opportunities on the horizon for the company -- and for the music industry at large -- expanded far beyond streaming alone.

From starting one of the most popular music websites of the 2000s to struggling to keep the lights on, Hype Machine’s founder explains what happened.

Streaming Music is a tough business. Just ask MOG. Or Guvera. Or Grooveshark. Or Milk Music. Or Rhapsody. Or Beats Music. Or iHeart Radio. The streaming music space is littered with the corpses of the last-next-great thing. Why? Put simply, music is expensive, and as companies scale, profits get eaten by royalties.

Vintage TV, the U.K.'s 24-hour all-genre music television channel with a monthly reach of 10 million homes, recently expanded into Canada and China and now has its sights on the U.S.

As recently as two years ago, the music-tech landscape seemed stagnant, if not treacherous. Industry insiders pointed to falling valuations and a slowdown in venture funding as evidence of a "music-tech bubble" and a "music startup meltdown."

In the wake of an investigation by the Daily Dot, Spotify has shut down a third-party service responsible for one of the biggest pay-for-play schemes taking place on the platform.

Now blockchain technology has the potential to allow for a seamless and equitable experience for creatives and those listening to music.

Huawei says it will launch six new cloud based services in South Africa in 2018, including a streaming music and a mobile payment platform.

As everyone was in holiday mode a few weeks ago in December, Spotify confidentially filed documents with the SEC to go public, likely in Q1 of 2018. Previously, I discussed Spotify’s numbers and…

Investing in artist and album development and sticking with an act through thick and thin is paying dividends in the streaming age. So will the modern focus on short-term success and single tracks cause problems further down the line?

Smartphones come with a built-in radio app that can play only local FM stations. However, there are a lot of other admirable radio apps for Android for online music streaming from stations all around the globe. This list reviews 8 best Android radio apps.

Spotify's upcoming direct listing looks to be about avoiding the underwriting fee of an IPO, but the lack of a lock-up period may be more significant.

Connaughton joins Spotify just ahead of its April 3 debut on the New York Stock Exchange.

Sony Music Entertainment Australia has signed a new global distribution deal with UNIFIED Music Group that commenced on March 1, 2018.