Share this postPlatform & StreamStationhead App; Spotify; Voltra & Music Ownership; Streaming Services + Classical MusicCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreStationhead App; Spotify; Voltra & Music Ownership; Streaming Services + Classical MusicPlatform & StreamMar 21, 2017Share this postPlatform & StreamStationhead App; Spotify; Voltra & Music Ownership; Streaming Services + Classical MusicCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShare“We’ve built Pump Up The Volume! That’s all you need to know about Stationhead. Our slogan is ‘talk hard’ because a kid and a voice can impact the world.”That's why over the past few years, Spotify has been pushing five different paths to putting pressure on the labels to cut it a better royalties deal. They..Whether you've ever used Snapchat or not, you have felt the influence of the social app's design choices. How will it shape the future of music? Snapchat isPaolo Fragomeni can play half a dozen instruments and owned around 4,500 LP records and a thousand 45s at the peak of his vinyl collection. When wanderlust took over, he digitized his entire...Gone are the days of changing the world with three chords and the truth. Now you’ll need three chords, the truth, and an engineer’s ability to make your song sound like the radio.In many respects, there is little to distinguish one music streaming service from another except perhaps their audiences – and they need to do more on understanding these.Spotify’s ambitions for original video content now include integrating those videos into its most popular playlists, judging by a test on RapCaviar.“All classical music isn’t 200 years old.”That’s what the “duh, come on guys” girl voicing the Spotify commercial told me recently while listening to the streaming service.She’s right, all classical music isn’t 200 years old, and Spotify is making a concerted effort to educate its younger listeners to this very fact.The world doesn’t need another streaming service. Between Spotify, Apple Music and the more niche Tidal, consumers already have enough options to choose from to listen to and download their music. Listeners shouldn’t be expected to spread themselves across so many platforms. If the goal for artists is to make streaming services profitable, then the…As criticism of Uber has mounted over the past month, one of its most prominent partners has discussed whether to continue its relationship with the company. The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled iHeart Radio’s internet radio services are exempt from a Georgia statute that makes it illegal to transfer sound recordings without the owner’s consent.Given that the content made available on streaming services is largely the same from platform to platform, what actually differentiates them? This article explores the role of audience, and the role they play in setting streaming services apart from each other.Apple Music’s Zane Lowe was one of the SXSW keynotes this week, and his speech included a reference to the ‘storytelling’ theme from recent conferences.Drew Silverstein CEO of Amper Music, a music composition platform run entirely by artificial intelligence, shares his thoughts on the future of AI in music, and how it will continue to shape the music industry as we move forward.PreviousNext