Streaming Exclusives: Totally Over, or Just the Beginning?

Apple Music is investing millions into artists and content

Access Industries has taken control of global music stream Deezer. The move advances the goal of the conglomerate, which also owns Warner Music Group and has made major investments in Songkick ($25M), Shazam ($9M) and in 2013-14 Beats ($120M million), to become an integrated full stack music company.

The much-reviled ‘surprise album release’ gimmick appears to be dead, but now what?

Spotify, suiting up for the start of the NFL season, wants to drive users to stream more music by giving them an off-the-gridiron glimpse into the musical predilections of the league’s athletes.

Apple Music has 17 million subscribers, Apple CEO Tim Cook proudly announced at the company's event in San Francisco Wed. Not too shabby for a music-streaming service that's only been around since June 2015 and was expected to die a quick death. But it's not enough to topple competitors either.

If the music industry hates exclusives to much, why is Apple Music refusing to stop offering them? A closer look at a potentially destructive practice.

Five months into its operations in Indonesia, Sweden-based streaming service Spotify has found the Indonesian market to be one of the most vibrant as user numbers increase and pirated music consumption seemingly decreases.

Two anti-piracy groups whose members include major film studios, record labels and media conglomerates have joined forces for an open letter urging political candidates to pledge to "ensure a strong copyright system that rewards creativity and promotes a healthy creative economy."

Uber this morning announced an expanded relationship with Pandora, which will see the music service integrated into the Uber rider mobile application, along..

The BPI AGM in London saw the British industry body's chief executive warn that global playlists could see the UK tumble down the global pecking order.