Streaming Takes Aim at Its Biggest Consumer Target Yet; Country Music Struggles to Keep Up With…

Streaming Takes Aim at Its Biggest Consumer Target Yet — www.billboard.com As the industry awaits Spotify’s stock market entry — and the…

Streaming Takes Aim at Its Biggest Consumer Target Yet — www.billboard.com 
 As the industry awaits Spotify’s stock market entry — and the sector itself reaches for the mainstream consumer — the major players usher in new leadership, products and incentives.

Country Music Struggles to Keep Up With Streaming Era — www.billboard.com 
 In a streaming world, one of the industry’s most traditionally dominant genres struggles to keep up.

Elon Musk Responds to Tesla Music Streaming Service Speculation — futurism.com 
 A report from a “Tesla tinkerer” who is known to pick apart Tesla’s software code has discovered a possible music streaming service called “TTunes.”

Fanburst could be the future of music platforms — medium.com 
 If you’re not familiar with Fanburst, it’s the latest in a long line of Soundcloud alternatives that have emerged in the past couple of years.

Dolby is now designing speakers for laptops — www.theverge.com

It’s no longer just about the software.

It may look retro, but the Ruark R7 MkIII has Spotify inside, and a lot more — www.digitaltrends.com 
 The retro Ruark R7 audio system provides a complete musical experience with Spotify Connect, AptX HD Bluetooth, a CD player, radio, and more.

Taylor Swift Sets Spotify Global First-Day Record With 8 Million Streams of ‘Look’ — www.billboard.com

Taylor Swift set a new global first-day streaming record with her new single, “Look What You Made Me Do,” which logged more than 8 million same-day streams, Spotify said Saturday.

Music streaming: a beginner’s guide — www.gramophone.co.uk

The music industry observers seem to have already called it: streaming is taking over the world, and the days of ‘physical media’ — music on discs — are numbered.

Is “platform” the right metaphor for the technology companies that dominate digital media? — www.niemanlab.org 
 Metaphors don’t just highlight a comparison — they also downplay the aspects they don’t capture. And “platform” papers over some of the big questions social media raises.

Policy coming to protect online music — jamaica-gleaner.com 
 Digital platforms on which artistes worldwide are able to share their music have seen significant growth in recent years.