Streaming & the Convergence with Live Music; Are Spotify-Curated Playlists Just Advertising?

What’s Next for Streaming? The Convergence with Live Music

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 The RIAA 2017 year-end music industry revenue report clearly reaffirms the value of streaming for the industry. Total revenue from music streaming platforms increased by 43% to $5.7 billion…

Are Spotify-curated playlists just advertising? — www.theindustryobserver.com.au 
 What constitutes an ad?

Music Video App Triller Launches Monetization Feature — variety.com

Triller, a music-video-making app boasting more than 28 million users worldwide, is launching a monetization platform allowing influencers to raise money from fans, brands and music labels for purpose-driven goals.

Drake Cleans Up & Streaming Continues to Grow in Nielsen Music Canada’s Mid-Year 2018 Report — www.billboard.com 
 Two Drake singles, “God’s Plan” and “Nice For What,” have spent a combined 14 weeks of the first 26 of 2018 in the №1 spot on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, with 98 million and 49 million on-demand streams, respectively, according to Nielsen Music Canada’s mid-year report.

Deezer Brings Lossless Audio to Google Home in the U.S. — www.digitaltrends.com 
 A little less than a year ago, music streaming service Deezer brought lossless audio streaming to the Google Home and other Google Assistant-powered devices, but only now has the service brought this feature to music lovers in the United States, as well as Canada, Italy, and Australia.

Music analytics: Data can tell you It’s popular, not If It’s great — www.vanguardngr.com

In the age where each and every aspect of the human life comes in the form of data, even the purest form of feeling, music, is not untouched.

Spotify Campaign Promotes Ireland the Music Island — www.fft.ie 
 The campaign aims to reach Spotify users across Europe through their passion point — music.

Streaming Exclusives Are Back! — www.digitalmusicnews.com

Back in 2016, Universal Music Group chairman Lucian Grainge banned streaming music exclusives. But that decree only goes so far…