Streaming Won’t Kill the Radio Star; Apple, Spotify are Generating $7 Billion a Year in Streaming…

How Technology is powering the music industry… in figures — blog.midem.com 40 million songs are available on Google Play Music today.

How Technology is powering the music industry… in figures — blog.midem.com 
 40 million songs are available on Google Play Music today.

YouTube Makes $1 Billion Case That It’s Good for Music Industry — www.bloomberg.com 
 YouTube, defending itself from attacks by record labels and artists, said it passed on more than $1 billion in sales to the music business in the past 12 months.

Music streaming services using AI to revolutionize listeners’ experience. — www.reportlinker.com

In an industry known for disruption, it should come as no surprise that music streaming services are pushing the boundaries of technology to create exciting possibilities for listeners.

The Streaming Music Price Wars Have Begun — music3point0.com 
 In what looks to be the first of many streaming music price wars, Google has increased it’s free trial period and Spotify has responded.

What Does the “B” Word Mean for Music? — blog.ujomusic.com 
 For many people, music is what’s on the radio, and for some, music is therapy, a drug, and life itself. When someone asks what music means to me, I’m tempted to say that it’s everything, but that’s…

Streaming Won’t Kill the Radio Star — noisey.vice.com 
 The rise in popularity of Beats 1 and independent stations like Rinse, NTS, and Radar shows just how much we still desire a human touch over algorithm-curated playlists.

Spotify Could Be Profitable as Soon as Next Year, Says Board Member — fortune.com 
 Spotify, one of Europe’s most valuable tech start-ups, could start to become profitable as early as next year.

Apple and Spotify are generating $7 billion a year in streaming music revenue — www.recode.net 
 60 million subscribers a year.

YouTube Executive Tells the Music Industry to Stop Whining, Start Innovating — www.digitalmusicnews.com 
 A YouTube executive now says the company paid the music industry $1 billion in the last year alone. So why all the whining?

Sonos Gets Spotify Connect: No Need for Sonos App Anymore — variety.com 
 You won’t need the Sonos app anymore to listen to Spotify on your Sonos speakers.

Apple, Spotify, Amazon See Streaming Music As The Future — www.nasdaq.com

It’s easier now than ever to listen to your favorite songs and artists on a number of devices, from your phone to your smart TV to your smart speakers, and these companies hope to profit off that experience.