Share this postPlatform & StreamStudy: Consumers Love Streaming Music; United Masters Looks to Replace Record LabelsCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreStudy: Consumers Love Streaming Music; United Masters Looks to Replace Record LabelsPlatform & StreamNov 16, 2017Share this postPlatform & StreamStudy: Consumers Love Streaming Music; United Masters Looks to Replace Record LabelsCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareConsumers are flocking to music, with streaming becoming the preferred channel of choice.Record labels are obsolete. They haven't kept up as music evolved from selling CDs to streaming songs to promoting concert tickets and merchandise.Metal has more global loyalty than hip-hop, R&B, or pop, according to Spotify data on listening trends. Gimme Radio wants to tap that love.Amazon Canada today announces the launch of Prime Music, making it possible for all Amazon Prime members in Canada to listen to more than one million songs, on-demand.YouTube is now letting music artists sell tickets to U.S. performances under a new partnership with Ticketmaster.Neil Young is releasing a new album and an entire high-quality digital catalog on the same day.Huge news for fans of Keith Jarrett, Steve Reich, Pat Metheny, Arvo Pärt, John Abercrombie, Vijay Iyer, and countless other seminal jazz, contemporary classicalYouTube sensation Taryn Southern’s album composed entirely on artificial-intelligence platforms sparks a conversation about music’s future.Creators' royalties jumped to a record last year on the back of the growth of music streaming, a global body reported Wednesday, but it said compensation from YouTube remained too low.Fans may be annoyed that Swift’s new album is not available on streaming services right away, but Team Taylor is wise to experiment with windowing.Read this post to understand why Musical.ly has exploded in popularity with Gen Z.PreviousNext