Share this postTechstars to Launch Accelerator for Music-Industry Tech Startups platformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherTechstars to Launch Accelerator for Music-Industry Tech Startups Platform & StreamOct 05, 2016Share this postTechstars to Launch Accelerator for Music-Industry Tech Startups platformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareSpotify, an ever-popular music streaming service in Western countries, says it will start regular service in Japan from November. Is its turntable spinning backwards or something?The brand new Google Home is just the latest in the tech giant’s attempt to take over our lives. The smart home device is decorative and pretty useful aroundTechstars, a 10-year-old Boulder, Colo., company that runs business accelerators across the country, is starting to accept applications this week for its first music-industry focused program, launching in February.It's the future, guys.Do downloads still play a role in the music industry? Dutch file-sharing startup WeTransfer says yes, and it has the executive board and artist partnerships to prove it.Paris-based music streaming service Deezer has partnered with music advertising platform Feature.fm to let artists promote their work as sponsored content within the free Deezer app.UK-based startup SupaPass has put together a new model, and created a “fair-trade” streaming app. Seems impossible? Or too good to be true?Snep, the French music trade body, has announced that streaming plays will now count towards the certified awards it delivers to labels and artists.PreviousNext