Tencent’s Joox Music Streaming Service Proves a Hit Across Asia
Spotify Is Ramping Up Its Acquisitions — www.forbes.com
In 2016 alone, Spotify has purchased four companies, which has set an unusual and unprecedented pace for the Swedish streaming giant.
Musicians fighting Spotify are ‘so f-cking dumb,’ music industry pundit Bob Lefsetz says — www.recode.net
“You have to face the truth: The game changed.”
Electric Jukebox ‘closer to a Roberts Radio than to Spotify’ — musically.com
“I had a call with a journo late last night who was going ‘why are you going into the streaming market? You’re mad!’ Perhaps I am,” says Electric Jukebox.
Tencent’s Joox music streaming service proves a hit across Asia — www.scmp.com
The Chinese internet giant’s digital music app tops the charts in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia with 50 million downloads, says McKinsey
Just before trial, The Turtles settle copyright suit against Sirius XM — arstechnica.com
Sirius XM lawyer Daniel Petrocelli freed up to focus on Trump University trial.
Spotify music streaming is now available for everyone in Japan — routenote.com
Spotify in Japan has been a long time coming and after an invite-only soft launch in September the music streaming service is now available for everyone in Japan.
Radiohead’s full discography is now on Spotify — www.factmag.com
With the release of a few hold-out singles Radiohead’s full discography is finally available to steam.
Shhh! Shazam is always listening — even when it’s been switched ‘off’ — www.theregister.co.uk
A security researcher has discovered that when the Mac version of Shazam is switched off, it simply stops processing recorded data. The recording itself continues.
Amazon wants you (and your parents) to ditch Spotify — www.cnet.com
The company’s streaming-music service now offers family plans in the US for $14.99 a month.