The Challenges of Growing a Social Music Strategy; What is Tencent Up to With Streaming?; Tuma Basa Exits Spotify

While Twitter and SoundCloud are vastly different companies, they seem to provide similar benefits to the music industry: seamless sharing and direct engagement with fans, coupled with a blank canvas for artists to express themselves.

Spotify just filed its F1 for its DPO. The most anticipated business event in the recorded music industry since, well…as long as most can remember, is one big step closer.

Tencent is building a global streaming empire. Back in December 2017 Tencent Music did a 10% equity swap deal with Spotify and now it has led a $115 million investment round for India-based streaming service Gaana.

One of Spotify's most influential playlist curators has left the building. The company announced on Thursday that Tuma Basa, the global programming head of hip-hop whose RapCaviar playlist has amassed nearly 9 million followers, has decided to leave the company.

When it comes to online copyright protection and enforcement, blockchain technology is shaping up to handle the challenge. 

We've rummaged through the iOS and Android app stores to find the finest mobile music-creation and music-consumption apps in existence. No matter if you're on Android or iOS, here are the best music apps.

Webcasts of all six upcoming Bob Weir & Phil Lesh duo tour performances are available.

As streaming takes over the music business, there are signs that the CD is still going strong–just not at Best Buy or Target.

Spotify generates billions in revenue and gives most of that money to the music labels. But it is gaining leverage and getting better margins.

Sales figures for Germany’s music industry in 2017 have come in at nearly the same level as in 2016.

Listen to the new Jimi Hendrix outtakes collection ‘Both Sides Of The Sky’ featuring unreleased recordings via NPR Music’s First Listen series.

A three-part play in a debt drama.