The Future of the Streaming Economy: 5 Things to Watch; Deezer NEXT Offers New Latin Artists a Global Platform

Over the course of the past several years, we have been watching with a keen eye and sometimes predicting various elements of the rise of the streaming economy. Now look for these five new developments in the new world of the streaming economy.

Since its inception in the South Bronx, hip-hop has always been a genre very closely tied to location.

But in the streaming era — when hip-hop reigns as the most popular genre for the first time and, arguably, anyone could upload a song and see that song on the Billboard Hot 100 — many have asked if the regional aspects of hip-hop may become a thing of the past.

While music and technology are already profoundly and irreversibly connected, 2018 will be the year for tech innovations to take center stage.

Given the way streaming services have evolved, Deezer NEXT 2018 is championing a new batch of up-and-coming recording artists, with several of them being from Latin America.

Spotify, the world’s largest paid music service, will begin offering news and political coverage to lure listeners away from radio and podcasts from rival Apple Inc.

'Growth hacking' has been a buzz phrase within the tech world for years now: referring to inventive (and sometimes unconventional) ways to attract users.

These days, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven frontman David Lowery may be best known as a thorn in the side of music-technology companies like Spotify, which he sued in 2015 for copyright infringement related to unpaid mechanical royalties.

Should Ed Sheeran be getting worried about artificial intelligence dethroning him from his place atop the modern pop pantheon?

Amazon Prime Music to launch in India, following content supply deals with Saregama and Zee Music.

The mass appeal of Christmas music and Classic Rock - and music in general - can be explained by recent data on concerts grosses and music streaming.

How newer formats have changed the film music business.