The Music Streaming Playlist Economy; High-Res Streaming May Be Getting Closer

When executives look back on shifts in country music in future years, they might well point to 2016 as the moment when the transition was most evident. Country streaming grew by 57 percent while country track downloads shrunk 23 percent, according to Nielsen Music, indicating that the genre's customers are increasingly comfortable with the music industry's new paradigm of accessing music instead of owning it.

Long awaited by many, it appears as though high-resolution streaming could soon become an industry reality, with the three major labels and several prominent streaming companies announce their support for a new higher quality format.

Bas Grasmayer takes a look at music streaming playlists, from gatekeepers and business practices, to how playlists are influencing music itself.

A new analysis proves just how dominate a player Spotify is.

Three of Apple Music's most integral executives sit down to speak about Drake, the future of music, and the ambitions of their streaming service.

Prince is one of the only major artists whose music is not widely available on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music since he removed them two years a

After a report by The Wall Street Journal stated that Apple is planning a push into original television series production for 2017, Apple Music...

The demand for virtual reality in the live business looks set to continue rising throughout 2017 as Live Nation partners with US-based streaming TV brand Hulu for a multi-part virtual reality documentary series, On Stage.