The On-Demand Economy in Music

Projecting Trends: The On-Demand Economy in Music — blog.synchtank.com 
 How is the rise of the on-demand economy affecting music? Bas Grasmayer takes a look in this latest edition of Projecting Trends.

SoundCloud co-founder: Streaming is set to explode — www.telegraph.co.uk

Eric Wahlforss, co-founder and chief product officer at SoundCloud, on why staffing the company with musicians and music-lovers makes good business sense.

Spotify Drops Refugee-Themed Playlist, Gets Mixed Twitter Reviews — www.bandt.com.au

Streaming site Spotify has dropped a refugee-themed playlist featuring a wide range of immigrant artists, people on Twitter are confused whether it’s a good thing or tone-deaf.

Prince’s catalog to hit all streaming services on February 12th — consequenceofsound.net 
 “The switch gets turned on for everybody during the Grammys.”

How Facebook can go from villain to hero: Pinch Vevo from YouTube — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

It’s easy to get carried away by Facebook’s potential in the music business. The company’s last confirmed active user figure of 1.79bn is around 15 times larger than Spotify’s — and that doesn’t include the 600m people using Facebook-owned Instagram.

With New Hire, Facebook Looks To Strengthen Its Relationship To Music — www.npr.org 
 The social network giant has a spotty track record when it comes to integrating music, but the arrival of Tamara Hrivnak signals a major change in its approach.

Music Ally view: the music/tech startups landscape in 2017 — musically.com

“We must always be wary of getting over-excited about the latest hot new thing, but I think we should also avoid feeling too gloomy about innovation around music. There is plenty more to do and learn.”

SoundExchange Paid Out $884 Million in 2016 — www.billboard.com 
 SoundExchange paid out $884 million in royalties to artists and labels in 2016, a 10.1 percent increase over the $803 paid out in 2015.

Napster gets the Windows 10 UWP treatment with the latest app update — www.onmsft.com 
 Napster, the music streaming service, has updated their Windows 10 app and given it the UWP treatment, complete with a new design, and much more

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 Watch live: The New York Public Library, Freedom in the World 2017, Javon Jackson Band, An Evening with Epic Games, and Battlecode 2017 at MIT.