The Reboot of Winamp Won’t Bring Back the Joy of MP3s; Apple Music Subscribers Can Get Their Own…

The Reboot of Winamp Won’t Bring Back the Joy of MP3s — pitchfork.com There was a time when MP3s were collectibles, like bugs or…

The Reboot of Winamp Won’t Bring Back the Joy of MP3s — pitchfork.com 
 There was a time when MP3s were collectibles, like bugs or baseball cards. And that time is over, my friends.

Apple Music subscribers can now get their own ‘year in review,’ too — techcrunch.com

thanks to this app.

Experimentation is Crucial in Music’s Streaming Era, but Execution is Key — djbooth.net 
 Artists are reshaping the form, length, and method of releases to help their albums stick beyond their first week. We explore both the hits and misses.

How Music Companies Approached Mergers and Acquisitions in 2018 — www.billboard.com 
 The music industry in 2018 followed Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution: the fittest companies have evolved to survive in their ecosystems.

Sampling, streaming brings unintentional rebirth to music classics — themusicuniverse.com 
 Sampling, streaming brings unintentional rebirth to music classics including Santana thanks to a sample in Rihanna’s “Wild Thoughts.”

Bob Weir & Bill Kreutzmann Announce Rising Up To Paradise Webcast — www.jambase.com 
 A webcast of The Big Swell’s performance featuring Grateful Dead band mates Bob Weir and Bill Kreutzmann as part of the Rising Up To Paradise event in Hawaii is available.

On Spotify, A Follow Is More Powerful Than A Pre-Save — www.hypebot.com

There are many options to promote music on Spotify, and while they all have their pros and cons, some strategies are more effective than others. CD Baby’s Chris Robley illustrates why artists should focus on follows rather than pre-saves.

United Airlines and the myth of ‘ad-free’ in paid music streaming — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Last month, I received what was arguably an unsolicited native advertisement in one of my algorithmic playlists on Spotify — even though I pay $9.99/month for an ad-free experience on the platform.

To Avoid the Fate of Music Streaming, Podcasts Need to Validate Their Audiences — www.adweek.com

The future of audio is full of exciting potential.

How Spotify and other streaming services broaden our musical horizons — www.fastcompany.com 
 New research shows that streaming music subscribers listen to a more diverse array of artists — and more music in general — on digital platforms.