Tidal Still Waiting for its Big Wave; Indie Labels Get Boost from Music Streaming; Spotify Tests…

Three years later, Tidal is still waiting for its big wave — www.theverge.com A combination of bad business practices, an outdated…

Three years later, Tidal is still waiting for its big wave — www.theverge.com 
 A combination of bad business practices, an outdated marketing strategy, and the lingering derision born from the botched relaunch of the company in 2015 have kept Tidal from becoming a serious challenger to Spotify and Apple Music.

Spotify Is Workshopping a Space-Saving Lite Version — www.billboard.com 
 Spotify has rolled out a beta version of a ‘Lite’ app for Android, which is currently only available in Brazil.

Independent record labels get boost from streaming music services — www.reuters.com 
 For decades, independent record labels have dreamed that if only they had the massive budgets to get their artists in front of music fans, the fans would love the music — and maybe even choose it over offerings from major record labels.

Atlanta Music Streaming Company Acquired to Power the Beat of Live Streamed Fitness Classes — hypepotamus.com 
 New York-based livestreaming fitness startup Peloton has made its first acquisition in Atlanta-based B2B music technology company Neurotic Media.

Pandora: More Partnerships Means More Focus on the Details — www.barrons.com 
 The streaming music company plans to tell investors more about how its deals are affecting the business.

New Way to Pay Songwriters and Musicians in the Streaming Age Advances — www.nytimes.com 
 A Senate committee voted in favor of the Music Modernization Act, moving it one step closer to becoming law. It aims to modernize the analog-era music copyright law.

How Five Seconds Of Summer refused to alter their sound for streaming playlists… and made history — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

In an era when we’re constantly told that guitar bands are all-but over — especially pop-led guitar bands, and especially in the USA — 5 Seconds Of Summer have just torn up the history books.

TuneCore partners with Sentric Music for improved service — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

TuneCore has partnered with UK-based publisher Sentric Music to enhance its distribution and publishing administration service for independent artists.

Spotify Is Opening a Brand-New Office — In Detroit — www.digitalmusicnews.com 
 It’s nothing fancy. But Spotify is opening a small satellite office in Detroit metropolitan area, one specifically focused on local sales.

Drake Crushes Spotify and Apple Music’s One-Day Streaming Records — variety.com 
 The MC’s “Scorpion” album shattered single-day records on both streaming services.

How Do You Add Music To Instagram Stories — www.refinery29.com 
 Instagram is making it easier to discover trending songs with a new music sticker and camera mode for Stories. Here’s everything you need to know.