As revenue from Spotify starts to sag for the first time, companies like Universal may need to look for new ways to boost earnings.
Scamming in the music industry is nothing new, but as the technology changes and competition surges, the scammers are finding new ways to capitalize.
SiriusXM presents Billy Joel live from Miami Beach with a Q&A and special songs with his bassist, guitarist and saxophonist on Dec 5th.
Spotify’s simple podcasting suite, Anchor, is today introducing a new feature designed to help creators promote their podcast: trailers.
In the new edition of Music Week, we speak to Oliver Schusser, VP of Apple Music and International Content. Since becoming Apple Music’s global boss last year, he has relocated to California to call the shots for a streaming service with over 60 million subscribers. You can read what he has to say about Spotify, curation and downloads here...
17 teams of developers are getting well-earned rests today after taking part in the Abbey Road Red hackathon at London’s famous Abbey Road Studios over the weekend. The focus was ‘The Power of Immersion’ with augmented-reality technology to the fore, courtesy of strategic partner Facebook – with its Spark AR tools.
For years, music and technology executives have wondered how a standalone streaming service can turn a profit. If so, how big must it become? In the case of Spotify, the answer is revenue of $1.92 billion in one quarter and $5.44 billion over nine months.
Rachel Lynn Karry, cofounder and president of World Artists United (WAU), along with her partner, Jalen James Acosta, cofounder and CEO, are on a mission to close the gap between the artistic side of the music industry and the independent business side.
Tyler and Ted discuss the history and evolution of music, the role of music in political protests, new incentives in the music industry, how to cultivate excellent taste in music, and more.
Legrand | AV Residential Solutions has announced that Amazon Music is now available on the Nuvo Player Portfolio system.
At DeFi Summit London, Paperchain & Centrifuge leveraged funding from the Maker Foundation, one of the teams contributing to the Maker Protocol, a decentralized finance protocol, to advance US$60,035 in Spotify revenue to a Paperchain record label customer.
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