Warner Music, BlackRock Invest $750M in Influence Media; Gamification of the Music Industry Has Begun

Warner Music and BlackRock have invested $750 Million in Influence Media, a female-led firm that will focus on recent, diverse catalogs.

The worlds of music, video games, AV and the blockchain are becoming irreversibly entwined.

The Detroit duo's 2003 anthem has now surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify, the group's first song to reach the digital milestone.

Mark Smotroff takes language seriously.

What could the addition of Spotify’s 180 million-plus Premium subscriber base do to Netflix’s global subscription business… or Microsoft’s… or Apple’s?

If music is the language of the soul, shouldn’t everyone be able to try their hand at it? EyeHarp helps people of all abilities play from the heart.

As part of the ongoing Spotify Singles series, Coldplay have shared a spare, piano-led cover of Kid Cudi’s classic “Day ‘N’ Nite.”

Isobel Kelly and Jamal Jimoh also take on key roles in the company…

We're living in a world comprised of strident poles where we find ourselves diametrically opposed to one another.

But is has a long way to go to catch Spotify.

Alex Klein reveals how the Stem Player-exclusive album came to be, and why the $200 price tag is more than worth it.

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