Warner, YouTube Renew Licensing Deal; Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Not OK with Streaming; Spotify Expands in London

Warner Music Group extended a licensing deal with YouTube, ensuring the label’s songs remain on the web’s most popular destination for streaming music.

While streaming music is the dominant format through which people consume audio, I still insist on owning physical or digital copies of my favorite tunes.

"I don't like streaming music because I just think a music thing should be a music thing — a guitar should be a guitar, a radio should be a radio," he argues.

Pay for songwriters and musicians often depends on the accuracy of digital music files.

Spotify is in advanced negotiations to treble the size of its UK headquarters with a new home overlooking the Thames, the Standard has learned. The Swedish digital service business is close to agreeing a lease with property investor Blackstone to take almost 60,000 square feet at the art deco Adelphi Building near the Strand.

Premium live-streaming network LiveXLive has secured exclusive streaming rights for the Hangout Music Festival for the next three years.

Piracy has been dying for years, thanks to streaming services like Netflix and Spotify that offer a convenient and affordable buffet of movies, TV shows, and music. The latest evidence suggests that it continues to decline: Visits to piracy sites were down 6% last year.

Hearst said at its NewFronts it was hopping onto the youth-focused Musical.ly app, where it will create shows as part of the first official ad partnership.

Music licensing platform Songtradr has revamped its online service for both writers/artists and music licensees.

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