What’s the Current State of Music Streaming Services?

What’s the Current State of Music Streaming Services? — theringer.com

If you thought music streaming was going to get easier in 2017, think again.

Spotify and Apple Music will struggle in China. Meet the reason why… — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Tencent Holdings is China’s largest company — with an imperious market cap valuation of more than $250bn. It also happens to be the world’s third-biggest music subscription business — one which poses a serious threat to the global ambitions of Spotify and Apple Music.

Music Industry Has Upper Hand As Spotify Faces Soaring Interest Rates, Stock Discounts — www.hypebot.com 
 Last year when Spotify took on $1 billion in debt, we reported that it did so under terms that forced rate increases if it failed to IPO. Now, those terms could force Spotify to IPO quickly, which leaves the music industry in a strong negotiating position.

‘Subscriber Share’ Model on a Music Streaming Platform: Simple Example Charts of How This Can Be… — medium.com 
 The following data were just put together in a simple excel and just as an example of how data coming from a music streaming platform which uses ‘Subscriber Share’ royalty payment model can be…

‘Blockchain saving the record industry? I don’t see it…’ — musically.com 
 There’s a lot of excitement within the music industry about the potential for blockchain technology, but there are also a number of sceptics.

Music Must Compete In The “Attention Economy” says Sony Exec — www.hypebot.com 
 The competition is no longer just other music. Consumers’ limited time and attention spans are time is split between audio, visual and social media, points out Dorothy Hui, Sony Music Entertainment UK’s vice president of digital.

From streaming to stream-ripping, new data signals the death of music sales. — theindex.generalassemb.ly 
 Along with all the musical icons who died in 2016, so did the last hope of digital music as any sort of sales savior.

Jay Z’s Once-Mocked Tidal Is Now Worth $600 Million — www.vanityfair.com 
 Who’s laughing now?

25 Percent of U.S. Population Use Vevo per Month — variety.com 
 Vevo also accounts for a huge chunk of viewing on YouTube, according to new ComScore data.