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Why Streaming Exclusives are Here to Stay — trapital.substack.com

Frank Ocean, Beyoncé, and others helped push forward the highly-debated album release strategy that continues to evolve each year.

JioSaavn has over 100m Monthly Active Users. Could it be India’s biggest music streaming service? — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com 
 According to sources close to the company, JioSaavn currently has 104m MAUs globally

TuneCore Reaches Record of $1.5 Billion in Artist Revenue — www.billboard.com 
 Independent digital distributor TuneCore announced today (April 29) that it has reached a record $1.5 billion in download and streaming revenue.

Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ Album Returns to Top 10 on Billboard 200 Following Wide Streaming Release — www.billboard.com 
 Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ re-enters the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart after its wide streaming debut, while her ‘Homecoming: The Live Album’ climbs into the top five.

Imogen Heap’s musical gloves are finally available to everyone — www.engadget.com 
 Imogen Heap hums the opening bars to Breathe In before pinching her fingers, instructing a sequencer to begin playing it on a loop. She opens her palms wide and…

US Trade Rep Calls Out Stream-Ripping, Countries Failing to Protect Intellectual Property in New Reports — www.billboard.com 
 The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released two reports on Thursday (April 25) regarding threats to American creators around the world.

Alexa, Play Ads! — With New Freemium Service, Amazon Looks Beyond Prime Users to Pull in Fresh Listeners — www.billboard.com 
 For Glassnote Records, the power of Amazon’s new free music-streaming service will kick in when one of the 100 million people who own the company’s voice-activated device says, “Alexa, play Jade Bird.”

Spotify prompts Nordic pension funds to add private equity to playlists — www.reuters.com 
 A vibrant start-up scene, which has spawned stars such as Spotify, Skype and Rovio, is inspiring Nordic pension funds to invest more money with local private equity funds.

In Search Of….The Next Great Podcast — jacobsmedia.com 
 A new social media platform — Swoot — just launched to make it easier to discover great podcasts.

Headphones and Imaging; Is it Really All Inside Your Head? — audiophilereview.com 
 Steven Stone looks at how stereo imaging relates to headphones…

Bandcamp Rolls Out Vinyl Options Signaling Service Add-On Trend Across Music Industry — www.forbes.com 
 With the changing discourse of the music landscape, service-based add-ons could fare well for artists and platforms alike.

Is this the greatest heavy metal playlist on Spotify? — www.loudersound.com 
 Sabbath, Metallica, Maiden, Kreator, Bathory… And all curated by a black metal legend

Ford tests Spotify’s new ad targeting to reach car buyers — www.mobilemarketer.com

The data also show what kinds of vehicles Spotify users are most likely to buy.

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