Share this postWPP, Spotify Forge Global Partnership; In China, One Music Website Is Always No. 1platformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherWPP, Spotify Forge Global Partnership; In China, One Music Website Is Always No. 1Platform & StreamNov 15, 2016Share this postWPP, Spotify Forge Global Partnership; In China, One Music Website Is Always No. 1platformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareWPP’s Data Alliance and Spotify have entered into a global partnership whereby the two companies will collaborate on data and insights, creative, technology, programmatic solutions, and new growth markets.The Chinese market is dominated by Douban.com, which exposes users to thousands of bands around the world and is essential to China’s own music scene.Jay Z and TIDAL never secured the rights to play Prince's back catalog, according to the singer's estate. That could cost the streaming platform millions.This year I’ve had the pleasure to take part in numerous discussions and think tanks about what blockchain can mean for the music business. The promise of blockchain, as will be explained, is…Amazon's new on-demand, streaming music service, Amazon Music Unlimited, has taken its first steps abroad after launching last month in the U.S. to go head..Music service Spotify rolls out a fix to stop its desktop application repeatedly writing massive amounts of junk data to users' hard drives.Google today announced the launch of a new version of its Google Play Music service, in an effort to better compete with rivals like Spotify and Apple Music..Abbey Road Studios, the world famous recording studio, is celebrating its 85th anniversary by launching its first ever series of carefully curated Spotify playlists.The nation’s largest concert promoter is testing VIP lounges, craft beer, food and wine menus, and faster concessions to lift spending at its amphitheaters and festivals and augment slim ticket margins.Working musicians face serious challenges in the age of music streaming. CD sales and digital downloads are rapidly declining, and most music is now accessed via streaming platforms like Pandora, Spotify, and Apple Music. Streaming services are notorious for minuscule artist payouts, it’s becoming more difficult than ever for independent musicians to earn a decent…PreviousNext