WPP, Spotify Forge Global Partnership; In China, One Music Website Is Always №1
WPP, Spotify Forge Global Partnership — www.mediapost.com
WPP’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.
In China, One Music Website Is Always №1 — www.nytimes.com
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.
TIDAL Faces Millions In Damages for Stealing Prince’s Catalog — www.digitalmusicnews.com
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.
Breaking out of the circular blockchain music discussions — medium.com
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 Music Unlimited expands to the UK, Germany and Austria today — techcrunch.com
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..
Spotify patches ‘data gobbling’ glitch — www.bbc.com
Music service Spotify rolls out a fix to stop its desktop application repeatedly writing massive amounts of junk data to users’ hard drives.
Hoping to beat rivals, Google Play Music starts using your location & activity to recommend tunes — techcrunch.com
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 Studio Celebrates Its 85th Anniversary With Spotify Playlists Of Music Through The Ages — www.forbes.com
Abbey Road Studios, the world famous recording studio, is celebrating its 85th anniversary by launching its first ever series of carefully curated Spotify playlists.
Live Nation Testing VIP Lounges, Pricey Drinks to Lift Revenue at Concerts — www.wsj.com
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.
The Standing O Project Aims To Change The Face Of Music Streaming — platformandstream.wordpress.com
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…