Taylor Swift’s ME! Breaks YouTube, Amazon Records

The Taylor Swift juggernaut plowed forward breaking multiple YouTube and Amazon records with the song and video premiere of “ME!” featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco.

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FRI. BRIEF: Sony Music Revenues Dip • Amazon Readies Hi-Def • Gaana Hits 110M • Swift Releases ME! • More

FRIDAY 4.26.19 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts

This week readers went wild over Festify, Amazon launched a free ad supported music service, Live Nation Urban announced a series of events designed to empower female creatives, we got. Continue reading

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Amazon, YouTube Just Launched Free Music Services But Neither Is A ‘Spotify Killer’

Amazon and YouTube each just launched free music streamers. Like Spotify's free tier, both offer free ad-supported music. But despite the media hype, their goals are very different than Spotify.

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Amazon Launches Free Ad Supported Music Service

Amazon Music customers in the U.S. who do not have a Prime membership or subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited can now listen to a free ad-supported selection of top playlists. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Amazon, YouTube Launch Free Music Streamers • Youth Abandon Radio • TikTok India Ban • More

FRIDAY 4.19.19 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Amazon’s Twitch Takes On TikTok With Karaoke Game and Deals With All The Majors

Amazon online gaming service Twitch has launched Twitch Sings, an interactive karaoke game aimed straight at the wildly popular TickTok app. The huge difference is that Amazon actually bothered to. Continue reading

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Amazon’s Ad Supported Strategy Goes Far Beyond Spotify

With Amazon reportedly close to launching an ad supported music service that directly competes with Spotify's free tier, MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan looks at the wider implications of the internet. Continue reading

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CD Baby Partners With Audible Magic To Identify Copyright Infringement

CD Baby has partnered with Audible Magic to identify content rights conflicts prior to delivery to Spotify, Apple Music and other digital service providers, ensuring that CD Baby remains a. Continue reading

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Spotify [SPOT] Stock Drops On Threat From Amazon Music [UPDATED]

UPDATE: Spotify stock closed down 4.42% Monday on news that Amazon was close to launching a free ad-supported music service. With the exception of Pandora's radio-like free offering, no other. Continue reading

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Amazon Planning Free Ad-Supported Music Streamer To Take On Spotify, Pandora

UPDATED: Amazon is in talks with the major labels to launch an ad-supported music streaming service in direct competition to Spotify and Pandora according to a new report. The free. Continue reading

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