WED. BRIEF: Deezer Expands HiFi • YouTube Makeover • Fake Yeezy • CD Baby’s DIY Lovefest • More
Wednesday 8.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Deezer finally goes wide with hi-rez music, and we hear Spotify and Napster are testing for rollout. Why is this major. Continue reading
Advance Look At MIDiA’s “State Of The Streaming Nation” 2017 Report [Mark Mulligan]
"Streaming was the lynchpin of 2016’s growth and will be even more important in 2017," says top industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDIA Research. As this transition from music sales. Continue reading
Introducing Voltra’s ‘Stream To Own’ Approach
Although the idea of owning music may seem antiquated in the streaming age, a new online store known as Voltra is approaching things differently by offering consumers a 'stream to own'. Continue reading
How Music Marketing Is Changing In 2017
Although not without its flaws, 2016 was the first time in a while that the music industry showed signs of real growth, thanks in large part to the rising popularity. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators from within the music industry this week weighed in on what it's like to be a high profile music supervisor, what it takes to blend music and tech, and. Continue reading
Neil Young To Transform Pono Into High-Res Streaming Service
After his recent high-fidelity download service w/ dedicated player flopped, Neil Young is seeking to reinvent Pono as a high-resolution streaming service, although whether this new service will succeed either. Continue reading
Spotify Is Favoring Its Own Playlists At The Expense Of Indie Curators and Artists
Although Spotify certainly has many fine features, many artists have found it to be lacking when it comes to the tools it makes available to artists to market themselves on. Continue reading
Napster/Rhapsody Posts Surprise $1.6M Quarterly Profit
Napster, the music streamer formerly known in the U.S. as Rhapsody has posted a surprising $1.6 million profit in the third quarter of 2016. Maybe there is still hope for. Continue reading
Neil Young Caves, Puts Music Back On Streaming Services
After yanking his tunes off of streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music back in 2015 citing poor sound quality, it seems that Neil Young is once again returning his. Continue reading
Spotify App Control Of Sonos Launches In Public Beta
One of the most requested additions of Sonos users – the ability to control Sonos wireless speakers directly from the Spotify app using the music streamer's Connect feature - is. Continue reading
