This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators from deep inside the music industry this week shared their thoughts an opinions on the future of windowed streaming exclusives, the value of authenticity in an artist, and how. Continue reading
Spotify ‘Seriously’ Explores Nixing IPO In Favor Of Direct Listing, Motivated By $1B Funding Terms
This week's announcement that Spotify had cut a multi-year licensing deal with UMG, and the subsequent deals with other rightsholders that will certainly follow, paves the way for Spotify to. Continue reading
Why Spotify, UMG Windowing Deal Won’t Work
With yesterday's announcement that Spotify and Universal Music Group had struck a multi-year licensing deal came to revelations: 1) the music streamer would pay lower streaming rates IF it delivered specific. Continue reading
Audio Streaming Is Growing MUCH Faster Than Video [CHART]
Competition in music streaming is coming from all sides with Amazon, Google and Pandora and more expanding their services to compete with Spotify and Apple Music. Despite the fact that. 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 Acquires Preact To Help Boost Paid Subscriptions
As Spotify's label renegotiaions have dragged on, we've heard repeatedly that boosting paid subscriptions is a top priority for rightsholders. Today's acquisition of Preact could help the music streamer accomplish. Continue reading
MUST READ: Spotify Helped Me As An Artist – Here Is How
In this article, indie artist Pip Blom recounts the process releasing their new EP, and how Spotify enabled them to find and reach an international audience which would have otherwise. Continue reading
