Google Play Music, You Tube Red Set To Beat Spotify Into India
Google Play Music and YouTube Red are ready to launch in India ahead of Spotify. The confirmation comes via screenshots posted by two users on an Android Reddit forum .. Continue reading
WED. BRIEFING: Guvera Users Exit • Apple Music Churn Rate • DoJ Ruling Reactions • More
Wednesday 7.6.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Guvera is sinking and Apple can't get subscribers to stay on board. Good news for Spotify or bad news for streaming?. Continue reading
YouTube’s Importance Declines As Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal Streams Surpass Music Video Streams For First Time
On-demand streaming music delivered by Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and others grew at an amazing 108% compared to the first half of last year. For the first time ever, those. Continue reading
Open Source Music Proponent Jason Herskowitz Joins Spotify [UPDATED]
[UPDATED] Jason Herskowitz has joined Spotify. Herscowitz, who developed open-source cross-platform music player Tomahawk, has been an outspoken critic of the music industry. He'll be based in NYC and according. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week in music commentary, industry experts gave their opinion on why sampling shouldn't be thought of as theft, the reason streaming services need to target older audiences, why indie. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this edition of our re-visitation of the week's music industry news, we look at a flagging Billboard Magazine and Hollywood Reporter, the projected growth of the global music market, Apple's rejection of an upgraded. Continue reading
Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading: Is Apple A Mean Girl? Could Taylor Sue Kanye? This Week in Music and Much More
As she does most Fridays, Liv Buli, the Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound shares what she's paying attention to, as she parsed data while also taking the cultural temperature. Liv often sees what. Continue reading
Apple Berates Spotify For Asking For “Preferential Treatment”
Apple has now answered the accusation that it caused "grave harm to Spotify and its customers” by rejecting an update to the music streamer's iOS app. “We find it troubling that you. Continue reading
Majority Of Facebook Video Played Without Sound
Bad news for artists who have been promoting their music videos through Facebook. It seems that around 85% of video views on the popular social network take place sans sound,. Continue reading
