Spotify, Musixmatch End Lyrics Partnership Over Unfavorable Terms: “We will not allow anybody to ignore our business model”
[UPDATED] When Spotify and Musixmatch announced a partnership that made easily accessible lyrics an integral part of the music streaming service, it was hailed as both a win for fans. Continue reading
Embracing Virtual Reality Could Enable Streaming Services To Finally Move Forward [Cortney Harding]
Rhapsody's recent announcement that it plans to launch a VR app is raising some interesting questions about how VR tech will influence the future of streaming services, and if they'll. Continue reading
Twitter Adds Easy To Create Spotify Audio Cards
Everyone is trying to crack music discovery, and Twitter is trying everything it can think of to increase engagement. These two goals come together nicely with today's launch of easy. Continue reading
Spotify Cuts Dubset Deal To Add Millions Of Mixes
[UPDATED] First it was Apple Music and now Spotify. Dubset is bringing its MixBANK platform that identifies and pays revenue to both DJs and the artists sampled to the worlds largest. Continue reading
Spotify Unveils Slate Of 12 Music Focused Video Series
[UPDATED] Spotify has been promising a heavy push into video for more than a year. Until now, that's meant primarily re-purposed clips from other media outlets. But today, Spotify announced. Continue reading
Neil Young Embraces The Devil: All 57 Albums Can Now Be Streamed In Lo-Fi On Tidal
Neil Young is often held up as the rare major artist that is always true to his values, whatever the commercial consequences. Apparently, Young's moral backbone does not extend to. Continue reading
Spotify Acquires CrowdAlbum To Enhance Fan Engagement, Tour Promotion
Spotify has smartly decided that products that are good for artists and fans are also good for Spotify. Now, joining the Spotify team that built Fan Insights analytics and Concerts. Continue reading
Rhapsody Names Former UMG Exec As First CEO
Who knew that Rhapsody and Napster didn't have a CEO? Since a 2010 spin-off from RealNetworks, the streamer has been run by a series of interim execs, none of which. Continue reading
Global Music Revenue Up 3.2% As Digital Passes Physical, Streaming Explodes – IFPI Global Music Report 2016
After 20 years of almost constant decline, global music industry revenue was up 3.2% last year, according to a report released today by the trade association IFPI. Leading the shift. Continue reading
UPDATE: 85 Million Streams (50M On Spotify) Push Kayne West’s “Life Of Pablo” To #1
Kayne West's Life of Pablo took the top spot of the BuzzAngle album chart last week with over 82,000 album project units. It accumulated 85M streams, meaning 70% of consumption came from streaming,. Continue reading
