Spotify Launches In India Without WMG Deal, Premium Costs $1.67 Monthly

Spotify ramped up its battle with Warner Music Group on Tuesday, launching in India without a signed deal with the Warner/Chappell music publishing arm of the world's third largest music. Continue reading

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Audible Magic Adds ‘Rights Audit,’ The Orchard Signs On

Music technology provider Audible Magic has announced two new services, Rights Audit and Rights Rx, designed to verify rights ownership across more than 200 territories before new music is added. Continue reading

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Pandora ‘Stories’ Adds Creator Commentary To Playlists

Pandora has launched "Stories," a new tool that allows artists, songwriters and podcasters to add commentary to music and "combining the storytelling of podcasts with the musical power of playlists." 

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Warner Music Group Calls Spotify Comments ‘Appalling,’ Vows To Fight In India

The battle between Spotify and Warner Music Group's Warner/Chappell Music publishing arm continues unabated, after the pair failed to reach an agreement to licence songs to the streamer in India. . Continue reading

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What Beatles 2018 Success Says About Streaming’s Future [Mark Mulligan]

Almost 50 years after The Beatles disbanded, the Fab Four remain Universal Music Group's fourth best seller of the last year. MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan takes a fascinating dive into. Continue reading

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Full Text Of Spotify, WMG Dueling Statements On India Lawsuit and Launch

After WMG filed for an injunction to stop the launch of Spotify in India on Monday, both companies issued unusually strong statements that will resonate in the coming weeks, as. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Majors Streaming Income Up $1.5B • No Pay Radio Bill • Spotify Adds ‘Word’ • Spotify India Near? • More

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Spotify Game ‘Top Of The Spots’ Is Truly Addictive

Top Of The Spots has a simple premise: choose which of two randomly chosen tracks on Spotify got the most cumulative plays. Playing this free game is truly addictive, particularly. Continue reading

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Webcast Listening Has 12% Year On Year Growth, Spotify Averages 2.5M Simultaneous Streams

Spotify reached a record 2.5 million average simultaneous streams in October of last year, according to Triton Digital’s Top-20 ranking. Pandora stayed steady around 2 million average streams while over. Continue reading

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Why Spotify Isn’t Simply A Music Company [Cherie Hu]

In this piece Cherie Hu looks at how Spotify's major investments in third party licensing deals and original podcast development are validating investor predictions and causing it to become the. Continue reading

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