Spotify Taps Palestinian Musician Suhel Nafar To Develop Arab Music, Culture Hub
In what sadly may be a first, Spotify has hired an actual working musician to help program the streamer and develop an Arab music and culture hub. Despite concerns about. Continue reading
Last Week In Music Commentary
This week commentators from the music industry weighed in on the shift from ownership to access in the world of music consumption, why change is needed for the internet to. Continue reading
Apple Music Has More U.S. Paid Subscribers Than Spotify
In long rumored, but still surprising shit, a new report claims that the number of paid subscribers using Apple Music has surpassed the number of paid subscribers on Spotify in. Continue reading
Streaming Is Now 75% Of U.S. Music Consumption [CHART]
There were 403 billion on-demand music streams (video + audio streams) in the United States in the first half of 2018, according Nielsen’s 2018 Mid-Year Music Report. Using the industry. Continue reading
From Ownership To Access: Disruption In Music and Media [Mark Mulligan]
The music and video industries are often cited as prime examples of digital disruption and resurrection. But while plotting comparable paths towards access-based models, a closer look by MIDiA analyst. Continue reading
Spotify Hiring Patterns Reveal Post-IPO Focus
CEO Daniel Ek has promised that Spotify going public would not change the culture of the company or its mission to build a more artist centered new music industry. But. Continue reading
Drake Is First To Stream 1 Billion Times In Debut Week
Drake continues to break streaming music records with his fifth album '"Scorpion". Tracks from the new release streamed 1 billion streams globally in its first week, Republic Records has confirmed. In. Continue reading
Indie Labels Now Accounting For 14 Billion Streams Monthly
While signing to a major label is still the goal for many artists, a new set of numbers reveals that indie labels seem to be gaining strength in the new. Continue reading
Last Week In Music Commentary
Commentators inside the music industry this week voiced their opinion on the defeat of Article 13, why the music industry's attempted myth busting of the EU's censorship machines is meaningless,. Continue reading
