REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review Posted by May 20, 2017May 20, 2017 Leave a comment on REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review A busy week by any definition, the music industry was no exception, with Universal Music potentially up for sale, Spotify’s loss widening in spite of a revenue spike, Pandora and SiriusXM once again eyeing an acquisition, and more! Spotify Losses Widen Despite Big Revenue Rise [REPORT] Music Biz 2017: Mood Swings, Merch, Hi Res Streaming & More Spotify Acquires Music Machine Learning Startup Niland Pandora, SiriusXM Acquisition Talks Heat Up… Again SoundCloud To Integrate With Google Home Smart Speakers Once Promising Nashville Music Tech Startup Dart Music Selling Assets In Chapter 11 Could Part Of Universal Music Be Up For Sale? Pandora May Sell Ticketfly To Refocus On Streaming Related articles You Don’t Need A Record Label To Be Successful – hypebot Universal Music Ties With Tencent In Major Expansion Into China – hypebot Spotify’s Troy Carter at Music Biz: On streaming, “the best songs win…(but) the value chain is broken” – hypebot Pandora could unload a startup it bought for $450 million, as it looks for a buyer (P)