BTS has released its new album, MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA today and Spotify is confirming that they are now the first K-Pop group and first artist from Asia to surpass 5 billion streams on the platform. BTS also has an impressive 10 million followers on Spotify. Their hit song…
Category archives: Amazon
Amazon Pays Thousands of People to Listen to Alexa Voice Recordings
They listen to, transcribe and annotate the things we say when the smart assistant is listening.
Amazon Employees Call for a Company-Wide Climate Change Plan
This doesn’t guarantee that Bezos and crew will listen.
Why We Need A Conscious Music Tech Revolution NOW!
In this piece, Virginie Berger champions the need for music tech companies to bring about a major disruption to the music industry, siting long-unaddressed problems and an outdated distribution of power in desperate need of a shakeup. _____________________________ Guest post by Virginie Berger, the co founder of WeAreMusicTech The context…
Consumers Getting Fed Up With Streaming Subscriptions
While many television consumers have cut the cord and are eschewing traditional cable in favor of streaming options, it seems these same streaming services are taking up some of the practices which made cable so unappealing in the first place, and consumers are less than thrilled. _______________________________ Guest post by…
Apple Music is now available on Amazon Echo devices in the UK
Echo users can now stream via Apple Music in the UK
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10 Trends Reshaping The Music Business [Mark Mulligan]
Streaming may get all the headlines, but it is far from the only factor that’s driving strong and and sustained growth in the recorded music industry; and the ripple effects of these trends will reshape the music industry for years to come. MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan offers 10 trends reshaping…
Stream-Ripping Finally On The Decline
As with so many consumer practices, piracy has its own trends which, in the age of streaming, most recently took the form of stream-ripping, an illegal process whereby, content is ‘ripped’ from existing streaming sites. Fortunately, this practice appears to be on the decline, according to a recent report. ____________________________…
How Apple’s March 25 Announcement Looks a Lot Like ‘The Game of Thrones’
The battle among the titans of tech for the ‘digital’ throne is just like the battle for the ‘iron’ one.
Creators May Have Won Battle, But Lost War With EU Copyright Directive Passage
As the European Parliament finally pushes its long-contested Copyright Directive to passage (Article 13 included) many content creators are claiming victory over their tech overlords, but such immediate successes could overshadowed in the near future. _____________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The European Parliament finally is about…