British exec jumps to Spotify’s arch rival service
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We Asked a Search Analytics Company to Tell Us the Most Popular Music Services
Spotify gets the most attention — and paying subscribers. But if search analytics can predict the future, YouTube, Amazon and Apple are just getting started. YouTube Music hasn’t even launched yet. And Spotify has more than 70 million paying su…
Latest Industry: All the Lils, British Exports, Apple Music, iHeartMedia, Ticketfly, SESAC, APA Nashville, More…
Maybe I should change my name to Lil… Today’s fun fact: more than 8,000 artists have names that start with “Lil,” according to new statistics from Spotify. Of the platform’s 1,000 most streamed tracks, 33 are from “Lil” artists – Lil Wayne…
Apple Music poaches Radio 1Xtra Editor Ryan Newman
Move comes two years after Austin Daboh left for Spotify
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Shawn Mendes Is The Biggest Artist On Apple Music In 2018
Shawn Mendes has been named the biggest artist on Apple Music this year, surpassing one billion streams with his latest album being the biggest pop release. Right when Mendes’ debut self-titled album released, the artist had the largest first week for …
Latest Industry: Apple Music, Spotify, Alexa, Facebook, PledgeMusic, RiverFest, More…
iPhone users prefer ad-supported streaming platforms over Apple Music. According to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), 15% of iPhone consumers pay for Apple Music. Around 48% prefer using Pandora’s ad-supported service to stream their fav…
Latest Industry: Kendrick Lamar/SZA, eOne Music, CRTC, Childish Gambino, Apple Music, Pollstar, More…
Should streaming music and online video services pay to fund domestic content? Broadcast regulator CRTC has considered new levies on Netflix and Spotify to fund Canadian content. In a new report, the commission recommended that the government consider…
Apple Music to shake up charts – with another new global division
New department under Oliver Schusser will ‘enable effective, data-driven conversations with labels and artists’
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Apple launches global music publishing division, headed by Elena Segal
Oliver Schusser makes major global move a month after taking charge of platform in California
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Spotify and Apple Music are both searching for New York’s smartest hip-hop head
Both streaming companies are hiring for senior hip-hop roles in the Big Apple
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