The biggest album releases in the US this year are streaming exclusives

Views, Lemonade and now Blonde are the US’s biggest week-ones this yearThe post The biggest album releases in the US this year are streaming exclusives appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

Vevo Looks To Secure Up To $500 Million For “Aggressive” International Expansion

Right after announcing their deal with Warner Music Group (first hinted at here at Digital Music News), The Financial Times is reporting that Vevo has hired top banking firm Goldman Sachs to lock down between $300 to $500 million in capital from investors. This move comes at a time when Universal Music Group and Sony […]

The post Vevo Looks To Secure Up To $500 Million For “Aggressive” International Expansion appeared first on Digital Music News.

Illegal Downloads and Torrenting Surge On Frank Ocean’s Endless Album

Endless Exclusive = Endless Piracy… Frank Ocean’s visual album Endless dropped exclusively on Apple Music, with no sign of it becoming available on another music streaming service anytime soon.  Britney Spears will follow suit with her next studio album, Glory.  Beyoncé launched her visual album exclusively on Tidal.  Kanye West did the same with The […]

The post Illegal Downloads and Torrenting Surge On Frank Ocean’s Endless Album appeared first on Digital Music News.

Frank Ocean Drops New Visual Album “Endless” That’s Apparently Not “Boys Don’t Cry”

Fulfilling its promise of bringing even more exclusives to its music streaming service, Apple Music has exclusively released Frank Ocean’s new visual album Endless. This is Frank Ocean’s second album released to date, with Endless being his first visual album. Fans had been teased on the BoysDontCry.co website with different carpentry shots and a man […]

The post Frank Ocean Drops New Visual Album “Endless” That’s Apparently Not “Boys Don’t Cry” appeared first on Digital Music News.

Apple Looks For Lyrics Curation Manager, Signaling It May Go After Spotify’s Lyrics Feature

Apple has a brand new public job posting available out there for anyone talented enough to do the job. According to the job posting on Apple’s website, they’re looking for a skilled lyrics curation manager, with the promise to work 40 hours a week at its Santa Clara Valley office. A few requirements from the […]

The post Apple Looks For Lyrics Curation Manager, Signaling It May Go After Spotify’s Lyrics Feature appeared first on Digital Music News.