Apple Music’s got the iPhone and iOS. But now, Spotify’s got it’s own long-term relationship locked up. On Thursday (August 9th) Samsung officially announced a ‘long-term partnership’ with Spotify. The new deal will allow…
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Latest Industry: Facebook, Spotify & Samsung, Drake, Ticketfly, MelodyVR, Pussy Riot, Downtown, More…
Mass exodus of Facebook users jumping ship to…YouTube? Online market research firm SimilarWeb has found Facebook will soon become the third-largest site in the US. In the past 2 years, Facebook’s monthly visits have fallen from 8.5 million to 4.5 bill…
Verizon Offers 6 Months of Apple Music For Unlimited Customers
Will Verizon’s deal solidify Apple Music’s lead in the US? Verizon has announced an exclusive promotion. In partnership with Apple, the telecommunications conglomerate has offered a new bundle — 6 months of Apple Music for free. The promotion starts o…
Failed Streaming Service Guvera Found Guilty of Scamming $6.6 Million from an Alzheimer’s Patient
Guvera’s pile of streaming failure keeps emanating a foul odor. Guvera raked in more than $180 million in investor funding to produce a free online music streaming service, one heavily reliant upon clever advertising. Its Australian founders hop…
Private ‘CEO Wanted’ Ad Apparently Belongs to Gibson Guitar
Troubled guitar manufacturer Gibson might be looking to replace their current CEO — at least according to a new job listing. Current Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz recently stated that he would remain CEO for a while. Then, he would step down as an acti…
Audius, the ‘Blockchain-based SoundCloud Alternative,’ Raises $5.5 Million
Audius is a new blockchain-based music platform that wants to revolutionize the way artists get paid by cutting out the middlemen. Audius’ CEO, Ranidu Lankage, has set his sights on services like SoundCloud, with a direct payment twist powered by…
Latest Industry: Bob Dylan, Pink, Pandora, Fourth XXXTentacion Murder Arrest, Patreon, Ingrooves, More…
Bob Dylan announces US tour dates. The American leg of Bob Dylan’s Neverending Tour will kick off in Midland, Texas on October 9th. The 25-stop US tour will wrap up in Richmond, Kentucky on November 11th. Pink postpones yet another performance in Aust…
CTS Eventim Takes Full Ownership of Venuepoint: ‘The Scandinavian Countries are Particularly Attractive to Us’
CTS Eventim is broadening its ticketing empire across the European market. The German ticketing giant has now assumed full ownership of Venuepoint. Germany-based Eventim shared partial ownership of the company with Nordisk Film back in 2016 when the t…
The Song ‘Hey There Delilah’ Is Being Turned Into a TV Series About a Long-Distance Relationship
Remember that tune that starts with someone asking about a girl named Delilah and what it’s like living in New York City? Odds are you’ve then heard the song, “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s. The Grammy-nominated l…
Does Spotify Dehumanize Music?
Is Spotify’s over-emphasis on algorithm playlists ultimately de-humanizing artists’ work? Apple CEO Tim Cook recently revealed the company’s streaming music service, Apple Music, has clearly surpassed Spotify in subscribers in the US, Canada, and Spoti…