Yet, can both platforms ever hope to take down Netflix? Spotify and Hulu have expanded their partnership, offering consumers a new bundle. For $12.99 a month, users can score Spotify Premium and Hulu, which comes with ads. The deal is only …
Category archives: Music industry
Latest Industry: MMA, Apple Music Worldwide, GEMA, Live Nation, Amazon, TickPick, Royalty Flow
MMA fastrack! Looks like the super-sized Music Modernization Act (MMA) is getting fast-tracked — big time. Just today, the consolidated music legislation received a unanimous 32-0 vote from the House Judiciary Committee. Onto the…
Latest Industry: Ikea, Google, YouTube, Hackers, Congress, Live Nation, Deezer
Doubling down on Bluetooth speakers. Ikea will bring two Bluetooth speaker models to the US and the UK. Called the Ikea ENEBY, the speakers measure 20 x 20 or 30 x 30 and come in white, gray, or black. This marks the first time that the Swe…
CDs, vinyl are outselling digital downloads for the first time since 2011
The RIAA released its 2017 year-end revenue report on Thursday, showing that revenue from digital downloads plummeted 25 percent to $1.3 billion over the previous year.
The Washington Post
iTunes Music Downloads Will Be Shut Down
Meanwhile, Apple has long-since retired its iPod family of devices. Of course, all of that functionality has shifted to the iPhone, though you’ll still see a few iPods and shuffles in the wild.
Digital Music News
After transforming the music industry, the world’s largest music-streaming app wants to power on
Back in Spotify’s early days, when the company was just a dozen people in a small office in Stockholm, Daniel Ek, a co-founder, liked to compare it to Apple and Google.
Economic Times
Taking The Music Industry Monopoly Seriously
As weakening antitrust laws and consolidation of businesses continue, virtually every corner of the music industry is now controlled by a choice few companies, whether its streaming or live music.
HypeBot
Spotify : Daniel Ek, le roi du streaming qui a révolutionné la musique
Spotify débarque en bourse mardi 3 avril. Une consécration pour son jeune PDG, qui a réussi à imposer son modèle aux majors et à bouleverser notre façon d’écouter de la musique.
Le Monde
The Royal Opera House Gets Sued By Its Own Viola Player — for Hearing Damage
No, this isn’t an Onion article. A judge just found the Royal Opera House responsible for hearing damage — of its own player. Viola player Chris Goldscheider has successfully sued the Royal Opera House (ROH) in a case that takes frivo…
Latest Industry: Spotify, Kobalt, WMG, Royal Opera House, Facebook, NPR
Can this startup predict the next success? Warner Music Group has purchased Sodatone, an A&R intelligence platform. Founded in 2016, the start-up’s proprietary technology combines streaming, social and touring data with the power of mac…