Deezer, one of the country’s first so-called “unicorns”, or tech companies valued more than 1 billion euros, has been struggling to convince on its capacity to take on bigger rivals Spotify (SPOT.N) and Apple Music (AAPL.O).
Reuters
Category archives: Music industry
Arabic music portal Anghami buys Spotlight to get into concerts and events business
Nasdaq-listed Anghami to offer music fans exclusive access to artists, online and off-line.
Gulf News
Le digital, une aubaine pour l’industrie musicale africaine
La musique africaine a le vent en poupe et s’exporte très bien hors du continent depuis une dizaine d’années. Les nombreuses collaborations entre les artistes africains et les plus grandes stars de la musique américaine et européenne ou encore le trois…
La población prefiere escuchar música poco novedosa
Una canción, a pesar de haber sido lanzada hace más de 30 años, puede llegar a posicionarse en la lista del Billboard Hot 100, en parte gracias a la oportunidad que ofrecen las plataformas de streaming musical y un “golpe de suerte”.
Merca 2.0
The global music industry is going to be worth even more than we thought
How much is the global music industry going to be worth in 2030? It’s a question that Goldman Sachs attempts to answer each year via an update to its highly-influential Music In The Air report, penned by respected GS analyst, Lisa Yang, alongside her c…
Inflation affecting music streaming market
With a cost-of-living crisis potentially looming for millions of people around the world, and inflation rates of some countries top 10 per cent, there are signs of music subscribers cutting back on their subscriptions.
AT
Post pandemic, Saudi music events industry finds its groove
If the number of events held at the Riyadh Season entertainment festival is any measure of success, then Saudi Arabia’s live music industry is set to become the biggest driver of the domestic entertainment business.
Arab News
L’impact de Tiktok sur l’industrie musicale
Ces artistes en ont ras le bol de la pression exercée par leurs maisons de disque pour qu’ils postent toujours plus sur Tiktok. Ils expliquent pourquoi.
Brut.
La prevalencia del fraude en streaming
Cada mes, Merlin Network, que maneja las licencias digitales para numerosos sellos y distribuidores independientes, envía a sus miembros un informe que detalla el porcentaje de reproducciones fraudulentas en Spotify generadas por sus artistas o catálog…
Africans are changing how they consume music and even taking on international streaming giants
African-based streaming startups are challenging international streaming giants.
Global Voices