Los Angeles rock band Tool has finally relented on their sharp criticism of music streaming services. In a surprise post on Instagram, the band calmly told their 155,000+ followers, “This Friday, Aug 2nd, the Tool catalog goes up on all digital and str…
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63% of France’s Recorded Music Revenues Come from Streaming
French music industry trade group SNEP has published its mid-year 2019 report. Earlier this year, the National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP) revealed that digital revenue accounted for 57% of the market in France. In 2018, digital sales r…
Spotify Once Planned to Take on Netflix, Hulu, and Apple TV
A new book has revealed that Spotify had secret plans to become a top name in TV streaming. Spotify Untold reveals that CEO Daniel Ek had top-secret plans from 2011 to 2015 to challenge Netflix, Hulu, and Apple TV. Written by two Swedish journalists — …
SiriusXM and Pandora Radio Unveil ‘Creative Partnership’ With Drake
Strengthening Pandora Radio, parent company SiriusXM has unveiled a new partnership. SiriusXM and Pandora Radio have established a “creative partnership” with Drake. The move – described as an “extensive deal” – comes just five months after Liberty Med…
Apple Music Confirms DJ Khaled Will Now Serve as the Company’s First ‘Artist-in-Residence’
Apple Music has unveiled its first ‘Artist-in-Residence.’ Confirming the news, DJ Khaled posted a video of himself on Instagram with a “Major Alert” notice. “Bless up @applemusic for making me the very first artist-in-residence ever for @applemusic ?.”…
Amazon’s Unique Audio Ads Beta Test for Its Freemium Music Service Fails to Impress Major Brands
Earlier this year, Amazon quietly launched an ad-supported tier of its own music streaming platform. The service remains available to users in the U.S. who have an Alexa-enabled device. Prior to the surprise launch, Amazon had already reached an agreem…
Apple Is Still Beating Spotify in Podcasts – But Spotify Is Taking the Lead In a Surprising Number of Countries
The battle for podcast dominance between Apple and Spotify is heating up. According to a recent breakdown, Apple still leads the podcast category —though Spotify is rapidly catching up. The just-released report from Voxnest examines how both Apple and …
As Piracy Significantly Declines, Italy’s Music Industry Association Reveals the True Problem — Spotify and YouTube
According to an Italian rights organization, Spotify and YouTube – not piracy – remain the music industry’s worst problem. In 2014, the United States Trade Representative removed Italy from the Watch List in its Special 301 report. The Watch List trac…
Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Becomes the Oldest Song to Cross 1 Billion YouTube Streams
Queen’s classic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ has become the first pre-90s music video to cross one billion views on YouTube. To commemorate the special occasion, Brian May and Roger Taylor have teamed up with Universal Music and YouTube. A newly digitally remas…
Ed Sheeran Tops Spotify’s All-Time Global Streaming Record With 69 Million Monthly Listeners
Following the release of his No. 6 Collaborations album, Ed Sheeran has broken another Spotify streaming record. The collaboration album became the fastest-selling album so far this year. Spotify confirmed today that Ed Sheeran set a new record for the…