With Spotify and Tencent set to invest in each other’s respective stock listings, what could this mean for the music industry? Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings and Spotify AB have engaged in talks to own up to 10% in each other’s businesses next…
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Want to Watch Geo-Blocked YouTube Videos? There’s a Free Chrome Extension for That.
How can you watch any YouTube video regardless of what country you’re in? Read on to find out. In a dispute over licensing on the platform, YouTube disabled thousands of videos in Finland earlier this morning. A major performance rights organization …
Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Pandora Could Face Billions In ‘Fast Lane’ Surcharges
What’s the real cost of ditching net neutrality? Potentially billions in ‘fast lane’ tolls and ‘paid prioritization’ charges over the next decade for major music platforms, according to sources. This isn’t exactly w…
Taylor Swift Scores the Best-Selling Album of 2017 — Without Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube
Now what? Taylor Swift officially has the highest-selling album of the year — without any help from streaming platforms Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, and even YouTube. This isn’t how Spotify was hoping things would work out. But…
Taylor Swift Scores the Best-Selling Album of 2017 — Without Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube
Now what? Taylor Swift officially has the highest-selling album of the year — without any help from streaming platforms Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, and even YouTube. This isn’t how Spotify was hoping things would work out. But…
Apple Music Is (Still) Available in 59 Countries That Spotify Isn’t
Apple Music has rolled out their music streaming platform in 114 countries. You’ll only find Spotify in 60 countries. Tough choice to make? With the 2017 holiday season well underway, music fans may have an important choice to make. With the top two…
June 2017: Spotify Says Exclusives Are ‘Bad for the Industry’. Nov. 2017: Spotify Releases 19 Exclusive Songs
So what’s Spotify’s stance on exclusive streaming releases, anyway? Once upon a time, streaming services went to war with a lethal weapon: exclusive releases. Apple scored Chance the Rapper, Tidal had Kanye and Beyonce, and Spotify vowed t…
YouTube Adpocalypse II Update: 2 Million Videos Demonetized, Advertisers Bailing
Adpocalypse II is well underway, with YouTube racing to demonetize videos in an attempt to keep advertisers on its platform. One YouTube video shows an underage, scantily-dressed girl lying down next to her teddy bear and plush dolls. Among thousands o…
Bloomberg ‘Fake News’? Taylor Swift’s Reputation Still Isn’t On Streaming.
According to Bloomberg’s “sources,” Taylor Swift’s newest album, Reputation, would appear on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Three weeks have passed. What went wrong, exactly? Despite offering her entire back catalog on Spotify last…
Americans: Get Ready for a Serious Spotify Price Hike
With local and state governments failing to bring in enough tax revenue, some lawmakers have proposed a controversial idea: Why not take streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Netflix? By the end of 2019, analysts expect Netflix to have 60…