Category archives: Music Tech

100 Million Use Paid Music Streaming Services In US [MusicWatch]

Fresh off the release of RIAA revenue numbers MusicWatch shared its year-end numbers assessing the size of the US streaming market and how music listening is evolving. Among the internet using population 13 and older MusicWatch reported a record 165 million streamers in 4Q, based on listening at least one…

Songwriters Can’t Sue Without Copyright Certificate says U.S. Supreme Court, RIAA Cries Foul

In a rare unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that applying for a copyright is not enough to so sue someone for copyright infringement. It currently can take months to receive the formal certificate of registration. In the case between Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation and Wall-Street.com, the…

Streaming Playlist Innovation: What’s Next?

How streaming playlists have changed music creation and consumption is the subject of serious debate. Here, MIDiA’s Keith Jopling takes his own deep dive into the subject, along with a call for playlist innovation and hat tips to apps like Soundsgood, Stationhead and Lost. ___________________________________ By MIDiA Research’s Keith Jopling…

SoundCloud Go+ Adds $4.99 Student Subscriptions

SoundCloud is following the lead of its competitors with $4.99/€4.99 per month Student subscriptions to its G0+ premium ad-free on demand streaming music service. SoundCloud Go+ for Students launches in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada today, and in Germany, France and the Netherlands next week. Students…

7digital, Juke End Partnership After $4.5M Settlement

UK-based 7digital has reached a settlement with Media Saturn’s Juke music streaming service to dissolve their partnership. Under the Agreement, 7digital will be released from all outstanding contracts with the Juke for an immediate payment by Juke of €4,000,000. Juke has aslo agreed to write off all interest payments and…

How Smart Speakers Increase The Artist and Fan Divide

"Alexa (Siri, Google) play __________." With tens of millions of song requests being processed daily, what fills that blank matters. "Play That Funky Music" will net you the Wild Cherry hit. Hear that song once and you know the title. But while "Counting Blue Cars" may have been a big…

Hypebot Crashes The Music Biz Weekly Podcast: Streaming, PledgeMusic, Smart Speakers, More

The big three record labels earning $19 million a day from streaming, the ongoing PledgeMusic tragedy, how smart speakers are changing songwriting and the future of podcasting were all part of a wide ranging discussion between Bruce Houghton of Hypebot and the Skyline Artists Agency and Music Biz Weekly co-hosts…

Ali Harnell To Lead Live Nation’s Woman Nation Initiative

Live Nation has named veteran concert promoter Ali Harnell to lead a newly created unit, Women Nation. She will oversee efforts to advance and support women in the live music business, as well as create and develop female-led and female-driven content. With an employee base that is 45% female, Live…

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