Category archives: Music Tech

Music Piracy: No Longer In The Headlines, Still A Headache

While the rise of streaming and the music industry’s at least partial financial recovery have sidelined music piracy as a topic of major concern, the illegal acquisition of music online continues to be an ever-present issue. ___________________________ Guest post by William Glanz of SoundExchange The growth of music streaming and…

SoundCloud Troll’s DMCA Takedowns Demonstrates Weakness Of System

DMCA takedown notices have received plenty of flack for their inaccuracy and rampant dissemination. Most recently trolls posing as rights holders have been able to take advantage of the DMCA’s failure to closely look into any allegedly infringing material by getting them to issue takedown notices against completely legitimate content….

MON. BRIEF: Tencent Music IPO Update • Drake Sampling Trial • Mexico, Denmark Embrace Spotify • More

MONDAY 11.26.18
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What Spotify Song Skip Rates Tell Us About Our Attention Span

The growth of the digital age has been coupled with the shrinking of our collective attention spans, something which a new study of our Spotify listening habits has corroborated. ___________________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 One of the byproducts of the digital age is that our collective…

Spotify Stock Ready To Rebound After All-Time Low

Spotify stock was up 2.31% to $132.70 in pre-market trading on Wednesday, after hitting an all time of $120.49 on Tuesday. The streamer’s apparent recovery began on Tuesday afternoon, with the stock rising 2.37% and closing at $129.70. While several analysts have reduced their target price to the $175 to…

TUE. BRIEF: WMG Spends $180M On Merch • CMT To Air Americanafest • Labels Sue PokerNews • More

TUESDAY 11.20.18
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iHeartMedia Acquires Radio Tech Platform Jelli

iHeartMedia announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Jelli, the company behind the SoundPoint platform which enables programmatic buying and selling broadcast radio ad time. The acquisition, which is designed to help radio compete with the kind of targeted advertising that digital services offer, comes just…

Losses Grow At Live Music Streamer LiveXLive

Live music event streamer LiveXLive Media reported record revenue for their second fiscal quarter of 2019, but still missed Wall Street’s estimates. Revenue for the quarter came in at $7.97 million, up by 5% from the first quarter, when they cleared 7.62 million. However, the company missed the mark set…