Saturday 9.24.16 Music Business News From Around The Web When does a streamer become a label? Apple Music doubles down on exclusives and content creation. Updated under our More News tab
Category archives: Music Tech
Bandcamp (Finally) Adds Credit Card Payments
[UPDATED] "Over the years, eight or nine (thousand) people have written to us asking for more ways to pay artists," Bandcamp admitted in a post. Dreams come true and users can now use a credit or debit card to purchase digital albums and tracks on Bandcamp. Users can now also…
Playster Signs With WMG, Sony, Orchard To Add Music To Multi-Channel Streaming Package, UMG Is Lone Holdout
[UPDATED] Playster, the so-called "Netflix of everything" has signed deals with several major music groups to add music to its monthly multi-channel streaming packages which also includes audiobook, games and movies. ____________________________________ Media streaming service Playster has announced streaming licensing deals with Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and The…
FRI. BRIEF: Facebook Is Licensing Music • Playster Signs Label Streaming Deals • BMG Pressured ISPs For Cash • More
Friday 9.23.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Is Facebook diving deeper into music or just finally getting ready to pay for the audio that’s already there? Updated under our More News tab
Playlists Have Passed Album Listenership, Says New Study
It’s no secret that how music is discovered and consumed is changing at a dizzying pace, thanks to streaming music. The latest proof is a survey that shows that listening to playlists have surpassed albums for the first time ever. Playlists have surpassed albums as a format for music listening…
2016: The #Yearofwireless – Apple’s AirPods, Sonos And More
Although much of the early commentary on the Apple AirPods were less than glowing, Tyler Hayes offers a different perspective, suggesting that these new AirPods represent the next evolution in wireless sound tech. ____________________________ Guest Post by Tyler Hayes on Medium A few years ago I thought that tiny earbuds,…
Samsung Milk Music Shuts Down Today, Users Encouraged To Transition To Slacker
Milk Music, the on again off again attempt by Samsung, one of the world’s biggest cell phone manufacturers to launch a music service, is shutting down today. One beneficiary of Milk’s demise is the often overlooked streamer Slacker. ____________________________________ Samsung Milk Music will officially shut down today. Because streamer Slacker…
THU. BRIEF: Changes @SpinMedia • Verizon Wants To Buy Vessel • Streaming Best Anti-Piracy Tool • More
Thursday 9.22.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Constant change in music journalism creates openings for new voices, but also means fewer platforms that really move the needle. Updated continuously under our More News tab
Free Music Services Account For More Than 80% Of All U.S. Streaming
Free music services account for 80% of all streaming the in U.S., according to a new Music Watch survey. That’s bad news for rightsholders, since free services pay far less per stream than paid. But it’s also a reminder of how much room for growth there is for paid services…
Twitter Video Offering Creators Revenue Share
With high hopes of giving their static user base a boost, Twitter is doubling down on their video offerings, giving creators 70% of the ad revenue garnered of its videos, a greater percentage than either YouTube or Facebook. ___________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Twitter video is…