Is an artist revolution imminent? As major labels renegotiate with YouTube, the likelihood of a deal which benefits artists being struck seems unlikely, raising the question of what will happen if said negotiations do indeed fail. _____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Tech Solutions As I noted in…
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BIG Trouble Ahead For #Apple: Users Leave Apple Music 3X Faster Than They Do Spotify
Apple Music has a problem with users dropping the service. It’s called their churn rate – "the annual percentage rate at which customers stop subscribing to a service" – and Apple Music’s is three times that of Spotify. _____________________________________ Apple Music has a churn rate of 6.4% per month, according…
Is Buying Tidal A Waste Of Apple’s Money?
Although Apple is allegedly in talks to purchase Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal, it’s hard to see what exactly what the benefit would be for Tim Cook’s company, as Apple is already well ahead of Tidal in most respects. ______________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 A report from…
Google Play Music, You Tube Red Set To Beat Spotify Into India
Google Play Music and YouTube Red are ready to launch in India ahead of Spotify. The confirmation comes via screenshots posted by two users on an Android Reddit forum . The screenshots from Google Play Music show tracks for sale in Indian currency. ______________________________________ Music streaming services Saavn, Hungama, Wynk…
YouTube’s Importance Declines As Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal Streams Surpass Music Video Streams For First Time
On-demand streaming music delivered by Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and others grew at an amazing 108% compared to the first half of last year. For the first time ever, those streams surpassed YouTube Music video streams; a fact that’s certainly not lost on the labels and publishers currently negotiating a…
Tidal Failed To Pay Indie Labels In Norway For Months [REPORT]
Tidal failed to pay a number of indie labels, according to a Norwegian outlet. Whether caused by negligence or the complexities of paying tens of thousands of labels, publishers and artists, Tidal appears to have given the music industry a reason to be wary. _______________________________________________ By music and music industry…
Open Source Music Proponent Jason Herskowitz Joins Spotify [UPDATED]
[UPDATED] Jason Herskowitz has joined Spotify. Herscowitz, who developed open-source cross-platform music player Tomahawk, has been an outspoken critic of the music industry. He’ll be based in NYC and according to his tweet "part of the team dedicated to delivering more insight, fan engagement and $ to artists." ___________________________________________ It’s…
Guvera To Meet With 150 Creditors Owed $15 Million, 3000 Investors As Music Streamer Launches Strange Video PR Offensive
Guvera is hanging by its thumbnails prior to Thursday’s meeting with creditors and investors. But that hasn’t stopped the troubled music streamer from launching a strange charm offensive anchored by two unusual YouTube videos.. ________________________________________________ International music streaming service Guvera is expected to face as many as 150 creditors and…
Apple Berates Spotify For Asking For "Preferential Treatment"
Apple has now answered the accusation that it caused "grave harm to Spotify and its customers” by rejecting an update to the music streamer’s iOS app. “We find it troubling that you are asking for exemptions to the rules we apply to all developers and are publicly resorting to rumors…
Why Trent Reznor Is Wrong About Apple Music
In this piece, Tom Vek takes on Apple product executive Trent Reznor following his comments regarding the future of music consumption, and expresses his feelings that the Nine Inch Nails frontman is pursuing the wrong avenues of development. ______________________________________ Guest Post by musician and technologist Tom Vek In a recent…