Apple Music may have the interactive streaming exclusive this week, but that didn’t keep Pandora users from enjoying tracks from Drake’s new album. Since Friday, over 146,000 users have added Drake stations to their Pandora accounts. Drake’s "Views" has over 17.4 million spins to date The track "Too Good" featuring…
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Don’t Count SoundCloud Out Yet…
With significant losses SoundCloud has been taking a significant amount of heat. Still, among the many streaming services, there are still a lot of things SoundCloud gets right that its competitors do not. As it expands its paid service in the UK and Ireland, we take another look. _________________________________________ Guest…
SoundCloud Launches Paid Subscriptions, Turns On Ads In UK, Ireland
[UPDATED] SoundCloud has launched its paid subscription music streaming GO offering in the UK and Ireland. Ad free subscriptions cost £10 a month, and free users will now face an increasing number of ads. Both moves will lead to long-overdue payments to artists and labels. SoundCloud Go launched in the…
Pandora Streamed Drake’s "Views" 17.4 Million Times In 4 Days
Apple Music may have the interactive streaming exclusive this week, but that didn’t keep Pandora users from enjoying tracks from Drake’s new album. Since Friday, over 146,000 users have added Drake stations to their Pandora accounts. Drake’s "Views" has over 17.4 million spins to date The track "Too Good" featuring…
Why Your Cover Songs May Never Be Streamed Thanks To New Rules At Spotify, Apple Music
Although recording covers of popular songs has long been a tactic for more obscure artists to try and gain prominence, streaming services like iTunes and Spotify are taking steps to either hide or remove these versions in an effort to make it easier for users to find the originals. ___________________________________…
Lessons From Prince And His Struggles With Digital Music
In addition to his legacy as an artist and performer, Prince also had, throughout his career, a complex relationship with the world of digital music distribution, and while he certainly tried many different tactics when it came to making his music available to the public, it’s unclear just how successful…
How Big Is The Music Business, Really?
Although music may be more ubiquitous than ever before, this availability has failed to translate into greater payouts for artists. It’s hardly the first time in music’s history that artists have been unfairly treated, but after all these ups and downs, how big is the music business now? ______________________________________ In…
Drake’s ‘Vlew’ Passes Beyonce ‘Lemonade’ First Week Sales, Streams In Just Two Days
Drake’s new release "Views" topped 740,000 album units in the U.S and 80,000 in Canada in just two days (4/29-30). That surpasses Beyonce’s "Lemonade’s" first full week numbers, according to BuzzAngle. Apple Music, which has a 1 week streaming exclusive, streamed "Views" 600,000 times on release day alone. Top 5…
Spotify Is Becoming MySpace, While Apple Music Becomes Facebook
Although Apple’s quarterly revenue streak was recently broken, a bump in Apple Music subscribers offered one bright spot in an otherwise grim report, suggesting Apple may finally be creating some perceived value in its music, even as Spotify loses ground. _____________________________ Guest Post by George Howard on Forbes As reported…
Neil Young Embraces The Devil: All 57 Albums Can Now Be Streamed In Lo-Fi On Tidal
Neil Young is often held up as the rare major artist that is always true to his values, whatever the commercial consequences. Apparently, Young’s moral backbone does not extend to his espoused hatred of streaming music. Last July, Neil Young yanked his music off of Spotify and other streaming music…