While the Chinese music streaming service Tencent Music debuted with an impressively initial public offering of $14.10, music tech investors seem to have come back down to earth somewhat and reduced its value to a more modest level. ___________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The Chinese music…
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PB Recommends: Best of 2018
2018 has most certainly been a fantastic year for electronic music. From albums to EPs to singles, there has been plenty of releases over the last 12 months which will certainly stick in our memories for years to come. From the silky club grooves of Kaytranada to the fractured, nerve-shredding apocalyptic soundscapes of Objekt – and […]
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Facebook Struggles To Explain Why It Gave Spotify, Netflix Access To Private Messages
Facebook ramped efforts to justify sharing private messages with Spotify and Netflix, after backlash from a New York Times investigation that revealed the social network had been sharing private data with select corporate partners for years. At first, both Spotify and Netflix denied the report. But after Facebook detailed its…
What Spotify Paid One Artist in 2018
Zoe Keating’s Spotify payouts prove one thing – you can’t make a living off streaming music. Earlier this year, Canadian award-winning cellist and composer Zoe Keating shared her Spotify payouts with Digital Music News. Using RouteNote as her distribut…
Spotify Responds To Facebook Private Data Controversy
Spotify, Amazon, Apple and several dozen other major companies were exempted from Facebook privacy rules and given access to private user data, according to a New York Times report. Spotify was also reportedly given access to 70 million private messages each month. The social network has since largely confirmed the…
Spotify: We have ‘no evidence’ that Facebook messages were accessed
Streaming company responds to a New York Times story about Facebook data sharing agreements
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How Many In US Listen To Spotify vs Pandora
As streaming music use skyrockets, much is made of the neck and neck race between upstart Spotify and market leader Pandora for listenership. In the United States, however, there’s a clear winner, according to eMarketer. 58.4 million people in the US will use Spotify, making up 20.8% of internet users….
Facebook Confirms Spotify Used Access To Private Messages, Other User Data
[UPDATED] Spotify, Apple, Amazon and other companies were reportedly exempted from Facebook privacy rules and given more access to user data than the infamous Cambridge Analytica. Facebook has confirmed that Spotify also had access users’ private messages. "For years, Facebook gave some of the world’s largest technology companies more intrusive…
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Zoe Keating Shares Spotify, Streaming Earnings 2018
Cellist and composer Zoe Keating has won legions of fans with recordings and performances that use live sampling to create a rhythmically and sonically dense, almost otherworldly sound. To her fellow independent artists, she’s also an inspiration and a thought leader. _______________________________ Snowmelt (EP) by Zoe Keating The centerpiece of…