How Many New Listeners Does Streaming Deliver For Each Lost Music Buyer? [Mark Mulligan]
As we wait to see what effect Apple Music will have on streaming adoption, download revenue and its competitors, one of the music industry's top analysts, Mark Mulligan, looks at. Continue reading
Midem 2015 Attendance Down 11%, Complains It’s Being “Pirated”
So much for a music industry rebound… Blame it on a shrinking industry, tightening budgets or new communications tech that make face to face meetings far less essential, but attendance at Midem has. Continue reading
Jolin Tsai’s Same-Sex Marriage Music Video Is Not Banned Here [WATCH]
Censorship of music, almost unthinkable in the U.S. and Europe, still exists in other parts of the world. Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai's "We're All Different, Yet The Same" song and. Continue reading
TIDAL Adds 8 Countries, Now In 43
TIDAL may be off to a rocky and much criticized start, but that hasn't stopped Jay Z's music service from doing what any startup needs to do to survive: iterate. Continue reading
Vevo Launches On PlayStation
Music video service Vevo launched on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in UK, Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, and Spain today. Playstation users in the U.S., Canada,. Continue reading
Fair Play, Fair Pay Act Of 2015 Introduced To Congress
Yesterday, House Democrats Jerrold Nadler, John Conyers Jr. and Ted Deutch and Republican House member Marsha Blackburn introduced the "Fair Play, Fair Pay Act of 2015" to members of Congress seeking to make sure music creators receive fair pay. Continue reading
Jay Z’s TIDAL HD Music Service Expands Globally, Launch Event Monday 3/30
Just days after Jay Z completed the purchase of music streamers TIDAL and WiMP, he's consolidated the brand under the TIDAL moniker, announced a global expansion and is planning a star. Continue reading
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