Frank Ocean’s Blonde Is Now Streaming On Spotify
The two week Apple Music exclusive is over and Frank Ocean's #1 new album "Blonde" is now available to stream on Spotify and other services. Ocean's visual album "Endless," which. Continue reading
Streaming Music Exclusives: Is This Just The Beginning?
Yesterday, Cortney Harding declared that streaming music exclusives were over. But former Apple Music staffer, Sean Glass wonders if their just getting started, and takes a hard look at streaming in general. . Continue reading
ITunes 69¢ Songs Section Offers Latest Opportunity For Labels To Game The Charts
Last month we learned that artists like Drake, Kayne West and Frank Ocean were releasing albums with 18 tracks or more to game the Billboard charts by taking advantage of. Continue reading
FRI. BRIEFING: 69¢ Song iTunes Chart Games • Pandora + Uber • BandLab Buys MONO • More
Friday 9.9.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Check out iTunes' 69 cent song section and you see the newest way that major labels have found to game the. Continue reading
Apple Music, ITunes Head Of Digital Marketing Moves To AEG Live
Brooke Kain, who had joined Apple Music from Beats when Apple acquired the music service, has exited to take the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer at concert promoter AEG Live. Kain. Continue reading
Are Streaming Music Services Competing With Record Labels?
As streaming services continue to pour more and more resources into original content, they could be precipitating fundamental shifts in the music industry, with a particularly strong impact on conventional. Continue reading
What Music Fans And The Music Industry Can Expect From Today’s Apple Event
Apple is set to announce the new iPhone 7 today along with a new version of the Apple Watch and changes to its Mac Book line. But what can the. Continue reading
The High Wire Of Releasing Music [David Emery]
In this piece, David Emery muses on the changing face of the music industry, and how windowing and streaming exclusives are precipitating gradual but fundamental alterations to the way artists. Continue reading
MONDAY BRIEFING: Apple Music Tests “Discover Clones • Kickstarter To Relaunch Drip.fm • SXSWhite House • More
SPECIAL LABOR DAY EDITION: Today is a holiday in the U.S., but that doesn't mean that there's not breaking music business and tech news both here and globally. We've got. Continue reading
