REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this journey back through a full week of music industry news we revisit ReverbNation's acquisition of Audiokite, the spike in streams of 'Go Cubs Go', a full list of CMA. Continue reading

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YouTube Red Has Just 1.5 Million Paid Subscribers [Report]

It's not easy to get people to pay for something that they are used to using for free. That's the man takeaway from a new report that YouTube's paid service. Continue reading

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Spotify Acquires Preact To Help Boost Paid Subscriptions

As Spotify's label renegotiaions have dragged on, we've heard repeatedly that boosting paid subscriptions is a top priority for rightsholders. Today's acquisition of Preact could help the music streamer accomplish. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week's music commentators voiced their thoughts on how smart home technology will alter the music industry, the coming of device restricted music subscriptions, and Google and Amazon's leveraging of. Continue reading

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New Gatekeepers: How Streaming Platforms Are Taking Over The Music Industry

While major labels once held the majority of power within the music industry, able to pick and choose which artists they would buoy on to success, the tables seem to. Continue reading

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Cstream Offers More Than Music Streaming, Adds Books And Video

With Apple and Spotify dominating the streaming market, it's become a tough world out there for streaming startups. The new French streaming service Cstream, however, hopes to avoid this issue. Continue reading

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Down Under, Streaming Is Up, Downloads Are Down

In an extension of a music industry consumer trend seen in the United States, it seems our neighbors to the south are embracing the streaming age, as Australians increasingly eschew. Continue reading

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Download Revenue To Shrink 50% As Streaming Music Grows To 950 Million Users, Says New Analysis

Streaming music adoption is exploding, but just how big a can it get? And at how bad a hit will paid downloads take as streaming expands? Very big and very. Continue reading

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