Is The Great Artist Revolt Imminent?

Is an artist revolution imminent? As major labels renegotiate with YouTube, the likelihood of a deal which benefits artists being struck seems unlikely, raising the question of what will happen. Continue reading

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Google Play Music, You Tube Red Set To Beat Spotify Into India

Google Play Music and YouTube Red  are ready to launch in India ahead of Spotify. The confirmation comes via screenshots posted by two users on an Android Reddit forum .. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEFING: Guvera Users Exit • Apple Music Churn Rate • DoJ Ruling Reactions • More

​Wednesday 7.6.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Guvera is sinking and Apple can't get subscribers to stay on board.  Good news for Spotify or bad news for streaming?. Continue reading

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App Developers Alliance Sides With Spotify In Apple Dispute

Now that Spotify has drawn a line in the sand over Apple's app store rejection, supporters of both sides are starting to comment.  Unsurprisingly, so far most, at least in. Continue reading

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Spotify Says Apple Rejected App Upgrade “As A Weapon” Because It Competes With Apple Music

The battle between Spotify and Apple got much nastier this week, with the music streamer's top lawyer delivering Cupertino a message that they will no longer stand by as Apple uses the. Continue reading

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls Out Apple For Locking Out Rivals, Spotify Agrees

Spotify has given a big thumbs up to a speech by US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D MA) accusing Google, Amazon and particularly Apple of working to “snuff out competition.” Apple, says. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEFING: Kayne’s New Clickbait Genius • Guvera Restructures • IZotope Raises $7.5M • More

​ MONDAY 6.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Geuvra is holding on by its thumbs, the Photoshop of music is raising millions, but the big story is still. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Ramps Up Music Discovery, Adds ‘Suggest Tracks’

SoundCloud is now competing directly against Spotify, Apple Music and others. So it's adding features to match them. With 125 million tracks on SoundCloud vs. about 35 million on Spotify. Continue reading

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My Top Music Tech Launches Of 2015 – Nick Rizzuto, Fame House

We've been asking some of the new music industry's best and brightest for their top 2015 launches in music tech. Here, Nick Rizzuto, the Marketing Manager at digital marketing agency Fame. Continue reading

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Facebook’s Live Video Free-For-All

Facebook's recent announcement that it would be starting testing of live video sharing is good news for indie artists, as it represents an opportunity to connect with fans in real-time on a platform that. Continue reading

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