Tag: Streaming media

TIDAL Lands Exclusive On Unreleased Prince Music

The Prince Estate and TIDAL have announced plans to debut new Prince music exclusively on the streaming service. The new album will contain previously unreleased material from Prince's extensive vault. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/11/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50 Cent, Apple Music, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kanye West, New York Stock Exchange, Prince, Roc Nation, Spotify, Streaming media, Tidal (service)

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Spotify, Instagram Team Up To Make Music Sharing Easier

Spotify and Instagram have recently announced that they will be partnering up in order to allow Instagram users to share what they're listening to on Spotify in their Instagram stories.

Guest Post on 05/11/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Augmented reality, Discover (magazine), Do it yourself, Facebook, Facebook Platform, Instagram, List of Facebook features, Photo sharing, Snapchat, Spotify, Streaming media, WhatsApp, YouTube

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What Sweden Has To Tell Us About Streaming’s Future

Although none of it is shocking new data from the most recent IFPI study has given us a glimpse of what a later stage streaming economy might look like, thanks. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/10/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bloomberg L.P., Chief creative officer, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, music industry, record label, revenue, Spotify, Streaming media

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SoundExchange Launches Music Data Exchange To Connect Label, Publisher Metadata

[UPDATED] SoundExchange has launched Music Data Exchange (MDX), a free software application designed to facilitate the exchange of sound recording and publishing data and ownership claims between record labels and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/10/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AR-15, Donald Trump, Independent record label, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Market share, music industry, record label, revenue, Streaming media, Warner Music Group

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Another Look At Spotify Promotion Service Playlist Push [Brian Hazard]

Brian Hazard of Color Theory revisits Playlist Push, a service designed to help independent artists with playlist placement and monetizing their music. Here he recounts his second experience using the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/08/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Daily Mix, Discover (magazine), Do it yourself, Freemium, Mobile app, musician, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media

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Music Played More Often On YouTube Than All Other Platforms Combined

A new report out from IFPI has revealed some interesting news about the music economy. Apparently YouTube boasts more music plays than Spotify, Apple Music, and all additional streaming platforms. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/08/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Music Ally, music industry, New York, Spotify, Statista, Streaming media, Subscription business model, United States

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Jay-Z Slams SEC Subpoena As ‘Celebrity Hunt’

Just weeks prior to the start of his worldwide stadium tour with Beyonce, Jay-Z clawed back at the Securities Exchange Commission in court papers Monday for making demands that he. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 99 Problems, Beyonce, Coming out, David Letterman, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Netflix, Rapping, Roc Nation, Streaming media

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Will YouTube Streaming Music Service Launch At Google I/O.? [UPDATED]

UPDATE: YouTube's new music service did not launch so far at Google I/O. – YouTube has promised a new paid music streaming service for months, as part of a plan. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Amazon Video, Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Artificial Intelligence, Google, Google Now, Google Play Music, Lyor Cohen, Streaming media, YouTube

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Live Money vs. Streaming Money: Which Comes First?

Professor David Phelp of William Paterson University examines how the balance of power has shifted between live and streamed music, and where both areas may have their financial limitations when it comes. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/07/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: '60s on 6, Album-equivalent unit, Amazon Fire TV, American frontier, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Apple TV, Booth Newspapers, music industry, Streaming media

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WMG Sells $400M Spotify Shares, No Profits For Some Labels

Warner Music Group revealed in an earnings call today that it recently sold 75 % of its shares in Spotify, netting $400 million. The transaction happened after the end of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/07/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Independent record label, Initial public offering, Market share, music industry, New York Stock Exchange, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Wall Street

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