Deezer Offers 99¢ For 3 Months Streaming, Users Pass 14M
Deezer is offering its Premium+ streaming music service to U.S. users for three months for $.99. Not well known in the States, Deezer is a top tier competitor to Spotify. Continue reading
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
Warner Music Revenues Rise, Losses Shrink Dramatically
Warner Music Group has announced its Q2 financial results for the period ended March 31, 2018. Driven by streaming. total revenue grew 10.4%, and losses at the world's third largest. Continue reading
Spotify [NYSE:SPOT] Earnings Report Today: What To Expect
Wall Street analysts are bullish, as Spotify nears its first earnings report as a public company, after the market closes today. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Evercore and Morgan Stanley predict a. Continue reading
Apple Music Extends Free Trial Beyond 3 Months
Apple Music is using a new weapon in its battle to overtake Spotify in the streaming music subscriber wars – extending the free trials of some new users beyond the. Continue reading
Spotify To Test Raising Subscription Prices Next Month
Spotify is experimenting with raising its subscription price, in a major test of customer loyalty. The announcment comes just days after the music streamer announced a major expansion of its. Continue reading
AM BRIEF: Grammy Fever • Spotify As The New MTV, New UK Stats • CAA’s Startup Studio • More
MONDAY 10.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Given the popularity of music on YouTube, its no wonder that Spotify wants to integrate video and music. But will a. Continue reading
The Billboard Charts: Can They Be Valid Without Including YouTube?
Tracking the position of a song or album was much easier for Billboard when such things were based strictly on sales, but in the age of streaming they've been forced. Continue reading
Amazon Is Now 3rd Largest Subscription Music Service In The World [Mark Mulligan, MIDiA]
Amazon is now the 3rd largest paid music subscription service in the world, according to a new MIDiA analysis. Their just published report looks at Amazon’s streaming music strategy and. Continue reading