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Labels Mull Options Over Spotify's Direct Deals; A (Very) Brief History of Digital Music In Kenya; Tidal Makes Big App Store Jump #442 Jun 22, 2018
Lyor Cohen on Reviving the Music Industry; How Musicological Research Impacts the User Experience at IDAGIO #441 Jun 21, 2018
SoundCloud Focused on Creators in New Marketing Campaign; Tech Companies as the New Record Labels? #440 Jun 20, 2018
#439 Jun 19, 2018 How Pandora is Pitching Itself at Cannes; YouTube Launches New Premium Service Internationally
#438 Jun 18, 2018 End of Owning Music; Blockchain & the Music Industry; U.S. to Review 1940s-Era Music Rules
#437 Jun 15, 2018 SoundCloud, Noisey Team for Music Discovery Series; Pandora Links with Snapchat; Deezer's New World Cup Playlist
#436 Jun 14, 2018 Your Library Has a Free Music Service; Dave Matthews Band's Free Camden Webcast; Musical.ly Shuts Down Live.ly Live-Streaming App
#435 Jun 13, 2018 Arsenal Sign £1m Deal with Tidal; 24,000 Tracks Uploaded to Music Streamers Every 24 Hours
#434 Jun 12, 2018 Music Streaming Boost from Amazon's Premier League Deal; Daniel Ek: Setting Spotify's Rhythm
#432 Jun 8, 2018 Spotify, SoundCloud, and the Race Up the Value Chain; Will 5G Deliver for Radio?; 4 Ways Music Will Drive Marketing in Years to Come
#431 Jun 7, 2018 Spotify Registers with FCC for Devices; The National, Bon Iver Launch Streaming Service; Is the Music Industry Still Rooting for Tidal?
#430 Jun 6, 2018 Spotify vs. Pandora in the Ad-Supported Game; You Might Not be Entirely Dependent on iTunes Much Longer
#428 Jun 4, 2018 Apple Music Base Seen Growing; Spotify Drops 'Hate Conduct' Policy; Kanye Skips Tidal Exclusivity
#427 Jun 1, 2018 Blockchain Aims to Be Biggest Stage for Empowering Music Artists; Apple Music Launches Global Publishing Business to Attract Songwriters
#426 May 31, 2018 Spotify CEO Tries to Clear Up Handling of R. Kelly Situation; Google Tries, Tries Again with New YouTube Music
#425 May 30, 2018 What are We Sacrificing for Streaming?; 7digital Expands Into Live Music Wearable Technology
#424 May 29, 2018 Creators Face an Evolving Challenge Protecting IP; Why Does Twitter Still Matter for Musicians?
#423 May 28, 2018 VR + the Live Music Experience; Amazon Music App Now Hands-Free with Alexa; Spotify Adjusts Its Anti-Hate Policy
#422 May 25, 2018 Playlists Help Bands Focus More on Music, Less on Image; The Cool Job of Getting Music Into Digital Stores
#421 May 24, 2018 What the Music Biz Can Learn from Gaming, Gambling; Amuse Nabs $15.5M Funding; Spotify Launches Video Series for Artists
#420 May 23, 2018 R. Kelly’s Streaming Numbers Up After Spotify Playlist Ban; SiriusXM Rolls Out Special U2, Beach Boys Channels
#418 May 21, 2018 Cardi B Helps New YouTube Music Service; Southwest, iHeartRadio Partner; Peter Gabriel on Spotify
#417 May 18, 2018 How the Music Industry Messed Up Legal Streaming the First Time Around; A Post-Spotify Boom for Music IPOs?
#416 May 17, 2018 Can Spotify Solve the Art-vs.-Artist Problem?; New YouTube Platform to Launch Next Week; Tidal's Troubles Mount
#415 May 16, 2018 SiriusXM's Big Push For New Subscribers; Apple Music Passes 50 Million Subscribers; Troy Carter Out at Spotify?
#414 May 15, 2018 Is Spotify’s Hateful Conduct Policy a Flawed Step Forward?; Metallica Have No Regrets Over Suing Napster
#413 May 14, 2018 Music Biz Gets Smart About Data; Prince Estate, Tidal Partner for New Album; Billboard vs. YouTube
#412 May 11, 2018 Apple Music's New Playlist Series; Spotify Removes R. Kelly From Playlists; YouTube Expands Its Music Charts
#411 May 10, 2018 The Short, Unhappy Life Of Music Downloads; SiriusXM App Gets an Update; About Those Tidal Streaming Numbers...
#410 May 9, 2018 Spotify to Stream 33 ⅓ Album Book Series; How Bob Goodlatte Saved the Music Industry; Will Podcasting Eat Radio?
#409 May 8, 2018 Will JAAK's Blockchain Music Rights Database Succeed?; Should Spotify Sign Its Own Artists?; Instagram Code Reveals Music Feature
#407 May 4, 2018 JAAK Moves Ahead with Blockchain Pilot; Pirate Radio Stations Explode on YouTube; Will Spotify Ever Make Money?
#406 May 3, 2018 Spotify Hits 75M Paying Users; Music’s Future Means Even More Ed Sheeran, Drake; Napster of Puppets
#405 May 2, 2018 Music Tech Trends Defining 2018; Should Brands Pay Artists to Advertise on Playlists?
#404 May 1, 2018 Pandora Boosts Georgia's Music Tech Industry; Deezer Partners with Jazz FM; Streaming Playlists as the New Music Blogs?
#403 Apr 30, 2018 Spotify Tests Price Hike in Norway; Choon Debuts May 1; MondoTunes to Distribute Returning Artists Free
#402 Apr 27, 2018 The Triumph of the Subscription Model; Fleetwood Mac on SiriusXM; Bandsintown Integrates Apple Music; Pandora in Atlanta
#401 Apr 26, 2018 Is Streaming Music the Final Note for Professional Songwriters?; Spotify Tests Filter to Block Swearing in Songs
#400 Apr 25, 2018 Spotify Pumps Up Free Tier; Pandora Premium on Xbox One; Prince’s Estate Launches Massive ‘Discography’ Website
#399 Apr 24, 2018 43% of Music Revenues via Streaming in '17; J. Cole Breaks Drake's 24-Hour Streaming Record on Apple Music
#398 Apr 23, 2018 How Blockchain Technologies Will Empower Artists; Of Branded Playlists and Artist Payment
#397 Apr 20, 2018 Is Asia Spotify’s Weak Spot?; The District is Reshaping the Music Business; The Case for Napster
#396 Apr 19, 2018 Warner Classics, IDAGIO Set Streaming Partnership; Blockchain? More Like Rockchain; 10 of the Best Music Podcasts
#395 Apr 18, 2018 Soundtrack Your Brand Secures New Licensing Deals; Why Did Cymbal Fail?; Spotify Reveals Mobile App Details Next Week
#394 Apr 17, 2018 Ad Tech Streams Into Audio; iHeartRadio Opens Playlists to All Users; Apple Music’s Hip-Hop Boss Exiting for Spotify
#393 Apr 16, 2018 Is Windowing on Spotify Worth It for the Labels?; Cardi B Smashes Taylor Swift’s Apple Music Record
#392 Apr 13, 2018 More Music Tech IPOs? How Streaming Services Protect Themselves From Lawsuits; Spotify Gets Loudr; Coachella on SiriusXM
#391 Apr 12, 2018 Apple Music Gets New Boss, Has 40 Million Paid Subscribers; Spotify, Hulu Offer Joint Subscription; Pandora CEO Loves Podcasts
#390 Apr 11, 2018 Spotify Plans New Version of Its Free Service; Raekwon: Stationhead App Will 'Change the World'
#389 Apr 10, 2018 In Music's New Streaming Era, Human Factors Endure; Should We Not Call Music 'Content'?; YouTube to Stream Coachella
#388 Apr 9, 2018 Is Spotify Going to Kill Jazz, Soul and Classical Music?; MelodyVR Set to Launch VR Music App
#387 Apr 6, 2018 Streaming Fuels Music Industry's Growth; Apple Music Just Hit 40M Paid Subscribers; 8tracks Returns to Free Streaming
#386 Apr 5, 2018 What's the Future for Spotify?; Amazon Music May Be Bigger Than We Thought; Beatport Acquires Pulselocker
#385 Apr 4, 2018 Amazon Announces New Elton John Audio Program; Spinnin’ Records Get 'Voice Ready' with Rebranded Playlists
#384 Apr 3, 2018 Spotify Aims to Cash In; 11 Music Conferences for 2018; Google Home Gets Support for Saavn, Gàana
#383 Apr 2, 2018 Streaming Saves the Music Industry; Where is the Instagram for Audio? Should You Invest in Spotify's IPO?
#382 Mar 30, 2018 Spotify’s Playlists vs. Radio; FLAC & the Future of Audio Streaming; Apple Music, Now with Videos
#381 Mar 29, 2018 Smart Speakers are Music Streaming's New Battleground; InMusik Plans ICO to Start Music Streaming Service
#380 Mar 28, 2018 Sony Overhauls Legacy Label to Adapt to Streaming; SoundMachine, Napster Partner for Expanded Music Subscription Service for Businesses
#378 Mar 26, 2018 Tencent Streams Beatles Albums on Path to IPO; How Much Do Spotify, Labels Need Each Other? Reliance to Merge Jio Music with Saavn
#377 Mar 23, 2018 Spotify Connects with Cadillac; Jack White Concert to Stream on Twitter; U.S. Music Revenue Up in 2017, Thanks to Streaming Services
#376 Mar 22, 2018 IDAGIO, Vienna Philharmonic in Streaming Partnership; YouTube to Overwhelm Heavy Music Users with Ads; INgrooves Up For Sale
#375 Mar 21, 2018 Spotify's 'Self-Driving Music' Strategy; The Rise and Fall of Hype Machine; Vintage TV Is Nashville-Bound
#374 Mar 20, 2018 Are Artists Finally Profiting From the Streaming Era?; Apple’s HomePod & the Curious Music Fan
#372 Mar 16, 2018 Spotify Tests Voice Control; Indie Labels Stream Into International Markets; Drake Conquers Another Streaming Service: Twitch
#371 Mar 15, 2018 Spotify: The Rise of the Contextual Playlist; Facebook is Bringing Music Back Into Social Networking
#370 Mar 14, 2018 Deezer Launches on Xbox One; Spotify Lands in South Africa, Israel, Vietnam; Apple Music Hits 38M Subscribers
#369 Mar 13, 2018 Streaming & Stress; Music Discovery for Internet Nerds; New Spotify Tool for Crowdsourcing Song, Album Data
#368 Mar 12, 2018 Music Streaming's Greatest Hopes; Virtual Music Festivals are Coming; Bose's New Audio Augmented Reality Platform
#367 Mar 9, 2018 Music Biz Divided on Royalties; SoundCloud Expands Premier Platform; DJs in the Era of Digital Distribution
#366 Mar 8, 2018 Spotify vs. Apple; TiVo Metadata Links with Google’s Music Services; Oscars Drive Music Streaming Gains
#363 Mar 5, 2018 8 Takeaways From Spotify’s Public Offering Filing; YouTube Music Launch Nixed for SXSW (*But Tuma Basa Joins the Team)
#362 Mar 2, 2018 The Challenges of Growing a Social Music Strategy; What is Tencent Up to With Streaming?; Tuma Basa Exits Spotify
#361 Mar 1, 2018 'Black Panther' Redefines the Album for the Streaming Experience; Amazon Debuts Prime Music in India; Spotify Files for IPO
#360 Feb 28, 2018 SoundCloud Rap Hits Mainstream; Pros, Cons of Spotify as a Hardware Company; Liberty Makes a Play for iHeartRadio
#359 Feb 27, 2018 Drake's Streaming Success; Lupe Fiasco: Blockchain Could 'Revolutionize Music; Spotify Coming to Sky Q
#358 Feb 26, 2018 How BitTorrent Spurred the Streaming Revolution; Dwight Yoakam to Launch SiriusXM Channel
#357 Feb 23, 2018 Spotify Can Justify Valuation By Becoming Netflix of Music; Apple Not in the Music Business 'For the Money'
#356 Feb 22, 2018 Facebook Signs Music Licensing Deal; Pyeongchang Figure Skating Boosts Music Streaming, Requests on Amazon
#355 Feb 21, 2018 Spotify Close to 'Creating Its First Physical Products'; Pandora Gets Personal to Win Back Listeners, Advertisers
#354 Feb 20, 2018 How Streaming Is Changing the Sound of Pop; Neil Young Fights for Quality Streaming
#353 Feb 19, 2018 The Commodification of Digital Music is Accelerating; The Future of the Streaming Economy
#352 Feb 16, 2018 Spotify May Upend the Industry Again; Pandora Brings On-Demand Premium Service to Web
#351 Feb 15, 2018 Music Streaming is Booming… So What Happens Next?; Is Apple Music Really About to Pass Spotify?
#350 Feb 14, 2018 How SiriusXM is Dominating in the Spotify Era; Bandcamp Paid Musicians Over $270M in 2017
#349 Feb 13, 2018 Smart Speakers, Virtual Assistants and the Music Biz; What is Hi-Res Audio, and Should I Care About It?
#348 Feb 12, 2018 Tech Giants Aim to Conquer China's Digital Music Market; Alexa Builds Amazon Music Playlists for You
#347 Feb 9, 2018 Blockchain and Music Profitability; Deezer’s Plan to Capture Asia Pacific’s Market for Music Streaming
#344 Feb 6, 2018 Blockchain + the Future of Entertainment; The Long Fall of iHeart; Paying the Piper & the Copyright Owner
#343 Feb 5, 2018 Apple Music on Track to Overtake Spotify in U.S. Subscribers; Techstars Music Class of 2018 Unveiled
#342 Feb 2, 2018 Drake's Streaming Success; Blockchain Technology for Music; Apple Music Adds Exclusive DJ Mixes
#340 Jan 31, 2018 Is 2018 the Year We Lose the Download? Deutsche Grammophon, IDAGIO Start Partnership
#339 Jan 30, 2018 Fleetwood Mac to Launch SiriusXM Channel; Apple Music Will Be Lucky to Add 7M Subscribers with Shazam
#338 Jan 29, 2018 Spotify's Power Move; New Streaming-First Indie Label Debuts; CRB Raises Payout Rate from Music Streaming Services
#337 Jan 26, 2018 Spotify’s Troy Carter on the Future of Streaming; 5 Great Sites For Streaming Live DJ's
#336 Jan 25, 2018 Spotify Retools Content Strategy; Enrique Iglesias Sues Over Music Streaming Revenue
#335 Jan 24, 2018 The Future of the Streaming Economy: 5 Things to Watch; Deezer NEXT Offers New Latin Artists a Global Platform
#334 Jan 23, 2018 The Blockchain to Disrupt the Music Biz and Beyond; 'Apple Music for Artists' Debuts with Deep Analytics
#333 Jan 22, 2018 Spotify Turns Up the Volume on Programmatic, Podcasting; DittyTV Brings Americana Music to Millions Around the World
#331 Jan 18, 2018 Hot Topics for the Music Business in 2018; What's the Value of Bitcoin, Blockchain to the Music Industry?
#330 Jan 17, 2018 The Convergence of Big Emerging Tech & Music; How Blockchain Will Restore Digital Trust In 2018 & Beyond
#327 Jan 12, 2018 Facebook Inks Trio of Music Licensing Deals; SiriusXM Not Interested in Big Acquisitions
#325 Jan 10, 2018 20 Music/Tech Startups to Watch in 2018; High-Res Audio Grows as Industry Pivots to Streaming
#324 Jan 9, 2018 What Spotify Going Public Could Mean for Music Fans; Sony/ATV Signs Licensing Deal With Facebook
#323 Jan 8, 2018 8 Breaking Changes Impacting Music Brands in 2018; U.S. On-Demand Streams Passed 618 Billion in 2017
#322 Jan 5, 2018 Tidal Partners with Dubset to Stream DJ Sets; Blockchain's Potential to Music; Iovine Leaving Apple Music
#320 Jan 3, 2018 Your Favorite Playlists Are Making Stars, Hits Out Of Streams; Is Audiophile Music Listening Doomed?
#318 Dec 29, 2017 Streaming Services and the End of Music Collection – Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year! We'll be back in action on Jan. 2.
#317 Dec 28, 2017 Has Music Lost That Loving Feeling? How KKBOX is Leading the Push for Chinese Music in Southeast Asia
#316 Dec 27, 2017 How the Playlist Finally Usurped the Album; Tidal Offering Ad-Free Trial Subscriptions Through Holiday Season
#315 Dec 26, 2017 The Data-Driven Future of Media, Entertainment; Spotify Shows Drive to Win Nashville's Support
#314 Dec 22, 2017 What If Tidal Streaming Vanished?; Facebook, Universal Music Group Strike Global Licensing Agreement – Wishing everyone a very happy holiday weekend!
#312 Dec 20, 2017 YouTube, Music Labels End Standoff, Move Toward Paid Service; SiriusXM Announces Its ‘Future Five’ for 2018
#311 Dec 19, 2017 Music Industry Cases, Issues To Watch In 2018; What Will It Take For Streaming To Grow In Japan?
#309 Dec 15, 2017 Tencent Music Drowns Out Spotify, Apple in China; Pandora Introduces New Free Premium Trial Session
#308 Dec 14, 2017 SoundCloud Must Become the Anti-Spotify; Why Playlists Are More Important Than Ever; Tidal Money Trouble?
#307 Dec 13, 2017 Amazon Music Makes Giant Strides; How Apple Got Its Groove Back; How to Promote Your Gigs on Spotify
#306 Dec 12, 2017 Artificial Intelligence In The Music Industry; 'Now That's What I Call Music' Albums Dominated iTunes In 2017
#304 Dec 8, 2017 Deezer Bets on Hi-Fi Audio with Japan Debut; Netflix for Jazz?; Dua Lipa is the Most Streamed Woman of 2017
#303 Dec 7, 2017 Spotify’s Wrapped Feature Now Live; Music Biz Reacts to Amazon Australia; Deezer Coming to Fitbit
#301 Dec 5, 2017 Your Discover Weekly Playlist Might Be Getting Smarter; The Fantasy of the Trickle-Up Audio
#300 Dec 4, 2017 Spotify, Tencent Music May Team Up Via Stock Swap; Neil Young’s Massive Online Archive Is Open – Today we arrive at issue #300. I want to say a quick 'thanks' to my friends and readers for your supp
#299 Dec 1, 2017 Deezer Puts Focus On Difference; Stationhead Integrates Apple Music; 7 Podcasts for Music Lovers
#298 Nov 30, 2017 How Billboard's New Streaming Rules Will Affect the Charts; iHeartRadio Launches Podcast Network
#297 Nov 29, 2017 K-Pop: Stream Like You Breathe; Grammy Snub for Spotify's Most Popular Song of All Time
#296 Nov 28, 2017 How Tech Set Underground Music Free; Coming Soon: Blockchain Streaming Service Choon
#295 Nov 27, 2017 How Your Data Is Shaping the Future of Music; Your Favorite Radio Hits May Go Silent
#294 Nov 22, 2017 Will Tech Startups Finally Make Record Labels Obsolete?; Spotify Launches New Tech Hub in London – Back Monday with Issue #295!
#293 Nov 21, 2017 Digital Music Europe Unveils Policy Agenda; Are Podcast ‘Super Listeners’ Audio Advertising’s Next Sweet Spot?
#290 Nov 16, 2017 Study: Consumers Love Streaming Music; United Masters Looks to Replace Record Labels
#289 Nov 15, 2017 Spotify Relaunches ¡Viva Latino!; Deezer Unveils Desktop App; Warner Music Signs Deal with Mdundo
#288 Nov 14, 2017 Will Piracy Increase b/c of Taylor Swift?; Björk Knows Her Technology; Streaming Killed the 'Secret Song'
#287 Nov 13, 2017 Is Streaming Killing the Musical Author?; Famemix, a Rwandan Music Streaming Platform, Debuts
#286 Nov 10, 2017 How Mobile Apps Drive the Music Industry; Why Streaming May Predict the Next Country Stars
#285 Nov 9, 2017 Taylor Swift is Not Streaming (for a Week); Spotify, Deezer Part of New Lobbying Group in Europe
#283 Nov 7, 2017 Lefsetz on musical.ly; 4 Ways AI Startups Can Target the Music Industry; Will Taylor Swift Stream?
#281 Nov 3, 2017 Release Radar Playlist is Spotify's Secret Weapon; The Future of Music, Technology in Africa
#280 Nov 2, 2017 Bandcamp Launches New App for its Artists, Labels; GarageBand Expands; The Graying Audio Industry
#278 Oct 31, 2017 Is Streaming Music the Apple Watch Killer App?; Pandora Adds Curated Playlists to On-Demand Music Service
#277 Oct 30, 2017 Billboard Chart Changes Give Another Reason to Pay for Streaming Services; Deezer Sets First NFL Deal
#276 Oct 27, 2017 Spotify Cancels TV Shows in Reboot of Video Efforts; The Odd History of Music Formats
#274 Oct 25, 2017 Country Music's “Discoverability” Problem; Apple Files for the 'Apple Music UP NEXT' Trademark
#272 Oct 23, 2017 Spotify Announces Emerging Artist Program; Billboard Charts to Adjust Streaming Weighting in 2018
#271 Oct 20, 2017 Musical Apps + Traditional TV; Spotify in Romania; Is High-Resolution Audio Worth the Extra Cost?
#269 Oct 18, 2017 Deezer, Fnatic Sign Partnership; Spotify Launches New Playlist-Pitching System for Labels
#268 Oct 17, 2017 Universal Music Group Wants to Find the Next Spotify; NME Launches 'Emerging' Platform for New Bands
#267 Oct 16, 2017 The Boston Public Library Owns 200,000 Vinyl Records — And It’s Putting Them All Online
#265 Oct 12, 2017 Streaming May Predict Next Country Stars; Americans Set Record By Streaming 8.3 Billion Songs In One Week
#264 Oct 11, 2017 How Indie Music Artists Can Benefit From Blockchain; For Radio To Live It Must Embrace Technology
#263 Oct 10, 2017 Nielsen: Radio Trumps Streaming For New Music Discovery; Arena Pays Royalties in Bitcoin
#262 Oct 9, 2017 Music Could Be the Biggest Casualty In the Streaming Wars; Is it Time for Lossless Audio on iTunes?
#261 Oct 6, 2017 Facebook Messenger Gets Apple Music Bot for Streaming; Universal Music Veteran Launches Ethereum IP Platform
#260 Oct 5, 2017 Techstars Music Looking for 2018 Class; Tom Petty’s U.S. Music Sales Increase 6,781%
#259 Oct 4, 2017 How Instagram Became The Music Industry’s Most Powerful Weapon; Spotify Creates 'Time Capsule' Playlist
#258 Oct 3, 2017 Microsoft To End Groove Music Pass in Favor of Spotify; Despacito Is About To Hit 4 Billion YouTube Views
#257 Oct 2, 2017 Will the Music Industry Embrace Voice-Controlled Technology?; Senegalese Music Start-ups Race to Be West Africa's Spotify
#255 Sep 28, 2017 How Future Streamed His Way To A $23 Million Year; Fender Joins Forces with 7digital
#254 Sep 27, 2017 Spotify Battles The Music Industry; Blockchain Meets Challenges of the Music Industry
#253 Sep 26, 2017 Uncovering How Streaming Is Changing the Sound of Pop; Alexa Arrives on Mobile Amazon Music Streaming
#252 Sep 25, 2017 What Spotify’s Rap Caviar Says About the Music Industry; EU Paves Path Towards Fair Taxation of the Digital Economy
#251 Sep 22, 2017 Deezer Revs Up Against on Spotify, Apple and Amazon; The Controversy Around Music Stream Calculations
#250 Sep 21, 2017 Paid Streaming Subscriptions Rise 50%; How Streaming Music Platforms Can Last and Grow
#249 Sep 20, 2017 The Next Generation Of Soundcloud Rappers; How 'Bodak Yellow' Exploded on Streaming Services
#248 Sep 19, 2017 This Is Why Spotify Is Beating Apple Music; The 15 Best Music Business Schools In 2017
#247 Sep 18, 2017 Rappers Are Helping Hip-Hop Dominate Streaming; Spotify, Apple Music Plot Divergent Video Strategies
#246 Sep 15, 2017 The First-Ever Digital Single; Spotify's iMessage App; LiveXLive Acquires Slacker Radio
#245 Sep 14, 2017 Broadway Benefits From Streaming; Apple Gives iTunes a Scrub; Tidal Now Third In App Store Revenue For Music Apps
#244 Sep 13, 2017 The Music Industry Bands Together to Finally Get Paid Online; Why Discogs Is Ready To Serve Much More Than Just Music
#242 Sep 11, 2017 Is Blockchain Technology the Future of Music Streaming?; Should Spotify Try to Become the 'Netflix Of Music'?
#241 Sep 8, 2017 Spotify: Teams with Hulu on College Deal, Announces First Live Music Event for the UK – If you don't see a newsletter Monday it's because Irma knocked out the power. Have a nice weekend! We
#240 Sep 7, 2017 Apple Reaches Music Deal With Warner; Facebook Offers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Music Rights
#239 Sep 6, 2017 Mercedes-Benz, TIDAL in Streaming Partnership; Stream-Ripping Site YouTube-MP3 Shuts Down after Settlement
#238 Sep 5, 2017 Spotify: Don't Compare Us to Napster; How is New Music Friday Doing? BE-AT.tv Boss Talks Livestreams
#237 Sep 1, 2017 The Agony and Ecstasy of Building an Online Music Business; Where Is the VR Music Revolution That Was Promised?
#236 Aug 31, 2017 Deezer Expands, Rebrands HiFi Offerings; Report: Music Industry Will Hit $41 Billion By 2030
#235 Aug 30, 2017 Bowie's Music Hits 1 Billion Streams on Spotify; TuneIn Premieres 'Indieclectic'; LANDR Gets Your Tracks on Streaming Services
#234 Aug 29, 2017 Pandora Partners With Fitbit; Ways YouTube Can Fix Its Problem With The Music Industry; Viberate Is the Music Marketplace of the Future
#233 Aug 28, 2017 Streaming Takes Aim at Its Biggest Consumer Target Yet; Country Music Struggles to Keep Up With Streaming Era
#232 Aug 25, 2017 Spotify, Warner Music Renew Licensing Deal; Soundcloud, Pandora & Tidal: How Will Each New CEO Fare?
#231 Aug 24, 2017 Why Indie Bands Go Major Label in the Streaming Era; Half of U.S. Households Are Listening to Podcasts
#230 Aug 23, 2017 A New Wave of Streaming Services is Putting Musicians Back in Control; Spotify, Blockchain and the Future
#229 Aug 22, 2017 Apple’s $1B Media Budget Might Help in Spotify Battle; Blockchain Could Help Artists Profit More from Their Creative Works
#228 Aug 21, 2017 Music Streamers Chase an Overlooked Audience: Country Music Fans; Who Still Steals Music These Days?
#227 Aug 18, 2017 How NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts Took Over the Internet; Independent Music Labels are Creating Their Own Streaming Services
#226 Aug 17, 2017 How Spotify Playlists Create Hits; Electric Jukebox Debuts New Music Service; Can Hi-Res Music Hit the Right Note?
#225 Aug 16, 2017 Revolutionizing Digital Music Through Blockchain; What Exactly Is Stream-Ripping?; The Streaming Services We've Lost
#224 Aug 15, 2017 Streaming Royalty Payments Leap for Indie Labels; Can Programmatic Be SoundCloud’s Next Big Revenue Driver?
#223 Aug 14, 2017 Might Disney Add Music To Its New Streaming Service?; SoundCloud Accepts $170 Million Rescue
#222 Aug 11, 2017 The Rise of Curated Playlists; Jukedeck Hopes AI Can 'Democratise Music'; LiveXLive to Stream Outside Lands
#221 Aug 10, 2017 How Do Songs End Up On Spotify Playlists Anyway?; Royalties, Investors, and the New Music Economy
#220 Aug 9, 2017 The Power of Playlisting; PledgeMusic Launches Amplify; Deezer Heading to Google Home
#219 Aug 8, 2017 Requiem for the iPod Shuffle; Tidal Gets (Another) New CEO; 7 Blockchain Apps to Help Musicians Get Paid More Easily
#218 Aug 7, 2017 How Mood Music Is Changing Streaming; Neil Young Announces Interactive Online Archive; Spotify is Coming to the Xbox One
#217 Aug 4, 2017 Amazon Music Rolling Out Activities For Alexa Users; Sirius XM To Broadcast Phish Baker's Dozen Finale Live From The Garden
#216 Aug 3, 2017 Blockchain Can Make Soundcloud a Revolutionary Music Label; Why Spotify Lowered the Volume of Songs
#215 Aug 2, 2017 Spotify Coming After Apple With New Podcast Initiative; Sirius XM Is the Piper That Gets Paid in Digital Music
#211 Jul 27, 2017 Hi-Res Audio: New Standard Or Cash Grab?; The Chinese Music Business is Set to Explode
#210 Jul 26, 2017 Music Pushes to Innovate Beyond Streaming; Why SoundCloud Bursting Would Be A Loss For DJs, Producers
#209 Jul 25, 2017 Spotify, Warner Music Close to Deal; Aphex Twin Debuts Micro Streaming Service; Tiny Desk Concert Has Big Impact
#208 Jul 24, 2017 As Streaming Services Mature, Opportunity Emerges in the Niche; Streaming Is Taking Over Pop, but It’s Far From Flawless
#207 Jul 21, 2017 What's at Stake for the Future of Music Streaming; The Art of Music Classification; Spotify Adds Social Sharing to Play Buttons
#206 Jul 20, 2017 The Secret Hit-Making Power of the Spotify Playlist; Pandora’s Artist Marketing Platform Hits 1 Billion Impressions
#205 Jul 19, 2017 SiriusXM Becomes Music's New Best Frenemy; Despacito Breaks Global Streaming Record
#204 Jul 18, 2017 In the Age of Streaming, the Top 10 is Dead; How Apple Can Make the iPod Mighty Again
#203 Jul 17, 2017 How Bitcoin Technology Could Save Streaming Music Revenue; Amazon Is Now The 3rd Biggest Music Subscription Service
#202 Jul 14, 2017 Spotify Sweats Over Bandwidth Problem as Labels Vie for Playlist Spots; Winamp’s Woes: The New Streaming World
#201 Jul 13, 2017 What if Spotify's Daily Mix Was a Standalone Product?; How Losing SoundCloud Would Change Music
#200 Jul 12, 2017 Spotify, Sony Music Reach Deal; Fixing SoundCloud; 2017: The Year of Music Streaming
#199 Jul 11, 2017 5 Streaming Trends to Watch This Summer; JQBX Lets You Stream Music with Friends; Big Hits Are Now 2 Billion Streams
#198 Jul 10, 2017 How Losing SoundCloud Would Change Music; This DJ Has Released the First Full-Length Album Using the Ethereum Blockchain
#196 Jul 6, 2017 Soundcloud Could Transform Deezer’s Market Narrative; Music Report Confirms Streaming Has Become A Gusher
#195 Jul 5, 2017 Streaming Has Made Movie Soundtracks Better Than Ever; Amazon Promo Gets You Unlimited Music Streaming for 25¢ a Month
#194 Jul 3, 2017 The End Of The Streaming Holdout; Jay-Z Is Choosing His Streaming Service Over His Legacy
#193 Jun 30, 2017 Why 2017 is the Year of Reckoning for the Streaming Music Business; How A Music App Can Help Dish Network
#192 Jun 29, 2017 Why Did Taylor Swift Really Rejoin Spotify?; Smart Speakers are the Future of Audio; Biggest Myths About Music Streaming
#191 Jun 28, 2017 Spotify Kicks Off New Concert Series; Stationhead App Could Be Just What the Streaming Business Needs
#190 Jun 27, 2017 Why Spotify Should Become A Social Network; Will Pandora Survive?; What New Technology Awaits Audiophiles?
#189 Jun 26, 2017 The Tesla Music Service Might Not Be What Everyone Thinks; How to Use Spotify Codes
#187 Jun 22, 2017 Blockchains and the Future of Digital Music; Apple Said to Seek Lower Rate in New Deals With Labels
#186 Jun 21, 2017 Spotify ‘Sponsored Songs’ Lets Labels Pay for Plays; Apple Music Adds a $99 Annual Subscription Option
#185 Jun 20, 2017 Streaming Music’s Biggest Holdouts Are Caving In; How Amazon's Echo Is Making Major Labels Rethink Their Tunes
#184 Jun 19, 2017 How Much Bigger Will Streaming Music Get; How AI, Machine Learning are Shaping the Future of Music
#183 Jun 16, 2017 Hallelujah! Bob Seger’s Music Finally Arrives on Streaming Services; Spotify Passes 140 Million Users
#182 Jun 15, 2017 Primephonic Streaming Service Launches; Spotify, Apple Trigger a Resurgence in the Small Record Label
#181 Jun 14, 2017 Apple Music: $10 Billion a Year on Content is Possible; Spotify's 'Secret Genius' to Help Smooth Things Over with Songwriters
#180 Jun 13, 2017 Finding Your Way in a Sea of Music; Spotify Turns Your Listening Binges Into Millions for Artists
#179 Jun 12, 2017 Spotify’s Plan To Win The Streaming War; Stem Raises $8M to Get Music Artists Paid More Seamlessly
#178 Jun 9, 2017 Why Can't Music Be Played In Podcasts? Taylor Swift Returns to the World of Streaming; Pandora Gets More Time
#177 Jun 8, 2017 The Importance of Metadata in the Music Industry; Bonnaroo 2017 Live Stream Schedule
#173 Jun 2, 2017 Discogs Hits Data Milestone; Podcasts Offer Competition For $33 Billion U.S. Streaming Audio Market
#172 Jun 1, 2017 The Songwhip Linking Tool; Have We Reached the End of the FM Dial?; Why Spotify is Important for Artists
#171 May 31, 2017 Spotify & the 10,000 Songs Problem; Does Music Piracy Still Exist Even In The Age Of Streaming?
#170 May 30, 2017 Does Spotify Fit the WeChat Template?; How Radio Can Survive in an Era of Podcasts, Streamers
#169 May 26, 2017 Does Digital Music Sound Better Than Analog?; How Much Data Do Music Streaming Apps Use?
#168 May 25, 2017 Big Machine TV Connects with PublicVine for Streaming Platform; How Data is Transforming the Music Industry
#167 May 24, 2017 Every Spotify Session Should Be a 'Private Session'; Blockchain and Music Data’s Byzantine Problem
#166 May 23, 2017 Saving Hype Machine; Here's How Much Data Spotify Uses; PayPal Hits Pandora Over Logo Issue
#165 May 22, 2017 Spotify Rolls Out “Ad Studio” Beta for Indie Artists & Labels; Will the Music Industry Embrace Voice-Controlled Technology?
#163 May 18, 2017 It's Demo Day for Techstars Music Start-Ups; Apple Music Shifts Away From Album Exclusives
#161 May 16, 2017 Spotify, Blockchain and the Future; Sound Royalties' $100m Bet on Unlocking Artist Income; LiveXLive Acquires Wantickets
#159 May 12, 2017 Music’s Quantitative Methods; iTunes Headed to Windows Store; Study Defends YouTube's Value To Music Biz; 20 Music Startups at Midem
#158 May 11, 2017 The New eMusic; Pandora is Running Out of Options; Spotify Partners with Capital One; Drag City Announces First-Ever Streaming Releases
#157 May 10, 2017 Why the Entertainment Industry Needs Blockchain; Inside The Ongoing Quest To Get Music Curators Paid
#156 May 9, 2017 Spotify, Deezer Back Call to Regulate App Store Owners; Kobalt's Big Funding; Pandora Nabs $150 Million Investment
#155 May 8, 2017 Warner, YouTube Renew Licensing Deal; Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Not OK with Streaming; Spotify Expands in London
#154 May 5, 2017 How The Music Industry Is Putting Itself Out Of Business; New 'Purple Rain' Concert Film, Documentary Pitched to Streaming Services
#153 May 4, 2017 Analog vs. Digital; Too Many Music Blockchains? OMI Chief Says 'No‘; 'The Last Songwriter' Looks at Downside of Streaming
#152 May 3, 2017 How The Music Streaming Boom Is Growing; New App qWaqq; SiriusXM Launching Beatles Channel
#151 May 2, 2017 How Streaming Music Has Changed Music Banking; How to Use Spotify Like a Pro; VKontakte Debuts Music Streaming
#149 Apr 28, 2017 Can Country Music Save Pandora? TuneCore Launches Premium App; Musical.ly Connects with Apple Music
#147 Apr 26, 2017 How One Artist Beat the Independent Blues with Blockchain; Music Business: Biggest Growth in 20 Years
#146 Apr 25, 2017 Cost of Entry to Streaming Market is Stifling Innovation; Spotify Developing Music Hardware; Apple Music Delays its 'Carpool Karaoke' Show
#145 Apr 24, 2017 Why Can We Still Buy Music?; Neil Young's New Streaming Service; iHeartMedia; Pandora Premium
#144 Apr 21, 2017 Kendrick Lamar, Streaming Juggernaut; Spotify, Merlin Ink Global License Agreement; Zane Lowe, Beats 1 Turning Apple Music Into Netflix
#143 Apr 20, 2017 Deezer Explores User Centric Licensing; Access Music > Own It; Streaming Profitability in Asia
#142 Apr 19, 2017 'Spotify for Artists' Gets Upgraded; Online Music's Coming MySpace Moment; Pandora On-Demand
#139 Apr 14, 2017 Gene Simmons, Not Down with Streaming; Bittunes; Blockchain; NetEase; TuneCore; Deezer's New App
#138 Apr 13, 2017 When Artists Don't Stream; Spotify + Apple Watch; Streaming to Overtake Physical Music Sales in the UK
#137 Apr 12, 2017 It’s Time to End the Stigma Over Streaming Music; Why Collection Societies Want to Make Music Together
#128 Mar 30, 2017 Bob Seger & (Not) Streaming; Spotify Debuts ‘Traffic Jams’; The Music Industry’s Quest for Consumer Data
#125 Mar 27, 2017 Facebook Eyeing Music Streaming? Slacker Radio; Podcasting; Zane Lowe – Good morning! Welcome back to another week of music streaming news.
#124 Mar 24, 2017 Algorithms & Music Curation; Daniel Ek's ‘Brilliant Minds’ Event; Tool Might Stream
#122 Mar 22, 2017 Spotify's Audio Data Power; Rare Zappa Set to Stream; Warner's Streaming-Only Label; DART Aims at Music's Data Crisis
#121 Mar 21, 2017 Stationhead App; Spotify; Voltra & Music Ownership; Streaming Services + Classical Music
#118 Mar 16, 2017 Music Biz + Podcasts; YouTube Music Could Be Awesome - But!; How Snapchat Will Change The Music Industry
#116 Mar 14, 2017 Pandora; Digital Music Wars at SXSW; Ty Segall, No Lover of Streaming; Spotify Podcasts
#115 Mar 13, 2017 Music Tech; Can Blockchain Keep Songwriters From Getting Stiffed?; Disney Embraces Spotify
#114 Mar 10, 2017 Apple, Spotify Back to SXSW; The Cheapskate’s Guide to Music Streaming; Ed Sheeran!
#112 Mar 8, 2017 Is Music Streaming a Lousy Business?; Spotify Gets Audio Detection Startup; INgrooves + Data
#111 Mar 7, 2017 Wolfgang’s Vault in Legal Battle Over Streaming Rights; Music Audience Exchange; The Future of Audio
#104 Feb 24, 2017 Bitcoin and the Music Industry; Collecting Songs In the Digital Era – Good morning! 13 stories to wrap up the week. Have a nice weekend!
#103 Feb 23, 2017 How 10 Years Of The iPhone Has Changed Music Listening; Techstars Music Reveals Start-Ups
#100 Feb 20, 2017 Country Music May be Pandora’s Secret Weapon; Can Blockchain Make Music Great Again? – This is the 100th edition of the daily digest. A big thanks to everyone who has signed up. To start t
#99 Feb 17, 2017 Spoon Launch “Aura Reader” With Spotify; 5 Countries With Big Streaming Gains in 2016 – Good morning! We wrap up the week with 13 great stories from around the world of music streaming. The
#98 Feb 16, 2017 Streaming Exclusives are Over; Who Can Buy Spotify? – Good morning. We're closing in on our 100th edition of the daily digest, which is very exciting. Grea
#97 Feb 15, 2017 Next Big Opportunity For Music Streaming Services; Qantas + Spotify – Good morning! We’ve hit mid-week with a solid collection of links from around the world of music stre
#95 Feb 13, 2017 Chance the Rapper’s Grammys = Big Win for Streaming Music – The Grammys. They were fine. Some good, some bad... whatever that Metallica/Lady Gaga thing was. Adel
#94 Feb 10, 2017 Daniel Ek is a Powerful Person; Prince Streams Again – Another solid dose of music streaming news to wrap up a great week. Lots of Spotify today, plus some
#89 Feb 3, 2017 The Napster Comeback; Facebook + Spotify? – Good morning and happy Friday. This is by far our biggest issue - 19 stories from around the music st
#88 Feb 2, 2017 The Spotify IPO; The Long Game for Playlists – Good morning: Another day loaded with lots of interesting news about the music streaming business. We
#72 Jan 4, 2017 In Apple-Spotify World, SoundCloud Can’t Find Room; Music Business Set to Embrace Moneyball
#70 Dec 30, 2016 Buy Sirius XM Stock, Or Wait for Spotify?; How Streaming Music Redefined an Industry – A last spin around the business of music streaming before we say goodbye to 2016.
#67 Dec 23, 2016 Apple Music: Platform? Promoter? Both. – One last spin around the business of music streaming before Christmas.
#62 Dec 16, 2016 Independent Radio and the Challenges of Streaming Music – Wrapping up the week with a heavy dose of music streaming news. Have a nice weekend!
#59 Dec 13, 2016 Deezer Partners with Manchester United; Instagram is Gig-Goers' Favourite Social App
#56 Dec 8, 2016 Grammy Nominations Include Streaming-Only Music For First Time; How To Open A Record Store In The Era Of Music Streaming
#55 Dec 7, 2016 Streaming Won’t Kill the Radio Star; Apple, Spotify are Generating $7 Billion a Year in Streaming Music Revenue
#50 Nov 21, 2016 Live-Streamed George Strait Show Reaches 14m; Douban.com is King of Music Streaming in China
#48 Nov 16, 2016 Is Blockchain Causing a Music Revolution?; Tech Firms Want Trump to Tackle Their Digital Music Gripes
#46 Nov 11, 2016 Songkick Announces Shazam Partnership; Spotify Swims Up'stream' In CD-Obsessed Japan
#43 Nov 1, 2016 What if Spotify Turned Daily Mix Into a Standalone Product?; Apple Music Price Drop 'Under Serious Consideration,' Sources Say
#41 Oct 26, 2016 Philadelphia Orchestra Debuts Streaming Service; Spotify: Free Service Is for Users Who Can’t Afford to Pay
#40 Oct 25, 2016 Universal Music Group Kicks Off VR App for Live Concerts; Stashimi Music Streaming App Targets Avid Fans
#39 Oct 24, 2016 The Future of Music Streaming Lies in China’s Small Cities; VRTIFY Creates A New Space For Music Sharing
#38 Oct 20, 2016 Imogen Heap Sees Blockchain as the Music Industry's Savior; Inside Vevo's Plan To Beat YouTube
#36 Oct 17, 2016 Accelerating the Future of Music; Bob Dylan's Spotify Streams Up 500% After Nobel Win
#32 Oct 10, 2016 How Blockchain Can Change the Music Industry; 8tracks Shifting To Subscription Model
#26 Sep 30, 2016 iHeart Aiming For Casual Music Fans (Let the Music Nerds Have Spotify!) – 17 big links to wrap up a most interesting week of music streaming news. Have a nice weekend!
#20 Sep 22, 2016 Deezer Debuts Family Streaming Plan | SupaPass: The “Fair Trade” Music Streaming Startup?
#16 Sep 16, 2016 Have Spotify and Apple Music Just Won The Streaming Wars? – We wrap up the week with a BIG collection of interesting news from around the music streaming busines
#11 Sep 9, 2016 Has Apple Lost Track of the Future of Music? – Wrapping up the week with a heavy duty list of music streaming news. Have a nice weekend!
#6 Sep 2, 2016 Lyor Cohen Does Not Believe in Exclusives | Orfium's Music Streaming Mission – Have a nice and safe holiday weekend!
#4 Aug 31, 2016 Questions: Can Spotify Live on $10 a Month?; Just How Well Is Streaming Really Doing? – Today's edition features not one Frank Ocean headline! Whew!
#1 Aug 26, 2016 The Summer That Streaming Took Over | Apple Music Fest: No Stream for Non-Subscribers
