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Nan Rockey

Oct 6, 2016

Streaming surpasses downloads in Australia, Ticketmaster looking at lawsuit

The Next Web - October 6, 2016 Shazam's new Lite app for Android faster at IDing songs than anything out there. Hypebot - October 6, 2016...

Nan Rockey

Sep 15, 2016

Music Consumer Insight Report released from IFPI, Pandora launches Pandora Plus

The Verge - September 15, 2016 Pandora launches Pandora Plus, an improved version of its $5 subscription service. Musically - September...

Nan Rockey

Sep 8, 2016

EMI staff laid off in Sony buyout and Apple killed the headphone jack.

TechCrunch - September 7, 2016 Apple kills headphone jack (1878 - 2016). RIP. Music Business Worldwide - September 5, 2016 Sony slashes...

Nan Rockey

Sep 6, 2016

Labels earn $5bn so far this year, Vevo partnering with MediaWorks

Music Business Worldwide - September 2, 2016 Major labels generated $5bn in first half of 2016 - as Universal took lion's share....

Nan Rockey

Aug 30, 2016

Spotify allegedly burying competitor tracks, Facebook testing auto-playing sound and more updates to

The Verge - August 26, 2016 Spotify reportedly burying tracks from artists who give exclusives to competition. Billboard - August 25,...

Nan Rockey

Aug 23, 2016

Spotify out of contract, Amazon's new streaming service and more news coming down the pipeline

Music Business Worldwide - August 22, 2016 Spotify is out of contract with all three major labels - and wants to pay them less. Musically...

Nan Rockey

Aug 16, 2016

Pennsylvania adds streaming tax, Reddit protects identity of music leaker, and more music news

Mumbrella - August 15, 2016 'Subscription economy' moving from magazines to brands. Billboard - August 15, 2016 Pennsylvania is the...

Nan Rockey

Aug 11, 2016

Atlantic continues hunt for Suicide Squad music leaker, Apple Music launches in Korea and more here

Complete Music Update - August 11, 2016 Sony Music buys Ministry of Sound recordings. Cult of Mac - August 10, 2016 iTunes alternative...

Dmitri Vietze

Aug 3, 2016

Who is Getting Rich from Streaming: Part 5 of the Music Streaming Debate

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 At the crux of the anti-streaming argument is that certain people or companies are getting rich on the backs...

Nan Rockey

Jul 26, 2016

eBay to buy Ticket Utils, Verizon buys Yahoo and other big changes this week

MusicAlly - July 22, 2016 Pandora reports latest financials amid acquisition. Complete Music Update - July 25, 2016 eBay to buy Ticket...

Nan Rockey

Jul 21, 2016

German music sales rise, Apple buys out Omnifone, and another big day in music news

Hypebot - July 20, 2016 German music market up in the first half of 2016 thanks to streaming. Wall Street Journal - July 20, 2016...