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...
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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...
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