Dmitri Vietze
Why the Hate? Spotify is the Icebreaker Powered by Music
I see Spotify as the icebreaker, the nuclear ship that created a new path when the entire music industry froze over. Everyone in America was
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Music Tectonics
- May 16, 2019
(Podcast) Always Listening: Do Music Streaming Apps Understand Us? with Joe Murphy of Vocalize.ai
This week on the Music Tectonics podcast, Vocalize.ai founder & CEO Joe Murphy rates the big music streaming services on their voice exp
Tristra Newyear Yeager
- Mar 15, 2019
Go Public, Go Pugilist: No More Mr. Nice Spotify
The war of words over Spotify's recent actions made this no ordinary week for news. Instead of a headline roundup, we asked rock paper...
Music Tectonics
- Jan 18, 2019
From Shazam to Pandora: 2018 Sees Fewer Acquisitions in Numbers, but High in Impact
Spotify, which went public on April 3 via direct listing (rather than a classic IPO), acquired Loudr later that month. Billing themselves as
Music Tectonics
- Jan 14, 2019
Tremors That Shook 2018: Music Tech News Roundup
In MT’s 2018 Music Tech News Roundup, host Dmitri Vietze and regular guest Tristra Newyear Yeager explored some of the deep seismic shifts i
Caitlin Blackford
- Oct 27, 2017
Spotify and Apple Music Get Their Edge
The Verge – October 20, 2017 Starting in 2018, Billboard announced that they will begin counting “hybrid paid/ad-supported platforms”...
Tristra Newyear Yeager
- Oct 20, 2017
Streaming — Beyond Good and Evil
It’s time to move on, folks. Sometimes it’s not about good and evil. We need to take the streaming music conversation to more nuanced places
Caitlin Blackford
- Sep 22, 2017
Spotify Finally Gets the Upper Hand Against Apple Music
Hypebot – September 19, 2017 Being first on the music streaming scene has certainly helped Spotify get the advantage against Apple Music....
Caitlin Blackford
- Sep 15, 2017
Pandora Reveals Its Competitive Edge Against Spotify
Digital Music News – September 11, 2017 According to financial projections, SoundCloud is going to have a rough few years ahead of...
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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