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Stuart Dredge of Music Ally: 2019’s Music Industry Megatrends
With the digital ink barely dry on Music Ally's "42 Trends of 2019" report, Stuart sits down with podcast host Dmitri Vietze t
Music Tectonics
Dec 19, 2019
Podcast: Weekly News Roundup
We're trying out a different format for our weekly news roundup: a podcast episode! This week, rock paper scissors' resident music tech...
Sydney Scorza
Mar 1, 2019
Live Nation tracking concert attendees and Twitter shuts down Vine
Digital Music News - October 31, 2016 1 out of every 4 CDs sold on Amazon is counterfeit. Musically - October 28, 2016 SiriusXM posted...
Nan Rockey
Nov 1, 2016
KickassTorrents says torrents are not copyrighted materials; A2IM issues counterfeit alert
Amplify - October 19, 2016 Eventbrite's Facebook integration and the future of distributed commerce. A2IM - October 18, 2016 Attention:...
Nan Rockey
Oct 20, 2016
Unsigned artists make 4x more from streaming than major label artists and Pandora rolls out its arti
Tech Times - October 14, 2016 YouTube-mp3 and The Pirate Bay now outrank Spotify and Pandora in worldwide music website traffic. Business...
Nan Rockey
Oct 18, 2016
YouTube buys FameBit and Amazon launches its music unlimited streaming service.
Music Ally - October 12, 2016 YouTube buys FameBit to connect creators with brands. Billboard - October 12, 2016 Amazon launches...
Nan Rockey
Oct 13, 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
Oct 6, 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 15, 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 8, 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
Sep 6, 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 30, 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 23, 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 16, 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...
Nan Rockey
Aug 11, 2016
Atlantic continues hunt for Suicide Squad music leaker, Apple Music launches in Korea and more here
Music Ally - August 8, 2016 US publishing industry in uproar over DOJ licensing plans. TorrentFreak - August 3, 2016 Atlantic Records...
Nan Rockey
Aug 9, 2016
Atlantic goes after Reddit, United Talent Agency promotes fifteen and more updates
Amplify - July 29, 2016 UTA Music hires two and promotes over 15 employees. Complete Music Update - August 2, 2016 Atlantic attempting to...
Nan Rockey
Aug 2, 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 26, 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...
Nan Rockey
Jul 21, 2016
Apple redefines royalty payments, Deezer moves into Spotify turf and more updates!
TechCrunch - July 18, 2016 SeatGeek will calculate how much that ticket is worth. Music Business Worldwide - July 18, 2016 Apple: music...
Nan Rockey
Jul 19, 2016
Spotify's new radio features, YouTube responds to critics and more insights into the current mus
Billboard - July 13, 2016 Spotify unveils radio-like playlists, featuring the story of when James Blake rejected Drake. Music Business...
Nan Rockey
Jul 14, 2016
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