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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
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Sydney Scorza
- Mar 1, 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...
Nan Rockey
- Nov 1, 2016
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
- Oct 20, 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 18, 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 13, 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 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...
Nan Rockey
- Aug 9, 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 2, 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
- 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...
Nan Rockey
- Jul 19, 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 14, 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...
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