Music labels launching their own streaming service so artists get a better deal 22 August 2017
Artists generally get a raw deal when it comes to offering their music on major music streaming services. Spotify is paying to access a catalogue of more than 30 million songs as per forecasts by the end of the year. … Continue reading
Spotify to be launched in Thailand this month 15 August 2017
Spotify, the world’s foremost music streaming service is expected to launch in Thailand For those that haven’t used the service that is hugely popular in Europe and North America, it will allow users to stream entire albums, create playlists, listen … Continue reading
Neil Young launching his music streaming service for his music 09 August 2017
Neil Young is creating an online streaming service that will include every song that he has ever made since 1963. Neilyoungarchives.com which will house the online music streaming service will be the extension of Young’s original plan of Archive box … Continue reading
Music Streaming Mobile app JOOX in SA 08 August 2017
A music streaming app JOOX that lets South Africans stream and download music has been launched by Tencent Africa. This app will include functionalities like hundreds of local music playlists and soundtracks for every mood. This app will offer free … Continue reading
Apple vs Spotify, who has more subscribers? 08 August 2017
In the realm of music streaming services, it all drills down to the number of subscribers. Spotify’s 60 million subscribers clearly wins over Apple Music’s 27 million. As per TechCrunch, Spotify has acquired more subscribers in a shorter duration compared … Continue reading
Increasing listeners in China have begun to pay for online music subscription 27 July 2017
In China out of the 600m Chinese who listen to music online, only 20m have a paid subscription that typically costs between 8 and 12 yuan (between $1.2 and $1.8) a month. Rest of the listeners don’t pay anything for … Continue reading
Streaming services preferred means of listening to music for Americans 24 July 2017
Music streaming has become hugely popular in the U.S primarily due to convenience. Americans streamed 284.7 billion on-demand music streams (including video) in the first 6 months of 2017 as per Nielsen data. Assuming that 1,500 streams is the equivalent … Continue reading
Future of Music Streaming 21 July 2017
There has been a great evolution in the way people consume music, from buying CDs to downloading songs to paying a monthly subscription for online music streaming services. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, last year, for the … Continue reading
Six-month free Apple Music offered by EE 17 July 2017
Ever since Three made an announcement that it was zero-rating data for popular video streaming services like Netflix, it has influenced other operators to provide free access to services as well. For instance, Virgin Mobile added Twitter to the list … Continue reading
Spotify to collaborate with Mighty Audio 14 July 2017
Mighty audio which is a startup that created the first of its kind on-the-go streaming music player announced a partnership with Spotify. It is redefining the music player taking advantage of Spotify’s vast library of content. Spotify playlists will be … Continue reading
