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Google Launches its Music Streaming Service – Youtube Music in India 13 March 2019

Finally, after all that buzz, Google introduces its dedicated music streaming service – YouTube Music in India. With both free and premium versions, YouTube Music is all set to battle out with the existing players of the music streaming market … Continue reading

Streaming subscription service YouTube Premium makes debut in seven countries 16 November 2018

Paid streaming subscription service, YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium have gone live in seven new countries, marking its presence felt in 25 global markets. Previously known as YouTube Red, YouTube Premium provides users access to ad-free video streaming services. … Continue reading

Deezer to feature local radio stations 13 November 2018

Live music streaming platform Deezer has added local radio stations to its platform where online music streamer can listen to popular radio stations by categories such as “music”, “talk”, and “international”. Deezer, the French audio streaming platform is slowly catching … Continue reading

Pandora’s paid subscriber base grows 01 August 2018

Music streaming company, Pandora Media has reported a growth in paid subscribers for the second quarter of 2018, thus driving its shares 12 percent higher. Facing competitions from bigger rivals such as Spotify, Google Play Music and Apple Music hasn’t … Continue reading

Spotify hits 83 million paid subscribers 27 July 2018

Music streaming giant Spotify has 83 million paid subscribers amount to a total of 180 million daily active users as reported in its second-quarter earnings report from 2018. Spotify’s daily active user base has grown 30 percent year-over-year. Additionally, Spotify … Continue reading

Sony LIV app installs get doubled in the Q1 05 June 2018

SonyLIV’s video-on-demand app installs has doubled its share in terms of app installs, if reports are to be believed. SonyLIV’s share of app installs has increased to 13% by the end of the quarter from 5.9% whereas popular OTT platform … Continue reading

Google Play Music to merge with YouTube Remix 30 April 2018

Technology giant, Google is reportedly shutting down Google Play Music as part of its long-rumored video and audio cleanup. The subscription-based music streaming service will be replaced by YouTube Remix later this year. The new offering will offer both on-demand … Continue reading

Online music streaming sets tune for global music industry as live streaming outshines digital download 26 April 2018

Online music streaming has finally edged out digital downloads and physical sales, becoming the industry’s biggest source of revenue. Live music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, now make up 34.3 percent of sales, up from 29% the … Continue reading

Popularity of Audio streaming results in higher music sales in the US 27 March 2018

According to reports, the rise in music streaming has led to significant growth in music sales in the U.S. The registered revenue which grew at a rate of 16.5% has hit a level, last seen a decade ago as per … Continue reading

Spotify soon to launch in India 20 March 2018

According to Deloitte, Indian music streaming market is set to touch Rs 3100 crore by 2020 and the report has certainly interested Swedish streaming giant Spotify to explore the market. While the details are yet to be unfolded, the company … Continue reading