Spotify Unveils `Lite’ App for Slower Phones in Emerging Markets; Big Hit, Netmarble Partner on New Music-Streaming Platform
Spotify Unveils `Lite’ App for Slower Phones in Emerging Markets — www.bloomberg.com
Spotify Technology SA released a new version of its music streaming app for customers in emerging markets, an effort to grow outside of its strongholds in the U.S. and Europe.
Big Hit, Netmarble team up on new music-streaming platform — kpopherald.koreaherald.com
BTS likely to release new songs exclusively for the platform Big Hit Entertainment, the mastermind behind global sensation BTS, and the nation’s №1 mobile game developer, Netmarble, have…
Expert: AI-Generated Music is a “Total Legal Clusterf*ck” — futurism.com
The legal industry isn’t ready for AI-generated music, leading to all sorts of new questions about copyrights in the age of creative machines.
Apple Music is signing exclusives again: major partnership deal inked with French rap stars PNL — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
It’s been three years since Frank Ocean and Apple Music gave the major labels a reason to fret a little.
Lyric Licensing Goes Back to the Top of the Agenda — www.synchtank.com
Eamonn Forde looks at the curent state of lyric licensing and discovers why lyrics never been more important — and never more contested — than they are today.
The Streaming and Recording Business in China — soundcharts.com
The music business in China is a rapidly developing, vibrant industry: in just two years, it went from 12th to 7th place in the IFPI global recording market rankings, and you wouldn’t find such growth elsewhere in the world. However, what are the drivers of this development?
Jaxsta Expands Music Credit Database With Merlin Partnership — variety.com
Music credit database Jaxsta enters a commercial data access partnership with Merlin, the digital rights agency representing independents.
SoundCloud Throws Hella Shade At Spotify Over Shutting Down Their Distribution for Artists — www.youredm.com
Just recently, Spotify announced the platform will not move forward with its direct upload beta system for artists. Fear not — because SoundCloud is here.
Podcasts are the new battleground in Music streaming — www.thehindubusinessline.com
India is now the third largest podcast-listening market
Spotify Removed Two Beloved Features, and Its Users Are Vocally Very Angry — www.inverse.com
Spotify, one of the most recognizable music streaming apps, has disappointed hundreds of its fans online.
Music streaming box is ‘Britain’s great hope’ for global success — www.businesscloud.co.uk
Roxi has backing from stars including Robbie Williams, Alesha Dixon and Sheryl Crow and seeks to fix families’ smartphone discontent.
Idagio Has Changed My Life — www.vogue.com
From Mozart to Mahler, Puccini to Pärt, Beethoven to Bartók, and Glinka to Glass, a streaming service does justice to classical music.
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