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ANOHNI Said She Regrets Working with Apple on "Drone Bomb Me" Video
"My being bought as a politically outspoken artist is a more potent advertising tool for Apple than a 100 more explicit ads."
Spotify Might Be Acquiring SoundCloud
According to Financial Times, the Swedish streaming giant is readying a potential "checkmate" move that will prove rather daunting for their competition.
People Are Streaming Music on Audio Platforms More Than Video Platforms for the First Time
On-demand streams in the US market are also up 58.3% from a year ago.
Spotify Employee Salaries Grow 152% as Musicians Struggle in Age of Streaming
This week the company released its 2015 financial findings, and the average employee is making $168,747.
SoundCloud Denies That It Will Block All DJ Mixes That Aren't Fully Cleared
An anonymous source has claimed that a "significant and serious" round of limitations is on the horizon.
Beloved NYC Record Shop Other Music to Close in June
The independent music institution opened back in 1995, and will shut down its operation on June 25.
Why Exclusive TV Works for Netflix But Exclusive Albums Don’t Work for Tidal
With Beyonce's 'Lemonade' on Tidal and Drake's 'Views From the 6' on Apple Music, how are you going to DJ your party this weekend?
Report Finds Global Music Revenues Increased 3.2%, but Held Back by YouTube
The 2016 IFPI Report also found that digital music revenues surpassed those for physical sales for the first time ever in 2015.
Artists Made $150 Million Using Bandcamp Since 2008
We take a closer look at what this means for independent artists making most of their money from streaming and touring.
There Is a Subtle Power Struggle for Control of Music Metadata
The word "metadata" requires the presence of another entity to which the data at hand refers. Increasingly, it now points toward the listener instead of toward whatever they're listening to.
The Life of Pablo, the Death of Streaming Music as We Know it
Streaming fragmentation is driving people back to piracy.