Spotify Is Now Testing Unlimited Skips For Free Users
One of the main differentiations between paid subscribers and free users of Spotify has been the ad-free experience that paying customers get to enjoy. Now, ...
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The Chainsmokers & Zedd Dominate Nielsen Music’s Mid-Year 2018 Dance/Electronic Charts
Earlier today, Billboard released their mid-year report on the Dance/Electronic charts based off the sales data from a tracking period starting December 27th ...
Best Buy To Stop Selling Physical CDs As of Today
It's no secret that as far as music consumption goes, physical product is a thing of the past. Somewhere along the way in the mid-2000s, the digital download an...
Spotify’s First Public Earnings Report: 75m Paid Subscribers, Expanded Hulu Partnership, New Countries + More
Earlier in the year Spotify filed its IPO to become a public company and as a part of their new-found fiduciary responsibility to shareholders, they've shared...
House of Representatives Unanimously Pass Music Modernization Act
Earlier today, the Music Modernization Act unanimously passed through the House of Representatives ushering in a new era of the music industry. Sponsored across...
Sources: Jimmy Iovine To Leave Apple In August
Since joining Apple, music industry legend Jimmy Iovine has cut an impressive figure by creating and bringing Apple's flagship music streaming service Appl...
YouTube Secures Licensing Agreement With Universal Music Group
YouTube has just wrapped up licensing deals with two out of three three major labels earlier today with Universal Music Group and SONY Music Entertainment. Th...
Beatport Shares Their Most Popular Song, Label, & Artist of 2017
With the advent of streaming over the last few years plus the failed acquisition by SFX, Beatport's relevance has certainly been on the decline for the most p...
Spotify’s $43.5 Million Class Action Lawsuit Faces Complications At Final Hearing
Back in early August, Spotify settled a major class action lawsuit to the tune of $43.5 million. The lawsuit was filed by Melissa Ferrick and David Lowery on...
Spotify Purchases Cloud-Based Recording Studio Company Soundtrap
Since 2015, Swedish start-up Soundtrap has been offering users the ability to work in real time with other users on musical projects via its cloud-based recor...
RIAA: Streaming’s Share of US Music Industry Revenues Almost Doubled Between 2015 and 2017
2015 doesn't seem all that long ago. The Golden State Warriors were coming off of their first championship, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike were #1 on the DJ Mag ...
Business Managers of Skrillex, Zedd, and More Share 10 Music Industry Money Saving Pro-Tips
Skrillex and Zedd both made the top 10 of Forbes' 2017 "Electronic Cash Kings” list, and they got there by managing their money wisely...
David Weise and A...