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China’s Exploding Streaming Music Market
“It is an important and dynamic time for music in China”, as mentioned by Tencent Music Entertainment CEO Cussion Pang, at the 2017 Music Matters conference. “Technology advances are enabl…
Hundreds of Millions of Dollars being Offered to Labels and Publishers by Facebook
Facebook wants its over 2bn users to be able to start legally using music in their videos, so they are rapidly offering record labels and publishers an advance. News is out that the social media colos…
Streaming is why the global music business is about to explode
Goldman Sachs has released a new report which, compared to previous forecasts, strongly predicts a 16% rise in global revenues from paid music streaming, reaching $28bn by 2030. Over the next 13 years…
Spotify comes to Thailand
Spotify comes to Thailand offering both a free ad-supported music service and an upgraded ad-free subscription service. Users can listen for free or alternatively upgrade to Spotify Premium for only 1…
Sony has become the first major label legalized for remixing, thanks to Dubset
The legal grey area of music, such as remixes and DJ sets that are now unofficially on SoundCloud, soon might land in the hands of Spotify and Apple Music. This is due to a deal with rights clearance …
Beatrising partners with Beatport
Beatport today is the worldwide home of electronic music for DJs, producers, and their fans. The Beatport Store offers music in premium digital formats and provides unique music discovery tools create…
How to get playlist followers on Spotify
“(…) We’ve gone to some of our top users in the Spotify Community and asked them how they became successful curators. Below is a summary of their top tips. 1. Be Original When…