Widespread piracy of online MP3 files is what rapidly killed China’s booming music industry in the 1990s. The very survival of China’s music industry was under the gun thanks to free and p…
A study states that music on YouTube hinders piracy
It has been shown that YouTube actually reduces music piracy, as proven through research of exclusive YouTube data along with a survey of thousands of users in a variety of countries. The researchers …
Is music piracy still even a question now that there is streaming?
One would think that streaming has made piracy a thing of the past, but not as far as IFPI is concerned. The global recording industry organization states that piracy has not fully died out, but that …
Beatport Top 10 back to its reputation
“Consistently hailed by producers and non-producers alike as one of the crowning achievements in terms of releasing dancefloor-oriented music, the chart — and more specifically the top 10 — has …
Beatrising partners with Apple Music
Apple Music makes everything about music — listening, exploring, discovering — better than ever. Your entire music collection, along with the vast Apple Music library, is right at your fingertips. Exp…
Apple Music can now boast 27 million paid subscribers
Apple announced during its WWDC 2017 conference that Apple Music now has 27 million paid subscribers. Apple already had 20 million subscribers back in December, 2016, marking a 35% stats increase in 6…
Apple’s HomePod Speaker designed to revolutionize Home Music
Apple introduced its brand new HomePod at the last WWDC conference: a new line of Siri controlled audiophile smart speakers that pump automatically adjusted spatially aware sound. Need a musicologist?…
Apple Music allows you to share music with your friends
The company announced at WWDC that Apple Music has jumped more into the social ring. Apple unveiled new social features to be available with the iOS 11. Users will be able to create profiles and share…
Beatrising partners with Pandora
“Pandora is the world’s most powerful music discovery platform – a place where artists find their fans and listeners find music they love. We are driven by a single purpose: unleashing the…
Pandora Announces $150 Million Investment by KKR
OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)- Pandora (NYSE: P) today (5/8/2017) announced it has entered into an agreement for a $150 million strategic investment from KKR. In connection with the investment…