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Apple Music helps US recorded music market grow 8.1% in first half of 2016

A good news day: Revenue from subscription music services more than doubled in the US in the first half of…

9 years ago

Spotify Premium crosses 40 million paying subscribers

Just moments after disclosing its 39 millionth paying subscriber, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has announced 40 million paying subscribers.  “40…

9 years ago

Amazon and Pandora’s $5 streaming music services will reportedly launch in the next few weeks

Amazon and Pandora are readying new music streaming services for launch in the coming weeks, The New York Times reports, with…

9 years ago

Top Spotify sales exec Jonathan Forster exits company

One of the longest-serving employees at Spotify, Jonathan Forster, is leaving the company. The news was first reported by Swedish…

9 years ago

Spotify is out of contract with all three major labels – and wants to pay them less

Spotify is out of contract with all three major music companies, MBW has learned, with a dispute over revenue splits…

10 years ago

Spotify’s most viral tracks US, UK and globally

These lists represent the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by…

10 years ago

Spotify raids BBC Radio for talent to boost UK playlist team

Just over a year ago, MBW broke the news that Apple Music had poached no less than four BBC radio…

10 years ago

Apple: Music streaming should pay songwriters $910 every million plays

Apple has filed a new proposal with the US Copyright Royalty Board which it hopes will simplify songwriting royalties in…

10 years ago

At this rate, music downloads will be dead by 2020

Single-track download sales in the US have crashed by 42% since their peak just four years ago – sparking the…

10 years ago

How Apple hopes to win the streaming war

Drake's "Hotline Bling" video, Taylor Swift's tour movie and the Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face" have something in common: They've all been…

10 years ago