DotBlockchain Music Signs Up New Partners; New Edition Gets a Streaming Boost
DotBlockchain Music Signs Up Four Industry Partners, Enters ‘Phase Two’ of Data Project — www.billboard.com
New deals with industry partners mean that DotBlockchain has taken another significant step towards solving the music industry’s most glaring data — and payment — problem. Will it pay off?
Music Subscriptions Pass Million Mark in Spain as Streaming Dominates Bullish Market — www.billboard.com
Music sales in Spain rose for third consecutive year; appeal of Spanish pop artists stays strong.
The Great Unbundling — stratechery.com
The music industry, meanwhile, has, at least relative to newspapers, come out of the shift to the Internet in relatively good shape; while piracy drove the music labels into the arms of Apple, which unbundled the album into the song, streaming has rewarded the integration of back catalogs and new music with bundle economics.
Here’s what’s coming to record stores and streaming services in February — www.avclub.com
Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost immediately.
3 Things About Disruption That Bitcoin Can Teach The Music Industry — www.hypebot.com
Whether they’re for it or against, people often discuss blockchain tech’s potential to disrupt the music industry, but disruption may not mean exactly they think, and creating a new system that will change the industry in a way which truly benefits artists is no easy task.
Pandora’s streaming data is now included in the Billboard Hot 100 music chart — venturebeat.com
Online music service Pandora is now influencing the Billboard Hot 100 music chart with news that its streaming data will be used alongside the myriad sources that influence the chart positions of popular artists.
Western Music’s Decline in Japan — aramajapan.com
From Mariah Carey and Avril Lavigne to Lady Gaga and Carly Rae Jepsen, everyone that follows the Japanese music industry knows that Western artists do have a place in it. But that place is shrinking due to a number of reasons.
Why 2017 will be the year of the Access Economy in Australia — mashable.com
From entertainment to living quarters to odd jobs, this trend is ever expanding and adapting.
How HMV’s bankruptcy will affect the rest of Canada’s music business — www.canadianbusiness.com
HMV’s closure was inevitable as consumers flocked to streaming music services, who will surely benefit further from the chain’s collapse.
Citi and Live Nation Pact on Music Streaming Platform “Citi Sound Vault” — thevideoink.com
Citi has a pleasant surprise for their cardmembers. The bank has teamed with Live Nation to present “Citi Sound Vault,” a new live music platform curated exclusively for cardmembers to access…
New Edition’s Spotify Streams Have Increased By 637% In The Past Week — www.thefader.com
New Edition’s streams on Spotify have increased by 637% in the past week thanks to BET’s The New Edition Story.
