Streaming
SHENZHEN, China (CelebrityAccess) — Chinese music streaming giant Tencent Music Entertainment Group announced it turned a profit in the last quarter of 2019 ...
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How Many Spotify Streams Are Necessary To Live Above The Poverty Line?
(Hypebot) — The royalties earned off of Spotify streams are notoriously low but do provide some income to artists. So just how many plays does ...
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The Recorded Music Industry Had A Great Year, Courtesy Of Streaming
(Hypebot) — The numbers are in, and 2019 was quite a winner for the music business, with the recorded music industry pulling down ...
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Spotify Becomes The #1 Streaming Service In The U.S.
(Hypebot) — Pandora is no longer the most popular music streaming service in the US, with Spotify taking the No. 1 spot in ...
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YouTube Says It Paid Music Industry $3B Last Year, But Didn’t Share The Stat The Music Community Really Needs
(Hypebot) — YouTube payouts to the music industry topped $3 billion in 2019, according to CEO Susan Wojcicki. Overall, YouTube says it has ...
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Spotify Adds Songwriter Pages, Playlists
(Hypebot) – Spotify has launched songwriter pages and playlists in beta as “a new way to share the songs you’ve written on Spotify ...
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Streaming And The Art Of Playlist Stuffing
(Hypebot) — The rise of the streaming age has not only altered our listening habits but is also impacting the way in which ...
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LiveXLive Media Expresses “Substantial Doubt” About Its Prospects
(Hypebot) — LiveXLive Media, best known for live streaming concerts, has acquired EDM concert and festival promoter React Presents for a reported $2 ...
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US Music Industry Loses $1B Annually From Unauthorized Account Sharing
(Hypebot) — Industry analysts MusicWatch has been tracking paid streaming account sharing and the use of family plans for some time, and the ...
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Major German Artists Demand Bigger Share Of Streaming Revenue
(Hypebot) — 14 managers and lawyers representing many of Germany’s biggest music artists have joined together to demand that record labels pay all ...
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