SoundCloud has changed a lot over the course of 2014, in terms of its design. The company had one more tweak in store before the end of the year though: […]
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek: ‘I think people discount piracy’
Spotify boss Daniel Ek has granted a rare interview to Billboard, talking about his company’s highs and lows of 2014. Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift makes an early appearance. “The public probably […]
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Could YouTube be less like Spotify and more like Pandora?
Was it strange that Taylor Swift pulled her back catalogue from Spotify while leaving videos for her singles on YouTube? Not really: YouTube might be the biggest music-consumption platform in […]
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Ed Sheeran: ‘I think Spotify are paying the right amount’
Ed Sheeran may be BFFs with Taylor Swift, but he hasn’t been scared to disagree with her stance on Spotify. Having suggested earlier in the year that the streaming service […]
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Sony/ATV boss attacks ‘unacceptable’ Pandora and Spotify rates
Not the most surprising headline you’ll read this week, in fairness. Sony/ATV chairman and CEO Martin Bandier remains unimpressed with streaming payouts, with his latest criticism coming in an internal […]
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This week’s Music Ally Report: End-of-Year Review
It’s that time of the year (i.e. the end of the year) when we cast a critical eye back over the past 12 months in the digital music business. Our […]
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Spotify and Rdio launch end-of-2014 roundups
The risks of announcing end-of-year charts and trend roundups were shown last year by Beyonce’s surprise iTunes album, and this year (in the UK at least) by the X Factor-fuelled […]
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Twitter now helps brands target ads based on app installs
Twitter caused a minor kerfuffle last month when it emerged that its mobile app was tracking other apps installed by users. Now it’s explained what that means for advertisers, with […]
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Bop.fm takes streaming aggregation to iOS with first app
Bop.fm is one of the startups trying to build bridges between the various streaming music services, helping people share links with friends that automatically play tracks from whatever services they […]
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Taylor Swift on Spotify: ‘There’s nothing more to elaborate on’
Does Taylor Swift like iTunes? Of course she does. In an interview to celebrate being named Billboard Woman of the Year, she talks about how she discovers music. “I buy […]
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BandPage bullish about merch sales through streaming services
Ever since Spotify did a deal with Songkick to promote ticket sales within its service, we’ve wondered how big those sales are – and that’s a question that extended to merchandise sales too when the company introduced those, initially with Topspin and then with BandPage.
Well, no answers just yet, but BandPage has been giving a few numbers around that side of its business. For example? It’s now distributing more than 3m individual items of merch for artists through partnerships with Spotify and Rhapsody, as well as Shazam and LyricFind.
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Spotify launches 99-cents-a-month premium trial in US
We’re anticipating a streaming price war in 2015, possibly sparked by Apple’s relaunch of Beats Music, following reports that the company is pushing for a $5-a-month subscription price. The company […]