What’s going on with Spotify and streaming payments?
March 13th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Musicians are paid fractions of a penny every time their song is streamed. The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruled
Browsing the "Streaming Music" Tag
Is Facebook preparing its own streaming service?
February 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Streaming music is huge and getting huger. According to a report called Music in the Air prepared by Goldman Sachs,
Amazon Gets into the Streaming Music Business and is Charging Less. (Sorry, Canada. This Not for You)
October 12th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
After months of hinting that something was coming, Amazon announced yesterday a new streaming music service with a monthly cost
Which Streaming Music Service is Best? JD Power Rates Them All.
October 10th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
JD Power is best known for telling us which auto manufacturers make the best-built vehicles. But the company also rates
Is Spotify Ready to Buy SoundCloud?
September 29th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
That’s the word. “Advanced talks,” we’re told. Good idea? Bad idea? Music Industry Blog takes a look. The Financial Times
How Long Before There’s More Consolidation in the Streaming Music Sector?
September 27th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Sure you’ve heard of Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play Music and YouTube. If you go one level deeper, you’ll find
So Where Is All the Money from Streaming Going?
September 22nd, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Yesterday I had a post that linked to an article that insisted that thanks to revenues from streaming, the record
Hang On: You Mean the Recording Industry is Okay Again?
September 21st, 2016 | by Alan Cross
How long have we been hearing that the recording industry was in decline? Since 2000, at least. Revenues peaked in
Random Music News for Wednesday, September 21, 2016
September 21st, 2016 | by Alan Cross
I woke up in Nashville. I seem to be here for the NAB/RAB Radio Show. I’d better get moving–but not before
The Streaming Wars: It’s Pretty Much Down to Spotify and Apple Music
September 17th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
The war for dominance in the streaming space has many players–Google/YouTube, Tidal, Napster, Deezer and a dozen or so others–but
Random Music News for Saturday, September 17, 2016
September 17th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
New pet peeve: people who stop dead at the top of busy escalators. What are they thinking? And now, some
Random Music News for Monday, September 5, 2016
September 5th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
A tip for anyone doing yard maintenance: you will always need one more bag of topsoil/mulch/seed/fertilizer/etc. that you thought you
So How Well is Streaming Doing Really?
August 31st, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Physical and digital music sales are down by over 20% so far this year, a toll inflicted by the rise
It’s Been a Year Since We Started Releasing Music on Fridays. Has It Helped the Industry?
August 29th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Before July 2015, all new music in Canada and the US came out on Tuesday. New releases were shipped in
Random Music News for Wednesday, August 24, 2016
August 24th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 2001 when Air Transat flight 236 ran out of gas on its way from
Random Music News for Thursday, August 4, 2016
August 4th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Happy anniversary, dear. And now, music news. Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock was involved in a car crash after falling asleep
An Interesting Comparison: Spotify (The Goth) vs. Apple Music (The Stoner)
July 18th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
I don’t need to subscribe to all the streaming music services, but since it’s my job to know about this
Study: People Between 15 and 19 Don’t See Much Need in Owning Music
July 14th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Well, this is worrisome. Since the dawn of rock’n’roll, young people have been the economic engine of the business. A
Apple Looking to Buy Tidal
July 1st, 2016 | by Alan Cross
There are too many streaming music services. None of them is making money, either. Time to cull the herd. Apple
TONS of People Still Won’t Pay for Music
June 30th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
No, this isn’t another story about piracy and illegal downloading. It has to do with the millions of people who
What Do You Do When Your Streaming Music Service Doesn’t Really Understand You?
June 27th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
I subscribe to three different streaming music services, each of which seem to have a different idea of who I
There’s More Music Everywhere, But the Economics Suck More Than Ever. Year’s Why.
June 23rd, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Jimmy Chamberlin toiled for years in and out of the Smashing Pumpkins back in the day when it really, really
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