Pop performer Prince has started removing all of his music from streaming platforms. His discography went down at Spotify this morning, and a note on his artist page reads “Prince’s publisher has asked all streaming services to remove his catalog.” Continue Reading
Facebook has allegedly had early discussions about working with the major music labels. According to a report by The Verge, the social network has expressed an interest in getting involved with the music industry, but it is still unsure what form that interest might take. It has reportedly spoken with Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. Continue Reading
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Last week Edison Research released new information about the podcasting audience, revealing that teens are listening as much as some older groups, unlike in terrestrial radio. But where are the young podcast stars?
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Tatiana Simonian, a vice president at Nielsen, gave a presentation at the EDMbiz conference. During the talk, she shared two slides from the Nielsen Music 360 report with data about the industry. The Nielsen data asked its survey respondents who said they paid for streaming which services they spent on. The results showed a larger percentage of paying customers at Pandora One and Spotify, where 33% and 32%, respectively, currently subscribe to the service. Continue Reading
RAIN Enterprises is pleased to announce the hiring of Michael Fischer as Director of Business Development for RAIN News and RAIN Summits. Michael Fischer is a 30-year veteran in radio and digital media. Continue Reading
Mobile music app 6 Seconds has been updated, marking version 2.0 of the original app which was launched in April. A timely and seemingly playful addition to the station array is FreeBeats1, which plays only the music from Apple’s new station. Continue Reading
Shazam and SoundHound have been making some speedy updates behind the scenes in light of the new Apple Music launch. Both have added integrations prompting the user to listen to a newly tagged song on Apple’s streaming music platform. Continue Reading