Apple has hired Jeff Bronikowski as its new global head of strategic music intiatives. He joins from Warner Music Group, where he was SVP of global business development and head of new technology and innovation. Continue Reading
Spotify is giving a bigger global rollout to its standalone Kids app. The software is rolling out today as a beta for anyone with a Spotify Premium Family subscription in the UK and Australia. Continue Reading
The Google/Alphabet empire has been rumored to be planning consolidation under its sprawling umbrella of music properties. The latest insider info hints that the transition to phase out Google Play Music in favor of YouTube Music. Continue Reading
Many upstart businesses have emerged over the past several years with the goal of bringing a streaming experience to hardcore fans of niche genres, aiming to provide more detail and discovery for audiences who might feel underserved by mainstream operations. The upcoming service Jazzed is, unsurprisingly, trying to reach jazz fans. Continue Reading
Warner Music Group is going public once more. Yesterday, the major label announced its plans for an IPO and filed with the SEC to move ahead with the common stock offering. WMG has been a privately owned company for the past eight years. Continue Reading
Apple Music has landed a new deal with Genius, the lyrics and music metadata company. With their latest agreement, Apple Music will now co-produce the Genius show Verified. It will also exclusively premiere episodes every weekday, and the episodes will then be shared on the Genius YouTube channel within 24 hours. Continue Reading
Spotify posted several notable increases in its fourth-quarter earnings report. Revenue, subscribers, and podcast interest were all on the rise for the streaming service over the course of 2019. Continue Reading
Alphabet released its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings, with an unusual amount of detail disclosed about YouTube. In the past periods, YouTube details have been bundled in with Google results, but the tech giant’s leadership has opted to provide specifics about the video platform this time. Continue Reading
Sirius XM has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2019. The company’s acquisition of Pandora in February 2019 had a notable impact on its earnings, including a boost to overall revenue, although higher costs in acquisition, refinancing, and other areas did bring down annual income. Continue Reading
Only the top five, making this an ultra-short list for Forbes. Still, interesting. If you’re guessing Joe Rogan for the top spot, you’re right, but #2 might surprise you. Continue Reading
We got a note from Pocket Casts that two in-app discovery features we’ve been waiting for became active today. They are Guest List (favorite podcasts of a guest curator) and Network Highlight (a selection of one network’s catalog). We checked them out. Continue Reading
The classical music industry is rarely at the vanguard of technology in 21st-century digital music. But streaming service Idagio is taking a bold step. Partnering with Maxim Vengerov, on of the world’s top violinists, Idagio is exclusively releasing his albums… Continue Reading