RAIN Time Travel: June 2016 headlines

In this monthly feature, we look back one decade and revisit selected headlines. Today — highlights from June 2016.

First ever Broadway show livestream airing tonight

Westwood One partners with Veritone for radio archiving, searching, and publishing

LyricFind now powering Google Play Music

AM/FM reach is high; time-spent is nuanced (Nielsen report)

Spotify, iHeartMedia facing playlist patent lawsuit

Last.fm hits 100 billion plays over 14 years

Seven months later, Adele’s 25 will stream

Study of Indonesian consumers reveals reluctance to pay for music; acceptance of advertising

NPR One is a hit, but digital unease remains

SoundCloud to debut video ads (just only in specific circumstances)

Rhapsody CEO on the change to Napster and navigating the future

More industry critiques of DMCA; Taylor Swift and U2 join in

iHeartRadio and AdsWizz launch private programmatic market for streaming radio

Spotify has 100 million active users

SoundExchange expects $860 million in distributions this year

Grammys will now consider streaming-only albums for awards

New CEO for PodcastOne

PwC report sees booms ahead for streaming, mobile advertising

Scripps buys Stitcher from Deezer, augments growing podcast empire

SoundExchange launches appeal of Copyright Royalty Board rates

Tim Westergren: Pandora is replacing AM/FM radio

SoundCloud inks European deal with Universal, SACEM

CBS wins ruling that remasters of pre-1972 songs can be played without liability

AdLarge brings idobi Network into its publisher portfolio, expanding its digital inventory