Google Maps has long been the gold standard for navigation, and the platform’s latest update includes a musical angle. The maps service added integrations with Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play Music. Continue Reading
Nielsen has released a report centered on the Indian music industry and its unique position within the global business. The India Music 360 2018 report is based on surveys from June-July of 2018, with 1,570 surveys conducted in an age range of 16 to 45. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Statistics out of New Zealand and a familiar-looking feature joins iHeartRadio. Continue Reading
Verto Analytics released its annual index, offering a snapshot of performance for the most popular music streaming services. The report puts a focus on measuring listener loyalty with its “stickiness” metric and examines which platforms have had success attracting particular listener demographics. Continue Reading
The new and revised YouTube Music and YouTube Premium have officially made their international launch. The services, which update YouTube’s approaches to streaming and subscription music, were first announced earlier this year, and began rolling out in the United States in May. Continue Reading
Musical.ly is merging its related app, Live.ly, into the core mobile entertainment service. Musical.ly lets people record videos of themselves lip syncing to popular songs, while Live.ly offers hosting of live video broadcasts, a niche that was briefly a hot topic for the startup space. Continue Reading
The new YouTube Music app has been rolling out gradually through the vast population of Android users. How does the refreshed app look and feel? How effectively does it surface YouTube’s immensely deep catalog? Continue Reading
Google has made a move into programmatic audio advertising. The tech giant announced that audio ads are now available to all customers of its DoubleClick Bid Manager. The demand-side platform is rolling out the audio support with inventory from Google Play Music, Spotify, SoundCloud, and TuneIn. Pandora is slated to be added soon. Continue Reading
Venerable media metadata company Gracenote (a Nielsen subsidiary) today announced a new technology product called Sonic Style, which classifies tracks into micro-categories that more exactly match up to what consumers with to hear in playlists. The technology aspires to create smarter playlists in a voice-first world of smart speakers. Continue Reading
As we noted last week, today is rollout day for a new YouTube Music app, and two new subscription plans for ad-free, downloadable YouTube use. Click through for plan details, a gloomy forecast (not from RAIN News), and quotes from Lyor Cohen. Continue Reading
YouTube has announced its new streaming music service, and the platform will launch on May 22. YouTube Music will be a free new app and desktop player with the option for a YouTube Music Premium paid subscription. The move comes with changes across the video platform’s other entertainment properties, but it doesn’t seem to be entirely what was foreshadowed in the lead-up to today’s announcement. Continue Reading
YouTube is updating its system for crediting music in video uploads. The video platform is adding a new section of information called “Music in this video” that will be applied to both official music videos from performers and to fan-uploaded content. Continue Reading