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Tag: Music Streaming Economy
Impala outlines new five-step plan for the digital-music market
European independent-music body Impala is never shy about putting forward its views on how the music industry should develop.
Musician Dave Rowntree loses appeal in PRS for Music battle
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has received another, seemingly-final setback in his battle against UK collecting society PRS for Music.
Tidal allows AI-generated music – but it won’t earn royalties
Tidal is the latest music-streaming service to set out its policies around AI-generated music, and it’s going further than many of its peers.
Spotify India enters into “first-of-its-kind telco partnership” with Vi
Vi—which was created from the merger of the telecom companies Vodafone India and the Aditya Birla Group conglomerate’s Idea Cellular—has entered into a partnership with Spotify. Through the tie-up, Vi […]
Justin Bieber continues post-Coachella surge with live album
Immediately after Justin Bieber’s first set at Coachella this year, we saw some mutterings online of the ‘he was playing his old YouTube videos and singing along, that’s that about?’ […]
Building a More Trusted Platform for Artists and Listeners
In today’s music landscape, it’s more important than ever for artists to build real connections with their listeners. Artists want to represent themselves authentically, deepen their relationships with fans, and […]
How DJ duo MadStarBase’s Bollywood bootlegs got an official release
Delhi-based DJ-producer duo MadStarBase aka Neal Sekhri and Anant Ahuja have signed a deal with Saregama to officially release four remixes of classic Hindi film songs that the pair first […]
Report highlights big-tech platforms’ role in spreading Indian ‘hate music’
US-based non-profit The Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) has published a report titled ‘Profiting from Hate Music: The Role of YouTube, Meta, Spotify and Apple Music in […]
Spotify report sets out its impact for French-language music
France is one of the countries where Spotify has tangled with policymakers who want it to do more to support local music.
How ‘Superfandom’ is Reshaping Music Streaming’s Next Chapter
By Con Raso, CEO and founder of music cloud platform Tuned Global.Streaming executives from SoundCloud, Audiomack, and Tuned Global say the future of music platforms lies in community, local scenes – and […]
Madverse raises investment round led by Kobalt’s Willard Ahdritz
Delhi-headquartered music distribution, publishing and marketing company Madverse Music Group has closed its first institutional funding round, led by Ahdritz Capital, the investment vehicle of entrepreneur and the founder-chairman of […]

