Music industry
Music Artists Take On the Business, Calling for Change
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- Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Musicians are known for speaking out on issues like human rights, politics and the environment. They are less known for speaking out about how the music business itself should operate.
The Argument for Regulating Music Publishers
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- Tuesday, 11 August 2015
While there are more people making music than ever before and more ways for people to find it, the majority of what we listen to passes through bottlenecks that are controlled by a select few powerful entities.
Diversifying the Music Production in Tajikistan
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- Thursday, 23 July 2015
Even though Tajikistan's music scene has witnessed an emergence of contemporary and alternative genres, with young artists playing jazz, fusion, rock and rap styles, music production is confined to a small group of individuals and businesses that prioritize a few limited genres of music.
Spotify urges customers to cancel subscriptions bought through iTunes
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- Thursday, 23 July 2015
Spotify is planning to email customers encouraging them to cancel their subscriptions bought via iTunes as relations between the service and Apple sour.
Why The Next Few Months Of Apple Music Will Throw Up A Few Surprises
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- Thursday, 23 July 2015
Finally Apple is in the streaming game. Other than to say that it looks like Apple has made a big first step towards making streaming 'ready for primetime' and to becoming a music platform.
Jay Z’s music-streaming service Tidal struggles despite celebrity fanfare
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- Thursday, 23 July 2015
It had the backing of artists such as Kanye West and Rihanna and was hailed as the music industry's salvation, but Tidal is showing early signs of failure.
Facebook is rumored to be building a music-streaming service
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- Thursday, 23 July 2015
Facebook is planning to launch a music-streaming service that will directly compete with Spotify and Apple Music.
Independent music is a growing force in the global market
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- Thursday, 23 July 2015
Recent events in the global music industry have clarified a simple fact – the power dynamics between the major record companies and the independent music sector, and with artists, are changing.
China a Tough Sell for Apple Music
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- Thursday, 09 July 2015
A number of articles have commented on the hard sell that awaits Apple Music in Asia, following the disclosure of details on the highly anticipated music streaming service. According to the PR, the service will be available in over 100 countries starting on June 30, however Chinese sources report that this excludes China for now.
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