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Analysis

The mythical power of streaming playlists: is it more hype than substance?

Is the end of the 'playlist era' soon upon us?
Analysis

Fortnite is a video game phenomenon. The music business could learn a lot from its success.

Innovative pricing and content approaches are leading to massive revenues for Epic Games title
Analysis News

Spotify is testing semi-personalized playlists. What might that mean for record labels?

Streaming platform's new experiment hints at a very different future for playlisting
Analysis

Artists are publicly rebelling against streaming services. Will their grievances gather momentum?

The likes of Spotify and YouTube have faced backlash from Nicki Minaj, Cupcakke and Thom Yorke
Analysis Blog

The music industry must beware it doesn’t get eaten up by phone giants’ hunger for growth

Telco giants are back in love with music - but is that definitely such as good thing?
Analysis

Why Spotify faces a difficult hardware conundrum (and so does Sonos)

Can both music 'pureplay' companies keep the likes of Amazon and Apple at bay?
News

Is Instagram about to become the music industry’s new best friend?

The Facebook-owned social media platform has transformed itself - and artists are noticing
Analysis

Did record labels already lose the fight to ‘window’ album releases?

Why Jay Z and Beyoncé's latest move didn't make industry ripples like it once might have

Latest Music Business Jobs

London, United Kingdom BMG

BMG – Senior Manager, Neighbouring Rights (UK)

London, United Kingdom BMG

BMG – Sync Licensing Assistant (UK)

San Francisco VEVO

Vevo – Manager, Business Affairs (US)

Los Angeles, United States Saban Music

Saban Music – Jr. Music Executive (US)

Los Angeles, United States Saban Music

Saban Music – Managing Director (US)

Popular Articles

The major labels generated over $1.5bn more from streaming in 2018 than they did in the previous year

SoundCloud is now a distributor: Platform launches tool for users to upload music to Spotify, Apple Music etc.

IMPALA, IMPF, GESAC and others urge European policymakers to adopt Copyright Directive into law – but IFPI stays quiet

SEC files charges against PledgeMusic majority shareholder for 'elaborate microcap stock fraud'

Tencent Music invests in one of China's first streaming services, Douban FM

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