JioSaavn has over 100m Monthly Active Users. Could it be India’s biggest music streaming service?

According to sources close to the company, JioSaavn currently has 104m MAUs globally
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PB’s Frank McWeeny Explores India’s Colourful Club Scene in New Radio Doc

Point Blank radio lecturer Frank McWeeny aka French Toast recently embarked on an eye-opening journey around India to explore the country’s rapidly growing underground electronic music scene. Kicking off in Calcutta, McWeeny visited six different locations as part of a country-wide tour, meeting and interviewing a range of DJs, artists and promoters along the way, […]

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YouTube Music Had 3X Better 1st Week Than Spotify In India

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and global head of music Lyor Cohen are in India to celebrate the launch of YouTube Music there and announce that the app was downloaded 3 million times in its first week. That’s 3 times more than Spotify, who had 1 million signups during its first…

Apple Music Is Now Cheaper Than Spotify, YouTube In India

The race to the bottom continues as Apple Music cuts streaming music subscription rates in India weeks after Spotify and YouTube Premium launched there. New individual subscriptions have been cut to Rs 99/$1.43 monthly. From Indian Express: Close to four years after it was launched in India, Apple Music has…

BUSINESS OF INDIE: Kobalt Grows, IncInk, India’s Indie Music Label, Bitbird, IBMA and More

In this edition of the Business Of Indie, Kobalt reports major growth and losses, India’s IncInk and Indie Music Label make the news, Bitbird makes some noise in EDM and the IBMA adjusts its awards. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie is nestled under its own Indie…

Has Race To The Bottom Begun? JioSaavn Cut Prices 75% To Battle Spotify, YouTube Music

Leading Indian music streaming platform JioSaavn has cut the cost of its annual ‘Pro’ subscription by 75%. The move comes just weeks after Spotify and YouTube Music launched in India. Previously, JioSaavn charged $14.49 or Rs. 999 for a full year of Pro, now it’s just $4.34 or Rs. 299…

JioSaavn Drops Subscription Prices by 75% to Undercut Spotify In India

Taking on Spotify and YouTube Music, JioSaavn may have permanently reduced its annual Pro subscription price. It’s no secret that Spotify has launched in India, albeit with a certain major legal battle still unresolved. It also isn’t a secret that in o…

Only 1% Of Users Pay For Music In India, says Spotify’s Amarjit Singh Batra

Spotify’s entry into India is filled with opportunities and challenges. YouTube is the country’s most popular music service, with Spottily the eighth player to launch there. But the biggest challenge that Spotify faces in India is one that is shared by all seven of its competitors. Of the more than…

Facebook inks licensing deals with top rightsholders in India – including Bollywood record label T-Series

Facebook now has deals in place for 40 countries
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YouTube Launches In India Priced 20% Under Spotify, With Licences From All 3 Majors

YouTube Music has launched in India just days after Spotify’s controversial launch there. YouTube Music Premium subscriptions are priced at 99 rupee, or 20% lower than the 119 rupees / $1.67 per month that Spotify charges for similar Premium subscriptions in India. Add in ad-free YouTube videos and the price…