Streaming music services pay Grimes way too little, says Elon Musk. Following the confirmation of his relationship with Canadian pop star Grimes, Elon Musk has blasted the “crazy low payout” artists receive from streaming music services.…
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Want the economy to do well? Just look at streaming music services and online video games. According to the Bank of England, multiplayer games and music apps like Spotify can give lawmakers a good “sense of what’s going on in the econ…
Latest Industry: Spotify, YouTube Remix, Apple, Alexa, Pitbull, Avicii, Viagogo, Vivendi, Bose, Deezer, More…
Not what investors wanted to hear. Yesterday, Spotify announced significant improvements to its free tier service, including on-demand song playback. Now, investors have responded to the news. Spotify’s stock went down 1.5% yesterday….
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And just like that, EU regulators created a label. Well, not directly. But as part of a complex regulatory arrangement hammered out with EU officials, Warner Music Group agreed to divest significant catalog following its acquisition of Parlophone…
Latest Industry: Ikea, Google, YouTube, Hackers, Congress, Live Nation, Deezer
Doubling down on Bluetooth speakers. Ikea will bring two Bluetooth speaker models to the US and the UK. Called the Ikea ENEBY, the speakers measure 20 x 20 or 30 x 30 and come in white, gray, or black. This marks the first time that the Swe…
Deezer enters Voice Activation market with Amazon Alexa
Gradual rollout to 66 countries starts today
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Deezer plants flag in music identification space with SongCatcher
Move follows Apple’s $400m purchase of Shazam earlier this month
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Spotify Says the Government Should Protect Them from Apple & Amazon
Have Apple and Amazon truly abused “their advantaged position?” Spotify and Deezer believe so. Just last month, Spotify Deezer, SoundCloud, and other platforms teamed up to form a powerful lobbying group. Underscoring the power of music streaming in …
Deezer expands into Japan with HiFi audio offering
Exclusive partnerships with Onkyo & Pioneer and Yamaha
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Spotify poaches Deezer’s CEO of EMEA, Michael Krause
Exec was responsible for more than 100 markets in previous role
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