If you’re an Apple Music subscriber, who has been screaming for a web player, your dreams have finally been answered. The tech giant announced that it is currently testing a beta version of the new web platform of its streaming service.
Are you a Tidal user and was hoping to be able to share your musical moods in your Facebook and Instagram stories? This story is definitely music to your ears. The streaming platform announced it will now allow users the option to share tracks as well as a 15-second clip of videos directly to both […]
First launched in 2012, Apple’s “Mastered For iTunes” initiative allowed engineers to preserve the highest quality possible when encoding tracks for digital distribution on Apple Music. Wednesday (August 7) Apple announced the quiet rebranding of Mastered For iTunes to Apple Digital Masters.
Chance The Rapper has released a small but acclaimed body of work across his three projects, which he considers to be mixtapes. Unlike his latest project Coloring Book, his previous freebies, 10 Day and Acid Rap, were not available on streaming platforms until now.
When it comes to paid subscribers, Spotify is now the king. The Swedish music streaming platform announced during a 2019 1Q financial performance review that it now has 100 million premium subscriptions surpassing Apples 50 million.
Amazon is looking to expand on the success it saw through advertising bringing which brought in more than $10 billion which is absolutely astounding. To do so, the tech giant reportedly rolled out very quietly ad-supported music streaming service that could help it gain ground on Spotify.
It is still very much Beyoncé season, this after the Houston superstar dropped both her 2018 Coachella performance documentary Homecoming on Netflix with a surprise live album of the same name. Now, the Bey Hive is joined in unison after it was announced that Mrs. Carter’s sixth studio album Lemonade is now available on all […]
Last year it was reported that Spotify’s reign at the top in the streaming wars came to an end when Apple surpassed the Swedish company in the US despite the numbers not being disclosed. Now according to the Wall Street Journal, the tech giant has more paid subscribers in the United States as well.
Well, this news shouldn’t really surprise anyone since streaming has been the goto option to listen to music for the past few years. A new report indicates that streaming now accounts for nearly half (47 percent) of global music revenue.
Hip-Hop fans worldwide watched patiently as De La Soul depicted via social media their battle in getting their back catalog digitally released. After the trio spoke upon the lopsided royal splits in favor of the label, Tommy Boy Records has decided to instead negotiate a better deal and will halt the release of the past […]
The Hip-Hop world was both elated and taken aback by news that De La Soul‘s back catalog will finally see the light of day but at the cost of nearly all their royalties. TIDAL has elected to stand with the Plugs and not stream their music until Tommy Boy Records offers a better royalty split.
Q-Tip famously rapped the iconic line, “Industry rule number four-thousand-and-eighty/Record company people are shady” and De La Soul has learned that lesson firsthand this week. Taking to social media, the Plugs let fans know that while their back catalog will be coming to streaming services, the royalty splits will be quite imbalanced in favor of […]
