Digital download revenues are continuing to decline, and in five years, more than two-thirds of all digital music revenue will come from streaming services, according to a new report. Read more »
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Spotify has now 20 million monthly active users, according to new estimates based on publicly available Facebook data. The company’s growth has accelerated ever since its Facebook integration launched – but… Read more »
Spotify announced its platform API that will enable developers to build apps for its own desktop application. Not mobile, yet. And Spotify has no Facebook Connect-like syndication strategy, so this won’t… Read more »
I’m heading west for our inaugural RoadMap event, with digital music on my mind. I’ll be presenting a new market forecast, and looking at where the industry is likely to be… Read more »
Everyone’s favorite – but still not in the U.S. – music streaming service Spotify has capped its ad-supported product with number of listens and hours limits. Bobbie Johnson thinks it’s the… Read more »
Google’s opposition to proposed new UK music rates may look like just public posturing, as private negotiations continue. But it’s only one… Read more »
The big questions at our mobile music panel at our recent EconMusic conference: why is mobile music in decline and what will an effective bu… Read more »
The big questions at our mobile music panel at last month’s EconMusic conference: why is mobile music in decline and what will an effective… Read more »