Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is currently “playing around” with an unreleased, secretive superfan product that should be a win for platforms, rights holders and subscribers.
The show will feature western icons reworking their biggest hits with top K-pop idols.
"It’s a big step forward in our vision for greater alignment between rights holders and streaming services," says Warner Music chief Robert Kyncl.
The streaming service aims to flag content that is AI-generat
The dominant streaming platform in Western music markets said 2024 was its first full year of profitability.
The Universal chairman/CEO touted strides in the company's "artist-centric strategy," recent agreements with Spotify and Amazon and its embrace of "responsible AI."
Despite huge gains in industry revenues, individual creators feel they’re being cheated by streaming — a paradox that's proving difficult to solve.
Following Montag and husband Spencer Pratt’s plea to fans to stream her music, streaming activity for the album surged nearly 1,000%.
For individual non-Prime members, Amazon Music Unlimited will cost $11.99 per month — the same as Spotify. Prime members save $1.
Analyzing global royalty and streaming data, the financing company says Amazon Music paid the most at $8.80 per 1,000 streams.
