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Vodafone's 'My Muze' Music Streaming App Quietly Reaches Over a Million Downloads in South Africa

Vodafone’s ‘My Muze’ Music Streaming App Quietly Surpasses One Million Downloads in South Africa

July 5, 2019

In March 2018, Spotify went live in South Africa. The company would offer local users a Premium monthly subscription for R5.99, or about $0.42 USD at the time. The low price only lasted for a short time. ... Read More...

Still Lacking Key Features, YouTube Music Unveils ‘Smart Downloads’

Daniel Sanchez

June 27, 2019

YouTube has finally caught up to its music streaming competitors – at least somewhat. Google’s third attempt to break into the music streaming market – YouTube Music – has expanded Offline Mixtape. The feat... Read More...

Google Now Has 16 Million Paid Music Subscribers — Here’s Why That Doesn’t Matter

Daniel Sanchez

May 9, 2019

According to a new report, Google now has over 15 million subscribers on its streaming music platforms – Google Play Music (GPM) and YouTube Music. Despite the great news for the Alphabet-owned company, here... Read More...

YouTube Music Hits 3 Million Downloads in India in Less Than a Week — Here’s Why This Doesn’t Matter

Daniel Sanchez

April 9, 2019

While YouTube Music celebrates three million downloads, the company remains silent on how many subscribers it actually has in India. According to a new report, YouTube Music may have found success in India. ... Read More...

Google Signs Licensing Agreement with IPRS, India’s Largest Music Representative Trade Body

Daniel Sanchez

March 19, 2019

With its recent deal with the IPRS, Google remains committed to keeping YouTube Music afloat in India. Last Wednesday, Google confirmed a major rollout for its third floundering streaming music service. I... Read More...

Music Industry Latest - Michael Jackson, ATM Artists, YouTube Music, XXXTentacion, Capitol Studios, Aaptiv, More...

Latest Industry: Aaptiv, Michael Jackson, YouTube Music, XXXTentacion, Capitol Studios, More…

Daniel Sanchez

June 20, 2018

Aaptiv raises $22 million. Digital health and wellness app Aaptiv has raised $22 million in its Series C funding. Strategic investors include Amazon Alexa Fund, Disney, Warner Music Group, and NWS Holdings.... Read More...

1 Week Later – So, Where’s YouTube Music?

Daniel Sanchez

May 28, 2018

May 22nd came and went. So, why do so few people have access to YouTube Music? You’ve probably heard the announcement by now. Google’s ‘potential’ game-changing streaming music service – YouTube Music – ... Read More...

Vevo Gives Up Plans to Focus on Creating its Own Music Video Platform

Vevo Abandons the Dream of Building a Stand-Alone Music Video Platform

Daniel Sanchez

May 24, 2018

Ironically enough, Vevo’s announcement comes right as Google doubles down on its (yet to roll out) music streaming service, YouTube Music. Vevo has announced that it will give up plans to build its own music... Read More...

VEVO Rebels Against Its Host Organism, YouTube

Charlotte Hassan

December 8, 2015

Music video and entertainment platform Vevo has recently acquired Showyou, a subscription-based video streaming platform that helps users find (and pay for) video content. The move is a direct ... Read More...

17 Critical Facts About YouTube Red and YouTube Music

Paul Resnikoff

October 21, 2015

On Wednesday, YouTube finally announced the details around YouTube Red, its first big stab into a premium, ad-free tier. Here's everything we know so far, from both a creator and consumer standpoint. 1. F... Read More...

Wiz Khalifa Joins YouTube’s Exclusive Billion Views Club

Charlotte Hassan

October 10, 2015

Recently, Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s massive hit single, 'See You Again,' hit a major milestone on YouTube as it became the tenth music video to have been watched at least one billion times. Google a... Read More...

YouTube Accounts for 40% of All Music Listening, and 4% of All Music Revenues

Paul Resnikoff

October 9, 2015

Is this sustainable? Earlier statistics from Nielsen showed that more people stream music from YouTube all other on-demand streaming services combined. But the broader picture is even worse: according to st... Read More...

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Vodafone’s ‘My Muze’ Music Streaming App Quietly Surpasses One Million Downloads in South Africa

Still Lacking Key Features, YouTube Music Unveils ‘Smart Downloads’

Google Now Has 16 Million Paid Music Subscribers — Here’s Why That Doesn’t Matter

YouTube Music Hits 3 Million Downloads in India in Less Than a Week — Here’s Why This Doesn’t Matter

Google Signs Licensing Agreement with IPRS, India’s Largest Music Representative Trade Body

Latest Industry: Aaptiv, Michael Jackson, YouTube Music, XXXTentacion, Capitol Studios, More…

1 Week Later – So, Where’s YouTube Music?

Vevo Abandons the Dream of Building a Stand-Alone Music Video Platform

VEVO Rebels Against Its Host Organism, YouTube

17 Critical Facts About YouTube Red and YouTube Music

Wiz Khalifa Joins YouTube’s Exclusive Billion Views Club

YouTube Accounts for 40% of All Music Listening, and 4% of All Music Revenues

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