The emotions associated with trends in popular music and lyrics can predict economic sentiment.
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Now with more unicorns than fintech, could it be showtime for mediatech?
Spotify chose an unconventional route for its listing on the New York Stock Exchange. But its gutsy move will be a worry for the banks and doesn’t guarantee a net benefit for the company.
The current global dominance of Canadian music on today’s Billboard charts obscures the difficulties many early rap artists faced in garnering local support for this country’s hip hop music.
Seven rules for break up in the digital age.
Tim Rogers has threatened to take legal action after one of his songs was included in Cory Bernardi’s conservative Australia Day playlist. Rogers’s case rests on obscure legal provisions known as moral rights.
In the coming year, media companies will be adjusting to a new reality – one that ultimately leaves consumers with fewer choices.
Should you be worried that tech giants are making huge investments in cultural content?
Spotify, Apple Music and the like aren’t working for indy artists.
SoundCloud has been saved by its biggest injection of cash yet.
While Pandora continues to lead in the US in streaming music all the signs from investors, user momentum and tech talent indicate Spotify is on the verge of seizing the crown.
Does musical taste even matter anymore? Or does a data-driven feedback loop – where what you enjoy in the past shapes what you hear today – influence what you’ll like in the future?
In Australia, musicians’ total income actually went up last year. While the music industry still faces many challenges, there is now a world-wide push to boost artists’ royalties paid by streaming services such as Spotify.
By offering single platforms exclusive rights for their new albums, some musicians are streaming against the tide.
What happened after artists such as Michael Jackson, J.D. Salinger and Franz Kafka died suggests it’ll be hard to keep Prince’s unpublished work out of the public eye, regardless of his wishes.
Gifted musician, peerless showman – and fierce protector of his copyrighted work. Prince fought battles that changed the direction of the music industry and are helping the next generation of artists.
The generation of designers broke out of their studios and took the business world by storm. Their skills could also be turned to bigger world problems.
Adele has joined Taylor Swift’s ranks in the war against the streaming culture of Spotify and Apple Music.
Apple’s ability to develop the potential of good ideas should have existing streaming businesses worried.
New studies show that unethical reputations actually don’t concern consumers of streaming services.
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