Music/Audio

 

Apple Exec Calls for Restrictions on Free Music Streaming (Fortune)

Apple executive and music industry veteran Jimmy Iovine is not a fan of free music streaming. In an interview published this week, Iovine said that paid music streaming like his ow... More

The Music Ends for MP3 as Its Developer Discontinues the Once Pioneering Sound Format (Fortune)

The age of the MP3 is officially over. The developer of the early digital audio codec announced this week that it has ended its licensing agreement, ceding to more versatile format... More

Google Releases Study Defending YouTube’s Value to Music Biz (Billboard)

A Google-commissioned report into how YouTube impacts on the wider music economy has—somewhat unsurprisingly—found that the hugely popular, yet much-maligned platform significa... More

Dolby Atmos Moving Audio Ad Debuts with Spotlight Cinema Network (Film Journal)

A new cinema ad for the first-ever Lexus LC 500 luxury coupe will be mixed and released nationwide in Dolby Atmos on May 5 in select theatres affiliated with Spotlight Cinema Netwo... More

Dolby Brings Both the Audio and Visual Awe with Technical Wonder ‘Escape’ (No Film School)

As a part of Tribeca Film Festival's masterclass series, Dolby presented a short film they recently finished in partnership with Moonbot studios. Escape is a spiritual sequel to th... More

Spotify Considers Creating a ‘Category-Defining’ Gadget (Fortune)

Spotify may be planning to branch out from being a mere music streaming service to also selling audio devices. It's unclear what kind of device Spotify is considering. Until now... More

Music Business: Biggest Growth in 20 Years, But YouTube Threat Looms (Variety)

After 15 dismal years in which the global music business lost some 40 percent of its value, in 2016 the music business showed more growth than it has in two decades. And while some... More

Neil Young Announces Streaming Service (Billboard)

Three years ago, Neil Young started the long journey to launch Pono Music, his proprietary audio player and online storefront for high fidelity recordings. The Pono store has been ... More

New Data Shows That More People Want to Access Music Than Own It (Forbes)

For over 20 years, people have envisioned a future in which you don't need to own music, where a vast library music is available everywhere from a "celestial jukebox." Although tha... More

Pandora Launches Brand Campaign, Makes Premium Available to All (MediaPost)

Pandora on Tuesday launched a brand campaign dubbed “Sounds Like You” and said it’s making Pandora Premium, previously available by invitation only since March, available to ... More

Music Streaming is on the Rise, Nielsen Figures Show (Los Angeles Times)

It’s a streaming world in the music business, lest anyone still had any doubts. Nielsen Music’s first-quarter figures for music consumption bear that reality out solidly, with ... More

The Growth of Bluetooth Audio (Dealerscope)

In the fast-paced consumer technology industry, it can be hard to keep up. We’ve seen the audio industry transition from stiff, wired headphones to wireless Bluetooth earbuds the... More

YouTube to Live-Stream 2017 Coachella for Free (Variety)

YouTube is heading back to the desert: The video giant will exclusively live-stream the first weekend of Coachella 2017 for the seventh year in a row. On YouTube, viewers will be a... More

Spotify Signs Deal with Universal to Give Artists ‘Flexible’ Releases, Opens Door on Windowing (Billboard)

Spotify has finalized a new, multi-year global license agreement with Universal Music Group that, as expected, gives UMG artists access to a "flexible release policy" -- namely, th... More

Streaming Services Generated More Than 50% of All U.S. Music Industry Revenue in 2016 (Variety)

Streaming music services were for the first time ever responsible for more than 50% of all U.S. music industry revenue in 2016, according to new numbers released by the Recording I... More

SDI Media Expands Theatrical Servicing with New Dolby Atmos Suite in Italy (MESA)

SDI Media has announced the opening of its new custom built Dolby Atmos theatrical mixing suite in Rome, Italy, integrating the best audio experience in cinematographic listening. ... More

‘Pirates’ Sequel Preview Gets Dolby Tech Installation (THR)

When Disney screens Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales on Tuesday at CinemaCon, theater owners will be treated to Dolby Vision high dynamic range imagery and Dolby At... More

Dolby Announces Audio, Imaging Products for the Cinema (MESA)

Dolby today announced a full spectrum of integrated solutions that will save exhibitors of all sizes both time and money while delivering audiences an experience they can trust fro... More

Why the Music Industry is Finally Taking Podcasts Seriously (Forbes)

The podcast's blessing may also be its curse: it wasn’t invented to be profitable. A popular early term for podcasting was “audioblogging,” which alludes to its DIY origins. ... More

Spotify to Restrict Some Music to Paying Subscribers Only (The Guardian)

Spotify is to make some music available only to paying customers in a major change to its service. Until now, all music on the service has been available to both free and paid user... More

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