Music Streaming News
Spotify’s India challenge: Turning subscriptions into profits
The company has nudged people to seamlessly integrate music into their daily routines. It did this by following a playlist-focused approach to fit music streaming into everyday moments. Those efforts helped Spotify build a sizeable base. Now, it is looking to crack the biggest challenge India poses.
11 min read10 Mar 2025Independent artistes, musicians struggle to collect royalty from digital platforms; get support from managers, IPRS
Many independent artistes in India are unaware of how to collect royalty, especially from new-age digital platforms. Experts highlight the importance of tracking and registration with rights management organisations to maximise revenue.
3 min read4 Dec 2024Airtel’s Wynk closure may disrupt music streaming industry, trigger shift to paid subscriptions
Platforms must also differentiate themselves through user experiences and support for independent artists. Experts highlight the need for exclusive content to attract value-conscious consumers.
3 min read18 Sep 2024Full-volume fury: Godspeed You! Black Emperor returns
Godspeed You! Black Emperor have never hidden their message behind artful vagueness or enigmatic mystique
4 min read14 Sep 2024Ultra Media launches two new OTT platforms for Hindi movies and songs, plans to invest र500 crore
Ultra Play features more than 2,000 movies from the 1950s onwards, while Ultra Gaane hosts more than 4,000 classic tracks from the 1940s onwards and music from new, independent artistes.
2 min read4 Sep 2024Universal Music pens Meta deal allowing its music to appear on WhatsApp
Universal Music Group artists will see their songs made available on WhatsApp for the first time, after the record label struck a new licensing deal with Meta Platforms.
1 min read12 Aug 2024JPEGMAFIA, the trickster king of experimental hip hop
JPEGMAFIA’s compositions are a firestorm of jagged shards of broken sound and implausibly twisted samples, held together by charismatic energy
4 min read12 Aug 2024Film producers rope in music labels as partners to cut the cost of acquiring retro songs
Instead of paying an upfront fee to the label that owns the original song, it is brought on board as the official music partner for the film, gaining rights to the entire soundtrack. This cuts the producer’s costs and adds a new album to the label’s library.
2 min read30 Jul 2024Apple says these are the 100 best albums. Even if you think different.
Why did a trillion-dollar company make a music list that would make people lose their minds?
5 min read24 May 2024Inside Spotify Wrapped, an Annual Song of Ourselves
The listening recap, available Wednesday, takes over social media every year
4 min read29 Nov 2023Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared