Music tracks streamed online will be counted as part of the Official Singles Chart in the UK from next month under changes backed by the music industry, to reflect the growing popularity of online streaming over downloads and physical CD sales.
YouTube has attracted controversy with its new music subscription service, that will see artists on independent labels blocked form the site over a payment dispute.
Over a third (37%) of British consumers online are willing to take advantage of the growing phenomenon of the “sharing economy” in which people use specialist websites to rent out assets they own, according to a new study by Nielsen.
Amazon is launching a Prime Music, a streaming service available at no additional cost for Prime members, offering one million tracks to stream… compared to Spotify’s 20 million.
Participants around the world are tapping into the sharing economy, an emerging global trend that some authorities value at more than $25 billion, according to new research from Nielsen.
Myspace is trying to win back some of the 300 million users it once boasted… by reminding them of their Myspace days with some cringe-worthy old selfies from the last decade.
Apple has bought Beats Electronics, the music and headphone company owned by rapper Dr Dre for $3bn- marking the most expensive deal in the tech giant’s 38-year history.
Facebook has updated mobile apps with a new ‘Shazam-style’ tool that can identify songs and television shows.
Twitter is in talks to buy popular music streaming service SoundCloud, as the newly listed social network tries once again to expand into music, according to a news report.
The average online blogger using affiliate marketingcan expect to make as much as £906 a year through their blogs with the beauty and fashion sector proving particularly lucrative, according to a study of 1,723 UK-based ‘lifestyle’ bloggers.