More than 100bn tracks were played on audio streaming services for the first time in a single year in 2019, but fans still also love the enduring appeal of analogue and physical formats.
Jeff Goldblum has his own show on the new Disney + streaming network.
‘The World According to Jeff Goldblum’ is produced by Jeff Goldblum and stars Jeff Goldblum.
The show debuted with the launch of the new streaming service Disney + and will roll out a new episode every week. In episode 3, you’ll discover Jeff Goldblum Day and watch a Jeff Goldblum fan get a Jeff Goldblum tattoo from Jeff Goldblum himself.
Music streaming had a bumper year with listening increasing by 50% over 2016 in 2017 according to a report from BuzzAngle but don’t expect to see too many artists applauding it.
Senate Judiciary Committee Member Orrin Hatch of Utah and Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) of Georgia, the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Courts and the Internet, introduced legislation to apply free market principles to music licensing and ensure songwriters are fairly compensated for their work.
The Chainsmokers and Halsey hit ‘Closer’ has stayed at no 1 in Australia for another week as Black Eyed Peas all-star ‘#whereisthelove’ starts to already run out of steam.
The Chainsmokers and Halsey retain the No.1 position on the ARIA Singles Chart for fourth straight week, also holding in the US and climbing to the top of the UK charts as of this weekend, helped by their performance together the MTV VMA’s last weekend.
Billboard has a bit of a blockbuster rumor circulating this afternoon. According to the magazine, the Beatles catalog will begin to roll out on at least one, and most likely many, streaming services starting Christmas Eve.
U2’s Larry Mullen, Jr. may not have too much to worry about when it comes to the group’s income from streaming but he certainly sees it as a problem for younger and lesser known artists.
With audio streaming in the UK continuing to grow at an exponential rate, music body the BPI today reveals that, according to Official Charts Company data, the landmark of 500 million weekly streams has been breached for the first time.
Figures released this week by the BPI show British artists and surge in streaming help to deliver another £1 billion-plus year for the UK recorded music business.
The death of Whitney Houston has generated a buying spree for fans. Since her death people have purchased over 100,000 Whitney Houston albums and almost 900,000 digital tracks.
