Future Forward

Future Forward


The Future of Music. Future Forward #0094

September 15, 2019

Let’s Talk About Music:

Chapter 1. The end of iTunes.
Chapter 2. The Money.
Chapter 3: The Future of Music

Chapter 1. The end of iTunes.

Apple has brought iTunes to an end – let the streaming wars commence
https://www.europeanceo.com/lifestyle/apple-has-brought-itunes-to-an-end-let-the-streaming-wars-commence/

Daily Crunch: Apple Music comes to the web
https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/27/apple-music-surpasses-60-million-subscribers/

Chapter 2. The Money.

Streaming makes up 80 percent of the music industry’s revenue
https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/6/20852568/streaming-revenue-growth-spotify-apple-music-industry-ariana-grande-drake-taylor-swift

Paid streaming music subscriptions in US top 60M, says RIAA
https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/06/paid-streaming-music-subscriptions-in-u-s-top-60m-says-riaa/

APPLE WANTED TO IMPROVE SONGWRITER PAY TO $0.00091 PER STREAM. SPOTIFY AND GOOGLE WEREN’T KEEN.
You should ditch Spotify until it ditches its latest policy

YouTube Musi