Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Music streaming in South Africa is climbing rapidly [REPORT] Music streaming is becoming a flowing river of revenue says the music industry. In this digital age where the internet and pirates wreak havoc on the treasure that is revenue, record labels and such have had to revamp their process of obtaining revenue. CDs might as […]
SoundCloud introduces a new music recommendation feature called The Upload SoundCloud is one of my favourite streaming sites for electronic music as well as finding more underground artists and they have created a rainbow. This rainbow feature known as The Upload is for finding new music on the SoundCloud platform. Much like YouTube’s recommended videos, […]
Blockchain Bitcoin technology could change streaming industry forever Blockchain Bitcoin technology could affect the streaming industry in a major way. Over the last few decades not much has changed in the way that the music industry generates profit. If you are a musician, you are still paid royalties from the number of albums or singles […]
Listen to the same music as your friends in real time with the Vertigo app The Vertigo app will allow you to listen to the same music as your friends, in real time. This app focuses on music listening, sharing and functioning as a bonafide social media platform that has the potential to actually work […]
Mixcloud launches new design for 2017 Mixcloud has a brand new look and it appears as though 2017 is the year they make themselves real competitors to Soundcloud. In September last year they launched revamped apps for iOS and Android phones. Now the desktop version of the Mixcloud site features a brighter and more intuitive […]
Music streaming as a measure to bolster South African music industry Music streaming is something that the South African music industry will be relying on heavily in the future. It’s no secret that album sales are at a record low. What does appear to be gaining in popularity is the ease and efficiency of music […]
Music piracy unaffected by legal threats Music piracy is unaffected by legal threats, this is not too surprising but a recent study has found this to be true. After almost twenty years of threats surrounding the illegal download of music, music piracy continues to thrive. The music industry managed to harness the benefits of sites […]
QQ Music, China’s version of Spotify is making money QQ Music may be succeeding where Spotify is failing. While Spotify is reportedly losing $200 million per year, the Chinese QQ Music is said to be making a profit. The general manager of Tencent’s music division referred to this at a recent industry forum. Tencent is […]
Soundcloud for sale for $1 billion say reports According to reports, Soundcloud for sale at $ 1 billion could officially be a thing. The future of Soundcloud and its success has been a regular on the music industry news blogosphere. The music sharing and streaming site is a home for many underground music lovers and […]
Beatport sale by SFX will no longer happen The Beatport sale by SFX Entertainment is officially off the cards. The company has come to the realisation that owning Beatport is vital for the continued business of SFX. SFX declared bankruptcy six months ago and a few months later they announced that the Beatport sale would […]
