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How the idea for Spotify came about
Introduction The rise of digital music The rise of digital music was a game-changer for the music industry. With the advent of MP3s and digital downloads, consumers were no longer limited to physical copies of music.…
The impact of music streaming on the music industry
Introduction Brief history of music streaming Music streaming has come a long way since its inception in the late 1990s. The first music streaming service, called “Napster,” allowed users to share and download music files for…
David Lowery Might Be Right About Some Things, But He’s Wrong About Streaming, Money, and Artists
Emily White, a summer intern at NPR’s All Songs Considered, didn’t know what she was getting into when she wrote her now-infamous screed about how, despite being a hardcore music fan and college radio station manager with 11,000…