Netflix Signs With Comcast

Netflix has signed a deal with Comcast in a big move that will allow web streaming on the latter’s X1 platform. “Comcast and Netflix have reached an agreement to incorporate Netflix into X1, providing seamless access to the great content offered by both companies. We have much work to do before the service will be available to consumers later this year. We’ll provide more details at that time.” 

Netflix already has deals with Apple, Roki and Google’s Chromecast, while the service is also embedded into a variety of smart televisions. This particular deal will likely work similarly, allow Netflix to display its app in the set-top cable box so watchers can quickly and conveniently change from cable to streaming.

3 Investing Lessons From Jay-Z

In 2019, Shawn Corey Carter became hip-hop's first billionaire. Better known as Jay-Z, Mr. Carter didn't just make his money by rapping, although he's one of the industry's best-selling artists. Instead, he built a sprawling empire, including a music label, a sports management company, a streaming service, and a high-end sports bar.

With the Brooklyn-born rapper continuing to grow his net worth, there are certainly many investing lessons to learn, both from his business ventures as well as from his lyrics. Here are three of them.

Spotify Hit With Big Lawsuit

The lawsuit comes after the Sweden-based music-streaming service agreed in May to pay more than $43 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit brought against it by songwriters who accused the company of not licensing or paying them for use of their music.

#NowPlaying Sean-Toure’- Garveyite @SeanToure

On Juneteenth 2020 Baltimore Music Producer/Emcee Sean-Toure’s new song "Garveyite" made its debut on all music streaming platforms. The energetic song laced with incredible music production and powerful lyrics promotes Black pride, self-love, and unity.

The track about empowerment and resilience centers on the recent protests, uprisings, and gentrification taking place in America. The powerful lyrics, elaborately produced soulful-beat, and awesomely catchy hook make this song one of the best Hip Hop singles of 2020.

Soundcloud Now Paying Royalties To Artist

I guess soundcloud pro will now be paying artist royalty checks for purchases and streams. SoundCloud, a popular streaming music web service with over 175 million monthly users, has reached a deal to pay royalties to thousands of independent record labels.

The ads will only be seen and heard in the US for now, on SoundCloud’s players. SoundCloud is the ubiquitous wild child of the digital music world. Soundcloud may begin to pay artists royalties, as the company moves towards monetizing it's sound empire. Currently Soundcloud closely rivals Youtube.

SoundCloud is desperately trying to go legal and pay royalties before labels pull their music from the streaming service. SoundCloud,the digital playground for many music fans and creators, says it will start paying artists and record labels for the first time.

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#Stream RadioTubes Playlist For #Rap #RnB and #HipHop @radio_tubes

 

You know we like to keep music fans updated with new spotify playlist for those in need of music. Radio Tubes is a radio station for new artist.

RadioTunes features a wide variety of free streaming radio channels. RadioTunes offers over 90 streaming radio channels of the best music available in a variety of genres.

Stream there latest release playlist for Rap, Hip-Hop, and RnB lovers here.

CUR Music Launching In Fall 2014

CUR Music.com will be launching this fall. Its a new streaming music experience that intersects Pandora and Spotify. Listen on iPhone, iPad, Android, and the web. Duane Street Corp. is developing a new streaming music experience.

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Did Soulja Boy Kill Music and Introduce Social Media?

Back in the mid 2000's, if you were on the web, then you were on Myspace. Everyone in the whole world was watching Soulja Boy and was waiting on him to blow. Everyone I know had multiple songs streaming on their Myspace page.

This was the true beginning on how music was going to be discovered. At that moment when Soulja Boy hit the big screen, CD's in stores began to slow down as well as CD distribution.

It’s already been said that Soulja Boy was responsible for sparking that shift, and one could label him the very first Internet rap star.

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Canada Pushes Spotify, Netflix and Other Foreign-Owned Streamers

 

Canada’s House of Commons has passed Bill C-11 with an eye to raising around $800 million annually from U.S. streamers and social media platforms as they become obligated to subsidize local Canadian film, TV and music product.

Best Buy Shut Down Music Department

As of July 1st, Best Buy officially ceased sales of physical CDs at all stores nationwide. The electronics retail giant will no longer offer compact discs due to a major decrease in sales. According to ABC, sales decreased by 18.5% in 2017, which is a perfect example of the growing power of streaming services such as Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, among others, at work.

While CDs have begun to become a thing of the past throughout the last several years, vinyl copies of songs and albums will still remain on Best Buy shelves for at least a couple more years, as they continue to quench the nostalgia of music lovers. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), vinyl sales were up 3% in 2016. The RIAA has also reported that in 2016, streaming alone generated more revenue in the United States music business than all other formats combined for the first time ever. Target is expected to be the second retail giant to begin selling fewer amounts of CDs in upcoming months.

Square Purchases Stake in Jay's Tidal

 

Square, the mobile payments company led by Mr. Dorsey, announced on Thursday its plan to acquire a “significant majority” of Tidal, the streaming music service owned by Jay-Z and other artists — including Beyoncé, Jay-Z’s wife, and Rihanna, who is a client of Jay-Z’s entertainment management company, Roc Nation.

Square will pay $297 million in stock and cash for the stake in Tidal. Jay-Z will join Square’s board.

Why American Independent Internet Radio May Go Extinct

The new performance royalty rates that internet radio will pay artists and record labels were released on December 16 and many small and mid-sized internet-only broadcasters are now fearing.... While there was a modest increase on the fee paid for each song played, the bigger concern is what’s missing.

Kanye West Breaks Apple Music Record

 

Kanye West’s second Donda listening party on August 5 has broken the record for the most-watched Apple Music event in history. The listening session, which saw Yeezy debut a slew of new songs before he ascended to the Heavens and almost, touched the sky was streamed by 5.4 million viewers.

Yung Joc Disagrees about R. Kelly's Music Being Cancelled

 

Yung Joc talks about the alleged brand new R. Kelly album, "I Admit It," that was released and taken down from all streaming platforms shortly thereafter. 

The Atlanta based rapper refers to a recent statement from R. Kelly who denied releasing an LP with a title that implies he's guilty when he is fighting for his freedom from behind bars.

Fairplay & G Count - I Just Go | Directed by Rickee Arts

Chicago artist Fairplay links up with Chicago legend G Count to release their official music video for their record entitled "I Just Go" directed by Rickee Arts Productions. "I Just Go" is available for streaming on Spotify. Be on the look out for more music from Fairplay real soon.

#Stream "Calling Me Daddy" Using #AmazonMusic For All #Musicloverz

Streaming off the "Slick Rick" album, "Calling Me Daddy" was the single released for women and men who make money moves.

The single was released back in July of 2015 and was never heard of until now. The song is a instant hit. From the first second of the song, it catches your ear off the top.

With Jessi Winkler dubbed as the computer voice, and Gansta Marcus letting off a smooth rhyming flow. The track is a nice joint to be played on the radio.

The "Slick Rick" album was released by Ohio artist and producer Gansta Marcus. "Calling Me Daddy" was never released due to the fact that GM kept getting locked up which led the track to never get promoted.

Lady Gaga Apologizes For Working With R. Kelly

"I stand behind these women 1000%, believe them, know they are suffering and in pain, and feel strongly that their voices should be heard and taken seriously," Lady Gaga said in her lengthy statement which she shared to Twitter on Wednesday. "What I am hearing about the allegations against R. Kelly is absolutely horrifying and indefensible."

Seth Rogen Talks Smoking Weed With Jay-Z

 

Seth Rogen recently sat down in an interview and reflected on a time when he and Jay-Z smoked marijuana together. While speaking to Complex, the ‘Knocked Up’ actor talked about what he’s been working on and the places and spaces that smoking weed has taken him. 

Rogen talked about smoking weed with Wu-Tang Clan, pointing out a time when he smoked with Method Man while the rapper read him rhymes from his phone in a parking lot. Another instance found Rogen talking about smoking with Jay-Z.

Drake Breaks All Apple Music Services

Drake’s Scorpion is skyrocketing on the music charts and shattering Apple Music records, including becoming the number one album on the Apple Music charts in 92 different countries almost instantaneously and becoming the fastest-growing album ever on the service.

Drake's Leaving Young Money For Apple

Drizzy’s fifth studio album garnered more than 170 million streams on Apple Music. 10 of the most-streamed songs on the service came from Scorpion, which not only broke Drake’s own record, it was the most streams in a 24 hour period on any streaming service ever.

Drake Tops Elvis

More Life previously held the record with 89.9 million streams in a day. What’s your favorite song on Scorpion?