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From evaluating listenership to mainstream success: The evolving relationship between indie musicians and streaming services

When music industry folk speak of streaming services, they are typically referring to the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Prime Music and their Indian counterparts Gaana, JioSaavn, Wynk and Hungama. But as the panelists pointed out, Bandcamp, Soundcloud and YouTube are equally important in building an act’s career. Take, for instance, the best-known artist on Brar’s roster, Nucleya.

Amazon is preparing to launch a free, ad-supported music streaming service soon

Amazon's free streaming service is essentially meant to work on Alexa-enabled devices.

Shreya Ghoshal on turning down item songs after Chikni Chemeli, pay parity among singers, and changing industry trends

"As a woman, I understand when certain things cross the line and where we need to draw the line," says Shreya Ghoshal, explaining why she did not sing item songs after 'Chikni Chameli'.

Spotify wants to change the piracy-mindset in India with its freemium model

Considering Spotify has come late to the party, it has taken measures to ensure that its offering is localised to Indian tastes and pockets.

Waiting for the next Despacito: With a 'global smash' missing, 2018 highlighted genre preferences across the world

We are now 11 months into 2018 and nothing else has come close to the success of 'Despacito' or 'Shape of You'. What this year has shown instead is the strong genre preferences in various parts of the world.

Winamp is returning as an all-in-one music player, but it won't be out till 2019

Winamp 5.666, the current version from 2013 is receiving an update (free) to 5.8 later this week.

Amazon India pens deal with Sony Music ahead of Prime Music launch in India

Amazon India's deal with the industry giant will also ensure that Prime Music users have access to all upcoming releases from Sony Music in 2018.

Amazon Prime Music might arrive in India next year: Report

Amazon is more than just an online store, it’s also a digital hub that offers music and video streaming, online storage options and more.