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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.

What Tips-Wynk legal row, invoking Section 31D of Indian Copyright Act, means for music fans

Tips, which owns the rights to many popular 1990s Hindi film soundtracks such as Khalnayak, Raja Hindustani and Taal, had sued Wynk for infringing its copyright, by continuing to stream its music in the absence of an agreement. If that sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because it’s the same reason Warner/Chappell took Spotify to court.

Bollywood's dominance and Punjabi pop singles: What to expect from India’s official music chart

It will be a 50-position all-genre singles chart based on radio airplay and data from five audio-streaming services, Apple Music, Gaana, JioSaavn, Spotify and Wynk.

Airtel re-launches its 'Thanks' program with three separate tiers and benefits

Airtel had earlier launched this program back in October where it offered additional benefits.

Wynk Tube is Airtel's new music streaming service for Bhojpuri, Punjabi music fans

The Wynk app is currently only available on Android and supports 12 Indian regional languages.

Apple Music vs Gaana vs JioSaavn vs YouTube Music: The Indian music streaming market is heating up

With nearly 2 billion users, YouTube is the biggest platform for streaming music.

Spotify vs Apple Music vs JioSaavn vs Gaana vs Google Music: A comparison of services

Spotify bags the title of the most subscribed music streaming platform in the world at 207 million.

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.

Spotify expected to officially launch in India over the next six months: Report

Spotify is offering its free services as a stepping stone for users to subscribe to its paid package.

High on piracy and free streaming services: How India's music industry is shaping up

There was a lot of data to absorb at both the Indian Music Industry (IMI)’s Dialogue and Truly Musical’s All About Music, which were among those rare conferences where the audience heard more facts than fluff.