A model for a new music streaming industry

The music industry is approaching a pivot point.

Infinite Dial: In-Car Audio Is More Digital Than Ever

Survey finds AM/FM still leads in cars but young adults power online surge.

How the NHL inadvertently helped create the music piracy crisis

At the end of the ’90s, the recorded music industry was swimming, drowning in money thanks to increasing sales of high-margin compact discs. Times were so good that no one bothered to follow up on stories of a new technology called “MP3” that was allowing music fans to trade digital music files quickly, easily and illegally online.

UMG feels the Heat with its latest games-industry partnership

Emotes – dance moves and other gestures for characters – are already big business in games. Now UMG and Heat want to boost that for artists.

amp Debuts Ninth Issue of Sonic Branding Magazine, amplify

In a market where many brands want to feel inclusive yet remain exclusive, this issue helps brands understand how the right sound can be key to effective, emotional audience connection.

Japan’s CEIPA Organization and the Toyota Group Make a Grand Los Angeles Debut with Matsuri’25

The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) made its debut in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 16, at the Peacock Theater with the sold-out matsuri’25: Japanese Music Experience LOS ANGELES supported by CEIPA x TOYOTA GROUP “MUSIC WAY PROJECT.”

The Incredible Shrinking Radio Business

Maybe much of what we’re seeing playing out now, not just in radio, but in other pockets of the media business are the inevitable byproducts of consolidation, the rush to go public, and the devaluation of towers-and-transmitter radio properties.

Stationhead Unveils Stationhead Shop

Stationhead is now letting artists create unique, thrilling Shops, where fans can find must-have merch while gaining increased cred in their fan communities.

SiriusXM Names Tubi CEO Anjali Sud To Board of Directors

Prior to joining Tubi, Sud served as CEO of global online video platform Vimeo, taking the company public. She previously held various positions in e-commerce, finance and media at Amazon and the former Time Warner.

Drake lawyers hit back at UMG’s defence of diss-track lyrics

Are the lyrics of diss tracks meant to be taken literally? UMG argued not in its recent motion to dismiss Drake’s defamation lawsuit.

NSYNC Just Earned Its First Platinum Single In America

More than two decades after its heyday, the Justin Timberlake-fronted pop outfit is finally catching up and securing some long-overdue wins.

• Send story ideas & feedback to: jeff@platformandstream.com

• ️Interested in sponsoring the newsletter? You'll find all the details here.​