Music

Guitar Center Troubles Aside, Pandemic Tunes Musical Instrument Sales
Guitar Center Troubles Aside, Pandemic Tunes Musical Instrument Sales
November 23, 2020  |  Retail

A pandemic-fueled surge in people wanting to learn how to play guitar and piano has given the country’s largest retailer of musical instruments a second...

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Amazon Music Goes Ultra-High-Definition
Amazon Music Goes Ultra-High-Definition
October 02, 2020  |  Amazon Technology

Thanks to a partnership with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, thousands of tunes on Amazon Music will be retooled to ultra-high-definition, Amazon announced on...

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How Music Retailers Keep Card-Not-Present Fraud From Sounding A Sour Note
How Music Retailers Keep Card-Not-Present Fraud From Sounding A Sour Note
September 09, 2020  |  Next-Gen Debit

The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking up shopping behavior. Consumers who previously paid for purchases by swiping or inserting their cards at in-store point-of-sale (POS) terminals...

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The Thread Shop Rolls Out Jimi Hendrix Online Merchandise Store
The Thread Shop Rolls Out Jimi Hendrix Online Merchandise Store
July 23, 2020  |  Retail

To offer the merchandise and music of a music legend in a single destination, The Thread Shop has rolled out an eCommerce Jimi Hendrix store in...

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And The Beat Goes On: Music’s New Playbook For Summer 2020
And The Beat Goes On: Music’s New Playbook For Summer 2020
June 06, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The summer season is usually the time of year for the young and the hip to hit the scene at music festivals and cultural events...

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Streaming Makes Up 80 Pct Of Music Industry Sales
Streaming Makes Up 80 Pct Of Music Industry Sales
February 25, 2020  |  Retail

Streaming services from companies like Spotify, Apple and Amazon have helped to fuel an increase in sales and profitability for the music industry. Music sales...

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Spotify Dominates Apple, Amazon With 124M Premium Subscribers
Spotify Dominates Apple, Amazon With 124M Premium Subscribers
February 05, 2020  |  Retail

As Spotify took on Amazon and Apple by launching promotions, the music streaming company registered a higher-than-expected 29 percent jump in premium subscribers in Q4...

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India’s Gaana Streaming Service Far Surpasses Apple, Spotify
India’s Gaana Streaming Service Far Surpasses Apple, Spotify
February 02, 2020  |  International

India has access to the well-known music streaming sites Spotify and Apple Music, but it’s the country’s homegrown Gaana that is getting the majority of...

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Amazon Music Hits 55M Streaming Subscribers
Amazon Music Hits 55M Streaming Subscribers
January 22, 2020  |  Amazon Entertainment

Amazon Music has been steadily gaining in popularity despite only being around since 2016, a full two years after Apple debuted its own music service....

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