Why 2017 Is The Year Of Reckoning For The Streaming Music Business

Get the Full StoryCan Spotify make a profit? Will Tidal and SoundCloud survive? Streaming music is on the verge of its moment of truth.

There are few industries more paradoxical than streaming music. On the one hand, it’s exploding: The boom in paid subscriptions is driving the music industry’s first real growth in over a decade–in fact, streaming now makes up more than half of its revenue. At the same time, streaming music is an incredibly challenging, tight-margined business. For all the industry excitement around streaming, a critical question remains: Is this a viable business?Read Full Story

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