The Social Music Revolution

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B008ECYD1I/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1364198453&sr=1-5&pi=SL75

£1.98 on kindle - or just download the introduction for a flavour :-) useful for our Spotify case study

TASK: Online streaming

First off you will need to make sure you have finished the case studies on Napster and iTunes.

THEN --- The biggest shift in recent months has been the rise of online streaming subscriptions.

Research this trend. The service you may have heard of is Spotify.

You will need to research the streaming music industry - when did this start? Who are the major players? What is the appeal? What effect do you think this will have on the music industry in the future?


How much do music artists earn online?
Spotify Infographics
Spotify vs Pandora

Tasks for today: Historical research on online music

Information that needs to be included:

The role of Napster in 2001:
What was Napster? What was special about the program?
What was the response from consumers?
What was the response from the artists?
What happened to Napster?

2. The role of iTunes
When did iTunes get introduced?
What services does it offer?
How has it changed the music industry?
How has the platform changed between its inception and present day?

iTunes and Spotify devastate high street music sales as fans go digital

http://m.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/feb/07/itunes-spotify-high-street-music-sales

Spotify to offer free streaming to mobiles

http://m.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/feb/20/spotify-free-streaming-mobile-devices

How the Internet changed music?

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1900054,00.html

NME: did the Internet save or kill the music industry?

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&title=a_decade_in_music_did_the_internet_save_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Is streaming music screwing artists?

http://musically.com/2013/02/13/streaming-music-screwing-artists/

Music in the digital age

http://phys.org/news/2012-09-music-digital-age.html

Napster: the day the music was set free

http://m.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/feb/24/napster-music-free-file-sharing