Spotify, UMG, Rdio, Live Nation, Pandora

Published: Aug. 2, 2013, 1:03 p.m.

This week on Digital Music Trends it was a pleasure to welcome on the show Glenn Peoples, Editorial Analyst at Billboard and Dave Allen, Director of Insights and Digital Media at North.com as well as bass player in British post-punk band Gang of Four.

We chat about Softbank\u2019s bid for Universal Music, the inaccurate headlines made by the press on streaming and the music market, Spotify\u2019s earnings for 2012, sustainability of streaming, Rdio\u2019s partnership with Live Nation, Pandora facing FCC approval for radio acquisition and the importance of bringing music technology to young people for a creative outlet. You can find the shownotes with links to the stories here.