Thanks, Spotify: Subscription Services Deliver Real Money to Music Industry
But total revenue is still well short of where it was in the ’90s
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Prince’s Fashion: 23 Most Outrageous Outfits Through the Years (Photos)
Here are just a few of Prince’s most breathtaking looks
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Streaming Generated More Than Half of Music Revenue in 2016 for First Time Ever
RIAA study also found music industry had biggest gain in revenue since 1998
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Did Britney Spears Just Clap Back at Katy Perry?
Pop star’s biblical tweet appears to address Perry’s insensitive Grammy jokes
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20 Best Albums of 2016, From Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ to David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ (Videos)
TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2016: Radiohead, Paul Simon and A Tribe Called Quest also make the cut
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How George Michael Became a Single-Minded Crusader for Pop Music
“Somewhere along the way, pop lost all its respect,” lamented Michael in 1987 — but he was convinced he could change that
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YouTube Paid $1 Billion in Ad Revenue to Music Industry in Last Year
Site has been criticized for underpaying artists despite being a massively popular home to watch music videos
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Grammy Awards Voters Embrace Diversity, But Black Is Their Favorite Color
The five most-nominated artists are all black: Beyonce, Drake, Kanye West, Rihanna and Chance the Rapper
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Drake Postpones ‘Summer Sixteen’ Tour Due to Ankle Injury
The 6 God and Future have performed high energy shows almost every day since the start of their tour in July
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Lady Gaga May Not Have an Oscar But She Dominated Social Media in February
The pop star and her little monsters have had quite a month between the Super Bowl, the David Bowie tribute at the Grammys and a stirring performance at the Dolby Theatre
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Emblem3 Exclusive StudioWrap Portraits (Photos)
The three-person band stops by TheWrap’s L.A. office for a video and photo session
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Why Taylor Swift Got the Last Word Over Kanye West, 7 Years After ‘I’mma Let You Finish’
Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and West became far more famous in one dramatic moment. But they’ve used their fame differently
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Beatles Songs Stream 50 Million Times in Just 48 Hours
The band’s classic singles like “Come Together” get massive play on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Prime
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Listen to Radiohead’s Rejected ‘Spectre’ Bond Theme Song
Rocker Thom Yorke posts the song written for — and unused by — the new 007 movie
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Janet Jackson Postpones 2016 World Tour for Surgery
49-year-old singer tells fans Thursday she must undergo unspecified surgery
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Puff Daddy Unleashes ‘Ultimate Hustler’s Fairytale’ With Free Album ‘MMM’
The hip-hop mogul drops 13 new tracks and accompanying video content series
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Bobbi Kristina’s Grandmother Cissy Houston Breaks Silence: ‘Still Not a Great Deal of Hope’ (Video)
Whitney Houston’s mother speaks out for the first time about her granddaughter’s condition in interview with New York’s WBLS radio
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Music Industry Sets Friday as Global Release Day
Traditional Tuesday releases in the U.S. will end as music industry hopes to “re-ignite excitement” and curb piracy
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John Legend and Common’s ‘Glory’ Sees Strong Sales Amid Oscar Buzz
Spotify streaming increased 240 percent for the Academy Award-winning song from “Selma”
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Lesley Gore, ‘It’s My Party’ Singer, Dead at 68
Musician and humanitarian succumbed to cancer Monday in New York
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Bobbi Kristina’s Family to Let Her Die on Same Day as Whitney Houston (Update)
The pop music legend died on Feb. 11, 2012
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Grammys: Pharrell Throws Up Ferguson Gesture During ‘Happy’ Performance (Video)
2015 Awards: The singer remembers the death of Michael Brown by giving the silent gesture on stage
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Grammys: AC/DC Opens Awards Show to Mixed Reception (Video)
The Australian rock band is still a force to be reckoned with as they took the awards stage for the first time
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Grammy Awards 2015: TheWrap’s Live Blog
57th Annual awards telecast, here’s the best and worst real-time social media reactions to music’s biggest night — as it happens
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Bobbi Kristina’s Boyfriend Under Investigation
Nick Gordon being investigated in the case of the 21-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston being found unconscious in bathtub
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Katy Perry, NKOTB Donate to TLC’s Final Album Kickstarter Effort
Fans also pitch in to raise over $200,000 for the R&B duo’s last record
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Taylor Swift Help Pays Off Super Fan’s Student Loan (Video)
“Oh my God, I love you!” says teary-eyed fan Rebekah Bortnicker as she’s given the singer’s check
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Jamie Lynn Spears Wields Knife to Break Up Sandwich Shop Fight (Video)
Security footage shows Britney Spears’ younger sister waving a 7-inch blade
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Spotify Begs Taylor Swift to Return Her Tunes to Music Streaming Service
Swift’s new album, “1989,” is the highest-selling record of the year
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Gene Simmons Says Rock Isn’t Just Dead, ‘It Was Murdered’ by File Sharing
“You’re better off not even learning how to play guitar or write songs, and just singing in the shower and auditioning for ‘The X Factor,'” Simmons said
