music streaming
Songs on demand
Music streaming is listening to songs or audio delivered continuously over the internet rather than downloaded as files.
Services like Spotify and Apple Music offer vast catalogs for a subscription fee or with ads: I canceled my CD subscriptions once music streaming took over.
The model has transformed how artists distribute and monetize their work.
- albumsBound music collections
- playlistsOrdered song collections
- mobile appsPortable device software
- genresCategories of creative work
- user interfacesSoftware control surfaces
offline mode · royalty payments · singles · Pandora · curated playlists · social sharing · cloud storage · podcasts · licensing agreements · Spotify · smart speakers · fan engagement · data compression · bitrate · buffering · genre blending · revenue sharing · earbuds
- online servicesweb services, cloud services, SaaS, web hosting, e-commerce
- subscriptionssubscriber, renewal date, monthly fee, annual plan, monthly plan
- Digital EntertainmentNetflix, Spotify, YouTube, Hulu, Apple TV
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- musicsong, songs, singing, singer, singers
music streamingvinyl records
Analog audio discs
CDs · physical media · cassette tapes · compact discs · vinyl
music streaminglive music
Onstage musical performance
live concerts · live performance · concerts · live shows · busking