DSPs

Music Streaming: Delivery, Rights, and Revenue Music streaming connects listeners with songs through the internet. Songs travel from servers to your device in small chunks, while the app adjusts quality to fit your connection. Delivery uses encoding, streaming formats, and fast networks. The goal is smooth playback, even if you have a weak signal. Rights and licensing are the other side of the coin. There are two main rights: the master recording (the actual sound) and the publishing rights (the song composition). Labels and artists grant access to masters, while publishers license the songs themselves. In many regions, performance rights organizations collect money when music is played publicly, and mechanical royalties cover reproduction. Licensing is global and keeps music available in different countries, on different devices, and in ads or subscriptions. ...

Music Streaming: Platforms, Licensing, and Tech Music streaming connects listeners with vast catalogs through apps on phones, web players, and smart speakers. Behind the scenes, three parts shape every stream: platforms that host the service, licenses that let them play the music, and the tech stack that delivers audio quickly and securely. Platforms that shape listening Platforms vary in catalog size and discovery tools. They attract users with personalized playlists, offline listening, social sharing, and family plans. For creators, each platform has rules for monetization and rights. ...