Streaming music's next leap forward could be 'interactive artist subscriptions'

New report pitches future of app-like album releases and monthly subscriptions for fans, with the likes of Spotify and Apple as middlemenMusic streams on services like Spotify are about to start counting towards the UK’s official albums chart, but could streaming ultimately change the way albums are packaged and paid for by fans?A new report by music industry consultancy firm Midia Research hopes so. It pitches a future of “interactive artist subscriptions” where albums look more like apps