7 Music Business Predictions For 2018

7 Music Business Predictions For 2018

www.forbes.com 
 The music business had a pretty good 2017, but these 7 predictions for 2018 could mean big changes for the industry.

The promise of AI in audio processing — towardsdatascience.com 
 Developments in AI presents a big potential for audio signal processing. To better understand sound in neural networks, we should consider new representations & architectures for audio specifically.

What You Need to Know: RapCaviar, Spotify’s own HOT 97 — blog.chartmetric.io 
 Like the streaming version of NYC’s Hot 97 radio station or BET’s 106 and Park, Spotify is loudly answering the question: what’s the latest & greatest in rap music?

The lost art of music snobbery — www.theglobeandmail.com 
 How streaming services are making ‘obscurantism’ obsolete

Car Seat Headrest’s Will Toledo Defends Spotify — www.pastemagazine.com 
 “I see a lot of voices of authority disparaging streaming services as a source of income, and as someone who actually came up using them, it always seemed much better … “

Hennepin Co. Library releases first batch of music on MnSpin — www.fox9.com 
 A library card can now get you more than just books at the Hennepin County Library.

NKOR Creates Blockchain For Copyright Infringement, Content Creators — www.mediapost.com

A new blockchain-based technology created by the company NKOR will support intellectual property rights, allowing creators to register and protect their content.