Algorithms & Music Curation; Daniel Ek’s ‘Brilliant Minds’ Event; Tool Might Stream

Are Algorithms In Tune With Music? — nationofbillions.com 
 What impact do algorithms have for music curation and creation?

Blockchain Could Help Artists Profit More from Their Creative Works — hbr.org 
 Movie studios and record companies should take note.

Daniel Ek’s ‘Brilliant Minds’ Conference is Back — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com 
 Daniel Ek’s Brilliant Minds conference will return to Sweden on June 8–9 as part of Symposium Stockholm. The event claims to gather the world’s “edgiest creators and purposeful leaders”. It was launched in 2015 by Ek and Ash Pournouri, then-manager of Avicii and CEO and founder of At Night Management.

Report: Tool to Finally Put Catalog on Streaming Services Ahead of New Album — www.spin.com 
 For those who haven’t checked: You cannot find a single Tool song on Spotify, unless you count a DJ called TooL whose single “Anti-Nuclear Bacteria” has racked

How iTunes built, and then broke, my meticulous music-listening system — www.theverge.com 
 The design has fallen out of fashion now, but a spreadsheet wasn’t the worst model for Apple to use in building iTunes. The more you obsess over your music, the more you appreciate iTunes’ rows and…

This Swiss Startup Is Bringing AI to the Music Label Business — www.bloomberg.com 
 A Swiss-Swedish startup wants to bring the power of big data and social-media analysis to the music business, offering artists instant insight into where and how their songs are playing so they can market more effectively to fans.

Spotify’s latest music documentary chronicles Green Day’s rise — www.engadget.com 
 Spotify’s Landmark music documentary series debuted back in August with four episodes on the early days of Metallic. Today, another installment is premiering on…

LiveXLive Partners Up with JBTV — platformandstream.com 
 LiveXLive, a leader in premium live music video streaming, has entered into an exclusive multiyear agreement with JBTV, a leading source of music programming for the past thirty years. LiveXLive has acquired the distribution rights to over 2,500 hours of exclusive content including live performances, interviews, behind the scenes footage and fully produced HD shows…

Warner/Chappell Inks Deal With Mint Digital Services — www.billboard.com 
 Only a few weeks into Mint Digital Services, a joint venture between U.S. music rights organization SESAC and the Swiss authors’ rights society SUISA, the new partners are reporting Mint’s first contract, with publisher Warner/Chappell Music.

Spotify, Accuweather Find Sunnier Days Lead To Happier Songs — www.forbes.com 
 Pick your playlists to match the weather? So do listeners in cities across the world, Spotify says.

iHeartRadio Passes 100 Million Registered Users — www.billboard.com 
 The streaming service reaches a bold new milestone two months after launching its new paid tiers.