Amazon Music Launches in Brazil; Music Publishers Double Claims Against Peloton; Pandora Desktop…
Amazon Music launches in Brazil — www.musicweek.com Amazon Music Unlimited is now available in one of the biggest markets in what is a…
Amazon Music launches in Brazil — www.musicweek.com
Amazon Music Unlimited is now available in one of the biggest markets in what is a fast-growing region for streaming.
Music publishers double claims against Peloton to $300 million — nypost.com
Music publishers who sued Peloton for copyright infringement in March are now doubling their demand for damages to $300 million, claiming they’ve discovered…
Pandora debuts a desktop app for Windows — techcrunch.com
Pandora is launching a desktop app for Windows users following its debut of a native Mac app earlier this year.
Music Marketing Platform Beatchain Adds Distribution — www.hypebot.com
Music promotion and fan building platform Beatchain has added digital distribution powered by FUGA.
PledgeMusic Almost Killed Artist Crowdfunding — Bandzoogle Has a Plan to Save It — www.digitalmusicnews.com
Bandzoogle, which has been offering a broad range of tools for artists for two decades, simply doesn’t touch the money. “This is not an escrow arrangement”.
Tidal Giving Five Detroit Musicians the Chance of a Lifetime With ‘Tidal Unplugged’ — www.billboard.com
TIDAL is giving five musicians in Detroit a leg up as part of a new program called TIDAL Unplugged.
The singer protesting against Spotify… on Spotify — www.bbc.com
The latest song by Canadian singer Esthero includes a spoken-word protest at Spotify’s royalties.
Warner buys into blockchain: Major music company joins $11m investment in Ethereum rival ‘Flow’ — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Warner Music Group has joined an $11 million investment round in Vancouver-based Dapper Labs.
Where’s the Apple Arcade, Music, and TV Plus bundle? — www.theverge.com
Apple TV Plus and Apple Arcade will launch for $4.99 on November 1st and September 19th, respectively. But the company isn’t giving people a chance to subscribe to everything as part of a packaged deal.
SiriusXM Extends Dave Matthews Band Radio Run — www.jambase.com
Dave Matthews Band Radio on SiriusXM’s limited run has been extended through mid-October.
Spotify Acquires Music Production Marketplace SoundBetter — www.hollywoodreporter.com
Audio streaming giant Spotify Technology has acquired SoundBetter, a music and audio production and collaboration marketplace, for an undisclosed price tag.
Online Music Lab studies questions of melody and humanity — news.harvard.edu
Samuel Mehr has long been interested in questions of what music is, how music works, and why music exists.
Spotify Statistics 2019–2020: What’s the Future of the Media Streaming App By Numbers — appinventiv.com
Find here the Spotify Statistics 2019 to get a better understanding of the app’s current position in the media streaming market and future possibilities.
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