Audius Debuts Music Marketplace; Rolling Stones Awarded for 1B Career UK Streams; Morgan Stanley Invests 700M+ in Music with Kobalt
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Audius Launches Music Marketplace, Enabling Direct On Platform Payments
Alongside the core purchasing features, Audius fans can pay artists more than the list price for their music by adding extra payment to further support their favorite artists. These new innovations give creators control in pricing their music for access in streams and downloads, while delivering instant payouts. It’s a powerful new revenue stream for artists and rights holders.
SiriusXM Reports Third-Quarter Earnings, Subscribers, Advertising
The audio entertainment giant, the home of Howard Stern, is "very excited" to unveil SiriusXM's next-generation platform in early November, said CEO Jennifer Witz.
Morgan Stanley is investing 700M+ in Music with Kobalt
As part of the venture, Kobalt will manage the creative, synch, licensing, administration, and investment services for the copyrights.
Tracknack is a New Spotify Add-on for Music Discovery
As most DJs and avid music fans can attest, staying current with new music releases demands significant time and dedication. Furthermore, discovering rising artists adds another layer of complexity. Tracknack automates this process, integrating smoothly into your Spotify listening routine.
The Rolling Stones awarded for one billion career UK streams
The BPI's BRIT Billion Award celebrates acts that have hit the UK streaming milestone.
Spotify Taps Peso Pluma, Daft Punk for Merch Collection
Each week, a different artist will release a new merch package. Top streamers identified through Spotify’s Fans First program will get a first chance to buy items from the respective collections.
More than 1M modified audio tracks are on DSPs and are diverting revenue away from rightsholders
After extrapolating our UGC data as well as publicly available information on streams, we have the data to show that alarming amounts of modified music is slipping through the cracks.
Tidal’s new ‘Collabs’ tool will give artists custom recommendations for potential ‘creatively compatible’ collaborators on the platform
Called “Tidal Collabs,” Tidal says the new tool provides artists with the opportunity to initiate collaborations, whether for guest verses, live performances, or expanding their creative network.
UnitedMasters launches personalized in-app artist development feature, ‘Blueprint’
Steve Stoute’s music distribution and artist services company UnitedMasters has launched a new personalized artist development feature called ‘Blueprint.’
Opera 5’s Web Series Threepenny Submarine Combines Opera, Puppets & Animation
Season one of Opera 5’s web series Threepenny Submarine launched online on November 1. In each short (8 to 12 minutes) episode of the children’s opera, cute fuzzy puppets explore an underwater world with locales like the Salieri Sector, and their underwater adventures are accompanied by the strains of classical music and opera scores.
Air Transat enhances in-flight entertainment with new Stingray partnership
Air Transat has enhanced its in-flight entertainment experience thanks to a new partnership with Stingray, a company that specializes in music and video distribution. Travellers now have access to a diverse selection of Stingray Music channels, including Hit List, Hot Country, Kids’ Stuff, and TikTok Radio.
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