Clubhouse & the Next Evolution of Audio; Jaxsta, Kobalt Sign Publisher Data Deal; Spotify Launches Initiative to Support Women Creators

Audio has seen an overall boom during the last year , with audiobooks alone significantly gaining consumer attention time and attracting audience over from radio.

Kobalt will provide it with publisher data to enhance Jaxsta’s official music credits data information.

Back in August, Bas argued that two of the key elements for the longevity of virtual concerts are interactivity and for the audience to have magical powers.

These are our three identified disruptive themes that will flow from the Immersive Web.

On International Women’s Day, Spotify launched Equal, a new global commitment dedicated to fostering equity for women in audio and celebrating their contributions.

It has been one of those weeks, with impactful music business announcements coming thick and fast. As is often the case, a succession of apparently unrelated events actually have a connecting thread.

"I believe 100% that we're going to see a rise of Bollywood and new types of Indian music making it into the global scene in the very near future."

Digital Audio Will Dominate 2021, says David Ciccarelli, founder and Chief Executive Officer at Voices. Find out more about the rise of audio.

As one who likes to rock out, I confess, I was excited that my streaming service of choice—Spotify—announced it’s rolling out a new service tier for lossless audio streaming.

Originally from Australia and only seventeen years old, Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, otherwise known as “The Kid LAROI,” already has multiple Billboard top hits and billions of Spotify streams.

Blockchain can be considered a major boost for musicians since it creates an effective distribution channel.

Deezer has halved the cost of subscriptions for Nigeria- and Kenya-based music fans as Spotify continues to expand across Africa.

Upon launch of the robust social media outreach program, 8 contestants will be selected from the pool of submissions, on Wednesday, March 17th.

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