Deezer Connects with Driift; New Era of Virtual Concerts; Warner Music Artists to Direct-Text Their Biggest Fans

Driift says that the new funding will help it accelerate its growth, while Deezer plans to leverage its technology and expertise to support the livestreaming platform’s future growth, including the roll-out of new products and offerings.

Warner Music has unveiled a new partnership with Community, the text messaging platform that powers “one-on-one” conversations between artists and fans. 

Think hologram performances by dead musicians were spooky? Just wait until the full implications of these virtual performers become clear.

Last summer, Jennifer Masset - Spotify’s Global Head of Indies - came to Paris to visit IDOL’s headquarters. We took that chance to dive into her role and the best ways for independent actors to engage with the platform.

Neil Young is streaming 'Flying On The Ground Is Wrong' from his 1970 Carnegie Hall performance

The world of professional training is constantly debating whether to provide specialist knowledge and hard skills – or to focus on the transmission of a wider understanding of things, and the development of soft skills.

The latest round of grants from the CPB went to public radio stations building Urban Alternative, a new format that mixes new and classic hip-hop/R&B tracks.

Next Big Sound was one of the first big third-party music analytics services, crowned as a winner at the MidemNet Labs (as it was known then) contest in 2011.

Spotify, having proved a master in the music recommendation game, is giving it everything to try to win the next generation of podcast hosts and listeners as it looks set to surpass Apple in the podcast battle for the first time.

Marco Collins is a radio DJ credited with putting Seattle on the map in the 1990’s by breaking bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam during his time as Music Director at Seattle’s 107.7 ‘The End.’

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