Discord Betting Big on Music; FanLabel, Tuned Global Team for Music Delivery; Music Tech Revolution

Is Discord doing concerts now? When Travis Scott launched his official Discord server in April, more than 100,000 users signed up. Scott's embrace of Discord was just the latest example of the company's efforts to attract labels, bands and other music industry insiders.

B2B streaming technology company Tuned Global has signed a new agreement with fantasy record label app FanLabel. The deal will see Tuned Global provide music ingestion, delivery and rights holder royalty reporting services to the game.

The relationship between music and technology has historically been a double-edged sword.

The information surrounding the creative rights for a song remains at the heart of one of the biggest problems plaguing the music industry.

Word-of-mouth remains the main driver for how listeners typically discover new audio, and while many in the audio industry have found this this a nebulous and elusive marketing channel to nail down, Facebook and Spotify might just be getting it right.

We examine the unique challenges associated with administering film and TV music catalogs, from soundtracks to production music cues.

Music livestreams have exploded in number over the last year, but are many of them disappointing with the number of fans they attract? Sessions boss Tim Westergren thinks so.

Lyric Financial, the leader in artist financing, has tapped experienced business advisor and music professional David Boxenbaum to join its teams as Senior Advisor.

Def Jam Recordings and iHeartMedia have launched the narrative podcast ‘Here Comes The Break’ featuring interviews and new music from Def Jam signees.

Thanks to growth in video, music and podcast streaming audiences, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence sees an opportunity to sell more home entertainment equipment.

Success came relatively quickly to Gary Numan, when his single ‘Are Friends’ Electric?’ rose to the top of the UK charts in May 1979.

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