Does Spotify Fit the WeChat Template?; How Radio Can Survive in an Era of Podcasts, Streamers

Does Spotify Fit The WeChat Template? — medium.com 
 If you’re like me, you’re slightly dizzy from watching the tectonic shifts happening under Spotify’s feet.

How Radio Can Survive in an Era of Podcasts and Streamers — www.hollywoodreporter.com 
 With more people listening to internet music services, giants like iHeartRadio are scrambling to adapt and convert Wall Street skeptics.

How music industry silos are leading to unpaid royalties — blog.paperchain.io 
 Introducing Paperchain’s CompoRecord ID (CRID) — the universal musical rights identifier that will align compositional and recording identification systems.

How Google’s Music-Making AI Learns From Human Minds At Festivals — www.fastcompany.com 
 Google’s year-long quest to teach computers to make music is humming along — but the robots have a lot to learn.

How Hip-Hop Stars Are Made in the Streaming Era — www.complex.com 
 If you’re wondering how new artists have managed to emerge with hit singles in the streaming era, we have you covered with ‘Chart Breakers.’

Amazon Music Unlimited taps Above+Beyond to create musical ‘Moments’ — www.thedrum.com 
 London agency Above+Beyond has created an ad featuring humorous ‘Moments’ as part of a global campaign for Amazon Music Unlimited.

Jeff Toig Out as Tidal CEO — www.billboard.com 
 Jay Z’s music streaming service Tidal has confirmed the departure of Jeffrey Toig, its third chief executive in two years.

Will Digital Aggregators Lead the Industry on Transparency with Spotify and Others? — musictech.solutions 
 The Music Managers Forum UK have criticized the “secrecy” arounds Spotify’s deals with major labels.

Chris Cornell Sales & Streams Up 552 Percent Following His Death — www.billboard.com 
 The sum encompasses his solo and group album and song releases.

Audiam Wants to Help TV and Film Producers Sync Before They Clip — rightstech.com

Over the past decade, music synchronization licensing has gone from the occasional icing on the cake for songwriters and publishers to an important new layer of monetization as the use of music in video games, apps, and other new formats has exploded.