Elton John Leads Funding Round for Audoo; YouTube Music Adds Podcasts for Users in the UK; If I Ran Spotify (I'd Do These 8 Things)
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If I Ran Spotify (I'd Do These 8 Things)
Spotify’s first decade was all about getting every listener to spend $10. Spotify’s next decade should be all about turning listeners into fans. But in their pursuit of podcasts, they’ve lost sight of where music’s going: Interactivity. Fandom. Experience. It’s opened a hole in their armor - one that TikTok Music is coming for. If I ruled Spotify, I would turn it into music’s super app, where you listen, engage, buy, share, create & connect.
5 big changes in music streaming that every musician needs to know
Music streaming platforms have made a lot of new developments this year, including royalty changes, artist features, and more.
YouTube Music adds podcasts for users in the UK
Users will have the ability to watch and listen to podcasts within YouTube Music, without requiring a paid membership. It will be possible to switch between an audio and audiovisual experience with the ability to background listen (listen even if the app is not open) on the go.
Sir Elton John leads $5m funding round for music startup Audoo
Audoo is the startup that has developed an ‘audio meter’ that can be installed in retailers, businesses and public locations to track music that’s being played. It then feeds that back to the relevant collecting societies to help them get accurate data when calculating payouts.
AI music startup LifeScore is launching its own record label
Its co-founder Tom Gruber had previously co-founded Siri, the startup that would be acquired to form the basis of Apple’s voice assistant of the same name.
YouTube Scores Exclusive Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon Documentary ‘Eclipse’
Pink Floyd continues to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ with the release of a new 30-minute documentary exclusively on YouTube about the recent solar eclipse listening event in Australia.
Recording Academy Holds Music’s Largest Grassroots Advocacy Initiative
With uncertainty in Washington this fall, this year’s initiative saw a mix of virtual and in-person meetings with Members of Congress and congressional staffers, and Chapter Open Houses with Advocacy webinar viewings.
Mr Brightside revealed as UK's most streamed song in Spotify history
To mark its 15th anniversary this month, Spotify has revealed the biggest artists and songs during that period in the UK.
How AI can empower creators by cutting through content saturation
When YouTube’s chief executive Neal Mohan recently revealed a suite of AI tools to support creators, he aimed to drastically reduce the time it takes to produce content.
What is the YouTube Billion View Club, and who is in it?
A few weeks ago, we looked at the Spotify Billion Stream club, now it’s time for YouTube’s Billion View Club. According to YouTube, there are 450 songs that have reached at least a billion views, but not all of them are music videos.
An Experimental Label’s Music Is Now Streaming. Here’s Where to Start.
John Zorn started the Tzadik label with Kazunori Sugiyama in 1995. Since then, this imprint has amassed a vast catalog of experimental music from the worlds of classical, jazz, rock and beyond.
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