Erykah Badu, Jill Scott Streams Triple After ‘Verzuz’ Battle; Will Spotify Survive the Coronavirus…
Erykah Badu and Jill Scott Streams Triple After ‘Verzuz’ Battle — www.billboard.com The two singer-songwriter’s combined streams more…
Erykah Badu and Jill Scott Streams Triple After ‘Verzuz’ Battle — www.billboard.com
The two singer-songwriter’s combined streams more than tripled in the days after the pair contested the first female battle of the #Verzuz series.
Will Spotify Be Able to Survive the Coronavirus Recession? — www.fool.com
Audio streaming is quickly becoming a modern staple, and Spotify is the leader.
Old Music, New Takes: How the Pandemic Rewrites Bach, Beethoven, and Sondheim — www.wqxr.org
Just because a classic is timeless doesn’t mean that it’s stationary. Symphonies, operas, and songs — even the ones we’ve known for much of our lives — often seem to rewrite themselves with a different manner, meaning, and cultural significance depending on the occasion — and never faster than right now.
Why Is Daniel Ek Repeating YouTube’s Arguments From Four Years Ago? — www.rollingstone.com
The Spotify boss suggests the future growth of his company will rely on the migration of free radio listeners — and he thinks record labels should back the strategy.
In Mexico, Musicians — And Workers — Returning to Venues for Paid Livestreams — www.billboard.com
Mexican executives are joining forces to launch an ambitious project called Reactivation of Entertainment and Music in Mexico that they hope can help revive the industry’s economy.
TikTok for Musicians? Now there’s Jamiphy! — www.octiive.com
TikTok for musicians — isn’t. But new mobile app Jamiphy very much is! For DIY indie artists trying to take advantage of TikTok to boost their careers, Jamiphy aims to offer exactly what they’ve been looking for.
SiriusXM CFO Says Satellite Radio Faces Uncertain Coronavirus Impact — www.billboard.com
“Unemployment is stress. And that’s got to have a knock-on effect for people spending money,” David Frear told an investors conference.
Spotify signs deal with Saregama to add more than 100,000 tracks to India catalog — techcrunch.com
Spotify has secured another deal in India to fill much of the remaining void in its catalog in the country.
Quadio connects, showcases college musicians — www.thelantern.com
A crowded classroom filled with a surprising number of familiar faces is exactly what cousins Joe and Marcus Welch needed to create a music streaming platform meant for college students.
Music-VR startup ViRvii signs content deal with Oculus — musically.com
ViRvii has just signed a deal with Facebook-owned Oculus to develop VR content for the platform starting next year.
Reveel launches music project-management platform in beta — musically.com
Reveel has launched its actual platform in beta.
Sofar Sounds launches ‘Keep Listening’ playlist on Spotify — musically.com
Sofar Sounds has launched an online ‘Listening Room’ for livestream performances by artists
The ten things people get wrong about streaming — completemusicupdate.com
In a deviation from the normal format, this week CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke examine the debate around the fairness of streaming royalties for artists and songwriters, which has been growing during the COVID-19 shutdown.
SiriusXM to broadcast Virtual DisDance music festival hosted by Chainsmokers — www.usatoday.com
SiriusXM Satellite Radio has announced its first ever virtual music festival, called the Virtual DisDance Festival, featuring EDM DJs from quarantine.
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