How AmazeVR Executed the World’s First Virtual Reality Concert Tour; PRS For Music Announces New Online Portal Providing Access to Songwriter Credits

As the world continues to open back up, fans have been flocking to in-person events, but digital experiences and virtual reality (VR) remain an important aspect of fan engagement.

As Spotify has expanded into podcasts and audiobooks, the basic function of its app — as a music player — is getting steadily worse.

It’s clear that there’s a strong correlation between songs going viral on TikTok, and those songs seeing strong spikes in plays on streaming services.

PRS For Music has set out its plans to launch a new online portal publishing songwriter and composer credits alongside its critical links between works and recordings identifiers.

Apple is reportedly on the verge of launching its next subscription service – a standalone classical music streaming app.

More consolidation is afoot in the livestreaming market, with Driift acquiring one of its peers, Dreamstage, this morning.

The executive who has led TikTok UK’s push to become a vital part of the music business in recent years has taken on the new role of global head of music operations, effective immediately.

Songfinch is the startup that gets people to pay to have personalised songs created for special occasions.

An interview with Marc Brown from Byta about the importance of having a secure music sharing app and educating creators about audio.

Adaptr has the largest pre-cleared popular music catalog for early-stage startups in the US. In addition to providing the leading pre-cleared music catalog to growth stage businesses, Adaptr clears both publishing and performance rights for its clients, provides rights holders in-depth information on song use, and manages all royalty payments.

Social video app Triller will receive up to $310 million from Global Emerging Markets (GEM). The Los Angeles-based company has had a troubling few months, but the new raise comes as the company plans to go public by the end of the year.

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