How Do We Improve Music Rights Data?; Blockchain Revolution Breaks Through In Music, Ticketing; Rapchat Tunes Into $2.3M

We examine the progress being made with regards to cleaning up music rights data and look at industry-wide solutions and initiatives. 

For the last couple years, the still-burgeoning world of cryptocurrency seemed like something out of science fiction, at least to most run-of-the-mill, regular-money-using people.

CEO Daniel Ek announced the rebranding during the latest episode of the company's For the Record podcast..

YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook’s Instagram have upended the film and TV industries, with a new wave of cinematographers, directors and actors leveraging innovations in technology to create new work and connect directly with billions of consumers to see it.

Tuned Global is quietly helping the $26 billion fitness industry deliver customized streaming music experiences for classes.

With more than 15 hours average weekly usage by subscribers and a trio of paths to monetization, gaming-centric platform Twitch just may be a music artist’s best friend, according to a new report.

HW Fisher's Head of Music Royalty Audits Robert Fowler on the complexities of royalty accounting and why a royalty audit could unlock additional revenue.

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Antitrust authorities in the European bloc have filed charges that could bring multibillion-dollar fines. The new case comes on the verge of a huge trial between Epic Games and Apple.

Jennifer Witz, pay-radio broadcaster SiriusXM’s CEO, told analysts that the business was the most profitable audio company in the world, and that SiriusXM had achieved record low Q1 churn (of 1.6 percent) and helping revenue growth of 5 per cent and EBITDA up 7 per cent.

Top-Rated Audio Brands, Best Products.

If there’s one music industry report that sets the industry’s expectations more than any others these days, it’s Goldman Sachs’ Music In The Air.

Silicon Valley firm True Ventures is the company’s lead investor.

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