Is TikTok the Future of the Music Biz; iTunes: From Simple to Perplexing in 18 Years; Madonna on…
Memes Are the New Pop Stars: How TikTok Became the Future of the Music Industry — www.theringer.com Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ is both…
Memes Are the New Pop Stars: How TikTok Became the Future of the Music Industry — www.theringer.com
Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ is both a chart-topping phenomenon and a turning point for the music business. Here’s what happens when a social media platform becomes a label.
How iTunes went from simple to perplexing in 18 years — appleinsider.com
The app that made it so easy to play music on your Mac that it transformed the entire music industry is going away, but the legacy lives on.
Playlist stuffing and SEO. Gaming the system — here.org.uk
It’s well documented that a popular tactic to generate more streams and therefore more revenue in the streaming age is for artists to release albums with as many tracks on as possible.
Madonna Launching Exclusive SiriusXM Channel, ‘Madame X’ Radio — www.billboard.com
Madonna will launch her own SiriusXM channel on July 1, the broadcasting company revealed today (June 28).
Spotify needs to crack down on labels snatching user data — techcrunch.com
Spotify seems to have learned little from the Facebook developer platform’s scandals despite getting a huge boost from the social network in its early days.
The music industry is tackling streaming fraud with a pointless ‘Code’. It won’t work… but these ideas might. — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Penalties for artists, penalties for staff, more funding — why wasn’t any of this in the industry’s own policies?
Why Leaked Playboi Carti Songs Keep Showing Up on Streaming Services — www.complex.com
Leaked Playboi Carti songs keep getting added to Apple Music and Spotify. The fans behind these unauthorized uploads tell Complex why and how it’s happening.
Watch Live Stream of Royal Opera House’s July 2 ‘Carmen’ Right Here — operawire.com
The Royal Opera House will live stream the July 2, 2019 performance of Bizet’s “Carmen” via the company’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
Songtrust has added over 55,000 songwriters in the past year — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Company registers an average of over 5,000 new songs every week
Music Industry Celebrates With JOOX — www.africa.com
JOOX was one of the first global music streaming services to launch in South Africa and it has been heavily involved across many sectors of the music industry, supporting up-and-coming artists.
Kevin Bacon to Star in Spotify Original Comedy Podcast — www.hollywoodreporter.com
Spotify has ordered comedy podcast series ‘I’m Gonna Be Kevin Bacon,’ in which the actor stars as a heightened version of himself.
Direct-to-fan music sales up 28%, reckons Kantar — completemusicupdate.com
Stats firm Kantar has shared some new music sales data to coincide with the start of the festival season.
Radiohead and the fine art of crisis management — www.smh.com.au
Radiohead met drama with creativity, Metallica turned to damaging lawfare.
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