Music Discovery Enters New Age; Bob Dylan Set for Online Show; Streaming Boosts British Music

MusicWatch's latest project on music discovery surveyed 1000 music listeners in the US, covering their music listening habits and topics around the discovery experience.

It launches on July 18 on the Veeps platform and will be available to watch for 48 hours after the initial airing.

SiriusXM has created SXM Media, an all-in-one ad sales destination designed to help advertisers reach the more than 150 million audio listeners it reaches every month through its many platforms.

The value of British music sales and streams surpassed half a billion pounds for the first time last year thanks to the growing popularity of streaming services such as Spotify.

With AI and IoT, Openlake supports the streaming of Music NFTs to hardware players and wearable devices which can provide unprecedented experiences.

Streaming services aren’t just competing for listeners: they’re competing to offer the most useful tools and resources for artists. There’s a trio of announcements on that score today.

The global distribution and label services company has made a bold move into the music publishing sector with a subscription-based model and no fees for co-writers.

Spotify is launching its Only You experience, which will create custom playlists and give users a more visual look at their listening habits.

Japanese labels’ streaming revenues increased by 27% last year as the No.2 global music market looks set to finally make the shift from physical music.

Does it matter whether online performances are recorded or live?

Zane Lowe is celebrating “the beginning of something new” as Apple Music launches Spatial Audio, a new, immersive audio experience for subscribers.

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