Napster Tried to Make Streaming Happen in 2005; New SoundCloud President; Music Rights and NFTs

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Napster Tried to Make Streaming Happen in 2005. Why Did it Fail? — beausoleil.medium.com

I remember watching the Super Bowl in 2005. I’m not a huge sports fan, but I said I was watching for the commercials. Turns out, there was a commercial that actually caught my attention.

Music Rights and NFTs: What should we (realistically) expect? — music-tomorrow.com

Since artists like 3LAU, Grimes, and Deadmau5 auctioned off digital music, merchandise, tickets, and experiences worth millions of dollars, NFTs — the digital tokens authenticated using blockchain technology — have become the single hottest topic in the music business.

Classic Frank Zappa Albums Available in Hi-Res On Qobuz for the First Time — americansongwriter.com

The five-week campaign will span a series of drops totaling 29 releases between now and May 7th, with classic and influential albums released for download and streaming in Hi-Res audio quality for the first time.

Promo Cards Get an Update: Follower and Chart Milestones, New Playlists, and More — artists.spotify.com 
 We’ve added some new features to our Promo Cards experience, which lets artists create personalized assets for use on social media and other promotional channels.

SoundCloud Appoints Eliah Seton as President — platformstream.medium.com

SoundCloud today announced the appointment of Eliah Seton as President of SoundCloud, effective May 1, 2021. He will report directly to Michael Weissman, Chief Executive Officer, SoundCloud.

Gimlet Media and The Ringer Unions Ratify First Labor Contracts With Spotify — pitchfork.com

The contracts guarantee higher minimum base pay, diversity provisions, more.

Synchtank’s IRIS has already processed hundreds of millions of dollars. Now it’s being made available to music publishers large and small. — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Synchtank’s speciality Royalty Accounting package provides a bespoke and scalable solution for a crucial and growing challenge.

Apple Rolling Out Tags in App Store to Help Refine Popular Search Results — www.macrumors.com

With the App Store now home to nearly two million apps, Apple appears to be testing a new feature to make search results more contextual.

Spotify’s Former Head of Dance & Electronic Music Austin Kramer Launches Weekly Show On Tomorrowland’s ‘One World Radio’ — www.edmtunes.com 
 Spotify’s Former Head of Dance & Electronic Music Austin Kramer, Is set to launch a Weekly Radio Show On Tomorrowland’s ‘One World Radio’.

First True Wearable Musical Instrument Hits Kickstarter — platformstream.medium.com 
 Mictic is the Swiss-made XR wearable that turns movements into sound. It doesn’t matter if users already have ten Grammys or have never picked up a musical instrument, with Mictic they’ll be…

Lauren Pufpaf, Co-Founder Of Feed.FM Talks About Significance Of Women Leadership — www.thevoiceofwoman.com 
 In this intriguing and profound interview with Lauren Pufpaf, Co-Founder and COO of a renowned and esteemed platform, Feed.FM, we have Lauren sharing the

Worried About Bands? Get Booking Gigs. — www.songsommelier.com

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Amazon’s Alexa Gets in the Car — www.radioworld.com 
 An interview with Arianne Walker, chief evangelist for Amazon’s Alexa Auto, about the role of voice control and its interaction with radio in the car listening environment.

Why we’re obsessed with music from our youth — theconversation.com 
 Memories are closely linked with music.

How To Grow Your Audience With Livestreams — blog.symphonicdistribution.com 
 Interested in learning how to use your livestreams to grow your audience even further? We’ve compiled some tips and tricks to do just that. Here’s how…

Tom Brady Launching NFT Platform with Apple, DraftKings, Spotify Exec Advisors — decrypt.co 
 The star NFL quarterback has hopped onto the NFT bandwagon with a slew of exec advisors from big tech companies.

Featured Playlist: Riff Raff vol. 6 — www.songsommelier.com

The current crop of guitar-led bands are doing remarkable things.

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