Peloton Now a Place to Debut Music; The MLC Begins Full Operations; Holiday Livestream Success for Andrea Bocelli

The popular fitness startup, already known for its use of popular music during its classes, announced today that it’s debuting new Elvis remixes in its app that’ll be exclusive to the platform for a month.

The highly anticipated License Availability Date set by the landmark Music Modernization Act of 2018 has officially arrived, ushering in a new era in mechanical licensing led by The Mechanical Licensing Collective.

Classical star Andrea Bocelli enjoyed a festive bonanza with his livestream from Italy's Teatro Regio di Parma Opera House in December.

Lewis Capaldi leads the way as format accounts for more than 80% of music consumption in 2020

The pianist tells Jon Wertheim about finding an audience during the pandemic, speaking out against antisemitism, and understanding Beethoven with the help of Eminem.

The pandemic has pushed fashion houses to get creative in terms of how they connect with their audience, with many using Spotify as a new platform to reach their consumers.

Brandi Carlile has shared 'A Rooster Says', her collaboration with the surviving members of Soundgarden, on streaming services.

Snapped up by Amazon in 2014, the business then made a strategic shift into music.

Apple is promoting Fitness+ in Apple Music, by adding a collection of playlists created for the workout subscription to the music-streaming app created by the trainers.

The key finding: "From December 2019 to November 2020, search traffic to pirate sites dropped by roughly a third." This included a 'freefall' in early May, which as the piece pointed out, coincided with a major algorithm update by Google

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