Record Labels Demand More Money for Songs on TikTok App; Why Data is a Double-Edged Sword for Radio

Record Labels Demand More Money for Songs on TikTok App

Record Labels Demand More Money for Songs on TikTok App

www.bloomberg.com 
 The three biggest record labels are demanding more money for songs played on TikTok and its Chinese counterpart Douyin, setting up a showdown with the hugely popular video apps, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Why Data Is A Double-Edged Sword For Radio — jacobsmedia.com 
 Consumers are evaluating the value proposition of data-sharing with their favorite brands.

Streaming Platforms are Keeping More Money From Artists than Ever (and Paying Them More, Too) — www.rollingstone.com

Fresh economic developments suggest that musicians may soon have new reasons to shake their fist in streaming’s direction (even if streaming is the main reason the industry is again printing money).

Julian Casablancas says streaming services are “a waste of time”: “Music’s gone so backwards” — www.nme.com 
 Julian Casablancas has called streaming services “a waste of time” and blamed advances in streaming tech for music having “gone backwards”

Apple removes song that referenced Tiananmen Square Massacre from China’s Apple Music — mashable.com 
 Pro-democracy music and a song that references the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre have mysteriously disappeared from the Chinese version of Apple Music.

This plugin helps you tweak music for playback on streaming services — www.factmag.com 
 A new plugin from MeterPlugs aims to give producers a better idea of what their tracks will sound like on different streaming platforms.

Spotify’s Long, Winding Road To India — www.npr.org 
 Spotify recently launched in India, but that path was long and complicated. We take the experience of Spotify and use it as a lens to look at why breaking into India is so difficult.

iTunes’ demise signals major changes for music industry — dailytrojan.com 
 For the last decade and a half, the music industry was shaped heavily by iTunes.

Spotify is growing on podcast listening, now the leader in India and Spain — ppc.land

Spotify is conquering more market share of the audio industry every month.

China Explained: How Tencent Came to Dominate Music Streaming — radiichina.com 
 With strategic investments in rivals and rumored bids for Universal in the offing, Tencent is making some big moves on China’s music streaming scene

YouTube Music is now in South Africa — www.businessinsider.co.za 
 South Africans now have at least nine music streaming platforms to choose from.

Spotify & Apple Are Trading Distinguished Disses: Here’s What They Said — hiphopdx.com 
 Spotify and Apple are at war with one another.