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Why Apple Should Spinoff Beats by Dre — trapital.co As Apple anticipates record growth from its AirPods, the much-improved Beats…
Why Apple Should Spinoff Beats by Dre — trapital.co
As Apple anticipates record growth from its AirPods, the much-improved Beats headphones need space to grow outside of Apple’s umbrella.
BMW launches Connected Music, its new in-car music streaming solution — www.bmwblog.com
BMW is adding the new Connected Music in-car streaming service as integral part of the Connected Package Professional.
How Songwriters Got Thrown Into a Minefield — 8sided.blog
Unless there’s future legal clarification paying out ‘damages’ and carving out writing shares will be an expected ritual for composers of hit songs.
Peloton’s Antitrust Countersuit Against Music Publishers Dismissed — www.hollywoodreporter.com
More than a dozen music publishers don’t have to sweat Peloton’s claim that they engage in anticompetitive conduct as a New York federal judge dismissed the indoor cycling giant’s counterclaim.
Deezer study suggests that album listening is on the wane — musically.com
Streaming service Deezer has revealed some of the results from a survey of 8,000 people in the US, France, Germany and Brazil about their music-listening habits.
Spotify’s podcast catalogue expands with PodcastOne deal — musically.com
Spotify is splashing its cash on producing original podcasts, but the company is also pressing ahead with getting other companies’ shows onto its platform.
DashGo Energizes Expansion in the UK with New Hire — platformandstream.wordpress.com
DashGo has hired veteran music business executive Charlie Dilks as Managing Director UK. Dilks’ hire will reinforce DashGo’s robust growth in the market, providing keen insights into services and approaches that will most benefit DashGo’s client base there.
Top Music Business Analysts Share Trends To Watch — www.hypebot.com
With 2019 now solidly in the rear view mirror, we’re checking in with some of the sharpest minds in the music biz to get an idea of where the industry. Continue reading
Judah & The Lion promote new album with Beat Maker Go app — musically.com
American band Judah & The Lion are using the Beat Maker Go app as part of the promotion for their new album.
How do 24–7 YouTube lo-fi hip-hop channels make their money? — musically.com
One, Chillhop Music, is estimated to have made between $5m and $8m of revenue from Spotify alone in 2019.
What is MIDI 2.0, and what does it mean for musicians and producers? — www.musicradar.com
We chat to Art+Logic’s Brett Porter to find out what makes this new interfacing spec tick
Visit Rogers launches new music tourism streaming series — talkbusiness.net
A new music series will debut at 6 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 1) at the Arkansas Arts Academy in downtown Rogers. The streaming series, presented by Visit Rogers, the Destination Marketing…
Lawsuits claim Amazon, Apple and more are streaming unlicensed music — www.engadget.com
When you walk into a bar, hotel or store, you probably hear music. The same goes for when you tune into a TV channel or radio station. Those businesses are supp…
Symphonic Distribution enters physical distribution space in partnership with AMPED — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Symphonic’s physical distribution operation is helmed by Kevin Hopper and Nick Gordon.
Super Bowl Music Headed to Digital Services in Real Time as ‘Visual Album’ — www.billboard.com
The NFL is set to release a visual album containing every musical performance at Super Bowl LIV, including the halftime show with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, the National Anthem with Demi Lovato and America the Beautiful with Yolanda Adams.
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