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Disney Should Buy Spotify — www.ozy.com The streaming wars will be won by those with the best bundles.
Disney Should Buy Spotify — www.ozy.com
The streaming wars will be won by those with the best bundles.
Streaming Killed ‘Greatest Hits’ Records, So Why Do They Keep Getting Made? — www.vice.com
Playlists on Spotify and Apple Music have rendered best-of compilations obsolete — but that isn’t stopping Spoon from releasing one.
Ditto Music Unveils New Blockchain-Based Tools to Help Untangle Split Royalties — www.billboard.com
Global digital distributor and label services company Ditto Music is to launch a new blockchain solution that, it says, will generate higher earnings for artists and creators.
Voisey is the TikTok for music creation — musically.com
If co-founder Olly Barnes’ infectious optimism is correct, Voisey is a phenomenon-in-waiting: an app that has the potential to shake up how songs are made.
Spotify creates Disney Hub, providing curated Disney content for HK and SEA users — www.marketing-interactive.com
The new Disney Hub offers a wealth of content for users in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and other Southeast Asian countries including localised versions of tracks and playlists.
Maxim Vengerov announces new music streaming partnership — www.thestrad.com
Violinist marks 40 years on the concert stage by releasing three recordings on the classical music streaming app Idagio.
BMG responds to artist streaming revolt in Germany: ‘It is time for record companies to change.’ — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Letter appears to seek a ‘user-centric’ style of payment, while “attacking” record companies
Clouty wants fans to place bets on rap predictions — musically.com
Startup Clouty says it’s the world’s “first music betting platform”, offering music fans the chance to gamble in “contests about the latest releases and predictions in the rap game”.
Mick Jagger Sets Podcast Deal With Warner Bros. — www.hollywoodreporter.com
Mick Jagger is getting into podcasting: The Rolling Stones singer has partnered with Warner Bros. Digital Networks to produce a series of original narrative podcasts.
Radio Royalties: How Do Radio Stations Pay Artists? — soundcharts.com
Some might think that radio stations just cut a check to the artists they put on the air, but this is the music industry we’re talking about, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise — it’s much more complicated.
Spotify official speaks on female inclusion — dailytrojan.com
Chief Content Officer Dawn Ostroff discussed podcasts as a popular audio medium.
Why it Matters That Google and Spotify Have Joined the Personalized Audio Content Revolution — voicebot.ai
Google and Spotify have signaled their intention to take over a new market: personalized audio for spoken word content.
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