SiriusXM CEO on Streaming App, Personalization; Bryan Adams Joins Songbox; Streaming’s Problems Will Not be Fixed by Royalties Alone
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SiriusXM CEO on Streaming App, Personalization; Bryan Adams Joins Songbox; Streaming’s Problems Will Not be Fixed by Royalties Alone
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☆ Jaxsta CEO Josh Simons Talks Integration, Opportunities & More
With Vampr entering the Jaxsta family, Josh Simons, the business’s co-founder, CEO and TMN 30 Under 30 came on board in the role of chief strategy officer to oversee Jaxsta’s product portfolio merge.
☆ Streaming’s problems will not be fixed by royalties alone
While the discussion has understandably focused on royalties (as, after all, it is a royalty system), these are more symptom than cause. Streaming royalties are not adding up because streaming is not adding up. Fixing royalties is only part of the solution.
☆ SiriusXM CEO on Streaming App, Personalization, Cars and Devices
CEO Jennifer Witz also spoke about advertising and improving personalized content during an investor event.
☆ Bryan Adams joins Scottish music tech start-up Songbox
The singer-songwriter has become co-founder of music-sharing platform Songbox, which allows audio files to be securely stored and shared.
☆ Orfium Signs YouTube Management Deal with Japanese Entertainment Powerhouse Avex
The Avex partnership reflects Orfium’s success to date in other major markets, including the US and the UK, where its clients include the world’s leading Music Publishers, Record Labels, Broadcasters and Production Music Companies.
☆ How Dolby Atmos promises to change how people experience music and movies
Many of the major music streaming services are now offering spatial music playlists with more immersive versions of some of your favorite songs.
☆ Billboard launches a chart tracking TikTok's most popular songs
The question of how much ‘official’ charts really matter to music listeners nowadays remains a sparky debate.
☆ How Radio Can Successfully Dive For Digital Dollars
As a wise man once said, “Big wheel keeps on turning.” It's a famous line in music that's a metaphor for the world in which we live.
☆ House of Marley Is Trying to Pin the Sustainable Headphone Market
When electronics guru Alon Kaufman of HoMedics approached the scions of reggae legend Bob Marley in 2010 about attaching the family name to yet another headphone and speaker enterprise, the pitch was to do things differently. Sustainably.
☆ YouTube Music's newly added mood filter encourages you to cry your heart out
YouTube Music has freshly added five new mood filters, including Cry, Romance, Party, Feel Good, and Sleep.
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