Spotify Audience Network Lands in UK, Australia, Canada; Deezer Goes Global With NPR Shows, Podcasts; The David Bowie TikTok Campaign

Starting today, global audio streaming service Deezer and NPR are joining forces to give podcast fans access to all of their original programming.

Parlophone’s head of marketing opens up about the David Bowie campaign and offers expert guidance for how established acts can be discovered by new audiences via the short-from video app.

Spotify has expanded the Spotify Audience Network beyond the US, encouraged by early results from the advertising product and the effectiveness of targeting in the audio space.

Grammy-winning reggae singer Shaggy will launch a new weekly music show called Shaggy's Yaad on the Fly channel on SiriusXM.

The Sims 4 will host an in-game music festival from June 29th to July 7th, featuring Bebe Rexha, Glass Animals, and Joy Oladokun.

Gaana had last raised $50-million debt from Tencent in August last year.

The University of West London – home of the London College of Music – is set to launch a record label with distribution provided by AWAL.

Founded by Jake Kavaler and Zachary Spar, the company’s sole mission is to create a platform that better assists artists in receiving organic exposure.

Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' has surpassed a huge one billion streams on Spotify, only months before the band's game-changing 1991 album 'Nevermind' celebrates its 30th anniversary.

As Twitch celebrates its 10th anniversary, the streamer has evolved from solely gamers to musicians, entertainers and others trying to make money.

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