Spotify Expands Fresh Finds Into Partnership Program; Roasting Room Debuts Streaming Service…

Spotify expands Fresh Finds into an artist development program — musically.com Spotify launched its Fresh Finds family of playlists in…

Spotify expands Fresh Finds into an artist development program — musically.com 
 Spotify launched its Fresh Finds family of playlists in 2016, using data from music blogs and tastemakers’ listening on its own service.

The Roasting Room introduces subscription streaming service for watching concerts — www.savannahnow.com

The world-renowned Roasting Room, located above Corner Perk coffee shop in downtown Bluffton, South Carolina, just launched a Netflix-style service that allows members to watch all of their concerts whenever they want to.

Rockstar Games launches record label with club brand CircoLoco — www.musicweek.com 
 CircoLoco Records will showcase contributions by artists who have played CircoLoco’s club nights over the past two decades, including parties at Ibiza’s DC10.

NetEase to spin off Cloud Village, its music streaming service operator, in Hong Kong IPO — www.scmp.com 
 Cloud Village would remain a subsidiary of Hangzhou-based NetEase, which would retain at least 50 per cent of the voting rights following a planned Hong Kong IPO.

Tidal now also offers offline listening on the Apple Watch — www.theverge.com 
 Music streaming service Tidal is now available on the Apple Watch, allowing subscribers to stream music directly to Apple’s wearable or download it for offline listening. Spotify and Deezer announced similar features last week.

Quincy Jones invested in ‘Emotional’ AI music startup Musimap last year. Here’s his emotional profile. — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com 
 Firm builds emotional profiles for listeners, detailing mood, feelings and values based on their listening history…

In Focus: The Cleveland Orchestra’s digital offering — bachtrack.com 
 Severance Hall will stay closed until at least June. In the meantime, we look at the series of concerts that The Cleveland Orchestra is providing on its digital platform, Adella.

Instagram Tests New ‘Audio’ Tab in Explore To Improve Music Discovery — www.socialmediatoday.com

Instagram appears to be testing yet another TikTok-focused addition, with a new ‘Audio’ tab appearing for some users in their Explore options, which enables you to search for specific tracks in the app.

Can DIY Musicians engineer virality? — amplifyyou.amplify.link 
 How easy is it to go viral? Is there a way to make your content fly?

Spotify Video Podcasts Are Available on Xbox — Now You Can Watch Podcasts While Gaming — www.digitalmusicnews.com 
 Spotify is on a quest to dominate the podcast scene. Spotify video podcasts are now available on Xbox for gamers to watch while gaming.

How Tuned Global is helping fitness brands integrate licensed music into their virtual classes — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Tuned Global’s Mario Forsyth on the convergence of the virtual fitness and music businesses.

Avid CEO Jeff Rosica Named Boston Arts Academy Foundation Board Chairman — platformandstream.wordpress.com

Boston Arts Academy Foundation, the city’s only public high school for the visual and performing arts, today announced the election of Avid Technology CEO and President Jeff Rosica to Board Chairman.

Love Me, Love My Music — jacobsmedia.com

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