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Spotify, Meet Snapchat: Users Can Now Share Music in Stories — variety.com The implementation is similar to the way content can be…

Spotify, Meet Snapchat: Users Can Now Share Music in Stories — variety.com 
 The implementation is similar to the way content can be shared via Instagram.

Sony brings music streaming to their new Walkmans at IFA 2019, Digital News — www.asiaone.com

If you’ve been looking at Sony’s Walkmans and thinking the only thing missing is the ability to do music streaming, meet the NW-ZX507 and NW-A100.

Spotify: The Future Is Content Creation — seekingalpha.com

Spotify has struggled to achieve profitability due to the poor economics inherent in the music streaming business model. Spotify is on a path to becoming the dominant audio streaming platform globally, but scale will provide limited improvements in profitability.

How Pop Stars Are Benefiting From the Netflix Boom — www.hollywoodreporter.com 
 With shows like ‘Russian Doll’ and ‘Stranger Things’ relying heavily on music “syncs,” a new realm of global opportunity (and money) has opened up to artists because of Netflix.

The Pod Piper: the Music Business and its Podcasting Priorities — www.synchtank.com

Eamonn Forde takes a closer look at the music-podcast landscape and speaks to experts in the field about the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Jammber Acquires TuneRegistry to Simplify DIY Royalty Management — www.billboard.com 
 The announcement comes as Jammber is preparing to launch its royalty-splitting app, Splits, and the Jammber Money royalty and payment platform.

Opening Up Content ID for Everyone — 8sided.blog 
 Congress has suggested YouTube open up Content ID for everyone. It’s about time this happened.

K-Pop & Punjabi Pop Are Displacing Bollywood on Indian Streaming Services — www.billboard.com 
 When Spotify published the list of its most streamed acts in India last week, the biggest reveal was the appearance of K-pop boy band BTS in fifth place.

How Pandora built a successful apprenticeship program — venturebeat.com 
 In a little more than a year, our program has acheived a 100% full-time conversion rate and boosted employee morale in the process.

What To Do When A Fan Uploads A Video From Your Concert To Instagram — blog.symphonicdistribution.com

Some musicians love when their fans take their smartphones out and film them performing, while others have made it very clear that they hate such behavior.

How To Master Your Own Music — blog.reverbnation.com 
 With the advancements made with music production tools, mastering your own music has never been easier. Here is how you can master your own music easily.

Spotify takes another step beyond music with hire of ex-CBS News President — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

David Rhodes hired as original news content consultant.

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