Spotify, Resident Advisor Partner on Event Discovery; SyncFloor Attracts Investment From Betaworks…

Mar 05, 2023

Spotify, Resident Advisor Partner on Event Discovery — www.billboard.com
Resident Advisor (RA) has struck a partnership with Spotify that should help get party-goers off their devices and onto the dancefloor.

SyncFloor, the commercial music marketplace powered by natural language search, has been accepted as part of Betaworks Audiocamp program.

Boomplay and MUSO tackle music piracy in Africa — www.musicinafrica.net
Africa’s largest music streaming service Boomplay recently partnered with digital anti-piracy platform MUSO to tackle music piracy in Africa.

Reliance injects another $19.6 million into its music streaming service ‘Jio Saavn’ — thetechportal.com
At the time of the merger, Reliance made a commitment to invest $124 million in the platform which was valued to be worth $301 million.

Spotify Remains M.I.A. In South Korea — But That Could Change This Year — www.digitalmusicnews.com
According to a Seoul-based news outlet, Spotify is set to further its global presence by entering the South Korean market.

How many users do Spotify, Apple Music and streaming services have? — musically.com
Sometimes the statistics around how many people are streaming music — and how many are paying for it — can lead to confusion and misinterpretation.

Country Radio Seminar Finds 100-Year-Old Medium At Crossroads: Can It Reinvent Itself (Again)? — www.billboard.com
But as AM/FM speeds toward the century mark, it now has more in common with print, operating as a legacy platform with a whole series of newer competitors — broadcast TV, cable, satellite radio, streaming and podcasts, to name the most obvious — that have encroached on its territory.

Beatport is Expanding its Techno Categories — www.beatportal.com
Today, Beatport is making some big changes to how you’ll find techno on the store, with expanded categories offering more choice. Learn more.

Issa Rae’s Raedio Partners With Kobalt for Global Publishing Deal — variety.com
Kobalt today announced a worldwide publishing deal with actor-producer-writer Issa Rae’s company, Raedio.

Is internet piracy dying out? — www.irishtimes.com
Focus on ISP blocking rather than the pursuit of individual cases seems to be working

Cloudflare faces new legal action from music rightsholders — musically.com
TorrentFreak reports that a court has ordered Cloudflare to “prevent access to pirated music or face fines or prison”.

Naim Audio has launched a dedicated Control4 driver for its range of music-streaming speakers and systems, which will be available from March.

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