Stageit Comes Into Its Own; IDAGIO Launches Video Discussion Series; Lockdown Analytics

Stageit, a live-stream music platform that's served a niche for the last 11 years, is having its moment, with musicians and fans housebound.

IDAGIO announced it will be expanding its music platform to provide users with a new and unique real-time video series called IDAGIO Live.

The music industry is reporting a reduction in streams due to Covid 19. I have seen the opposite so decided to dive into it a little.

With the exception of vinyl records, subscription streaming music services remain the number one growth driver in the global music market, accounting for more than 70% of spend on music last year, according to Futuresource Consulting.

The Grateful Dead will start the 'Shakedown Stream' free livestream archival replay series on Friday, April 10 with 'Truckin' Up To Buffalo' and a new installment will follow each Friday for the foreseeable future.

New music making and discovery app Trackd is helping amateur and professional musicians globally continue to work together remotely from home following advice from governments globally to restrict travel to essential trips.

Companies ought to take this time to take stock of and imagine different possible scenarios and to collaborate with their key people.

International trade show Midem and American Association of Independent Music's (A2IM) Indie Week have opted to go digital in order to best serve their ticketholders. 

During the coronavirus crisis, musicians are taking to social media to broadcast gigs from home. But is anyone earning any money from them, and is this sustainable?

The global market for music-streaming subscriptions has hit an estimated 358 million.

Following the death of Bill Withers on March 30 — and its announcement publicly on April 3, streams and sales of his iconic catalog of songs gained in great numbers, according to initial reports to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

Coronavirus is having a big impact on listener habits.

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