Does Spotify Help the Live Business?

Streaming behemoth Spotify has been outspoken in its support of artists since 2006 when Daniel Ek co-launched the game-changing app straight outta Stockholm.

Does Spotify Really Help The Live Business? —  www.pollstar.com

Streaming behemoth Spotify has been outspoken in its support of artists since 2006 when Daniel Ek co-launched the game-changing app straight outta Stockholm.

Does the Vinyl Crisis Spell Disaster or Opportunity for the Music Industry? — audiophilereview.com 
 Mark Smotroff sees a silver lining amidst record business turmoil…

Will You Watch Any Of These Music-Related Quibi Shows? —  www.stereogum.com 
 The service has already spent $1 billion on content.

Spotify, Amazon to Argue Against Songwriter Rate Hike in Court of Appeals Today — variety.com 
 On Tuesday, an appeal by streaming services seeking to overturn a royalty hike for songwriters will come before the U.S. Court of Appeals.

NMPA CEO David Israelite to Songwriters: Court Case With Spotify, Amazon Has ‘Seismic Implications’ —  www.billboard.com

Songwriters: This week, Spotify and Amazon are quite literally taking you to court.

What’s Your Prediction About Radio? — jacobsmedia.com 
 In 2020, trying to predict the future is futile. Instead, radio needs to take control of its present.

Google Search is showing YouTube Music links on album queries — searchengineland.com 
 More visibility for the platform may mean more subscribers.

Loudly shows off AI tech to remix songs into different genres — musically.com 
 German startup Loudly is taking the wrappers off its music-focused artificial intelligence technology, which it says can automatically remix tracks into different genres.

SyncFloor Hires Business Development Manager — platformandstream.wordpress.com

SyncFloor, the commercial music licensing platform, has announced the hire of Shellie Lewis as its first business development manager.

Kobalt signs neighboring rights deal with Secretly Distribution —  www.musicbusinessworldwide.com 
 Deal includes recordings by Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, Crumb, Mitski, TV On the Radio and others

I Can’t Believe I Just Spent $150 on Compact Discs — audiophilereview.com

Jerry Del Colliano gets the physical media experience again.