Streaming Stocks Get Slammed; Apple Music’s Next Era; 5 Changing Music Marketing; Remembering…
Streaming Stocks Like Spotify, Tencent and Netflix Are Getting Slammed. Why? — www.billboard.com Fresh competition and slowing…
Streaming Stocks Like Spotify, Tencent and Netflix Are Getting Slammed. Why? — www.billboard.com
Fresh competition and slowing subscriber growth have knocked more than $53 billion of dollars off streaming companies’ market values.
Remembering The Bottled Lightning Of ‘Music Tumblr’ — www.npr.org
For a brief moment, Tumblr played host to a tight-knit, but open-minded, community of music lovers who were thinking and writing deeply about music and its place in the world.
Apple Music’s Next Era — And the New Leader Spurring Global Growth — www.billboard.com
“You hear Tim talk a lot about humanity — how we’re at the crossroads between the liberal arts and technology,” says Oliver Schusser.
Five Trends Changing Music Marketing — www.midiaresearch.com
Marketing music has never been straightforward. That’s why back in the day, label executives would use the single as the shortcut to finding an audience on which to propel the…
You Have No Idea How F****d Streaming Is — medium.com
That may have come off a little harsh, but the more you look, the worse it is. I’ve been a musician my whole life, professional for the past 10 or so years, and most of my friends have no idea how screwed we all are. They just accept the status quo and move on.
Google Rolls Out Updated Privacy Tools for YouTube — www.billboard.com
Google is rolling out more tools for users to control their privacy settings.
Spotify opens a studio in Brazil for female artists only — musically.com
Spotify has opened a new recording studio in São Paulo, Brazil, with a very specific focus: women.
Record labels have a new target: streamers and gamers — www.theverge.com
Record labels like Sony’s Lost Rings and Monstercat, which is home to Marshmello, are tapping into a new market with songs created explicitly for Twitch streamers and the gaming community.
What’s Behind Apple’s Podcast Strategy? — www.vulture.com
News of Apple potentially investing in original podcasts seems to fit more broadly with the company’s moves in other content arenas, including the truckload of original TV shows being developed for the Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade.
SiriusXM Launches “Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues” Podcast — hiphopdx.com
SiriusXM has launched”Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues,” a podcast that coincides with Hulu’s series “Wu-Tang: An American Saga.”
Alexa Is In My Ears And In My Eyes — jacobsmedia.com
Amazon is rolling out new Alexa-embedded gadgets you wear to keep you in touch with America’s most popular voice assistant.
Apple Music UK launches a Black History Month ‘superroom’ — musically.com
In the UK, October is ‘Black History Month’, a celebration of the contributions made by black Britons down the years. Apple is celebrating the month too with what it’s describing as a ‘superroom’ on Apple Music.
The Friday Featured Playlist
Matthew’s Weekly Playlist — www.matthewwhiteside.co.uk
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