Studies Show TikTok’s Music Clout; LyricFind Debuts Free Automated Lyric Videos; Starmony Lets…

Studies Show TikTok’s Music Clout: Two-Thirds of Users Go to Streaming Services to Play Songs They’ve Found — variety.com Two news…

Studies Show TikTok’s Music Clout: Two-Thirds of Users Go to Streaming Services to Play Songs They’ve Found — variety.com 
 Two news studies about the effect of TikTok on music choices show the service does drive fans to seek out songs on streaming services.

Having just raised $3.5m, Swedish AI music startup Starmony lets users ‘create and release a global hit within minutes’ — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

According to an explainer video, users record themselves singing or rapping and then, using AI, the app will analyze the vocal sound and provide “multiple full professional music productions” to those vocals “in just a minute”.

LyricFind Launches Free Automated Lyric Videos, Partners with eOne Music — platformstream.medium.com

LyricFind is launching a new service that allows labels and rightsholders to quickly and easily turn their tracks into dynamic and engaging lyric videos.

YouTube Intros New Tip-Jar Feature, ‘Super Thanks,’ Which Lets Fans Give Money to Creators — variety.com 
 YouTube announced Super Thanks, a feature that lets fans contribute cash to creators — its latest monetization feature.

Music Fintech Company Offers Advances Up To $1 Million To Drive Artist Empowerment, Freedom — platformstream.medium.com

beatBread, the music fintech business, is stepping up its support of music talent through the activation of agreements that allow the company to provide financial advances of up to $1M.

‘The apotheosis of ownership’: What is the future of NFTs? — techmonitor.ai 
 NFTs promise artists a new way to connect with their audience and a valuable income stream. But what is the future of NFTs?

Coldplay’s New Emoji Song Titles May End Up Being Wrong On Streaming Services — uproxx.com 
 The group’s newly announced album, ‘Music Of The Spheres,’ has some songs that don’t have names represented by written language.

Spotify Inks First-Look Deal With UK Podcast Producer Noiser — deadline.com 
 Spotify has signed a first-look deal with Noiser, the first agreement of its kind with a UK podcast producer.

iTunes Is Dead. Here’s What Happened to Your Music Library — www.gearpatrol.com 
 Here’s how to find your iTunes Library on a Mac or iPhone.

Streaming, Music and Rights Management — www.rightsline.com

Streaming has revolutionized the way media gets consumed. Until the early years of the 21st century, physical media held a crucial place in people’s lives.

Songs From Isao Tomita’s Last Five Years Set for Release on Streaming Platforms — www.billboard.com

The late composer’s “Rising Planet — Tomita’s Greatest Works of Space Music” ​now available for streaming.

Why the ‘Creator Economy’ Is Music’s Biggest Lie — www.rollingstone.com

Platforms of the so-called “passion economy” tell us everyone can make bank. The reality of this scam is nowhere more evident than in the numbers out of the music industry.

Exit Live Appoints Former Coldplay Producer Danton Supple as Production Director — platformstream.medium.com

In his role as production director, Supple will be responsible for onboarding artists, utilising his extensive experience within the music industry to further develop Exit Live from an artist’s perspective.

Breakr raises $4.2M to connect influencers with emerging musicians — techcrunch.com

Music app Breakr this week announced a $4.2 million seed round, led by Slow Ventures.

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