Tech Giants Aim to Conquer China’s Digital Music Market; Alexa Builds Amazon Music Playlists for…

Tech Giants Are Creating Their Own Labels To Conquer China’s Digital Music Market

www.forbes.com 
 Realizing that licensing from record labels is no longer enough for China’s music fans, web giants led by Tencent and NetEase are creating their own music labels, which can bring more lucrative returns than playing songs from Rhianna or Katy Perry.

Post Internet Music — medium.com

The third internet generation for music is here.

Local Radio’s Digital Future — jacobsmedia.com 
 Digital revenue is an evergreen topic in radio. Gordon Borrell’s LOAC event takes on this issue, bring traditional media brands together.

Alexa can build Amazon Music playlists for you — www.engadget.com

Amazon announced that Amazon Music listeners will now be able to ask Alexa to make a playlist through their Alexa-enabled devices.

HomePod launch: Sonos trolls Apple with Spotify playlist amid smart speaker battle — www.independent.co.uk 
 The smart speaker battle is getting a little sassy. Apple is the latest company to release a speaker with a voice assistant built in for listening to music just by asking for it.

Donna Summer’s ‘State of Independence’ Streams Increase After Quincy Jones Alleges Michael Jackson ‘Stole’ Song — www.billboard.com 
 In the wake of an accusation by Quincy Jones that Michael Jackson ‘stole’ Donna Summer’s 1982 single ‘State of Independence’ for his own ‘Billie Jean,’ streams of ‘State’ grew tremendously in the U.S.

7digital trading update shows 52% rise in revenues — musically.com 
 B2B digital-music firm 7digital has issued a trading update showing strong growth in its full-year revenues.

How to Be a Responsible Music Fan in the Age of Streaming — pitchfork.com 
 Musician and writer Damon Krukowski explains how streaming services are failing artists and listeners, and what we can do to fight back.

SLC library to stream music collection from Utah artists — www.ksl.com 
 If you’re making and recording music in Utah, the Salt Lake City Library wants to hear it — and pay you for it.

Fumbling Toward Audio Bliss — Next Stop Digital Signal Processing — audiophilereview.com 
 Andy Schaub leads a jazz lover into the modern musical world…