The Future of Web3 In the Music Industry; India Will be a Massive Part of Spotify Biz; Frank Ocean Unveils New Apple Music 1 Show

Gregor Pryor, Head of Entertainment & Media at law firm Reed Smith, explores the future of Web3 investment in the music industry.

In an interview, Spotify founder and chief executive officer Daniel Ek spoke on why India needs a long-term focus and the company’s struggle with paid subscriptions

The inaugural “office soundtrack” features Crystallmess and arrives “from the desk of Frank Ocean”

Roland’s CEO says that parts shortages have led to older products being discontinued to free up supplies for newer designs.

Midnights continues to perform well in China.

“Q4 is product time. Let's make history,” tweeted Opulous, the web3 spin-off from distributor Ditto Music, yesterday.

A new version of the SiriusXM streaming radio app released this week includes an updated interface for Apple CarPlay users.

Spotify calls Wrapped “the biggest fan moment of the year,” reaching hundreds of millions of fans, and it has expanded its free tools that help artists make the most of their annual year-end Wrapped campaigns.

Opera Philadelphia’s films are heading to the movies this fall.

Music fans turned to streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music out of necessity during the pandemic, yet these platforms notoriously pay artists very little. Northeast Ohio musicians weigh in on earning money through industry and listener changes.

Mobiquity Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation data intelligence and advertising technologies, is pleased to announce that it has added audio ads to extend its digital ads portfolio.

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