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While musicians embrace Twitch as a place to monetize livestreams and connect with fans, their representatives are fighting the platform over its lack of music licensing agreements. Both sides argue that they’re only doing what’s best for artists.
Spotify has agreed to acquire Megaphone, which offers technology for podcast publishers and advertisers seeking targeted slots on podcasts.
YouTube Music is taking another cue from Spotify with today’s launch of a set of personalized playlists that are essentially YouTube Music’s own take on Spotify’s “Daily Mixes.”
Liam Gallagher has today (November 9) announced details of Down By The River Thames, a new virtual event that will be streamed globally on Saturday, December 5, exclusively via MelodyVR.
While editorial playlist placements on Spotify are notoriously competitive and dealt with exclusively via Spotify for Artists, figuring out how to get an artist’s independent playlist strategy right (e.g. by brands, labels, curators or users) is timeconsuming research.
Beyoncé is giving Peloton some musical momentum.
Dolly Parton is doing a Christmas-themed livestream for Amazon Music... on 13 November.
Apple Music is targeting Gen Z users in its battle with Spotify.
Kylie Minogue has taken a stake in Roxi as the music streaming service plots an initial public offering in London.
A recent report from the Chinese streaming service claims they now have 200,000 independent Chinese artists, up from 100,000 in 2019.
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