Tidal Now Accepting Venmo; Vivendi May Sell Universal, Now a Music Streaming Behemoth

Tidal is the first music streaming service to accept Venmo — www.engadget.com

Tidal is the first music streaming service to accept Venmo — www.engadget.com

Tidal now lets subscribers pay using their Venmo balance. It’s the latest in a slew of partnerships for the PayPal-owned p…

Vivendi May Sell Universal, Now a Music Streaming Behemoth — www.bloomberg.com 
 As streaming surges, Vivendi is mulling a sale of Universal that could value the music group at $25 billion.

How Bandsintown Built A Music Community Of 50,000,000 Users — www.forbes.com

With 500,000 registered musicians and 50,000,000 users, Bandsintown, the website that brings together touring artists and concertgoers, is one of the biggest resources for musicians.

Paid streaming set to overtake free music services for first time — www.irishexaminer.com

Paid music streaming looks set to overtake free services for the first time later this year, as more people opt to pay for the likes of Spotify and Apple Music

Unprecedented Platforms: A Flux in Music Acquisition — theaggie.org 
 Streaming outlets provide musicians with means for true recognition Last year was good for the hip-hop supergroup Migos. Their most recent al

Startup Steereo pays Uber / Lyft drivers to promote music — musically.com

We know that in-car radio has historically been a key source of music discovery. And we also know that rideshare services (Uber and Lyft included) are very-popular ways to get around cities.

Music Modernization Act: Labels and publishers back NMPA’s bid to run new mechanical rights society — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com 
 Universal, Sony and Warner, as well as indies, support publisher org’s application

Time for common sense in online streaming — www.ejinsight.com

The advent of streaming online was a godsend for many DJs and Hong Kong joined the worldwide craze over the last two years.

Analog, Digital, and Live Music — audiophilereview.com 
 Steven Stone asks what is the ultimate goal of a recording?

Spotify’s Mute Function Feels a Lot Like Ghosting a Problematic Ex — studybreaks.com 
 In response to recent controversies surrounding R. Kelly and other musicians, Spotify unveiled its mute function, the latest iteration of cancel culture.

Deezer appoints Tarek Mounir as CEO of MENA — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Entertainment veteran Tarek Mounir is joining Deezer on April 1 as CEO for the MENA and Turkey region.

Music distribution for Indian record labels — routenote.com 
 Starting a record label is easy with RouteNote as we make it simple to upload your artists for free to all the top streaming services and music stores around the world.