TikTok Jumping Into Music Streaming Biz?;

TikTok’s owner may be readying a streaming music service — www.engadget.com

TikTok’s owner may be readying a streaming music service — www.engadget.com

It’d even offer video clips to sync to your songs.

Spotify is Profitable. How Did That Happen? — www.rollingstone.com

Three key reasons the streaming giant just posted its second quarterly operating profit ever.

Deezer’s lossless audio finally comes to Android, iOS and the web — www.engadget.com 
 Deezer’s lossless audio rollout has been slow, to put it mildly — it first reached connected speakers in 2014, didn’t come to desktop apps until 2017, and has…

How Standardizing Data Access Will Help To Create Value For Artists And Labels — www.forbes.com 
 A look at how standardizing data access will help to make up for revenue lost as a result of The Value Gap while creating value for artists, indie and major labels alike.

AIM launches new report on the revolution in music distribution — completemusicupdate.com 
 The Association Of Independent Music today launches ‘Distribution Revolution’, a new report on the music distribution sector produced in partnership with CMU Insights.

To Be an Educated Audiophile You Might Just Need to Travel More — audiophilereview.com 
 Jerry Del Colliano looks at what it takes to be an educated audiophile…

Stream age kicks: How streaming services are changing the game and sending UK artists global — www.standard.co.uk

If you want an example of how video streaming has altered the world of modern music then you need look no further than the entourage of any respectable would-be pop star. “

‘Roxanne’ Singer Arizona Zervas: Who Is He & Where Did He Come From? — www.billboard.com 
 Maryland-born singer and songwriter Arizona Zervas just notched his first Hot 100 entry with the catchy, whistling hit “Roxanne.” But who is he and where did he come from?

See Why Streaming Music Has Become The New Way To Enjoy The Hits — programminginsider.com

Remember having to patiently wait for your favorite song to come on the radio before attempting to record it onto a tape cassette.

How Radio Can Be A Podcast “Companion” — jacobsmedia.com 
 It’s the Second Wild West of podcasting, featuring two new categories: branded and companion podcasts.

The Music Long Tail Might Not Be That Long After All — music3point0.com 
 The Long Tail Theory has been at the center of music economics since it was conceived in 2004, but it appears to have no basis in reality.

Luke Combs Shatters Record on the Way to #1 Album — www.savingcountrymusic.com

We knew the release of the latest Luke Combs album ‘What You See Is What You Get’ would be big, and that’s exactly what it was, bringing in the biggest numbers for a country title all year, topping all the charts, and setting a new record in the country space.

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