Trebel Music Acquires Superfan Platform Sesh; Juniper Founder on Fair-trade Music Streaming
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Trebel Music acquires superfan platform Sesh
Fan engagement can now work the other way, with artists activating fans too, hopefully in a virtuous cycle.
Juniper Confronts Problems With Music Streaming Head-On
Talking to Eagle Johnson, Nashville musician and founder of the up-and-coming streaming service, about challenges of establishing a better payment model.
What it takes to make a music streaming subscriber switch services
For years, choosing a music streaming service was perhaps less of a decision than an accident. At least in Western markets, the major DSPs have offered similar catalogue, feature sets, and user interfaces, giving consumers little reason to choose one over another.
Charts should measure music, not police it
Record company proposals discriminate against millions of AI music creators.
Neoko Music: Rethinking How Artists Store, Share, and Protect Their Work
Founded by Isaac Kenyon, the company combines file storage, collaboration tools, and copyright brokering in one place, aiming to make the creative process more private, efficient, and professional.
Why You Don’t Always Need the Latest Hi-Fi Upgrade
Facing up to challenging market conditions, it seems that when it comes to new models, companies are building on past successes rather than striking out with clean-sheet designs, writes Andrew Everard.
New Elvis Costello Boxset With Never-Before-Heard Punk Era Recordings Out In October
Elvis Costello has announced details of an upcoming boxset focused on his 1977 debut album My Aim Is True. The 5-disc set will reflect “the curious nature and the compression of events between ’76 and the middle of ’78”. Alongside a remaster of the album nestle a bounty of unheard demos from 1975 that he stresses “nobody’s ever heard”.
How independent artist Sonny Fodera topped a billion streams in partnership with ADA
As well as being an impressive result for the DJ and producer alongside his team at ADA and Three Six Zero management, it represents further domestic and export success for UK talent.
Streaming Is Booming but Universal Music Lost Nearly €9 Billion in One Day
Luminate says global listening hit another record, while Sony, Warner and HYBE are reporting strong growth. So why did UMG investors panic, and will subscribers be asked to pay for it?
Fender’s first-ever performance pad controllers have arrived
Following their debut at the NAMM show, Fender’s Motion controllers are finally here, bringing a built-in chord mode and specially made FATAR pads.
Moshpit opens the vault on seven decades of live music
The new streaming website features tens of thousands of performers, hundreds of thousands of tracks and more than 40,000 concerts, sessions, and interviews for free.
AI and Protecting a Celebrity’s voice through Trademark
The following MBW op/ed comes from Music Attorneys Heidy Vaquerano and Cynthia Katz at Fox Rothschild.
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