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TuneCore Launches Operations in Latin America — www.billboard.com
TuneCore officially launches operations across Latin America, offering its services to independent artists in the region.
Spotify and K-Pop Label Kakao Settle Licensing Dispute, Music Returning to Platform — variety.com
Spotify and K-pop company Kakao Entertainment have settled their licensing dispute; the company’s music will return to the streaming giant.
How independent radio has thrived in the pandemic — djmag.com
During a year decimated by lockdowns and venue closures, our need for sonic connection has sparked the resurgence of independent radio across the UK.
Amazon Launches Virtual Music Experiences — www.rollingstone.com
Not leaving the house just yet? Amazon is offering dozens of live music-themed events online, from tours of musical birthplaces, to private concerts you can stream at home.
Courtney Barnett launches online archive of live performances — musically.com
Australian artist Courtney Barnett is excellent live — we have the ‘bought in post-gig over-excited state’ official Courtney Barnett bright-red socks to prove it. Now she’s showing off some of her best live performances in a new archives website.
Independent music, not Bollywood, may be India’s global crossover — musically.com
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek recently told Music Ally that he believes “100% that we’re going to see a rise of Bollywood and new types of Indian music making it into the global scene in the very near future”.
Decolonizing Electronic Music Starts With Its Software — pitchfork.com
With the release of two free programs that encourage experimentation with global tuning systems, the musician and researcher Khyam Allami is challenging the Western biases of music production software.
Slowly but surely, the major labels’ dominance of Spotify is declining — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Spotify statistics show that nearly 10% of market share has shifted away from the majors and Merlin in just the past three years.
Five Things to Know About Spotify HiFi — newsroom.spotify.com
Artists and fans have told us that sound quality is important to them.
Nominations open for AIM Independent Music Awards with two new categories for 2021 — www.music-news.com
Nominations open for AIM Independent Music Awards with two new categories for 2021 — The Number One music magazine feat. band & artist news, reviews, interviews, videos & gossip UK & worldwide.
DG Stage to Stream Anna Netrebko’s ‘Tosca’ From Wiener Staatsoper — operawire.com
The production, which was filmed on Dec. 13, will be streamed on March 12 and features the legendary production by Margarethe Wallmann. Anna Netrebko stars in the title role alongside Yusif Eyvazov as Cavaradossi and Wolfgang Koch as Scarpia.
Spotify Scales Out its Post Production with CHESA, iconik, and Open Drives — chesa.com
Spotify has positioned itself as a leader in the curation and creation of podcasts — with over 2.2 million podcast episodes in its catalogue.
Sonos Debuts Roam, its Smallest, Most Versatile Speaker Yet — dealerscope.com
The Sonos Roam was designed to ease the transition from listening at home to on-the-go both in terms of the speaker’s size and pairing abilities.
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