Where the Music Business Is Going in 2020; Spotify, Warner Sign Global Deal
Where the Music Business Is Going in 2020 — www.rollingstone.com
Where the Music Business Is Going in 2020 — www.rollingstone.com
Judging by the fact that the last decade in the music industry was characterized by tumult and revolution in every sector, the year ahead will be no different — and we already have plenty of clues as to where and how that will play out.
Spotify, Warner Sign Global Deal, Partially Ending Dispute in India — variety.com
Spotify and Warner Music’s publishing division have signed a global deal that partially ends their bitter licensing dispute in India.
Universal Music Group’s $3 Billion Tencent Deal Ushers In A Golden Vibes Era — www.forbes.com
The world’s largest music publisher Universal Music Group has revived the record label and its valuation thanks to Chinese owned Tencent’s 10% stake in the company.
Spotify Accidentally Leaks Details on Its ‘Home Thing’ Smart Speaker — www.digitalmusicnews.com
New details surrounding a rumored smart speaker from Spotify have leaked online. The Home Thing smart speaker would be Spotify’s second hardware device.
A decade of decadence? Why the music biz should expect the unexpected in the Roaring ’20s — www.musicweek.com
As the music biz eases itself back into work and a new decade, it’s worth contemplating how far we’ve come since the industry edged tentatively into the 2010s.
Grammy For AI? How Deepsing Makes Music Videos — analyticsindiamag.com
Greek researchers Nikolaos Passalis and Stavros Doropoulos have tried to replicate something similar using machine learning algorithms.
The Past Year, And Decade, In Music Listening: Video Rules, The Boy’s Club Remains — www.npr.org
Two reports released recently shine a light on the decade-long trends shaping our relationships to listening, from the dominance of video to the vinyl “boom” that isn’t quite.
Spotify’s Global Marketing Lead joins Twitch as Director of Marketing, EMEA — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Exec exits as SPOT hires for Head of Global Marketing Strategy role in New York
Failed Aussie music streaming boss banned by ASIC — www.brisbanetimes.com.au
The former director of collapsed Australian music streaming service Guvera has been banned from managing companies for two years by the corporate watchdog.
I canceled Spotify and used YouTube Music for a month — here’s why I’m not going back — www.androidcentral.com
In an effort to clean up my subscriptions and save some money each month, I decided to cancel my Spotify Premium plan and exclusively use YouTube Music. A month later, I’m surprisingly content with that decision.
Even Justin Bieber’s Spotify-gaming fans can’t unseat Dance Monkey as the world’s favorite song — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Smash hit single is on course to top a billion Spotify streams in the next three weeks
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