Who'll Win the Social Audio Race?; Symphonic Distribution Expands Into Africa, Mexico; Deezer Relaunches Support Program

Clubhouse is the most famous social audio app, but it’s not the only one. Here are the new companies capitalising off the surge.

Ariel Etbul will lead organization’s efforts in Mexico and Tamsanqa Ngxeketo to lead team in South Africa…

After five years of Deezer Next, the platform to support emerging artists is to spotlight local talent with a more personalised approach and will no longer announce global priorities.

Apple and Amazon’s moves to add Hi-Res audio at no extra cost were as much about a mature streaming market as they were about besting Spotify, says MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan.

Amazon Music is partnering with Sounds Australia and UK-based Rock Scene playlist to launch an exclusive Twitch live-stream featuring a number of local artists.

Online games firm NetEase is proposing a separate share listing for China's number two music streaming firm.

Rightsify, the global music licensing agency has today launched a new music licensing service for live streaming with Rightsify Live.

Dependable recurring income from digital music rights is attracting major investment from PE funds.

For the music-maker and music-lover alike, discovering new music is one of the greatest thrills out there.

Triple M today announced that from this month, five Apple Music Country shows make their debut live on Triple M Country.

Streaming audio leader Spotify stock gained about 7% over the last week (five trading days) outperforming the S&P 500 which was up by about 2% over the same period.

Once upon a time, when the music industry talked about crowdfunding it generally meant Kickstarter and other project-based platforms.

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