Why the Pixies Podcasted Their Album; Tech Giants Launch Music-Tech Projects; Qobuz Making Moves…
Why the Pixies Podcasted Their Album — artists.spotify.com The alt-rock legends forged a deeper connection with fans when they…
Why the Pixies Podcasted Their Album — artists.spotify.com
The alt-rock legends forged a deeper connection with fans when they documented the recording of Beneath the Eyrie.
Amazon, Facebook, and Instagram Are Each Launching Music-Tech Projects — www.rollingstone.com
These tech giants are rolling out user-centric marketing initiatives that rely on the music industry — three examples of which popped up on the same day.
Qobuz Ditches MP3s And Welcomes Sonos Into The World Of Hi-Res Music — www.forbes.com
The service was founded back in 2007 and had previously struggled to establish itself despite having a massive catalog of some 56 million music tracks, available in a variety of audio qualities ranging from the humble MP3, all the way up to hi-res 24-bit sound files.
In Canada, Artists Are Earning Performance Royalties for Livestreams — www.billboard.com
With Canadian artists off the road and performing virtual concerts on Facebook and Instagram, the performance rights organization SOCAN has created a new program, called Encore!, to help deliver royalties to performers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tidal Opens Up Dolby Atmos Music Streaming To Almost Any Dolby Atmos Sound System — www.forbes.com
Amazon’s Echo Studio is no longer the only Dolby Atmos Music fruit.
Apple Music is dominating US hip-hop streams — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Apple Music has claimed an approximate market share of all hip-hop on-demand audio streams in the United States of 45% from January 1, 2019 to now
Why Studio Ghibli’s Joe Hisaishi will never fully support music streaming — happymag.tv
In a new interview, Legendary Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi has broken down his grievances with the growing digitalisation of music.
How Streaming Killed The Loudness War — audiophilereview.com
Steven Stone looks at why that time in the past when “louder” was better is over…
With Initiative ‘Mission: Music,’ Artists Redirect Royalties To Keep Music Alive — www.wbur.org
The project redirects royalties from streaming services to the Boston Music Maker COVID-19 Fund with the goal of “using music to save music.”
How Spotify is Taking Over Podcasting — marketscale.com
With key acquisitions in its rearview mirror, such as “The Joe Rogan Experience,” is Spotify the undisputed ruler of the podcast realm?
Midem Announces Full Programming Lineup, Open Registration — platformandstream.wordpress.com
Midem has unveiled the final programme for the first ever Midem Digital Edition, announcing the confirmed list of keynotes and panels not to be missed.
Spotify is hiring for a Head of Spotify For Artists — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Company is recruiting for a Head of Spotify for Artists to “develop a suite of free and paid offerings.”
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