Would You Pay to Stream Endless Musicals?
Would you pay to stream endless musicals? Some Broadway insiders are quietly betting on it. — www.washingtonpost.com At issue is a pair…
Would you pay to stream endless musicals? Some Broadway insiders are quietly betting on it. — www.washingtonpost.com
At issue is a pair of broader questions facing legacy entertainment companies: Should an industry that has prospered by hewing to tradition be hurtled into the future, and what will happen when it arrives there?
Wilco Confirms Free Live Stream Of Amsterdam Concert — www.jambase.com
Watch a free live stream of Wilco’s Sunday night concert at The Paradiso in Amsterdam.
Phish Launches SiriusXM Channel Phish Radio — www.jambase.com
Phish Radio will air on SiriusXM’s Channel 29 and online starting on Firday, June 14 at 12 p.m. ET.
Ethiopian telco Ethio Telecom launches music-streaming service — musically.com
The creators of the app have also developed a structure to ensure that all creatives included in the split sheet for the song — such as singers, lyricists, music arrangers, melodists and producers — receive a 20% share of the profit from the song
Music piracy rose 13% in the US last year, and stream-ripping is to blame. — haulixdaily.com
Despite reports claiming otherwise, a new study from a marketing research company reveals that the war on piracy far from over.
Phish Announces Free Bonnaroo Live Stream — www.jambase.com
A free live stream of Phish’s sets on Sunday, June 16 at Bonnaroo is available.
Sad to see iTunes Die? Roon Is What Apple’s iTunes Should Have Been — www.digitaltrends.com
Roon is a music organization and playback app that will have you wondering why you waited for Apple to kill iTunes. With its unique music-discovery features and the ability to stream audio to any speaker in your home, the only question is whether the app can justify its price.
DistroKid Links With Audible Magic To Verify Music Authenticity, Launches DistroLock — www.hypebot.com
DistroKid has joined a growing list of music distributors and services using Audible Magic to fight unauthorized content by verifying the authenticity of both tracks and artists before it is distributed.
Piracy is ethically acceptable to many leading lawyers, study finds — djmag.com
The results were taken from Harvard International Masters of Law…
Radiohead Fans vs. Black-Market Sellers: The Battle to Leak the OK Computer Tapes — pitchfork.com
The vast archives of a classic album are stolen, traded, and price-marked at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Then the fans step in.
With watchOS 6’s new audio features, it’s time for Spotify to ship or shut up- 9to5Mac — 9to5mac.com
With watchOS 6, Spotify will be able to ship an Apple Watch app with streaming support over LTE. If they don’t, they need to stop complaining about Apple.
SoundCloud Promotes Michael Weissman to President — www.billboard.com
SoundCloud has elevated Michael Weissman to president of the streaming audio platform.
India’s Audio Advertising Market Is Open For Business — theblog.adobe.com
Adobe Advertising Cloud is now helping advertisers connect with over 150 million Indian listeners.
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