Water & Music By Cherie Hu The fine print of big ideas in music and technology. 3011 subscribers 48 issues Subscribe to our newsletter This thingy has to be empti pwieshh Are you a robot? 🤖
#45 Feb 1, 2019 Every podcaster is the next Chance the Rapper. (+ Support this newsletter on Patreon!) – Happy February (already?)! I can already feel that this year is going to fly by more quickly than the
#44 Jan 15, 2019 Music and lifestyle companies are jockeying for each other's audiences. Who will win? – Happy belated New Year!! Whether or not you made any resolutions, hope you're still feeling refreshed
#43 Dec 22, 2018 The music industry's inconvenient truths. – Happy holidays! Hope you are all excited for the winter break and for the new year ahead.Writing high
#42 Dec 7, 2018 Lessons for 2019, from 20+ music and tech conferences. – Happy Friday! Hope you are all excited for the winter holiday, and are taking some time to reflect on
#41 Nov 16, 2018 Our new "post-playlist" reality. – Happy Friday!As a celebratory aside, I turn 23 years old today. I will mainly spend the day freaking
#40 Oct 31, 2018 Is AI-generated music worth anything? – Happy Wednesday, and Happy Halloween! 🎃I'm headed to my last conference of 2018 next week: the Web Su
#39 Oct 12, 2018 When fans cut up your music, what happens to your brand? – Happy Friday!I spent last week at A3C, one of the biggest hip-hop festivals and conferences in the U.
#38 Sep 25, 2018 "Today's hit is tomorrow's niche." – Happy Tuesday—and for those who celebrated, happy belated Mid-Autumn Festival (ä¸ç§‹èŠ‚)! :)I spent most o
#37 Sep 7, 2018 Trends, and hiccups, in music's globalization. – Happy Friday!Since this week's theme is about globalization, I'm going to take a brief moment first t
#36 Aug 22, 2018 Where does "data-driven storytelling" in music go wrong? – Happy Wednesday! This week, the U.S. celebrated National Radio Day, which is dedicated to celebrating
#35 Aug 6, 2018 If artists are startups, what are the songs? – Happy August!I'm super excited that the Water & Music community has now surpassed 1,500 subscribe
#34 Jul 20, 2018 Can Spotify become "Spotify for X"? – Happy Friday!I'm sending this newsletter right before I head off to moderate a panel for Sound Thinki
#33 Jul 9, 2018 Which artists benefit from Amazon Music? – Happy Monday!I'm back in the States after spending the last week in Melbourne, where I gave a TED-sty
#32 Jun 22, 2018 "The music industry is the visibility industry." – Happy Friday! After five weeks of travel, I'm finally settling back into the rhythm of reality here i
#31 Jun 8, 2018 When "disruptors" become the pipes for incumbents. – Greetings from Cannes! I'm approaching the end of my first-ever MIDEM, where I moderated three panels
#30 May 23, 2018 Music streaming beyond the phone [TAKEOVER with Amber Horsburgh]. – Happy Wednesday!I'm writing this letter from Ibiza, where I'm spending the week at the International
#29 May 14, 2018 The death of Engagement. – Happy Monday!I'm spending this week in Nashville, where I'm moderating two panels at Music Biz—#NEXTG
