Water & Music By Cherie Hu The fine print of big ideas in music and technology, with a side of potatoes. 2814 subscribers 46 issues Subscribe to our newsletter This thingy has to be empti pwieshh
Every podcaster is the next Chance the Rapper. (+ Support this newsletter on Patreon!) #45 Feb 1, 2019
Music and lifestyle companies are jockeying for each other's audiences. Who will win? #44 Jan 15, 2019
#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 (中秋节)! :)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
#28 May 1, 2018 Will "direct-to-consumer" ever drive the music industry's growth? – Happy Tuesday, and happy May (cue *NSYNC)!!I'm spending this week in LA—mostly to meet with the found
#27 Apr 18, 2018 The myth of the SoundCloud bumper sticker. – Happy Wednesday!Before I dive into this week's topic, I wanted to share how excited I am that the Wat
