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Startups and change makers leveraging music and music technology to curate a more creative world.

Good Morning!
There have been a lot of great things happening in the music industry this week.
This Week’s Highlights
The creator of Digster and Spinnup launched a new platform for fans to invest in an artist rather than them signing to a label.
TikTok adds a way to buy things in the app through a Hashtag Challenge.
Will merch save the music industry?
Startup Spotlight: pretzel.rocks
Startup spotlight this week is on a music player for livestreams called, pretzel.rocks. The player allows the livestreamer to use license free music to incorporate into their videos. The company is taking submissions from artists to include their music in the library. The livestreamer pays a subscription fee per month to use the music library. Interesting concept and obviously solving a need for this market.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Corey

After Slamming Apple for Removing Its iPhone Headphone Jack, Samsung Removes the Headphone Jack on Its Galaxy Note 10
After Slamming Apple for Removing Its iPhone Headphone Jack, Samsung Removes the Headphone Jack on Its Galaxy Note 10
With the release of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10, the headphone jack is officially dead. Now Samsung’s trying to bury its Apple attack ads from 2017.
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Prime Student members can now get Amazon Music Unlimited for $0.99 per month
Amazon Prime Student subscribers can add an Amazon Music Unlimited membership to their plans for $0.99 a month. College students can also sign up for a six-month trial to get access to the streaming service.
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What Data Is Telling Us About the Booming Business of Developing Artists On the Road
What Data Is Telling Us About the Booming Business of Developing Artists On the Road
Recent data from Live Nation, Bandsintown, MIDiA and the IFPI confirms that, for the first time ever, developing artists are key drivers of industry growth.
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TikTok’s new ‘Hashtag Challenge Plus’ lets video viewers shop for products in the app
TikTok, the short-form video platform favored by young adults and teens, has launched a new feature that allows users to shop for products associated with a sponsored Hashtag Challenge, without leaving its app. These sponsored challenges are Gen Z-friendly marketing campaigns where users are prompted to post videos of them using a product.
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Google‘s Area 120 Is Testing Fundo, a Crowdfunding Service for Creators
Google‘s Area 120 Is Testing Fundo, a Crowdfunding Service for Creators
The company is using its Area 120 subsidiary to test a new crowdfunding service.
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Instagram Saves Are The Hot New Engagement Metric
Instagram Saves Are The Hot New Engagement Metric
Instagram saves are seriously important right now! We explain why you need to start tracking your Instagram saves if you want to grow your account.
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Audiomack Announces Official Partnership With Warner Music Group
Audiomack the music discovery platform has partnered with Warner Music Group.
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Programming Improvisation
Programming Improvisation
In a recent article in Cultural Anthropology, Nick Seaver (2018) asks, “What should an anthropology of algorithms do?” Seaver urges anthropologists.
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Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road': 5 Things The Music Industry Should Learn From Its Record-Setting Run
As we celebrate the astonishing run of “Old Town Road” while it begins its ride into the Hot 100 sunset, the music industry is undoubtedly eager to examine its historic success. Here are five takeaways for the music industry as it tries to find the next “Old Town Road”.
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Will merch save or doom the music industry?
Will merch save or doom the music industry?
Taylor Swift, BTS, and Travis $cott have followed Kanye West in the merch race—and it’s only the beginning.
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I Tried to Become a Musician Using Apps and a Light-Up Piano
This musically challenged guinea pig is going to become an artist—or at least record one (sort of) song.
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New Apple Music and YouTube Music playlists might keep you listening for long term
New Apple Music and YouTube Music playlists might keep you listening for long term
Both Apple Music and YouTube Music are shaking up the ways that they present new music to listeners.
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Techstars Startup Digest Music is curated by:
Corey Crossfield Corey Crossfield - Music Digest Curator
corey.crossfield@startupdigestmail.com
Josh Ford Josh Ford
josh.ford@startupdigestmail.com
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