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

Good morning!
This week we have some great articles for you to check out in our weekly round up including:
  • The third part of Synchtank’s report on the state of music publishing.
  • Spotify’s Supergrouper feature (it’s really fun!)
  • A great interview from AdAge with Anderson .Paak about brand deals for artists
Have a great weekend!
Corey

Spotify partners with Netflix to curate a personalized ‘Stranger Things’ playlist for fans
Spotify partners with Netflix to curate a personalized ‘Stranger Things’ playlist for fans
“Stranger Things” has demonstrated its ability to influence the Spotify charts; now the companies are doubling down on consumer interest to drive engagement.
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Fortnite creators are making studios to build ambitious — and branded — worlds
Fortnite creators are making studios to build ambitious — and branded — worlds
There are a growing number of groups forming full-time studios to create branded Fortnite Creative worlds. And it seems like we’re only in the early days of what might be possible.
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Web 3.0 will be transformative for the next generation of fans, giving them more control over creators, platforms and brands than ever before.This report explores the new generation of super-fans, the growth of community commerce and the trends and technologies that are driving this shift.
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Make your own supergroup with Spotify's 'Supergrouper'
Make your own supergroup with Spotify's 'Supergrouper'
If you ever needed to know what TXT, Joji, and Billie Eilish would sound like if they all banded together, you might want to try Supergrouper.
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Music Publishing in the Age of The Songwriter Report – Part 2: Future-Proofing Publishing Services
Music Publishing in the Age of The Songwriter Report – Part 2: Future-Proofing Publishing Services
Part 2 of our in-depth music publishing report examines the growing suite of services that publishers must offer to songwriters today.
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Avex USA expands startup investment fund to $25m, signals plan to back Web3 ventures
Avex USA expands startup investment fund to $25m, signals plan to back Web3 ventures
Company to invest in businesses involved in crypto and NFTs, with a wider focus on Web3, the metaverse and the creator economy.
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DistroKid beta tests a music video distribution service
DistroKid beta tests a music video distribution service
Music distributor DistroKid has a new off-shoot: DistroVid. As the name suggests, it’s focusing on music videos rather than audio tracks.
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A win for hip hop, a bust for classical music, study calls current salary model for music streaming services into question
A win for hip hop, a bust for classical music, study calls current salary model for music streaming services into question
Currently, the profits that streaming services such as Spotify earn from user fees and advertising are paid to rights-holders using the pro-rata model. This means that all profits are pooled and, on the basis of the share of total tracks, paid out to the respective artists. This also means that users night be paying for music they are not listening to.
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Sony Music UK brand partnerships head Precious Omoregie on the power of Wizkid
Sony Music UK brand partnerships head Precious Omoregie on the power of Wizkid
Sony Music’s 4th Floor Creative team won in the Music & Brand Partnership category at last month’s Music Week Awards. Here, Precious Omoregie opens up about the bold campaign that paired Wizkid with Tommy Hilfiger…
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What Charli XCX’s Roblox Concert Reveals About the Future of the Music Industry | Pitchfork
What Charli XCX’s Roblox Concert Reveals About the Future of the Music Industry | Pitchfork
The music business is setting its eyes on the wildly popular tween gaming universe. But what are concerts inside Roblox actually like?
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Dequency raises $4.5M to build decentralized music licensing platform on Algorand
Dequency, the world’s first Web3 music synchronization licensing marketplace, today announced that it has raised $4.5 million.
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Music Publishing in the Age of The Songwriter Report – Part 3: Economics, Transparency and Equality
Music Publishing in the Age of The Songwriter Report – Part 3: Economics, Transparency and Equality
The third part of Synchtank’s publishing report focuses on the debate around music streaming economics and how songwriters can be better remunerated in the digital age.
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When will TikTok start paying the music industry ‘properly’?
When will TikTok start paying the music industry ‘properly’?
The current ‘buy-out’ model is causing great concern amongst some music industry companies.
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Stockholm-based Freshsound scores €1.3 million for its original music licensing platform
Stockholm-based Freshsound scores €1.3 million for its original music licensing platform
Giving the growing community of content creators and storytellers access to the best possible music, Stockholm-based startup, Freshsound, has hit the music industry.
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Anderson .Paak Q&A: Vans collab, K-pop, what brands do that make him ‘cringe’, and more
Anderson .Paak Q&A: Vans collab, K-pop, what brands do that make him ‘cringe’, and more
Anderson .Paak, the eight-time Grammy-winning artist, sat down with Ad Age for a Q&A at Cannes.  
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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
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