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May 5 · Issue #916 · View online |
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IFPI Global Music Report 2020: Music Sales Rise For Fifth Straight Year to $20 Billion
Global music sales grew for the fifth consecutive year in 2019 with streaming accounting for more than half of all label revenue for the first time, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s (IFPI) "Global Music Report 2020."
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SoundCloud Launches Twitch Channel For Panels, Music Shows & More
SoundCloud is launching its own channel on livestreaming platform Twitch, with a slate of original programming that includes panel conversations, music sets and more.
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‘Pandora broke my heart’: Tim Westergren, digital radio pioneer, returns to break the music industrial complex
Disillusioned after leaving Pandora, Tim Westergren set out to create a better kind of streaming platform. Can he save struggling artists while redeeming himself?
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OpenAI reveals its latest music-generating AI: Jukebox
OpenAI is the non-profit artificial intelligence company backed by (among others) tech mogul Elon Musk. Just under a year ago it showed off Musenet.
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Music Livestreams Are Up by More Than 20 Percent as Fans Continue to Shelter in Place
Weekly livestreams rise by 21% with new data from Bandsintown.
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Soundfly Announces New, Low-Cost Online Music Course Subscription Plan
Soundfly.com has launched a low-cost monthly subscription plan that includes unlimited access to the site’s variety of paid courses, as well as exclusive partner perks, peer and pro community support via their private Slack channel, and discounts of up to 33% off four- and six-week sessions.
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Better Sound While You Stream
Are you streaming a lot of music online now? Here’s an audiophile’s guide to the basics of greater sound.
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How to Reach Fans During Coronavirus: 4 Key Insights From New Nielsen Music/MRC Data Study
The new installment of the Nielsen Music/MRC Data study reveals how music companies can help their artists reach consumers during the pandemic.
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Amazon Music's Steve Boom talks growth, Alexa, playlists and more
This is the second part of our Amazon Music piece, based on a face-to-face interview in February that was being held for our Q1 2020 report in early April.
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Spotify's Latest Earnings Shoot Straight on Losses, Pandemic Impact & On-Demand Video
Spotify’s prevailing message with its quarterly earnings report should help much of the music business breathe easy.
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Facebook Continues Vigorous Efforts In the Virtual Music Streaming Space With Hiring Spree
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has taken notice of the flourishing music livestreaming landscape.
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Classic Rock Gives Comfort to Music Fans During Coronavirus Lockdown
With millions stuck at home due to coronavirus shelter-in-place orders and searching for entertainment, data suggest that new releases by major pop artists are drawing fewer listeners than normal.
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Mattel and Warner Music Group Announce Exclusive Global Distribution Partnership
WMG’s Arts Music division and Mattel will make hundreds of never-before-released songs from its catalog available for the first time and will collaborate on the creation and distribution of new music.
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Spotify’s Push Into Key Markets of Russia and South Korea Delayed by Pandemic
Other than China, the countries are the biggest music markets Spotify doesn’t serve yet
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Facebook will soon let page owners charge for livestreams
You’ll be able to mark Facebook Events as online only and, in the coming weeks, integrate Facebook Live so you can broadcast to your guests.
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