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Spotify’s Subscribers Rise to 182M; Techstars Music Names New Startup Class; T Bone Burnett Unveils New Analogue Disc Format

#1440・ Apr 28, 2022

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Spotify’s subscribers rise to 182M despite Joe Rogan controversy

The audio streaming service’s subscriber numbers haven’t seen much, if any, impact from the controversies that surrounded its Joe Rogan podcast just a few short months ago.

www.theverge.com

‘Web3 will be a building block for every musician in the future.’

Justin Blau tells MBW how Royal wants to be positioned in the music business, and gives us his predictions for the NFT space.

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

T Bone Burnett unveils new analogue disc format, soon to be revealed featuring re-recorded tracks with Bob Dylan

The American producer says the new technology will overcome all of the aural shortcomings seen in both analogue and digital mediums.

musictech.com

Could one of these startups become the new TikTok or SoundCloud?

Meet Techstars Music class of 2022.

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Voices Behind the Music: Saidah Blount, Global Content Marketing at Sonos

In Episode 11 of Voices Behind the Music, Jeff Yasuda talks with Saidah Blount, Global Content Marketing at Sonos, about the evolution of music curation.

blog.feed.fm

Mary J. Blige & Jason Flom to Receive Honorary 2022 Clio Music Awards

“We select individuals at the forefront of the music industry,” Clio music executive director Michael Kauffman said.

www.billboard.com

Music advertising has a streaming attribution problem

A guest column from Adrian Burger, founder of creative management agency Lafter.

musically.com

Folk Alliance playlist on Spotify

The official #Folk2022 Spotify playlist is here! 10 hours of music crossing many genres under the folk umbrella.

open.spotify.com

Phish Podcast ‘Undermine’ Launches Season 3 Focusing On Baker’s Dozen

Phish podcast ‘Undermine’ dives deep into the band’s 2017 Baker’s Dozen residency at Madison Square Garden for its third season.

www.jambase.com

IMS: Electronic music sector up 71% in 2022

International Music Summit has released the findings of the annual IMS Business Report 2022 during its Ibiza event.

www.musicweek.com

NetEase's Cloud Music sues Tencent Music, claims unfair competition

NetEase’s Cloud Music unit has sued Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) , accusing it of unfair competition and plagiarising its app design, the company said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

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