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February 10 · Issue #1126 · View online |
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Meet the Man Spending Billions on Rock Music Royalty
Not a week seems to go by without some musician selling their songwriting catalog for big bucks. Although a handful of companies are buying them up, the driving force behind this trend is Merck Mercuriadis.
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The rollout of Spotify Canvas: How will this impact album artwork?
Spotify has made its Canvas feature available beyond their beta testers. What does this mean for the wider music community?
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Multiview Media launches multi-camera angle streaming platform
British startup Multiview Media has launched its multi-camera angle streaming platform.
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Spotify confirms it’s (finally) testing a live lyrics feature in the U.S.
Spotify confirmed it’s testing a new, synced lyrics feature in the U.S. market, following a report from Engadget.
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Universal Music Group Partners With TikTok for Artist Collabs, Data & More
Universal Music Group and TikTok have entered a new licensing deal and partnership for new initiatives involving digital marketing, A&R, user data and more.
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Default music player can be set to Spotify in iOS 14.5 beta
Apple has finally offered the ability to set Spotify as your default music player for Siri commands.
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Indie star Tom Vek wants to transform music streaming one album at a time
We spoke to Tom Vek about his new music streaming device, which he hopes will revolutionize the way we listen to music.
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Music Publishing Simulator Shows Financial Struggle For Songwriters In Streaming Era
The simulator shows different portions of music publishing deals and how much money a songwriter would get from millions of streams.
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How Covid is ‘creating a new genre’ for live music
From a DJ in a hot air balloon to stars singing in streets, Covid has forced artists to be creative.
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Joe Rogan reveals he convinced Spotify to keep JRE podcast on video
Joe Rogan’s iconic JRE podcast could have been audio-only on Spotify, had he not convinced the platform to keep it on video.
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Distributor PlayTreks hopes to stand out with analytics focus
At last week’s indies session at the UK’s parliamentary inquiry into music streaming, Aim boss Paul Pacifico suggested that major labels buying independent distributors wasn’t necessarily a concern as long as new independent firms sprung up to keep that sector thriving.
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