15 Years of the Digital Concert Hall

Even in the context of the orchestra’s extensive media experience, the launch of the Digital Concert Hall signified a quantum leap. Since the beginning of the 2008-09 season, all of the Philharmoniker’s Berlin programmes have been recorded, and on 6 January 2009 – a special concert – the first live transmission took place.

Today the Berliner Philharmoniker can be experienced nearly every week via livestream. Then, following post production, the concerts are made available in the Digital Concert Hall’s steadily growing on-demand archive. It now comprises more than 750 concerts. Along with this nearly unbroken documentation of the past 15 years, it also contains a number of historic productions.

TIDAL Launches New Tools for Songwriters to Manage Their Catalog

US songwriters can claim and manage their works catalog with TIDAL’s new songwriter tools. Songwriters play an integral part in every track made and shared, but until now, no platforms served songwriters throughout the full writing career cycle.

Linkfire adds Bandcamp smartlinks: Expand your Music Marketing reach

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‘Song of the summer’ may be dead, but 2024 was the summer of song

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Dead & Co Co-Manager Bernie Cahill On Sphere Takeaways, ‘Drums/Space’ Pillows & Grateful Dead 60

Dead & Company’s 30-show residency at the Las Vegas Sphere closed Aug. 10, but not before drawing close to half a million fans, raising $2.2 million to support nonprofit organizations and performing 115 unique songs over the course of the residency.

KakaoBank buys 15% stake in music streaming startup Naivy

The acquisition comes amid legal problems for the founder of KakaoBank's parent company.

Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 and more of the best new earbuds

The age of AI comes to your earbuds with the arrival of the new Google Pixel Buds Pro 2. We explore these and seven more of the newest and best-designed wireless earbuds as alternative choices

How to grow streams with a cooperative Spotify Playlist

Boost your music’s reach by joining an artist-run cooperative Spotify Playlist. Collaborate with others to grow your audience and increase your streams.

Primary Wave acquires publishing and other rights to entire catalog of ‘Feels So Good’ composer Chuck Mangione

Mangione's five-plus decade career in music yielded more than 30 albums and two Grammy wins.

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