Podcasting Now Spotify vs. Everybody Else; IDAGIO Launches Global Concert Hall; Apple Music to Launch First Radio Show In Africa

May 29 · Issue #937 ·

The podcasting world is now Spotify versus everybody else

Spotify made a deal with Joe Rogan to make his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, a Spotify-exclusive. The deal is reportedly worth potentially more than $100 million, and it gives Spotify a show that reaches millions of people a month.

IDAGIO Launches Global Concert Hall

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IDAGIO has launched the Global Concert Hall, a new online concert venue made available to audiences worldwide.

Apple Music to Launch First Radio Show In Africa

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The streaming platform announced that “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy” will debut Sunday (May 31) and will feature a mix of contemporary and traditional popular African sounds, including genres like Afrobeat, rap, house, kuduro and more.

YouTube Music now allows users to pre-save albums before they’re released

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A new YouTube Music feature allows users to view and pre-save unreleased albums.

Will 2020 Be The Year That Changed Everything For Live Concert Streaming?

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Mark Smotroff finds artists making music together alone around the world.

How to Stream High Resolution Music

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Streaming doesn’t have to mean settling for lower-quality music.

How Jazzed launch represents alternative to ‘all-you-can-eat’ streaming culture

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For those saturated by the era of all-you-can-eat in the music industry, there is a new restaurant in town - and jazz fans are among those to get opening night tickets.

Can Spotify’s playlists do for podcasts what they’ve done for music?

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I haven’t seen anything that provides a clear sense of the big picture just yet.

Relive Avicii’s unreleased set from 2011 during SiriusXM’s Virtual Festival

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Avicii gave a performance which has never been heard before, and it was aired on Sirius XM. The full set includes many of Tim’s greatest unreleased IDs.

How to do Logistic Regression in Python and R

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Learning data science with Spotify.

How To Build A Music Streaming App

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The music streaming services industry is estimated to grow by more than $5 billion by 2023.

Spotify says Chill Vibes playlist growth is boost for new artists

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We know that chillout music is having a big moment during the Covid-19 pandemic, but one of Spotify’s editors has been making the case for this as a boost for new artists.

Doug Reinart named COO Americas of GoDigital Media Group

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Company’s music related units include Cinq Music and music channel Latido Music.

4 Ways To Actually Profit From Your Podcast

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Podcasting is one of the best ways to find and connect with your customers.

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Podcasting Now Spotify vs. Everybody Else; IDAGIO Launches Global Concert Hall; Apple Music to Launch First Radio Show In Africa

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