Songtradr’s Global Expansion; Queen, Prince, Bob Marley Get SiriusXM Channels; Beatchain Takes Over Instagram’s “Artist Growth Tips”

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Songtradr’s global expansion plans include Australia

Los Angeles-based Australian owned music licensing platform Songtradr is on the trail of rapid global growth and product development.

Beastie Boys, Queen, Bob Marley Receive Limited-Run SiriusXM Channels

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Beastie Boys, Queen, and Bob Marley will each be the focus of their own limited-run channels on SiriusXM, which will also bring back a Prince channel. Michael Jackson and Coldplay will receive weeklong tribute channels starting. All are now live.

Why 24kGoldn Is TikTok’s Biggest Success Story

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It’s no secret that TikTok is having a huge impact on the charts across the globe, with artists such as Doja Cat and BENEE swiftly becoming household names as we find ourselves being bot

Beatchain Takes Over Instagram’s Beloved “Artist Growth Tips”

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In yet another win for musicians who are looking to bypass the music label model, Beatchain has completed a deal with Avora Now to take ownership of the hugely popular Instagram page for musicians, Artist Growth Tips (previously known as avoranowcom).

Dr Disrespect could move to Spotify, not YouTube claims new theory

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There’s still no official word on what has happened to Dr Disrespect or where he’s going after Twitch but apparently it won’t be YouTube.

Gaana hopes to net almost 100 mn customers, mostly TikTok users

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The Noida-based company, set up in 2011, expects that most of the new additions will be users of TikTok that was banned by the government following the border clashes with China last month.

Podcast Industry Ad Growth Hit By Pandemic

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The economic downturn brought about by the coronavirus pandemic is expected to hit the podcast industry, according to a new report. Podcast ad revenue will increase this year, but the gains will be smaller than previously predicted, the fourth annual IAB Podcast Ad Revenue Report reveals.

FanTracks and Bulldog DM are the latest livestream startups

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To adapt the old cliché about buses: you wait ages for a music livestream startup to arrive, then two come at once! Except actually, it’s dozens.

Riptide Music Group acquires sync licensing company Hidden Track Music

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Hidden Track founder Justin Bumper Reeve will lead TV, film, video game and advertising creative sync for Riptide…

Streaming and Sales Data Shows Hip-Hop Ran the First Half of 2020

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Out of the top 10 most streamed and consumed artists in the country, seven of them are rappers with Drake leading the way at No. 1.

Facebook Updates: Helping Artists Monetize Their Music

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This month, Facebook has announced some pretty exciting new features that push the boundaries of social media engagement and help artists and creators generate revenue.

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