Facebook to Finally Get the Rights to Show Music Videos; Ideas on the Future of Playlists

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Facebook Is Set to Finally Get the Rights to Show Music Videos

Facebook has completed a series of deals for the right to show music videos, according to people familiar with the matter, vaulting the social network into a medium dominated by YouTube.

Ideas on The Future of Playlists

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There is no way to navigate this list of playlists in a practical way.

Spotify users are streaming again, but ad revenues still suffer due to COVID crisis

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The COVID-19 pandemic’s continued impact on Spotify’s business was apparent in the results of the company’s Q2 2020 earnings.

Vivendi Limits Sales Drop on Strong Lockdown Music Streaming

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Vivendi SA’s music business has held up through virus lockdowns, limiting the blow to the French media group from a drop in advertising and publishing revenue.

Joy Ruckus Club Takes Over Bandsintown LIVE, Highlights Young Progressive Asian-American Artists

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Bandsintown teams up with Koreatown-based label Red Kloud Society to convene the Joy Ruckus Club, a streaming festival led by and celebrating young Asian American artists. The festival will stream on Bandsintown LIVE August 1 and 2, 2020.

Aya Nakamura: the unstoppable queen of streaming

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In 2019, Vanity Fair called French Malian singer Aya Nakamura “the most influential French musician in the world”. And she’s continued in that vein ever since.

Swizz Beatz and Timbaland on the challenges of streaming live music battles during a pandemic

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Verzuz, a live-streaming internet show created by legendary producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, is a bonafide phenomenon.

Whilst CD sales are down, Cassette Tapes are making a comeback in 2020

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Whilst CDs continue their drastic fall from grace cassettes are joining vinyl in a surprising resurgence of popularity.

Lollapalooza review: A virtual festival in 2020 has its virtues

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Yes, the raw feeling of live music is missing, but being online gave this year’s fest a better chance to emphasize women, artists of color, social change and Chicago.

This Alexa trick lets you play music from any streaming service on your Amazon Echo

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Yes, if you have a YouTube Music or Google Play Music subscription, you can listen to your playlists on an Echo speaker.

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SiriusXM, Pandora Add Subscribers; Dolby Atmos Audio Streaming Opens Up to DIY Artists; Orson Welles and Lockdown’s Radio Renaissance

Friday, July 31, 2020

July 31 · Issue #990 · View online Platform & Stream SiriusXM, Pandora Add Subscribers, Advertising Falls Amid Pandemic www.hollywoodreporter.com – Share SiriusXM added self-pay subscribers in its

Music Industry Has an Advertising Problem; Spotify Hits 138M Subscribers, Podcast Consumption Doubles

Thursday, July 30, 2020

July 30 · Issue #989 · View online Platform & Stream The Music Industry Has an Advertising Problem www.rollingstone.com – Share Numbers suggest that alarm bells are starting to ring for Universal,

Music Being Left on the Sidelines of the Podcast Revolution; Is Deezer the Next Music Streaming Giant?

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

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Spotify's Video Podcasts to be Fertile Ground for Ads; Music Royalties in China; Lollapalooza Preps Four-Night Virtual Fest

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

July 28 · Issue #987 · View online Platform & Stream Spotify's Video Podcasts Will Be Fertile Ground For Ads www.digitaltrends.com – Share With its new Spotify video podcast experience, Spotify

5 Years On, Tidal Still Fighting to Make Waves; A More Secure Future for the Music Industry; Aussies Searching Less for Music on Social Media During COVID-19

Monday, July 27, 2020

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