Top Composers Rush to Video Games; Snap Strikes Deals for Licensed Music in Snapchat App; Artists Boost Spotify Streams With 3rd-Party Playlists

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Top composers used to head to Hollywood. Now they’re into games

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Composers are ditching blockbuster films to take on the challenge of video game music

Artists Boost Spotify Streams With Third-Party Playlists. Results Vary

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Getting official editorial support from Spotify is tough, forcing some artists to turn to third-party playlist networks to build fans.

Snap strikes deals for licensed music in Snapchat app

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Snapchat’s parent company Snap Inc has signed music licensing deals with Warner Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group and other rightsholders.

Why It's A Good Time to Be an Audiophile

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Paul Wilson wonders what will happen musically if shelter in place becomes the norm.

Spotify has dominated its competition in global subscribers despite the pandemic

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Spotify has become the clear audio streaming winner in terms of paid subscribers.

Muru Music looks to launch AI music therapy platform

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Using music as a brain stimulant for the ageing population.

Music streaming service Deezer wants to help you tune into a good book

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Hendrick’s Gin and the Cucumber Growers Association join forces to awaken the nation’s love for cucumbers, sharing free seeds for cultivation this summer.

Blockchain music service Audius raises $3.1m funding round

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We first wrote about startup Audius when it raised a $5.5m funding round in August 2018 for a service that was described as ‘SoundCloud on the blockchain’.

Radio: On The Road Again

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During COVID-19, three new trends that can help the automotive and radio broadasting industries return to profiitability.

Which Indie Distributors Increase Your Chance Of Being Featured On Spotify?

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Who is the best independent music distributor if you want to have a hit? Charles Alexander of label services firm Systemic took a look at Chartmetric and other data to find out.

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August 3 · Issue #992 · View online Platform & Stream The Pandemic Effect: Music Creation And Consumption Are Changing Fast www.forbes.com – Share Profound changes are underway in music creation

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