Streaming Killed the CD Star; A Fertile Ground for Scammers; Spotify's New 'Time Capsule' Playlists; CrowdDJ Hits Milestone

September 30 · Issue #1036 · View online

If Spotify is to reach its goal of allowing one million artists to live off their music, it is clear that that the platform must reconfigure itself to better pay the artists who drive traffic on their platform.

Hate your favorite band's latest song? On Spotify, it might be a fake.

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Spotify’s third-party distribution platform is flawed, allowing scammers to impersonate popular artists for weeks on end, stealing thousands of streams in the process.

Sonos Radio is linear, curated music for the streaming era

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Sonos’ new way to get your favourite stations on your connected speakers also features original music channels based on genres or programmed by artists

Spotify Is Throwing It Back With Personalized 'Time Capsule' Playlists

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Some of us can’t help but reminisce on a simpler time as 2020 continues to get crazier and crazier, and Spotify is helping make that nostalgia a bit easier.

CrowdDJ hits milestone, grows as music influencer during COVID

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Australian app crowdDJ is playing to its strengths during the COVID shutdown, emerging as a significant music influencer.

SoundCloud Explains Why Fashion is Their Next Frontier

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With its new, ongoing fashion collaboration, the discovery platform for artists wants to become a home for emerging designers, too.

Spotify Video Ads Expands Choices for Podcast Marketing Strategies

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With a predicted 15% increase in podcast advertising spending this year, Spotify has expanded its offerings for marketers.

Synaesthetic Debuts the LAVA & LEAP

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Synaesthetic is emerging from stealth mode by unveiling a product teaser video of the LAVA platform (Light for Audio-Visual Augmentation) – a connected projector that streams original content from their mobile app.

Like Spotify before it, podcasts in Amazon Music feel horribly unnecessary

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Amazon Music is the latest app attempting to become all things to all people, and has recently incorporated Twitch live streams and most recently, podcasts into its service. But does this feature-stuffing make for a better user experience?

iHeartRadio Now Available on Apple Watch

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You can access music, podcasts, and radio stations through the app—with or without your phone.

'If you steal music, you aren't a real music fan'

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The music industry is trying to clamp down on the latest form of music piracy known as stream-ripping.

Jewish Advocacy Group Asks Spotify CEO to Remove Antisemitic Rapper Freeze Corleone

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A professional with the Simon Wiesenthal Center has asked Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to remove the antisemitic music of rapper Freeze Corleone.

Esports and Music

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Music has always been a vital part of the sports industry

SiriusXM and Samsung Canada partner to give users complimentary access to SiriusXM programming

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SiriusXM Canada and Samsung Canada announced that users across Samsung’s multiple channels will get access to SiriusXM’s best streaming package, Premier, complimentary for three months.

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‘Verzuz’ Giving an Unparalleled Boost to Artists; BBC Debuts New Classical Music Discovery Service

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

September 29 · Issue #1035 · View online Platform & Stream Verzuz Brings Major Streaming Bumps For Artists in Quarantine www.rollingstone.com – Share Verzuz has emerged as a major program to drive

Why Spotify Has So Many Bizarre, Generic Artists; LA Music-Tech Startups Boost Biz; Data is Redefining the Role of A&R in the Music Industry

Monday, September 28, 2020

September 28 · Issue #1034 · View online Platform & Stream Why Spotify Has So Many Bizarre, Generic Artists Like 'White Noise Baby Sleep' onezero.medium.com – Share The platform is filled

Spotify, Chernin Ink Deal to Adapt Podcasts for TV, Film; Streaming Boosts Italy's Music Biz; Back-Catalogs Driving the Industry's Transformation

Friday, September 25, 2020

September 25 · Issue #1033 · View online Platform & Stream Chernin Entertainment Inks Spotify First-Look Deal to Adapt Podcasts for TV, Film variety.com – Share Peter Chernin wants to spin

Amazon's Big Push in Latin Music; Free Streaming: Lifeline or Noose?; Viberate Releases New Analytics Tool for Artists and Their Teams

Thursday, September 24, 2020

September 24 · Issue #1032 · View online Platform & Stream Inside Amazon's Big Push in Latin Music www.billboard.com – Share Amazon Music is placing a new big focus on Latin music with the

iHeartCountry Festival Returns as Virtual Event; Mdundo Ready for Music Streaming Battle in Africa; Musicians Surviving the Pandemic by Giving (and Receiving) Virtual Lessons

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

September 23 · Issue #1031 · View online Platform & Stream iHeartCountry Festival Returns as Virtual Event With Enhanced Line-Up www.billboard.com – Share After being postponed from its original

Streaming Killed the CD Star; A Fertile Ground for Scammers; Spotify's New 'Time Capsule' Playlists; CrowdDJ Hits Milestone

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‘Verzuz’ Giving an Unparalleled Boost to Artists; BBC Debuts New Classical Music Discovery Service

Why Spotify Has So Many Bizarre, Generic Artists; LA Music-Tech Startups Boost Biz; Data is Redefining the Role of A&R in the Music Industry

Spotify, Chernin Ink Deal to Adapt Podcasts for TV, Film; Streaming Boosts Italy's Music Biz; Back-Catalogs Driving the Industry's Transformation

Amazon's Big Push in Latin Music; Free Streaming: Lifeline or Noose?; Viberate Releases New Analytics Tool for Artists and Their Teams

iHeartCountry Festival Returns as Virtual Event; Mdundo Ready for Music Streaming Battle in Africa; Musicians Surviving the Pandemic by Giving (and Receiving) Virtual Lessons

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