The Music Industry vs. Twitch; Spotify Buys Megaphone for $235M; Liam Gallagher's Exclusive Livestream Gig with MelodyVR

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The Music Industry vs. Twitch: Licensing Tensions Heat Up As Clips Come Down

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While musicians embrace Twitch as a place to monetize livestreams and connect with fans, their representatives are fighting the platform over its lack of music licensing agreements. Both sides argue that they’re only doing what’s best for artists.

Spotify to buy podcast ad company Megaphone for $235 million

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Spotify has agreed to acquire Megaphone, which offers technology for podcast publishers and advertisers seeking targeted slots on podcasts.

YouTube copies Spotify’s ‘Daily Mixes’ with its new ‘My Mix’ feature

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YouTube Music is taking another cue from Spotify with today’s launch of a set of personalized playlists that are essentially YouTube Music’s own take on Spotify’s “Daily Mixes.”

Liam Gallagher announces exclusive livestream gig with MelodyVR

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Liam Gallagher has today (November 9) announced details of Down By The River Thames, a new virtual event that will be streamed globally on Saturday, December 5, exclusively via MelodyVR.

Analyze Spotify playlists to know if they'll increase your stream count

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While editorial playlist placements on Spotify are notoriously competitive and dealt with exclusively via Spotify for Artists, figuring out how to get an artist’s independent playlist strategy right (e.g. by brands, labels, curators or users) is timeconsuming research.

Beyonce partners with Peloton to produce streaming content, workout classes with her music

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Beyoncé is giving Peloton some musical momentum.

Amazon Music to host Dolly Parton Christmas livestream

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Dolly Parton is doing a Christmas-themed livestream for Amazon Music… on 13 November.

Apple Music adds 10 new playlists aimed at Gen Z, including one with TikTok hits

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Apple Music is targeting Gen Z users in its battle with Spotify.

Love at first sight? Kylie takes stake in UK music streamer Roxi

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Kylie Minogue has taken a stake in Roxi as the music streaming service plots an initial public offering in London.

NetEase Cloud Music have doubled the number of independent artists on their platform in one year

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A recent report from the Chinese streaming service claims they now have 200,000 independent Chinese artists, up from 100,000 in 2019.

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The Rise of In-Game Concerts; Japan Music Fans Shift From CDs to Streaming; Lil Nas X Set for Roblox Concert

Spotify + Podcasts Subscription; Jimmy Jam to Keynote DDEX Event; The Rattle Continues to Grow; Bandzoogle Expands Fan Subscription Model

LiveXLive Launches on Sling TV; Spotify in 10 Years; Big Tech Comes for Podcasts; Bon Jovi Returns to SiriusXM

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