Social Media, Not Streaming, is the Music Industry's Future; NetEase's Streaming Music Biz Deserves a Closer Look; Jaxsta’s Podcast Picked Up by SiriusXM

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Social Media, Not Streaming, Is the Music Industry's Future

Music-streaming subscriptions contribute $8.5 billion a year to the record business — but the biggest future growth may lie in social media, gaming, livestreaming, and fitness.

NetEase's Streaming Music Business Deserves a Closer Look

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NetEase Cloud Music is quietly becoming a secondary growth engine for the Chinese tech giant.

Radio Disney To Halt Operations In Early 2021, Capping 25-Year Hitmaking Run

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Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country will cease operations in the first quarter of 2021 as the company’s sweeping realignment continues.

Jaxsta’s ‘Humans of Music’ podcast picked up by radio giant SiriusXM

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One year after launching its Humans of Music podcast, Jaxsta has revealed the series will now be syndicated across the US by satellite and online radio network SiriusXM.

Spotify Looking for Associate Director to Lead Activity on Libra Project, Other Crypto Efforts

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Spotify is on the hunt for a new associate director to lead its activity within the Libra stablecoin project, recently renamed to Diem.

Nile Rodgers to give evidence to MPs on impact of music streaming

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Chic legend Nile Rodgers is among the latest musicians to give evidence to a DCMS committee on the impact of music streaming.

Why the cynicism around streaming royalty rates misses the big picture

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Streaming is driving a resurgence in recorded music and the industry is returning to its highest revenue since the turn of the millennium

Spotify Wrapped is the best thing about the internet, but it’ also indicative of the future of streaming audio

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I don’t know about you all, but my social media has been flooded with people posting their 2020 Spotify Wrapped, showcasing their top music from the last year––and it might be the distillation of all my favorite things about the internet and the digital age.

Universal launches audio-visual content house Mercury Studios, led by CEO Alice Webb

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Eagle Rock brand retired; Mercury Studios will produce content across performance/live, factual/reality, scripted, artist and filmmaker partnerships…

Rockford Musician Implores Fans To Stop Streaming Music

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After reading this, you may feel like you’re actually stealing from the bands, at least that’s how I felt.

Music RouteNote Passes 500,000 User Milestone

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Independent digital music distributor RouteNote has announced that it has more than half a million users globally. The milestone is particularly impressive since, unlike many of its competitors like CD.

Spotify taps big-name musicians to help test Instagram-like stories

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The latest test includes artists talking about their holiday songs.

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It's Walmart Radio; Twitch, TikTok Help Breakthrough Artists to Bypass Big Music; Amazon Music Adds Music Videos to Catalog

Friday, December 4, 2020

December 4 · Issue #1082 · View online Platform & Stream Tune It In And Rip The Knob Off - It's Walmart Radio jacobsmedia.com – Share Walmart is the only retailer with a live radio service

DJs & Music Copyright; 5-Year Anniversary for Spotify ‘Hot Country’ Playlist; Echelon Debuts Licensed Music Offering

Friday, December 4, 2020

November 27 · Issue #1077 · View online Platform & Stream Spotify's Hot Country Playlist Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary musicrow.com – Share Since the launch of the playlist in 2015, it has

Commercial Radio at a Crossroads; Spotify Proves It: Europe Can Grow Own Tech Giants; Introducing the NFL Music Library; Noveto Wants to Beam Music to Your Ears

Friday, December 4, 2020

November 30 · Issue #1078 · View online Platform & Stream Commercial Radio Just Turned 100 Years Old. It Needs New Life. www.insidehook.com – Share The still-popular medium is at a crossroads. But

Clubbing TV Launches Livestreaming Platform for DJs; Spotify Tests Snapchat-Like Stories for Playlists; Dummy, Believe Partner for Invite-Only Distribution Company

Friday, December 4, 2020

December 1 · Issue #1079 · View online Platform & Stream Spotify tests Snapchat-like stories for playlists www.theverge.com – Share Spotify is testing a new Snapchat-style Stories feature alongside

SiriusXM Launches Next Wave Virtual Concert Series; Up Close with Sonos Radio HD; Joe Rogan, Bad Bunny Top Spotify’s Year-End ‘Wrapped’ Lists

Friday, December 4, 2020

December 2 · Issue #1080 · View online Platform & Stream SiriusXM Launches Next Wave Virtual Concert Series musicrow.com – Share SiriusXM will present six new virtual concerts over three

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Social Media, Not Streaming, is the Music Industry's Future; NetEase's Streaming Music Biz Deserves a Closer Look; Jaxsta’s Podcast Picked Up by SiriusXM

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It's Walmart Radio; Twitch, TikTok Help Breakthrough Artists to Bypass Big Music; Amazon Music Adds Music Videos to Catalog

DJs & Music Copyright; 5-Year Anniversary for Spotify ‘Hot Country’ Playlist; Echelon Debuts Licensed Music Offering

Commercial Radio at a Crossroads; Spotify Proves It: Europe Can Grow Own Tech Giants; Introducing the NFL Music Library; Noveto Wants to Beam Music to Your Ears

Clubbing TV Launches Livestreaming Platform for DJs; Spotify Tests Snapchat-Like Stories for Playlists; Dummy, Believe Partner for Invite-Only Distribution Company

SiriusXM Launches Next Wave Virtual Concert Series; Up Close with Sonos Radio HD; Joe Rogan, Bad Bunny Top Spotify’s Year-End ‘Wrapped’ Lists

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