StageIt Helps Artists Connect, Monetize; Audio Brand Trends '21; Imogen Heap’s Creative Passport Goes Live in Beta Mode

December 16 · Issue #1090 · View online

StageIt Helps Artists Connect and Monetize

Live streams from Blue October, Rhett Miller, and Devin Townsend highlight the best of StageIt’s 2020 live stream surge.

Imogen Heap’s Creative Passport goes live in beta mode

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Imogen Heap’s Creative Passport venture had a beta launch yesterday, with music-makers across the world now encouraged to sign-up for a free account. The new service allows artists to store all sorts of data about their work, their output and their individual artist businesses.

Gibson releases Peace Through Music streaming concert, featuring Keith Richards, Santana and Gary Clark Jr.

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Company also launches “Get an Epiphone, Gibson Gives an Epiphone” to provide guitars for music students.

The lost art of the Christmas single

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It’s 1973 and Slade bass-player Jim Lea is taking a shower. The band are touring the States and it feels like a long way from home.

Spotify set for daily soap opera podcast in 2021

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“Spotify is developing a daily soap opera podcast that could represent the most significant challenge to The Archers in the Radio 4 show’s 70-year history,” claimed the article, suggesting that the drama show will launch “as early as next year”.

Audio Brand Trends '21: How The Sound Of Brands Will Change Next Year

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Looking at trends that will define media, tech and marketing in 2021, world-leading sonic branding agency amp has earmarked the four key audio technology trends that we need to be listening to.

Live streaming giant MeMe Live's popularity soars during pandemic

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Clocks over 11 million downloads.

Spotify’s about to know way more about what podcasts you listen to, even if you don’t use Spotify

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Data, data, data.

FUGA Partners with Japanese Firm Space Shower Networks To Establish New Digital Music Distribution Joint Venture

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FUGA and Space Shower Networks Inc., the independent Japanese distribution, sales and marketing enterprise, have signed an agreement to establish a new joint venture company based in Japan.

Digital Performances Are Landing With Loyal Audiences

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With data from virtual programming of 6 theatrical orgs, JCA Arts Marketing finds the greatest buy-in among longtime patrons.

LyricFind partners with Wixen Publishing to license lyrics from Wixen’s catalogue

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LyricFind will be the licensing partner for the over 2,000 artists/songwriters under the Wixen banner, which includes heavyweights such as Tom Petty and Rage Against the Machine.

Hundreds of songs from Sony Music Japan added to Spotify & other streaming services worldwide

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In a new update for the popular music streaming service Spotify, j-pop and j-rock fans were delighted to find tons of new material finally available for streaming!

Three big takeaways from Spotify India’s year-end charts

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Spotfiy’s detractors might delight in the fact that in India, it is in the position of an upstart, with a fraction of the customers of local rivals.

Troy Carter: ‘The music industry has to change the business model; it’s as simple as that.’

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The Q&A founder and ex-Spotify exec joins the MBW podcast to talk independent artists – and the future of the business.

Prince Harry and Meghan will produce and host podcasts for Spotify, starting with a holiday special in December

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their production company Archewell Audio.

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Why the Music Industry Must Think Big About Livestreaming; Is Music Streaming Bad for Musicians?; Totally Mexico: Deezer Reports Strong Growth

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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Americana Music Streams 24/7 on New Station; What Role Do Box Sets Play in a Streaming-Music World?; Spotify and Music Videos

Monday, December 14, 2020

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Stream-Ripping is Next Frontier for Piracy Wars; Understanding How Spotify Thinks; ANote Connects with Music Rights Owners

Friday, December 11, 2020

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Putting Music Back in Music Discovery; Vevo Brings Music Videos to VIZIO; The MLC Teams with Blokur, Exactuals, Music Data Services, TuneRegistry

Thursday, December 10, 2020

December 10 · Issue #1086 · View online Platform & Stream Putting Music Back In Music Discovery: Using Audio Analysis For Better AI www.hypebot.com – Share In his Hypebot article about the advent

uduX Teams with MTN; Nashville Public Radio Launches Music Discovery Station; TikTok is Blowing Up Rap Verses Before They're Even Songs

Thursday, December 10, 2020

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Why the Music Industry Must Think Big About Livestreaming; Is Music Streaming Bad for Musicians?; Totally Mexico: Deezer Reports Strong Growth

Americana Music Streams 24/7 on New Station; What Role Do Box Sets Play in a Streaming-Music World?; Spotify and Music Videos

Stream-Ripping is Next Frontier for Piracy Wars; Understanding How Spotify Thinks; ANote Connects with Music Rights Owners

Putting Music Back in Music Discovery; Vevo Brings Music Videos to VIZIO; The MLC Teams with Blokur, Exactuals, Music Data Services, TuneRegistry

uduX Teams with MTN; Nashville Public Radio Launches Music Discovery Station; TikTok is Blowing Up Rap Verses Before They're Even Songs

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