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Apple Music's Africa Strategy is Paying Off; Music & Attention Dependency; 'Audio First' Race Heats Up with Apple, Tencent Music

 
 
January 20 · Issue #1111 · View online
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Apple Music's Africa Strategy Is Paying Off
www.billboard.com – Share
After expanding to 37 countries in Africa last year, Apple Music is establishing influence, subscribers and greater global reach for local artists.
Music has developed an attention dependency
musicindustryblog.wordpress.com – Share
The attention economy defines and shapes today’s digital world. However, we have long since reached peak in the attention economy with all available free time now addressed.
‘Audio first’ race intensifies with Apple and Tencent Music
musically.com – Share
Apple has long been the biggest player in podcasts, but Spotify’s aggressive push into the format appears to have poked the bear awake.
Songtrust's Lara Baker on the royalty platform's growth strategy
www.musicweek.com – Share
Songtrust is continuing its rapid expansion with several new UK client deals for 2021. Here, director of business development Lara Baker opens up about the company’s mission to democratise global royalty administration.
Ex-Geffen head Neil Jacobson plots $200m US IPO to buy music rights, tech startups
www.musicbusinessworldwide.com – Share
New S-1 filing reveals large-scale ambitions of The Music Acquisition Corporation.
Are Music Charts A Relic Of The Past?
www.forbes.com – Share
For decades artists and record labels have used the various music charts as a measure of success, but they may not be measuring true popularity.
China’s Music Aficionados Lament Loss of Streaming Service Xiami
www.sixthtone.com – Share
The Alibaba-backed company will suspend its operations after more than a decade due to “operational adjustments.”
Spotify, Substack, and Clubhouse Are the Next Fronts in the Moderation War
onezero.medium.com – Share
Smaller services are coming under scrutiny now that the big platforms have warmed to aggressive moderation.
Laura Marling livestream to be rebroadcast as ticketed event
musically.com – Share
On 31 January, the show will be rebroadcast again globally – with different streaming times depending on geography – and once again it will be a ticketed event. 
Bopper provides music for Nurses for Biden Harris video at Virtual Inaugural Parade
boppermusic.com – Share
The video includes close-up photographs of 100 individual nurses, from across the United States, in multiple healthcare settings, engaged in community advocacy.
Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous: The Double Album' Is Already Destroying Country Streaming Records
www.rollingstone.com – Share
In its first three days, the album beat the country record for first-week streams previously held by Luke Combs. It also continues to break records on the Apple Music Pre-Add Chart.
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Instagram’s Plan to Help Music Artists Monetize the Platform; LA's DUBLAB Revolutionized Online Community Radio; Warner Music, Sky Digital India Ink Deal

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

January 19 · Issue #1110 · View online Platform & Stream Instagram's Plan To Help Music Artists Monetize The Platform www.forbes.com – Share Instagram wants to help music artists make money—

Music Catalogs are Selling for Serious Cash; Kuke Snags $50M for IPO; You Have a TikTok Hit. Now What?

Monday, January 18, 2021

January 18 · Issue #1109 · View online Platform & Stream Music Catalogs Are Selling for Serious Cash. Now Wall Street Wants In www.rollingstone.com – Share KKR's re-entry into the music

Fixing Broken Music Metadata; AI Generated Music & Royalties; Sonos Unveils Exclusive Artist Stations

Friday, January 15, 2021

January 15 · Issue #1108 · View online Platform & Stream What Can You Do To Help Fix Broken Music Metadata? blog.symphonicdistribution.com – Share Metadata is wildly important. Inaccurate metadata

Bandsintown Debuts New Service; Has Music Streaming Peaked?; Sony Unveils ‘Immersive Reality’ Concert Experience

Friday, January 15, 2021

January 13 · Issue #1106 · View online Platform & Stream Bandsintown PLUS: Game-Changing Live Music Streaming Subscription Service Launches www.hypebot.com – Share Bandsintown has launched

Music’s Non-Static Future; FIFA Makes Major Push Into Music; Sonos on Where Streaming Music is Going Next

Friday, January 15, 2021

January 14 · Issue #1107 · View online Platform & Stream Music's non-static future as seen through music making app Endlesss www.musicxtechxfuture.com – Share For those unfamiliar with Endlesss

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