Why Amazon Music is Making a Merch Push; LyricFind, Kanjian Music Team Up; Apple Music 'Saylists' Help with Speech Issues

March 29 · Issue #1159 · View online

Why Amazon Music is making a merch push

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Amazon is integrating merchandise more deeply into Amazon Music, the company’s music streaming app.

LyricFind Partners with China's Kanjian Music

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LyricFind, the global pioneer in lyric licensing, announces a partnership with Kanjian Music, China’s leading music services company. Kanjian will become LyricFind’s sole sales representative in China.

Apple Music 'saylists' to help with speech issues

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The project, from Warner Music, aims to use lyrics to help young people learn tricky sounds.

In A Year Without Live Music, Streaming, NFTs Fuel Industry Growth

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The international recorded music market expanded by 7.4 percent last year while much of the globe was on lockdown and live, in-person music was not available.

Spotify Comedy Podcasts Star Fred Armisen, Michael Ian Black and More

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Spotify announced three original comedy podcasts, including a scripted show from “Saturday Night Live” alum Fred Armisen.

The case for music.gov

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Streaming is a classic natural monopoly, in which fixed costs (the price of servers, web developers, and especially rights to music) vastly exceed the marginal costs (the price of sending one song over the internet).

Spotify Strikes a Chord With Pakistan

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Why Spotify’s launch is a win for the listeners and musicians in Pakistan.

Merlin and NetEase Cloud Music expand strategic partnership

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NetEase Cloud Music and Merlin have extended their strategic partnership in China to include a wider range of cooperation.

Audible Reality to Integrate Pandora, Launch AR Pro, Add Producer/Artist Dee Mad

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Audible Reality — an audio app for iOS and Android — launched last August with its patented ‘Vibes’ which allows listeners to control how they experience music, scrolling through AR’s preset Vibes or artist created Vibes, much like Instagram filters, adjust the pictures you take.

IMPALA proposes 10-point plan to make the most of streaming, grow the music market in a fair way

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The Brussels-based organization IMPALA – which represents independent music companies – recently debuted a ten-point plan aimed at making the most of streaming, and addressing a need to grow the market in a way which fairly benefits stakeholders in the recorded music business.

Sony brings 3D audio to your living room with the 360 Reality Speaker

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Sony has been innovating in the world of immersive audio for a while, but just stepped it up a notch with their 360 Reality Audio Speaker.

Why Broadcast Listening Is Down, But Streaming Is Up

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Super Bowl LV television viewership was down, but video streaming the game set new records.

Sony Music Publishing South Africa signs global deal with Gallo Music

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Sony Music Publishing will provide its services to Gallo Music Publishers’ extensive catalogue of songs and create new opportunities for its compositions on an international scale.

YouTube’s new tool will warn creators if they’re using copyrighted content

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YouTube’s new copyright tracking tool, Checks, will help creators spot and sort out copyright claim disputes before they ever publish the video. This will help creators earn as much ad revenue as possible.

Beggars Group and Gary Numan clarify streaming payouts comments

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Recently, artist Gary Numan gave an interview to Sky News during which he talked about streaming royalties, and specifically about a small cheque.

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Adaptr Shakes Up Music Licensing with New Platform; Triller, Music Publishers Reach Deal; HBO Celebrates Tina Turner Doc With Radio Shows

Friday, March 26, 2021

March 26 · Issue #1158 · View online Platform & Stream Adaptr Shakes Up Music Licensing with New Platform for Developers platformandstream.wordpress.com – Share It's been an exciting start to

Sonos Debuts Hi-Res Music Streaming via Qobuz; Spotify Updates Home Hub on iPhone; BMG, KKR Team to Acquire Music Rights

Thursday, March 25, 2021

March 25 · Issue #1157 · View online Platform & Stream Sonos drops the needle on high-resolution music streaming via Qobuz www.techhive.com – Share Qobuz will be the first music service to stream

Facebook Rolls Out Ticketed Live Streams to New Markets; Warner Music, Tencent Partner on Record Label in China; Bulldog DM Racks up 61M Views

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

March 24 · Issue #1156 · View online Platform & Stream Facebook rolls out ticketed live streams to new markets www.iq-mag.net – Share Facebook pages in a further 24 countries, including Austria, SA

Stevie Nicks Blocks 'Dreams' NFT; 'Vinyls' is Apple Music's Minimalist New App; Duran Duran Drop 5 Albums on Streaming Platforms

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

March 23 · Issue #1155 · View online Platform & Stream Stevie Nicks reportedly blocks use of 'Dreams' for an NFT musically.com – Share Well, of course that guy on the skateboard who made

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Adaptr Shakes Up Music Licensing with New Platform; Triller, Music Publishers Reach Deal; HBO Celebrates Tina Turner Doc With Radio Shows

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Facebook Rolls Out Ticketed Live Streams to New Markets; Warner Music, Tencent Partner on Record Label in China; Bulldog DM Racks up 61M Views

Stevie Nicks Blocks 'Dreams' NFT; 'Vinyls' is Apple Music's Minimalist New App; Duran Duran Drop 5 Albums on Streaming Platforms

Apple Music's New 'City Charts'; Eluvio Debuts Live Streaming, Ticketing Platform; The Rise and Fall of BowieNet

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