Why Do NFTs Matter for Music?; Square, Tidal and Knowing Your Audience; 'Tiny Desk (Home)' Concert Series Thrives During COVID

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Why Do NFTs Matter for Music?

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The cryptocurrency-adjacent digital art format has driven millions of dollars in sales for musicians including Grimes in recent days. Is it a force for democratizing the industry or just more hype?

Square and Tidal and knowing your audience

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Payments companies acquiring music subscription businesses seems like the type of news that makes one question what it is they’ve just read.

NPR's 'Tiny Desk (Home)' Concert Series Is Thriving During COVID

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A year ago, NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ concert series went ‘home.’ Today, it’s thriving thanks to appearances by 2 Chainz, Rick Ross and Roddy Ricch.

Audio Streaming: The Missing Millions

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With audio streaming growing apace, why are so many artists complaining of earning a pittance from their recordings?

French HiFi streaming service Qobuz heading for Australia

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Australians who like their music streaming hi-res may have another choice apart from Deezer, TIDAL and the forthcoming Spotify HiFi. Speculation in audio circles is that Qobuz could launch in Australia by mid-April.

The Next Generation of Dubstep Producers are Diverse, Inclusive, and Pushing Boundaries

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Beatport highlights seven emerging producers who are leading the charge for a more inclusive and musically experimental dubstep scene.

As live industry looks to hit restart button, Loadin.com launches COVIDSafe system

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Three years on, the live sector is facing a long road to recovery. Loadin.com is rebuilt for the post-COVID landscape, and is along for the bumpy ride.

How to Make Your Music Streaming a Little More Social

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Share playlists, listen with friends remotely, and stay connected with these tips.

Rebeleon Ent. Releases Two Music Projects in Groundbreaking Spatial Audio

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Rebeleon Entertainment is pioneering the release of music using a new, richer audio format that can be experienced on any set of headphones.

Tencent Music announces $1 billion share buyback program, its biggest ever

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Tencent Music, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, lost about a third of its value last week amid a sell-off in Chinese technology stocks.

Where does your money go? The real cost of music streaming

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In the past decade, streaming has become synonymous with music fandom and consumption. But commercially it’s still an unequal playing field, to the detriment of our favourite rock bands…

PRS for Music claims anti-piracy success

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Music industry rights licensing body PRS for Music has revealed what it describes as “encouraging” figures demonstrating the continued success of its Member Anti-Piracy System (MAPS) in the battle against digital music piracy, five years on from its launch.

LiveXLive, Vice Media Partnered to Distribute The Annual Global Virtual Music Festival Music Lives 2021

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LiveXLive Media announced today a distribution partnership with Vice Media Group under Vice Media’s new platform VMG Live.

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

Monday, March 29, 2021

March 29 · Issue #1159 · View online Platform & Stream Why Amazon Music is making a merch push www.modernretail.co – Share Amazon is integrating merchandise more deeply into Amazon Music, the

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

Why Do NFTs Matter for Music?; Square, Tidal and Knowing Your Audience; 'Tiny Desk (Home)' Concert Series Thrives During COVID

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

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

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

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

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