Virtual Fitness Instructors as Music Influencers; Beatchain, Better Noise Partner; Beatport Accepts Bitcoin; Beats Mean Business at Airbit

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Are virtual fitness instructors becoming music’s newest influencers?

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Panel of leading industry experts throws up key talking points for the intersection of music x fitness.

Beatchain, Better Noise Music Partner for New Marketing Initiative to Amplify Fan Engagement Opportunities

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Music marketing and distribution platform Beatchain announces a new partnership with leading independent record label and global artist development company Better Noise Music, sparking an initiative that will better help artists and listeners connect using fan engagement data.

Beatport to accept bitcoin payments and explore NFTs

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Dance music platform Beatport is adding a new payment option: bitcoin.

Avid, Dolby Deliver Industry First ‘Pro Tools Dolby Atmos Production’ Course, Certification

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With more mixing engineers, audio studio technicians, and audio professionals transitioning from traditional stereo and surround formats to Dolby Atmos Avid and Dolby announced a joint training course agreement to bring the first Pro Tools Dolby Atmos training course and certification to market.

Songtradr acquires Pretzel, which provides DMCA-proof music for Twitch and YouTube livestreamers

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It’s Songtradr’s third acquisition in the past six months alone.

Beats Mean Business: Independent, Tech-First Beats Marketplace Airbit Wants Creators to Build Careers, Not Just Sell Tracks

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More than a beats or sound pack store, Airbit evolved to make it easy for producers to expand their professional options and revenue streams.

Is It Time For A DJ Union?

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We all hoped the pandemic would be a time for club culture to ‘re-set’ but this seems unlikely, so is it time for a DJ union?

Streaming services: it’s time for Two-Factor Authentication

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Scams, fraud, bots and theft: the ugly side of streaming provides a stark contrast to that beautiful feeling of having the world’s recorded music at your fingertips.

Songwriter U: Stop Speed Dating; How Songwriting Curation Can Birth Better Song Babies

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In a world full of TikTok sea shanty performers who fancy themselves as songwriters and powerful people (who have never written a song before), we need songwriting curation more than ever. “Songwriting curation?” you ask… I swear it’s not as elaborate as it sounds.

Over 150 UK artists including Paul McCartney and Kate Bush call on PM to change music streaming law

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Letter is part of a new campaign to ‘put the value of music back where it belongs – in the hands of music makers.’

GYROstream launches new split royalty payments feature

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The new feature, GYROsplits, is available for free to all GYROstream account holders.

Music Streaming Algorithms Prove Least Accurate for Hard Rock Fans

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Anyone signed up to a streaming app will have felt the bemusement of being recommended some odd outlier track by the clandestine algorithms behind the service.

LilyPichu Marries Gaming, Art and Music in Her Content

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LilyPichu appeals to a wide audience with diverse content that ranges from lo-fi tracks to art lessons, all of which influence each other.

Tidal, Epix bundle to tease new season of ‘Godfather of Harlem’

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Music streaming platform Tidal and MGM’s streaming platform Epix Now announced a new subscription bundle Thursday as part of the season two premier of Epix’s original “Godfather of Harlem.”

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