Apple Music's City Charts Highlight Local Music; YouTube is the Streaming Service to Watch; Tuned Global, Psycle London Partner on Playlist App; Many Loretta Lynn Tunes Pulled From Streaming

April 28 · Issue #1181 · View online

Apple Music highlights local music tastes with City Charts

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Apple Music has launched City Charts to spotlight the music making waves in over 100 cities around the world.

Why YouTube is the streaming service to watch

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Spotify often gets contrasted with Bandcamp to explain the challenges of the music streaming landscape: low per-stream royalties versus much larger commissions on sales. The intensity of that discussion has moved all eyes from the actual one-to-watch, which is not Spotify, but YouTube – a service with a billion monthly active music listeners and 30m subscribers.

Many of Loretta Lynn's Most Iconic Songs Pulled From Streaming

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Many of country music legend Loretta Lynn’s most iconic songs have been removed from streaming and download services. While some live, single, and re-recorded

Tuned Global teams with fitness brand Psycle London to develop home workout music streaming app

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Tuned Global announce partnership with home fitness brand Psycle London, powering a new playlist app for the home fitness brand’s 70+ instructors.

“Bridgerton The Musical” TikTok Creators Abigail Barlow, Emily Bear Featured on ASCAP Foundation YouTube Series

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Today, April 28 at 12 PM PT/3PM ET, The ASCAP Foundation: Inspiring Revolutions songwriter series will premiere its third episode, featuring singer-songwriter, social media influencer and pop artist Abigail Barlow and award-winning composer, songwriter and pianist Emily Bear in conversation with ASCAP executive Loretta Muñoz.

TikTok launches music station on iHeartRadio, TikTok Trending

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TikTok trending will showcase the music and artists taking off on the platform, as well as the tracks experiencing a revival due to viral trends or rediscovery from different generations.

Spotify launches podcast subscriptions, and creators could make more money than they would through Apple

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Podcast monetization has been tricky for streaming companies to realize but more players have been putting weight behind the effort.

Music Story Becomes Muso.AI’s Credits Exclusive Data Distributor

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The lack of transparency on credits in music data management leads to misdirected revenues for artists and impacts their discoverability on music platforms.

Tencent Music now has 100m listeners for 'long-form audio'

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Spotify and Apple are not the only music streaming giants investing heavily in podcasts. Tencent Music has also been doing that as part of a wider ‘long-form audio’ strategy that includes audiobooks and comedy.

Feed Media Group Hires Curation Operations Manager Arturo Lovazzano

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Starting this month, Lovazanno steps into the role of Curation Operations Manager and brings with him a wealth of experience from companies like Warner Music Group, Apple, and Samsung.

Podcasting Plots to Retain New Listeners Post-Pandemic By Embracing Niche Topics, New Promotional Strategies

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22% of consumers say they listened to podcasts more than usual during the pandemic, according to new Morning Consult data, as podcast companies observe spikes in niche-topic podcasts.

SiriusXM acquires Roman Mars’ 99% Invisible and a bigger stake in the podcasting world

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SiriusXM is buying Roman Mars’ 99% Invisible Inc. He and his team will join Stitcher and create new shows for the company.

Dawson's Creek Will Add Original Theme Song Back to Streaming Episodes

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Singer Paula Cole, whose song ‘I Don’t Want to Wait’ was the original theme for the series, has struck a new deal with Sony to reinstate the song.

Blackstone is buying eOne Music for $385m – including Death Row Records

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Chris Taylor to run eOne Music as a standalone company under Blackstone ownership.

‘Hey Spotify, play Up First:’ Two weeks with Car Thing

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Spotify’s Car Thing isn’t available for purchase, but you might have a better music streaming option for your drive already.

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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The Future of Music Royalties on a Global Scale; SoundCloud to Launch Hip-Hop Show on SiriusXM; Audiomack, MTN Partner

Monday, April 26, 2021

April 26 · Issue #1179 · View online Platform & Stream World Mapped: The Future of Music Royalties on a Global Scale www.synchtank.com – Share As the music industry deals with royalties on an

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

Thursday, April 22, 2021

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What Does it Mean to 'Fix Streaming'?; Viberate to Tokenize Live Performances; TuneCore Debuts Operations in Southeast Asia

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

April 21 · Issue #1176 · View online Platform & Stream What does it mean to 'fix streaming'? www.midiaresearch.com – Share Once artists had the rug pulled from under their feet in terms of

15 Years of Spotify; Deezer in Globoplay Deal; Soundstripe Making Noise; Dolby Atmos Music Having Creative Uptake

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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Music Industry’s Center of Gravity is Shifting; TIDAL App on LG TVs; Facebook/Spotify Deal = Tracks Play in Facebook App

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What Does it Mean to 'Fix Streaming'?; Viberate to Tokenize Live Performances; TuneCore Debuts Operations in Southeast Asia

15 Years of Spotify; Deezer in Globoplay Deal; Soundstripe Making Noise; Dolby Atmos Music Having Creative Uptake

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