Deezer, Dreamstage Partner on Live Music Streaming; ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ Hits 1B Spotify Streams; DistroKid Reveals Big Distribution Numbers

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How DREAMSTAGE is taking live music streaming by storm, with global streaming service Deezer by its side

A strategic partnership will see DREAMSTAGE and Deezer working together to merge recorded and live music in a streamlined experience.

DistroKid says it distributes '30-40%' of all new music

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DistroKid announced an update of its ‘Splits’ royalty distribution service on Friday, but what’s even more interesting is a claim made towards the end of the announcement about the distributor’s scale overall.

Queen’s ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ Hits One Billion Spotify Streams

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Queen’s ground-breaking smash hit Another One Bites The Dust, first released in 1980, has now hit one billion streams on Spotify

Spotify adds timestamped podcast sharing and other social features

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On the heels of its expanded partnership with Facebook, Spotify this morning announced new sharing features that broaden the way Spotify content, including both music and podcasts, can be shared across social media.

LUM Announces Launch of $25,000 Independent Artist Competition: Coast to Coast

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LUM, the social music community and artist discovery app with over 150,000 independent artists has announced the launch of one of the largest online music competitions of 2021: Coast to Coast.

The MLC Teams with DQI Partners on Webinar Series

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Hosted by Dae Bogan, The MLC’s Head of Third-Party Partnerships, each session will feature one of The MLC’s DQI partners as they present their version of the DQI as made available to their customers to showcase its capabilities for checking musical works data in bulk.

Immersion Networks Launches mix³, Cloud-Based Spatial Audio Platform for Creators

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Immersion Networks, the spatial audio innovators, are launching a cloud platform that allows anyone to upload tracks and mix them in a three-dimensional environment.

Why Bacardi Is So Drawn to the World of Music

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Laila Mignoni on the rum brand’s recent grooves.

What’s the Deal with Streaming Fraud? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

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Artists, producers, labels, or anyone who is an owner of music rights are always striving to gain as many streams as possible. But in a world that is so stat-driven, there are plenty of potential issues within streaming numbers–things like streaming fraud, which could easily sabotage the trajectory of an artist’s music career.

Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood joins SoundCloud as Chief Content and Marketing Officer

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Most recently, Wirtzer-Seawood served as President of UnitedMasters…

Spanish-speaking audiences are a huge streaming market. Do media companies understand it?

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Executives often tout the importance of Spanish-language audiences, and if recent deals are any clue, Latino viewers are a key part of the streaming wars.

LiveXLive Media Stock is a Risky But Compelling Streaming Network Play

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Digital media company LiveXLive Media (NASDAQ: LIVX) stock has been a bit of a rollercoaster experiencing extreme spikes and drops as a speculative play on streaming music and video content.

Here are the 50 Biggest One-Hit Wonders on Spotify

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The top-ranked dance music one-hit wonder, you ask? That would be Cookin’ On 3 Burners’ “This Girl.”

Will Apple Hi-Fi Finally Become A Reality?

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Music creators have been waiting for years for Apple to release its version of a high-fidelity music service to no avail, but indications are that the time may be near.

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