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Staccs’ User-Centric Model Expands Industry Opportunity; Deezer Adds New CEO, Apple Watch Offline Listening; Will Smart Speakers Change Music Forever?

 
 
May 21 · Issue #1198 · View online
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How Music Tech Startup Staccs’ User-Centric Model Is Expanding Industry Opportunity
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As Staccs helps artists and rights owners collect better royalty payments, it is also uncovering new, untapped commercial opportunities in the music industry.
Deezer beats Spotify to Apple Watch offline listening
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Music streaming service Deezer has revamped its Apple Watch app to let you listen to music without an internet connection. It’s a useful feature that’s currently missing from Spotify’s Apple Watch app.
Deezer appoints Jeronimo Folgueira as CEO
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He takes over the position from Hans-Holger Albrecht, who has overseen the streaming company’s transformation and growth since 2015. Read on for the full story…
Spotify expands into the audiobooks market by partnering with Storytel
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Spotify is further expanding into audiobooks — but not in the way you may think.
Will Smart Speakers change music forever?
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How will smart speakers change the way we listen, consume and share music?
Easy like Sony Music – Major China music app NetEase sidesteps Tencent
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NetEase strikes a deal with Sony Music Entertainment to license music directly from the international music conglomerate.
SACEM announces new deal with Spotify
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French collecting society SACEM has announced it has signed a new deal with Spotify which, it says, has been agreed as the rights organisation “addresses challenges related to the platform’s launch of new offerings and expansion into new territories”.
What live in 2021 can learn from live in 1921
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Nearly a hundred years ago in July 1921, the entertainment world changed forever thanks to the efforts of David Sarnoff, a Belarusian emigree to the US who headed up the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).…
Spotify and YouTube Music will bring much needed offline tunes to Google’s Wear watches
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Spotify has announced that its Wear app would be getting the feature to download playlists and podcasts for offline and away from phone use on Wear devices. The announcement came as part of a larger focus from Google on Wear OS, its smartwatch platform.
Michael Eames: How Do We Define an 'Indie' Publisher?
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When I was serving as AIMP president from 2015-2018 we came up with a definition of what made a publisher “independent,” but in two years the landscape has radically changed.
Audio File Formats: How to Choose the Right File Type
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Learn what audio file formats are, what types are common and how to choose the best one. From compression to bitrate, here’s what to know.
iHeartRadio’s John Sykes on the Podcast Boom, Why Curation Matters
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iHeartRadio’s John Sykes talks about the the podcast boom and chairing the Rock Hall of Fame and Lisa Worden looks back on her time at KROQ.
Why so many songwriters you love are selling their catalogs for millions to this guy
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Hipgnosis has been a driving force behind artists selling their bodies of work. Can the song fund deliver on its promise to songwriters and shareholders?
Spotify Has Larger Plans For Pakistan
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Cladius who had spent several years at the Universal Music Group and has had an expansive digital knowledge of the business itself claims that Pakistan’s music scene is large in regards to Spotify.
Looking For Great Radio Content? How About Podcasts?
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Podcast Radio is an innovative mashup of broadcast radio and podcasting, leveraging the best assets of both platforms.
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Anghami Gets Into Social Audio; Sync & the Uberization for the Music Biz; Legacy Records to Pay Artists With Bitcoin

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

May 19 · Issue #1196 · View online Platform & Stream Spotify rival Anghami expands into social audio space with new Live Radio feature www.musicbusinessworldwide.com – Share Creators will be able

VNUE CEO Talks Music Technology; Andrson Using Big Data to Find Next Music Superstar; Apple Music Gets Spatial Audio With Dolby Atmos

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

May 18 · Issue #1195 · View online Platform & Stream VNUE CEO Talks Music Technology, Streaming and What's Next platformstream.medium.com – Share A music technology company dedicated to further

Discord Betting Big on Music; FanLabel, Tuned Global Team for Music Delivery; Music Tech Revolution

Monday, May 17, 2021

May 17 · Issue #1194 · View online Platform & Stream Discord is testing ticketed events, betting big on music www.protocol.com – Share Is Discord doing concerts now? When Travis Scott launched his

Abbey Road, Bowers & Wilkins Team for In-Car Audio Experience; Can Musicians Really Benefit from Clubhouse?; Spotify Loves Being Locked Into Google Cloud

Friday, May 14, 2021

May 14 · Issue #1193 · View online Platform & Stream What the genre distribution of viral songs tells us about TikTok, globalization and cultural influence Music Tomorrow music-tomorrow.com – Share

Apple Music Exclusives Return; AfroCharts Offers Budding Musicians a Platform to Make Money; Indie Artists + Data Transformation

Friday, May 14, 2021

May 12 · Issue #1191 · View online Platform & Stream Apple Music exclusives are back: This time with Scriptonite, one of Russia's biggest rap stars www.musicbusinessworldwide.com – Share

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