Mandolin Launches Live+; Amazon Music's Next Act? DJs; Reggae, Dancehall Music Streaming Billions on TikTok; Moodagent Debuts in India

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Mandolin, the tech-focused digital fan engagement company, has launched Live+, its platform of new products and enhancements built specifically for the hybrid event future of concerts and festivals.

Song Catalogs Are Selling for Big Bucks, but Will the Trend End on a Bum Note?

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Artists from Paul Simon to the Red Hot Chili peppers are selling their song catalogs to free-spending entrepreneurs for record-setting paydays. But Some think the trend could end on a bum note

Reggae, Dancehall Music Streaming Billions on TikTok

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TikTok is the 7th most used social media network in the world and Reggae/Dancehall music is the 7th most used genre on the platform as revealed in a music

Amazon Music's Next Act? DJs

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Amazon Music’s new DJ Mode feature is an attempt to make a music streaming service more “radio-like.”

Danish music streaming service Moodagent launches in India

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It’s the fourth market for the company following its Denmark and Germany launch in 2020, and Australia where it began operations in May this year.

New Partnership to Bring Cerence Voice Controls to SiriusXM

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Cerence has teamed up with SiriusXM to give drivers the ability to access and listen to radio programming using voice commands

Disney+ to screen Peter Jackson's documentary series The Beatles: Get Back

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The Beatles: Get Back will be presented as three separate two-hour episodes over three days, November 25, 26 and 27, 2021, exclusively on Disney+.

Australia kids' music group The Wiggles will get their very own streaming channel in the U.S.

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The Wiggles will acquire its own dedicated streaming channel in the United States when signing a large deal with a digital agency in California.

Loss-making Spotify commits to paying out yet more money to a new type of ‘Creator’

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The Spotify Greenroom Creator Fund will pay creators on its Clubhouse rival app Greenroom.

Apple keen for more developers to use its MusicKit API

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Spatial audio and lossless music may have grabbed the headlines for Apple Music recently, but behind the scenes Apple is starting a new push for developers to integrate its streaming service into their apps.

Japan’s physical decline still outweighs streaming growth

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Revenues from music streaming subscriptions in Japan grew by 128% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, according to figures published by industry body the RIAJ.

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Deezer, Sony Debut Immersive Audio Showcase; Stationhead CEO on Streaming Parties, Social Listening; Spotify Acquires Podz

Monday, June 21, 2021

June 21 · Issue #1219 · View online Platform & Stream Deezer launches '360 Sessions' to showcase Sony 360 Reality Audio www.whathifi.com – Share Deezer HiFi subscribers can now listen to 28

Sony Music Buys Somethin' Else; Facebook, TuneCore to Launch Indie Artist Program; Gibson App Changes the Guitar-Teaching Game

Friday, June 18, 2021

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Music Discovery Enters New Age; Bob Dylan Set for Online Show; Streaming Boosts British Music

Thursday, June 17, 2021

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Microsoft Secures Re-Transmission Rights to Licensed Music in E3 Showcase; Tixxy Partners with Direct-to-Fan Ticketing Platform Lyte

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

June 16 · Issue #1216 · View online Platform & Stream Microsoft Secures Re-Transmission Rights to Licensed Music in E3 Showcase www.digitalmusicnews.com – Share To avoid any music streaming snafus

Mandolin Launches Live+; Amazon Music's Next Act? DJs; Reggae, Dancehall Music Streaming Billions on TikTok; Moodagent Debuts in India

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Deezer, Sony Debut Immersive Audio Showcase; Stationhead CEO on Streaming Parties, Social Listening; Spotify Acquires Podz

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Music Discovery Enters New Age; Bob Dylan Set for Online Show; Streaming Boosts British Music

Microsoft Secures Re-Transmission Rights to Licensed Music in E3 Showcase; Tixxy Partners with Direct-to-Fan Ticketing Platform Lyte

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