How Spotify's Lorem Playlist Became Gen Z's 'TRL'; Deezer Debuts New ASMR Sessions; Soundr Label Debuts with Focus on Signing Virtual Artists

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How Spotify's Lorem Playlist Became Gen Z's 'TRL'

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Stars like Conan Gray, Girl in Red, Umi, and Omar Apollo have found mainstream success on Spotify’s Lorem playlist.

China to order Tencent Music to give up music label exclusivity

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China’s antitrust regulator is set to order the music streaming arm of Tencent Holdings to give up exclusive rights to music labels which it has used to compete with smaller rivals, two people with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.

Burlington record label has made a quiet noise in the music industry for 15 years

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Burlington-based FiXT is an artist-owned record label with a music catalog that has garnered more than 1.75 billion online streams.

Family of AC/DC's Bon Scott launch fan site on late singer's 75th birthday

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Late AC/DC singer Bon Scott is to be remembered on what would have been his 75th birthday with a new fan-focused website.

Beatles’ Get Back Movie Becomes A Saga!

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Peter Jackson’s long-awaited reboot of Let It Be airs in three parts on Disney+ on November 25, 26 and 27.

Soundr label launches with a focus on signing virtual artists

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The boom in virtual influencers – computer-generated characters building audiences on the various social apps – has already crossed over into virtual music artists.

Qobuz and London-based label Mercury KX partner for Exclusive EP

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Qobuz, the Hi-Res streaming service, and Mercury KX, the London-based neo-classical and avant-garde label teamed up at this year’s SXSW to showcase a series of artist performances.

SiriusXM CEO Jennifer Witz on competition in the audio space

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CNBC’s Julia Boorstin recaps her conversation with SiriusXM CEO Jennifer Witz on the audio landscape.

Music's best podcast stars a self-taught know-it-all talking about George Jones. For 30 hours

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Season two of Tyler Mahan Coe’s “Cocaine & Rhinestones” podcast focuses on country great George Jones: “His chest cavity glowed with so much air.”

Spotify Fan Study: What it tells us about Reach

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What does the Spotify fan study tell us about the best ways to reach new audiences?

Arashi to make their compilation albums available on music streaming sites

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Currently, Arashi only has the A-side of their singles and regular-edition albums on music streaming sites, like Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music.

Global music subscriber market shares Q1 2021

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The music industry’s growing obsession with declining ARPU will continue to colour the outlook for the global streaming market in revenue terms, but the positive driver of this equation is the rapid growth of music subscribers.

Yungblud, Tom Jones & Alicia Keys release tracks with Deezer in Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response format

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Deezer has released ASMR Sessions featuring global acts performing their music in the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) format.

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Blockchain-Related Trends in the Music Industry; Captain Beefheart Masterpiece Finally Comes to Streaming

Monday, July 12, 2021

July 12 · Issue #1234 · View online Platform & Stream Blockchain-Related Trends I'm Seeing Take Shape in the Music Industry www.rollingstone.com – Share Over the past decade, the music industry

Roblox, Sony to Create (Legal) In-Game Music Experiences; Blockchain vs. Record Labels; Eric Alper is Just Asking Questions

Saturday, July 10, 2021

July 7 · Issue #1231 · View online Platform & Stream Roblox deal with Sony will create (legal) in-game music experiences www.engadget.com – Share Roblox has struck a deal with Sony Music to create

Queen's Music Makes Big Money; Is the Album Concept Dead in a Music Streaming Landscape?; New Choral Learning Aid Makes its Debut

Saturday, July 10, 2021

July 8 · Issue #1232 · View online Platform & Stream Queen's music is making crazy money. Could it be worth over a billion dollars? www.musicbusinessworldwide.com – Share MBW digs behind the

Beach Boys Return to SiriusXM; Dolby Atmos Music Signs Another Legendary London Recording Studio; Stingray Acquires Calm Radio

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

July 6 · Issue #1230 · View online Platform & Stream The Beach Boys relaunch exclusive limited SiriusXM channel themusicuniverse.com – Share Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys Channel airs for two

What Will Amazon Do With Art19?: Data Miners Discover Spotify HiFi Interface Details; Riot Games Launches Royalty-Free Album for Streamers

Monday, July 5, 2021

July 5 · Issue #1229 · View online Platform & Stream What Will Amazon Do With Its New Podcast Acquisition Art19? www.vulture.com – Share With ART19, Amazon Music will be getting a veteran team of

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Beach Boys Return to SiriusXM; Dolby Atmos Music Signs Another Legendary London Recording Studio; Stingray Acquires Calm Radio

What Will Amazon Do With Art19?: Data Miners Discover Spotify HiFi Interface Details; Riot Games Launches Royalty-Free Album for Streamers

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