BandLab 10.0 Arrives; Music Rights Confusion in NFT Land; Amplifihub, Airbit Partner to Collect Unclaimed Royalties for 10,000+ African Beatmakers

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A Tribe Called Quest Controversy Brings Music Rights Confusion to NFT Land

A Tribe Called Quest NFT was being used to sell a percentage of the rights to early albums from legendary hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Within less than a week, the rights sold, A Tribe Called Quest denied the validity of the sale and then, after sorting out the situation,

Audiomack Boosts Its Presence In Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa

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Audiomack is teaming up with Ziiki Media to boosts artists across Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa.

BandLab 10.0 arrives with a complete sampler, mastering upgrades and direct upload to TikTok

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BandLab, the free browser-based and mobile music-making app, has been upgraded to version 10, which includes a full-fledged sampler.

Amplifihub, Airbit Partner to Collect Unclaimed Royalties for 10,000+ African Beatmakers

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Many African creators have been the driving force behind global and regional hits — yet have never reaped the reward.

Damon Dash Sues Jay-Z Over 'Reasonable Doubt' Streaming Rights

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New court filing follows Roc-A-Fella Records lawsuit against label cofounder Dash for allegedly trying to sell LP as an NFT.

UK streaming inquiry report calls for 'complete reset' of market

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Music Ally has reported extensively on the hearings at the British parliament’s inquiry into the economics of music streaming.

Kakao Entertainment to merge with music streaming platform Melon

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The decision comes as Kakao aims to secure competitiveness and leadership in the showbiz industry. The two companies jointly agreed at a board meeting held Thursday and attended by both sides.

Why Peloton pays artists more per play than Spotify and Apple Music

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The exercise bike company improbably has Spotify and Apple Music beat when it comes to cashing out artists.

Hipgnosis founder backs DCMS report calls for ‘complete reset’ in streaming royalties model

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Hipgnosis’ founder has backed an official inquiry calling for a “complete reset” of the booming music streaming model to ensure musicians and songwriters are paid fairly.

Sony Music Publishing to represent AC/DC through ‘historic’ Alberts partnership

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Sony Music Publishing has struck a global partnership with Alberts to administer the entire catalogue of AC/DC.

On-demand audio music streams up 27.5% in first half of 2021

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Listeners streamed 1.3 trillion tracks from on-demand audio music services in the first half of 2021, up 27.5% year-on-year.

Apple cautious about proposal for streaming music services to pay artists 50%

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Apple has expressed caution about a proposal to increase the share of streaming music revenue paid to artists from the current typical 16% …

How independent labels can benefit from Spotify For Artists

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Although Spotify for Artists is known largely as a resource for individual bands and artists, its suite of services can also be extremely useful to independent labels in helping augment the services they provide.

Cameron Crowe Looks Back at 'Almost Famous' 21 Years Later

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“What can I interest you in here?” Cameron Crowe is rummaging through an upstairs nook in his Los Angeles-area home that he affectionately calls “The

In Pod We Trust: Inside The Crate 808 podcast with host Kambi Thandi

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The Crate 808 podcast host Kambi Thandi reflects on what the modern music business can learn from the golden era of ‘90s hip-hop.

Tones and I tops Blokur's 2020 songwriter streaming rankings

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Startup Blokur has been analysing the top 100/200 charts on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music in an attempt to rank songwriters by the performance of their songs on these services.

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HUDL Music Gives Indie Artists the Tools for Success; Spotify, Electric Lady Studios Team Up for Live EPs; Super Hi-Fi, 7digital Partner

Friday, July 16, 2021

July 14 · Issue #1236 · View online Platform & Stream HUDL Music Gives Indie Artists the Tools to Connect, Collaborate, Create and Distribute Their Music platformstream.medium.com – Share Created

Music Streaming Services & the Race to the Top; Boomplay, Airtel Nigeria Partner; The Who's 'Amazing Journey' Doc Available to Stream on Coda Collection

Friday, July 16, 2021

July 15 · Issue #1237 · View online Platform & Stream Boomplay Announces Partnership with Airtel Nigeria to offer affordable music streaming service techcabal.com – Share The Airtel-Boomplay

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

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

July 13 · Issue #1235 · View online Platform & Stream How Spotify's Lorem Playlist Became Gen Z's 'TRL' www.wmagazine.com – Share Stars like Conan Gray, Girl in Red, Umi, and Omar

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

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

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

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

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