Musicube Plans U.S. Expansion; What Exactly is the ‘Artist’ in Pop Music?; Songfluencer Acquires Preffy

September 22 · Issue #1286 · View online

Audio analysis startup Musicube plans US expansion after funding

German startup Musicube is the latest company touting AI-powered technology to analyse and tag catalogues of music, and it has raised funding.

What exactly is the ‘Artist’ in pop music?

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The “artist” as usually defined in pop music is quite a peculiar concept. And it can mean several different things.

Songfluencer Acquires Preffy to Further Stake in Music Tech TikTok Space

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Songfluencer — the Nashville-based music marketing firm which uses data-driven technology to earn music success on TikTok — is further staking its claim in the music tech landscape with the…

Universal Music Shares Surge By 35% in Early Trading

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Universal Music Group proved a hit with investors as its shares surged by more than a third in the first hours of post-IPO trading.

Axing exclusive music licenses in China will drive new local music cultures

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As a result of the new guidelines set out by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), record labels are no longer allowed to issue exclusive licenses to music services.

Vinyl records are selling at twice the clip of a year ago with no signs of slowing down

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Foot-square covers, bonus tracks and poster inserts — what’s not to like?

How club culture learned to thrive online

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From digi-drugs to Neurodungeons, amid the chaos and claustrophobia of COVID, people found groundbreaking ways to party, raise hell, and find themselves online

Songtradr enters wellness space, partners with music for wellbeing label Myndstream

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Songtradr has partnered with the mindfulness music label for sync services across the platform.

TikTok owner ByteDance readies new music streaming app in China (report)

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ByteDance reportedly started work on the app back in 2019.

Sampling Platform Tracklib Secures $12.2 Million Funding Round, Includes Former NBA Player Baron Davis

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The company secured $12.2 million in investment from existing investors, as well as several new investors including key international family offices and former NBA player, actor and music producer Baron Davis.

Apple Music is using Shazam to solve the streaming industry’s problem with DJ mixes

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Apple Music announced that it’s created a process to properly identify and compensate all of the individual creators involved in making a DJ mix.

Tunedly Announces a ‘Masked Music Discovery Platform’ to Judge Music By Its Merits

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Would you like the music you listen to if you didn’t know who created it? Tunedly wants to answer that question with masked music discovery.

Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music Are Only Getting Bigger — Which Is Great News for Niche Streaming Platforms

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Turns out there’s an interesting niche for custom-created streaming music platforms — one that giants like Spotify can’t easily service.

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Pop Radio's Rock Revival; David Bowie & the First Downloadable Single; What Music Labels Learn When You Pre-Save Music

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

September 21 · Issue #1285 · View online Platform & Stream Inside Pop Radio's Rock Revival: 'The Industry Is Looking More Toward Guitars' www.billboard.com – Share Inside pop

Apple Sees Future of Streaming in Classical Music; Biscuits n Groovy Makes Debuts; Anghami Subscription Deal for Amazon Prime Members

Monday, September 20, 2021

September 20 · Issue #1284 · View online Platform & Stream Apple Sees Future of Streaming in Classical Music www.bloomberg.com – Share The tech giant's acquisition of tiny classical-music

How Do You Discover New Music?; Qwest TV to Livestream MJF; RCRDSHP Investment; LANDR's New Collaboration Tools

Friday, September 17, 2021

September 17 · Issue #1283 · View online Platform & Stream How do you discover new music? www.musicxtechxfuture.com – Share In various conversations this past week I've been struck by the

Music & Spreadsheets; The Oncoming Fandom Crisis; Nerve Launches Neobank for Musicians; The à-la-carte Artist

Thursday, September 16, 2021

September 16 · Issue #1282 · View online Platform & Stream Music. And Spreadsheets. streamingmachinery.wordpress.com – Share Bono famously didn't like that iTunes looked like a spreadsheet.

Revelator Debuts Solution to Slow Streaming Royalty Payout; The Doors 68' Show Hitting Movie Theaters; SiriusXM Hopes to Grow Subscribers Outside the Car

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

September 15 · Issue #1281 · View online Platform & Stream Revelator, Family in Music First to Pay Artists Streaming Royalties in 24 Hours via Artist Wallet platformstream.medium.com – Share

Musicube Plans U.S. Expansion; What Exactly is the ‘Artist’ in Pop Music?; Songfluencer Acquires Preffy

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Pop Radio's Rock Revival; David Bowie & the First Downloadable Single; What Music Labels Learn When You Pre-Save Music

Apple Sees Future of Streaming in Classical Music; Biscuits n Groovy Makes Debuts; Anghami Subscription Deal for Amazon Prime Members

How Do You Discover New Music?; Qwest TV to Livestream MJF; RCRDSHP Investment; LANDR's New Collaboration Tools

Music & Spreadsheets; The Oncoming Fandom Crisis; Nerve Launches Neobank for Musicians; The à-la-carte Artist

Revelator Debuts Solution to Slow Streaming Royalty Payout; The Doors 68' Show Hitting Movie Theaters; SiriusXM Hopes to Grow Subscribers Outside the Car

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