Why Song Rights Sales are Booming; An Overabundance of Music NFT Platforms; 8D Audio: What’s the Hype All About?

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From Bob Dylan to Tina Turner: Why song rights sales are booming

From Bob Dylan to Neil Young and now Tina Turner, many music superstars are selling their song catalogs for hundred-odd-million sums. What’s behind the megadeals?

An overabundance of music NFT platforms — and scams

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The hype around music NFTs has not slowed down; for better or for worse, it’s just taking a different form.

8D Audio: What is it and What’s the Hype All About?

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Let’s dive into 8D audio, what is it and how it affects your brain and health. We’ll also showcase some great 8D audio music.

Spotify listening trends are eerily correlated with the market’s highs and lows

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Financial markets are often affected by emotions, and new research found that measuring “music sentiment” on Spotify predicted the market’s movement.

SongVest sells fractional music royalty shares as 'SongShares'

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SongVest is one of the growing number of companies offering fans a chance to invest in music royalties. It has just launched a model called ‘SongShares’.

Digital Blues: The Day-to Day Challenges of Music Sharing – Part III – Storage

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Byta has launched a three-part series that looks into the state of music sharing, when it comes to working with audio files.

Correctly Clearing Copyrighted Music For Podcasts

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Navigating copyrighted music for podcasts can be a tricky enterprise, particularly for the uninitiated. But is there more nuance to it?

Trqk launches a version of its TrqkIQ data tools for publishers

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Trqk is one of the firms helping music companies to dig into analytics of their music royalties. It has just launched a new ‘TrqkIQ Publisher Edition’.

Genie Music to provide connected online music streaming service for Genesis GV60

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[Courtesy of Genie Music]SEOUL – Genie Music, the online music service wing of South Koreas top telecom company KT, will offer a hi-fi music streaming service for GV60, an electric crossover utility vehicle model released by Hyundai auto groups luxury brand Genesis.Electric vehicle drivers can full

AT&T is dropping Spotify from its plans, killing WatchTV

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AT&T has decided to end its Spotify perk for premium plans. It’s also finally killing off its WatchTV service.

'Streaming is opening up the market for local repertoire': BMG ups Maximilian Kolb to EVP for Continental Europe

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BMG has promoted Maximilian Kolb to EVP repertoire & marketing, Continental Europe.

Tina Turner sells music rights for reported $50m sum

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The star hands over the rights to songs like The Best and Nutbush City Limits to music company BMG.

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

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Deezer Connects with Driift; New Era of Virtual Concerts; Warner Music Artists to Direct-Text Their Biggest Fans

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

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One Billion Music Creators; Amazon Music's Country Heat Brand Surpasses 13B Streams; Tinder, Spotify to Generate Custom Dating Playlists

Monday, October 4, 2021

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Will Music Industry Shift to the Metaverse?; TikTok is Evolving; Qobuz, THX to Increase Consumer Access to 24-Bit High Resolution Music

Friday, October 1, 2021

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LANDR Accelerates Atmos Availability for Labels, Artists; Spotify Tap Expands Hardware Ambitions; Iterative Music Culture, Generative AI and Web3

Thursday, September 30, 2021

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Why Song Rights Sales are Booming; An Overabundance of Music NFT Platforms; 8D Audio: What’s the Hype All About?

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Vertigo App Unveils New Artist Lounges; Qobuz Parent Xandrie Acquires e-Onkyo Music; Dice Buys Livestreaming Platform Boiler Room

Deezer Connects with Driift; New Era of Virtual Concerts; Warner Music Artists to Direct-Text Their Biggest Fans

One Billion Music Creators; Amazon Music's Country Heat Brand Surpasses 13B Streams; Tinder, Spotify to Generate Custom Dating Playlists

Will Music Industry Shift to the Metaverse?; TikTok is Evolving; Qobuz, THX to Increase Consumer Access to 24-Bit High Resolution Music

LANDR Accelerates Atmos Availability for Labels, Artists; Spotify Tap Expands Hardware Ambitions; Iterative Music Culture, Generative AI and Web3

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