Ed Sheeran is Playing Inside Pokemon Go; Anghami and the Future of the Global Music Industry

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Ed Sheeran is playing some of the music from his album, Equals, inside Pokemon Go this week. Here’s the details on this crossover promotion.

Why an Abu Dhabi-based streaming app is the future of the global music industry

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Anghami is a case study in how the music business is being gradually transformed from outside its core centers of New York, Los Angeles and London.

New funding rounds for music streaming platforms

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CNBC’s Julia Boorstin joins ‘Power Lunch’ to explore ‘The Next Frontier’ for music distribution.

The fall and rise of attention: towards a direct-to-audience economy

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We live in an attention economy. How long have we lived in an attention economy though? Is this a social media thing? Or is it an internet thing? Can we trace it back to cable TV? Or perhaps to the third industrial revolution? The first industrial revolution?

Why a VR metaverse is not the future of digital

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Amid a perfect storm of government scrutiny, potential anti-trust legislation, a whistle-blower, and social media disruption at the hands of burgeoning creator tools (like TikTok), Facebook – sorry, Meta – has announced its grand plan to build out the new future of the digital frontier: the metaverse.

Spotify’s play button stops shuffling, apparently because Adele said so

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Following a request from Adele, Spotify has stopped shuffling albums by default. Now, when you hit “Play” on an album page, the songs will play in order. This comes just days after Adele released her new album, 30, which Adele likely put together with a specific song order in mind.

Rights data startup Session gets £1m from Spotify and YouTube

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Session is the startup formerly known as Auddly, co-founded by Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus and songwriter-producers Max Martin and Niclas Mollinder.

LG Announces Nvidia GeForce Now Game Streaming, Apple Music App for Its webOS Smart TVs

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LG announced that it is partnering with Nvidia to provide its smart TV users with the GeForce Now cloud gaming service.

Artiphon’s Orba Unlocks Educational and Therapeutic Benefits of Music Making

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Artiphon, a company at the cutting edge of music technology, has been designing new musical instruments and apps that make music more approachable for people of all ages.

Why Web3 Matters

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We are now at the beginning of the web3 era, which combines the decentralized, community-governed ethos of web1 with the advanced, modern functionality of web2.

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Music Copyright Value Hit $32.5B in 2020; OneOf to Auction Unreleased Whitney Houston Recording as an NFT

Monday, November 22, 2021

November 22 · Issue #1329 · View online Platform & Stream Quincy Jones-backed platform OneOf to auction unreleased Whitney Houston recording as an NFT www.musicbusinessworldwide.com – Share OneOf

Spotify Rolls Out Real-Time Lyrics to Global Users; Goldenvoice Taps NoCap as Streaming Partner; Apple Music Arrives on LG's Smart TVs

Friday, November 19, 2021

November 19 · Issue #1328 · View online Platform & Stream Spotify finally rolls out real-time lyrics to global users techcrunch.com – Share After years of ignoring consumer demand for in-app lyrics

Music Rights & the New Music Creator Economy; Bopper Rolls Out Bopper Mobile; Backstreet Boys Join YouTube Billion Views Club

Thursday, November 18, 2021

November 18 · Issue #1327 · View online Platform & Stream Can music rights expand to drive the new music creator economy? midiaresearch.com – Share The investment that is pouring into music rights

New Apple Music Studio in Paris; Bob Marley Immersive Exhibit in London; Universal Music Group Forms 'NFT Supergroup'

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

November 17 · Issue #1326 · View online Platform & Stream Bob Marley immersive exhibition premiering in London www.musicweek.com – Share The Bob Marley One Love Experience makes its debut in

Steven Van Zandt's New SiriusXM Channel; The Case for Digital Opera in a Post-Pandemic World; Audience Insights are Improving the Fan Experience

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

November 16 · Issue #1325 · View online Platform & Stream The Case for Digital Opera in a Post-Pandemic World icareifyoulisten.com – Share Elena Stabile explains how the continued development of

Global Box Office Hit $30B In 2024 As Year Ended On Upbeat Note, But It’s No Longer Good Enough To Have A Good Movie: Studio Report Cards

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

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Ed Sheeran is Playing Inside Pokemon Go; Anghami and the Future of the Global Music Industry

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Music Copyright Value Hit $32.5B in 2020; OneOf to Auction Unreleased Whitney Houston Recording as an NFT

Spotify Rolls Out Real-Time Lyrics to Global Users; Goldenvoice Taps NoCap as Streaming Partner; Apple Music Arrives on LG's Smart TVs

Music Rights & the New Music Creator Economy; Bopper Rolls Out Bopper Mobile; Backstreet Boys Join YouTube Billion Views Club

New Apple Music Studio in Paris; Bob Marley Immersive Exhibit in London; Universal Music Group Forms 'NFT Supergroup'

Steven Van Zandt's New SiriusXM Channel; The Case for Digital Opera in a Post-Pandemic World; Audience Insights are Improving the Fan Experience

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