Spotify Turns its Attention to Africa; Fender is the Next Creator Tools Major; The First On-Chain CC0 Sample Library

November 29 · Issue #1332 · View online

Why Spotify is turning its attention to Africa

Africa, with its internationally recognised musical talent — and growing mobile phone use — is central to Swedish music streamer Spotify’s plans to extend its reach to a billion customers.

Creator consolidation: Fender becomes the next creator tools major

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Fender has made a concerted effort to reach the new generation of guitarists over the past few years.

Gebrauchsmusik: on the utility of music

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I’m personally also of the opinion that utility is an important factor in both the adoption of NFTs and in getting people to stop talking about NFTs and start talking about what the tech can do as a tool.

Is the music industry's future on the blockchain?

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Royal’s Justin Blau and Paradigm’s Fred Ehrsam on how selling royalties directly to fans could end predatory record deals

CM.com launches UK ticketing platform headed by Paul Everett

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CM.com has launched a new ticketing solution for the live events sector in the UK and Ireland.

Rivet Ramps Up After Backing From Techstars Boston

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Rivet, a creator economy focused start up, recently was accepted into the Winter 2021 Techstars Boston Accelerator Program. Rivet, and the 11 other companies participating in the program, are…

Will Deezer bring HiFi music streaming to Premium?

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After bringing high fidelity music to UK Premium subscribers, might Deezer phase out HiFi subscriptions in other countries too?

NFT music rights startup Royal banks $55M investment led by a16z Crypto

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Less than three months after announcing a $16 million seed round led by Founders Fund and Paradigm, NFT music rights startup Royal has raised another major round of funding, banking a $55 million Series A from Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto investment arm.

Epic Games buys Harmonix to add 'musical journeys' to Fortnite

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Epic Games’s musical ambitions for Fortnite just expanded: the company has acquired veteran music games developer Harmonix.

Fat Beats joins Qrates in launching a risk-free, waste-free vinyl retail network

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The iconic hip hop record store-come-label and distribution company founder Joseph Abajian gets personal on why he loves records & where the vinyl revival is headed

Primary Wave-backed Unblocked launches Cypress Hill NFTs

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Hip-hop veterans Cypress Hill have leapt aboard the non-fungibles bandwagon, in partnership with Primary Wave Music and NFTs startup Unblocked.

The First On-Chain CC0 Sample Library

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Arpeggi Labs is curating the first on-chain CC0 sample library, creating composable building blocks for web3 music development Arpeggi Labs is the first blockchain music creation platform, providing…

Foxtel announce new partnership with Live Nation Australia

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Foxtel have announced a new partnership with Live Nation Australia which will bring its members unrivalled access to unmissable live music.

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TikTok to Shake up B2B Music Licensing; Synchtank Raises $5.8m; Spotify Unveils Hub for Netflix Soundtracks, Playlists, Podcasts

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

November 24 · Issue #1331 · View online Platform & Stream TikTok wants to shake up B2B music licensing on its service musically.com – Share Earlier this year, Sony Music sued fitness brand Gymshark

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

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

November 23 · Issue #1330 · View online Platform & Stream Ed Sheeran is Playing Inside Pokemon Go www.digitalmusicnews.com – Share Ed Sheeran is playing some of the music from his album, Equals,

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

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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Spotify Turns its Attention to Africa; Fender is the Next Creator Tools Major; The First On-Chain CC0 Sample Library

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TikTok to Shake up B2B Music Licensing; Synchtank Raises $5.8m; Spotify Unveils Hub for Netflix Soundtracks, Playlists, Podcasts

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

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

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