TikTok is Changing the Music Industry; NFTs & Mainstream Potential; How Revelator Uses Data to Accelerate the Streaming Economy

December 9 · Issue #1340 · View online

Love it or hate it, TikTok is changing the music industry

Creator culture on TikTok is changing the way hits are made, how music is promoted, and how the world discovers music, even for those artists who choose not to engage with it.

Under the Hood: How Revelator Uses Data to Accelerate the Streaming Economy

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Let’s take a deep dive into the Original Works the revenue per stream estimation model that powers Revelator’s daily advance program.

NFTs are still niche, but they do have mainstream potential

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The rise of NFTs has certainly been one of the talks of 2021. Looking at emerging trends and then separating the hype from the substance is MIDiA’s specialty. This is particularly pertinent as the most…

Listen to Neil Young’s limited-run channel featuring music from his new album

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The limited-run channel — which includes songs from Young’s new album, Barn, due out December 10 — is available now through January 5 on the SXM App, as well as via satellite on Channel 27 now through December 13.

Immersion Networks Opens First Immersive Audio-Optimized Music Reference Room

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The space was designed and constructed for the specific application of immersive listening and playback, using both acoustic treatments that are front-back-side symmetric as well as creating the ultimate set of precisely matched speakers.

The WTF genre from this year's Spotify Wrapped, Dream SMP, reveals the service's real motives

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One of the most popular style from the 2021 edition of the hugely successful marketing tool isn’t a style at all. It’s a game.

Are Sync Licensing Rights Fit For Purpose?

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With new use cases increasing by the day, we explore whether our existing interpretation of sync will be fit for purpose in the future.

Spotify’s latest purchase is about becoming the place you listen to everything

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Spotify announced plans to acquire Findaway, a major audiobook producer and distributor. The move will likely bring audiobooks to the company’s app and set it up to become an audio super app.

Apple Music Voice Plan Coming in iOS 15.2

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Apple today provided the release candidate version of iOS 15.2 to developers for testing purposes, and in the release notes, Apple says that the new Apple Music Voice Plan is set to launch alongside the update.

Music NFT platform MusicFx launches with country star Parker McCollom

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Blockchain platform provider CurrencyWorks has launched MusicFX.io, a new music NFT platform in partnership with music entrepreneur collective Crown & Ace.

RouteNote partners with KKBOX for worldwide, free music distribution

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Over 10 million listeners use KKBOX across East and Southeast Asia to hear their favourite music from around the world and discover brand new artists. KKBOX have been streaming since 2005 to provide the best tunes to keen listeners, bringing music to the masses since before even Spotify started streaming.

Kanye & Drake’s ‘Free Larry Hoover’ Concert To Stream On Amazon Music & Prime Video, In IMAX Theaters

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Amazon Music and Prime Video will exclusively live stream Kanye’s first headlining show in five years, with special guest Drake. The ‘Free Larry Hoover’ benefit, which takes place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, will stream globally on Prime Video Dec. 9 at 8 p.m.

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Spotify Wrapped, Unwrapped; Nerve Unveils Collabs; Harvest Media Launches TikTok Integration for Production Music Libraries

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

December 7 · Issue #1338 · View online Platform & Stream Spotify Wrapped, unwrapped www.vox.com – Share Spotify spies on us, and we kinda love it. How blockchain technology is shaping the music

Army of TikTokers Resurrect Reba McEntire’s Songs; Your Spotify Wrapped is Embarrassing; LANDR Unveils Chromatic

Friday, December 3, 2021

December 3 · Issue #1336 · View online Platform & Stream How an army of TikTokers resurrected Reba McEntire's songs www.thestar.com – Share From TikTok to podcasts, dance remixes to Dolly duets

Spotify's 2021 Wrapped Arrives; Beatles Doc Uses AI to Reveal Hidden Studio Chatter; BTS Tops Apple Music's 2021 Most-Streamed Songs Chart

Thursday, December 2, 2021

December 2 · Issue #1335 · View online Platform & Stream Spotify's 2021 Wrapped is here to chronicle your year in music www.engadget.com – Share Spotify's personalized year-in-review is

Tuned Global to Power WAW MUZIK; What Makes an Artist in the Age of Algorithms?; BeatConnect Unveils New Interactive Sessions

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

December 1 · Issue #1334 · View online Platform & Stream Tuned Global strikes deal to power relaunched African music streaming app WAW MUZIK www.musicbusinessworldwide.com – Share App to relaunch

TikTok is Changing the Music Industry; NFTs & Mainstream Potential; How Revelator Uses Data to Accelerate the Streaming Economy

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Spotify Wrapped, Unwrapped; Nerve Unveils Collabs; Harvest Media Launches TikTok Integration for Production Music Libraries

Army of TikTokers Resurrect Reba McEntire’s Songs; Your Spotify Wrapped is Embarrassing; LANDR Unveils Chromatic

Spotify's 2021 Wrapped Arrives; Beatles Doc Uses AI to Reveal Hidden Studio Chatter; BTS Tops Apple Music's 2021 Most-Streamed Songs Chart

Tuned Global to Power WAW MUZIK; What Makes an Artist in the Age of Algorithms?; BeatConnect Unveils New Interactive Sessions

Music Creators Thrive on Twitch, TikTok, Instagram; Long Live the Music NFTs; Are Podcasts Stealing Streams From Music?

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