Paul McCartney + Audoo; Sirius XM Snags Former Disney+ Exec; Indie Musicians, NFTs & Challenging the Music Industry

December 14 · Issue #1343 · View online

Paul McCartney to invest in music start-up Audoo

McCartney – joining the likes of music firm Tileyard London and Abba singer Bjorn Ulvaeus – is behind the app’s £7.2m funding round.

Sirius XM snags former Disney+ exec as its new head of product and technology

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Sirius XM, home to the satellite radio business and streaming music app Pandora, is bringing on a new head of product and technology, as the company plans to expand its focus beyond the car to better compete with streaming rivals, like Spotify.

Independent Musicians Are Making Big Money From NFTs. Can They Challenge the Music Industry?

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Independent musicians like Daniel Allan are using NFTs to make a living outside of the record label system.

Atlantic Records Unveils Partnership With Assemble Sound

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The deal will give Atlantic ears on the ground in the Motor City, while Assemble Sound will serve as an external partner that has an established team and facilities to discover and develop artists from the earliest stages of their careers.

HIFI Labs’ Virtual Music Festival ‘Friend Fest’ Returns Using Discord Stages

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What if diving into a festival and jumping from stage to stage was as easy as changing servers? HIFI Labs is exploring the possibility by running a Discord-based edition of Friend Fest on December 15…

Online music piracy still declining says EU report

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Piracy hasn’t disappeared, as the teams within labels and industry bodies doing anti-piracy work will tell you. But it’s very much not the paralysing bogie-man of yore.

Sua Música boss: 'We are in the era of the local superstars'

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Sua Música, often referred to as ‘the Brazilian SoundCloud’, says it wants to change the Brazilian music industry. We talked to its CEO to find out how.

MusicMatch makes it easy to share music between streaming services

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The new MusicMatch app lets you decide whether a track you want to hear plays in Spotify or Apple Music.

Brad Pitt and producer Damien Quintard ink JV to reopen iconic Miraval Studios in France

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Studio originally hosted sessions for Pink Floyd’s The Wall, AC/DC, The Cure, Sting, Sade and The Cranberries…

These 360 Reality Audio Speakers By Sony Can Bring The Concert To Your Room

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Sony has brought its most advanced speaker and it might be the only thing your home is missing.

How 5G technology could change the future of music

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By supporting augmented reality, better livestreaming, remote collaboration and more, 5G should help artists bring their visions to life for fans in more places.

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Monday, December 13, 2021

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MODA DAO Pushes Global Music Biz Into Web3; David Bowie 75th Birthday Livestream Show; Byta Releases 'Music Sharing' Report

Friday, December 10, 2021

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

Thursday, December 9, 2021

December 9 · Issue #1340 · View online Platform & Stream Love it or hate it, TikTok is changing the music industry theconversation.com – Share Creator culture on TikTok is changing the way hits are

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

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