Spotify App Gets a Refresh; Warner Music Backs New NFT Project; Songfinch Partners With School of Rock

Spotify is giving its app a refresh for 2022

Spotify has given its app icons their first refresh in six years – and its a subtle one. Here’s what’s changing in the Spotify app.

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Warner Music backs NFT project that aims to mint virtual superstars in the metaverse

Singapore-based Ownft World said its new NFTs will effectively live like real celebrities that grow in value by earning income rather than being traded.

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Songfinch Partners With School of Rock to Bring More Paid Opportunities to Professional Musicians

Songfinch makes it possible for anyone to discover talented musicians and turn their personal stories into a custom, one-of-a-kind song.

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One of music's Big Three has bought a top African digital music distributor

Warner Music Group is on course to become Africa’s top music distributor.

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Inflation is skyrocketing. Surely Spotify must finally put up its $9.99 monthly price

MBW Reacts: Our team’s music biz-centric take on soaring inflation in the US.

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Music streams up by 23% in Spain as subscriptions grew

Spain is now a market dominated by streaming - it’s 85% of overall music consumption - and paid subscriptions are finally having an impact too.

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TikTok Algorithm For Artists and Creators [2022 Guide]

Check out the latest guide to the TikTok “For You” algorithm for creators and musicians, sourced by the recently leaked internal documents.

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Matthew Ogle named Vice President of Product at DistroKid

Ogle is responsible for introducing Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist recommendation engine.

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Australians spent more time on mobiles last year thanks to TikTok

Consumers spent 3.8 trillion hours on mobile devices in 2021, according to App Annie.

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Why is U.S. Radio Sitting Out the Audio Renaissance?; Utopia Acquires Proper Music Group; Patti Smith, Substack Partner for Livestream Event

iHeartMedia Looks to the Metaverse; Streaming Music Subs Up 26%; New IAFAR Podcast Focused on Registration Deadlines

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Do NFTs Matter for Classical Music?; SiriusXM Acquires Cloud Cover Media; DjookyX Completes First Auction

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