Music
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March 16, 2018
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Hello!
This week we have a few articles indicative of a few trends currently in the music startup space including the blockchain influx in the dance industry and Apple's bragging rights for their new subscriber count.
Have a great weekend!
Corey
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Austin Powell
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The Daily Dot
Tommie King could be the next rapper to breakout from Atlanta. He’s well-connected, has obvious swagger, and he’s been quietly building a successful collection of singles on Spotify. His latest, “Eastside (feat. Cyhi the Prynce),” has already clocked more than 110,000 streams, driven largely by its placement on 14 independent playlists.
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Shira Ovide
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Bloomberg Businessweek
Record labels think they have a wedge to pry out some more money.
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Kat Bein
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Billboard
Dance music producers and DJs are really, really into cryptocurrency. 3LAU wrote this guide to getting involved, just because he wanted to. RAC released his latest album via the blockchain. Gareth Emery created a blockchain-based music release and distribution service called CHOON. Gramatik even launched his own cryptocurrency called GRMTK to connect with his audience and sell his own music, and now Don Diablo is the latest electronic dance star to jump into the arena.
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Richard Smirke
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Billboard
Airbnb's expansion into the live music business continue to grow with the roll out of its own platform dedicated to staging concerts around the world.
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Shawn Knight
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Techspot
They're all of the paid variety.
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Cherie Hu
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Billboard
Minutes after Apple announced its acquisition of magazine subscription service Texture on Monday morning (March 12), the company's senior vp, internet software and services Eddy Cue took to the stage at South by Southwest to share his vision for media curation across music, TV, film, sports and even healthcare.
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