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Five Ways the Music Industry Has Changed Since Adele Last Released an Album [Billboard] FULL STORY
Adele is gearing up to return with 30, her first album in six years, with the lead single “Easy On Me” out today. Here are five ways that the music industry has changed since we last heard from Adele.
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Spotify and Pandora lead US in Audio Listeners [eMarketer] FULL STORY
Spotify is the market leader in US audio subscriptions, followed by Apple Music, YouTube Premium, and Pandora. We don’t have visibility into how many people pay for Amazon’s music service independent of Prime access, but we expect Amazon to also be a major player in this space.
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How amateur DJs are using TikTok to reach millions [Mixmag] FULL STORY
TikTok's large user base and highly-trainable algorithm is a perfect storm for viral hits — but is social media hype translating into real world success? Niamh Ingram investigates
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'Hits' Magazine Will Give You Great Coverage for Just $150,000 a Year [Puck] FULL STORY
Are you familiar with Hits magazine? It’s a well-read music trade publication, probably third behind Billboard and Pollstar. It’s also pretty well-known in the music business that Hits is pay-for-play.
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Get free alerts when your track is added to a Spotify playlist [Hypebot] FULL STORY
Meet the Latest Class of Independent Artists Taking Part in Spotify’s Fresh Finds Program [Spotify] FULL STORY
Did July 1st 2019 mark the end of Spotify’s music creator dream? [MIB] FULL STORY
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Playlists and Beyond: Best Practices for Artists & Their Teams [MBA] WEBINAR
Both Mike Warner and Andrea Young focus on the streaming ecosystem. Mike literally wrote the book on playlists (Work Hard Playlist Hard), and holds expertise as a curator, podcaster and independent artist.
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A year of country music controversies has left some fans disappointed — and wondering whether they should keep listening [Washington Post] FULL STORY
This month, Jason Aldean caused quite a stir with photos of his toddlers wearing anti-President Biden T-shirts on Instagram. It would be easy to get the impression that all country fans agreed with this declaration. But if you look closely, that’s far from the case.
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Who's Next: Five Music Companies That Could Follow UMG and Go Public [Billboard] FULL STORY
Universal Music's stock spinoff shows that equity markets like the sound of music companies — Here's an informed but speculative guide to which companies are likely candidates, how the market might receive them and what issues they would face.
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Latin Music Streaming Soars, US Market Share Hits 5.8% at Mid-Year: RIAA [Billboard] FULL STORY
Latin music continues its winning streak with U.S. recorded music revenues growing 37% to $407 million for the first six months of 2021, according to the RIAA's 2021 mid-year Latin revenue report.
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Warner Music poaches Spotify’s US head of catalog… as catalog’s dominance of streaming keeps growing [MusicAlly] FULL STORY
Los Angeles-based Torres has been leading Spotify’s industry-facing catalog business in the US and Canada for the past year, having joining Daniel Ek‘s Green Machine last summer.
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How To Sell Music As an NFT [Geek Culture] FULL STORY
A Definition Of Cryptocurrency That Won’t Make Your Head Explode [Geek Culture] FULL STORY
A Super-Simplified Explanation Of Blockchains [Geek Culture] FULL STORY
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A-Z of DSP Tools and Tips [Mike Warner] FULL STORY
In this workshop, we look at a number of DSP's and the tools they provide. Get ready to take notes, have plenty of "a-ha" moments and please share this link with anyone that could benefit.
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Types of Playlists and Programming in Amazon Music [Symphonic] FULL STORY
With tons of stations and playlists to get featured on, Amazon Music gives artists the opportunity to get heard by millions of fans all over the world. As an artist, it helps to be aware of everything they have to offer so you can use them to your advantage.
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Your Morning Coffee - The Podcast, Episode #61 LISTEN HERE
On this latest episode Jay and Mike discuss these important stories:
• The 5 Things You Need To Know About The Economics Of Streaming Music
• How Universal Music Going Public Ushers In A New Era For Music
• BMG’s CEO Has A Grand Idea For The Music Industry: Don’t Screw Over Artists
• What Is Artificial Streaming?
• Fans and Influencers Bankrolling Artists Directly
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Create and Crowdfund Your Next Vinyl Release with QRATES [Soundcloud] FULL STORY
Taishi Fukuyama of Qrates on Leonard Bernstein's Genius and the Magic of Vinyl [Muse] FULL STORY
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How To Support Your Music Career with YouTube [Symphonic] FULL STORY
It’s no secret that YouTube is a huge platform with major potential for artists. Whether you post behind the scenes content or show off your latest music videos, content on the platform can reach a huge audience, help you grow your fanbase, sell more tickets, and so much more.
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Merck Mercuriadis on his mission for songwriters [MusicWeek] FULL STORY
Blackstone is investing $1 billion in music rights via Merck Mercuriadis and Hipgnosis… and there could be billions more on the way [MBW] FULL STORY
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Facebook launches an ‘Audio’ hub in the US for podcasts, live audio and short-form clips [Techcrunch] FULL STORY
How to market music using Facebook Messenger [Hypebot] FULL STORY
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Bandsintown creates new community for its artist clients [MusicAlly] FULL
Now the company is launching something new: a community for those artists as well as for people in the music industry to “talk touring, marketing, live streaming and more, share advice, get feedback, and build connections”.
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YOUR SECOND CUP
• What you discover when you really listen [TED Talks] FULL STORY
• Fast Forward: A Vision of Inclusion in Music for 2025 [Variety] FULL STORY
• Coachella Reverses Vaccine Mandate for 2022 [Pitchfork] FULL STORY
• Why Songwriters Should Care About Inflation Protection for Mechanical Licenses [Chris Castle] FULL STORY
• CAA To Acquire ICM Partners: What Major Agency Consolidation Means For Live [Pollstar] FULL STORY
• Less Than Zero: CRB Should Index Song Rates #irespectmusic [MTP] FULL STORY
• Spotify expands its in-house podcasts with two more shows focused on artists and creators [Techcrunch] FULL STORY
• Spotify sells artist services site SoundBetter back to its founders [MusicAlly] FULL STORY
• Kacey Musgraves’ Label Protests Grammys’ Decision to Exclude Her From Country Categories [Variety] FULL STORY
• Kobalt Seeking $1B Buyer for Catalog Believed to Include Lorde, The Weeknd Hits [Billboard] FULL STORY
• Kobalt At 20: Execs on Two Decades of Disruption and the Future of Publishing [Billboard] FULL STORY
• Apple Is Building a Massive New Campus Straddling L.A. and Culver City [Variet] FULL STORY
• TikTok’s plans to launch NFTs reportedly run into trouble [MusicAlly] FULL STORY
• DistroKid Partners with American Songwriter as the “Exclusive Music Distributor” Song Contest Sponsor [American Songwriter] FULL STORY
• Pitchfork’s 25 Next Roundtable: Yaeji, Bartees Strange, Amaarae, Angel Bat Dawid, and KeiyaA on the Future of Music [Pitchfork] FULL STORY
• Courtney Barnett trails new album with stem-mixing website [MusicAlly] FULL STORY
• TikTok’s plans to launch NFTs reportedly run into trouble [MusicAlly] FULL STORY
• Why ‘Last Podcast on the Left’ will no longer be a Spotify exclusive [LA Times] FULL STORY
• Radio, Radio [DadaDrummer] FULL STORY
• Spotify Wants to Help You 'Find the One' Podcast You'll Love [Muse] FULL STORY
• How the metaverse promises to transform how we interact with music online [MusicAlly] FULL STORY
• Bringing the music industry on-chain with Bruno Guez [Revelator] FULL STORY
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