Blockchain Aims to Be Biggest Stage for Empowering Music Artists; Apple Music Launches Global Publishing Business to Attract Songwriters
Blockchain Aims To Be The Biggest Stage For Empowering Music Artists — www.forbes.com
In the music industry, blockchain can change how artists connect with fans. But, how can blockchain-based tokenization can help Indie-artists artists unlock new financing opportunities and strengthen bonds with their biggest, most loyal fans?
Spotify’s missing money-maker is artist-to-fan messaging — techcrunch.com
Spotify could win big by following Facebook’s roadmap.
A Tidal wave of trust or dis-trust in data? — medium.com
So you’ve probably been reading about Tidal the last couple of days. How a Norwegian newspaper has published a story claiming that Tidals streaming numbers don’t add up.
CEO Roger Lynch: New family plan allows Pandora to compete with Apple Music, Spotify — www.cnbc.com
Media streaming company Pandora launches new family subscription plan “with a twist,” says CEO Roger Lynch.
Apple Music Launches Global Publishing Business to Attract Songwriters — www.rollingstone.com
Streaming service launches global publishing business in a possible harbinger of streaming music’s future
Kanye West’s new album will stream on Stationhead… and Spotify and Apple Music — www.cnet.com
The rapper’s new album will debut Friday, June 1, at 12 a.m. ET.
Facebook is basically worthless to professional musicians, and that’s okay — medium.com
There’s a common refrain I hear among managers, agents, artists, publicists, talent buyers, producers, and well… literally everyone else connected to music. It goes like this, “Well, Artist Name Here…
The Long, Checkered History Of YouTube’s Attempt To Launch A Music Service — www.tubefilter.com
YouTube has made several attempts to launch a dedicated music service. Here’s a rundown of what the video site has done so far.
Why Kendrick Lamar’s Attempt to Stop Spotify’s Hateful Conduct Policy Is So Dangerous — www.complex.com
As one of the most visible figures in rap, Kendrick is using his power to influence Spotify, which had previously removed the polarizing XXXTentacion from its promoted playlists for “hateful conduct.”
Streaming platforms Jio-Saavn, Hotstar lead the audio and video streaming segment in India — www.thedrum.com
Recently merged Indian music-streaming platforms Jio-Saavn have trumped Google to become the only audio streaming media company to make gains on app installs with 1.24% share increase during first quarter, according to a report by Jana.
Top Three Music Tips from Industry Leaders — blog.symphonicdistribution.com
Bringing awareness to your music has always had its challenges, here are the top three music tips from industry leaders from Tinderbox Music.
