It’s Walmart Radio; Twitch, TikTok Help Breakthrough Artists to Bypass Big Music; Amazon Music Adds Music Videos to Catalog

Tune It In And Rip The Knob Off — It’s Walmart Radio — jacobsmedia.com
Walmart is the only retailer with a live radio service that’s on the air in all their stores.

Twitch and TikTok Help Breakthrough Artists to Bypass Big Music — www.bloomberg.com
With concert venues closed, musical careers must be forged on streaming platforms instead.

Spotify Shares Hit All-Time High as Investors Enthuse Over New Engagement Features, Podcast Momentum — variety.com
Spotify stock closed at an all-time high as the company rolled out new engagement features and released data signaling podcast momentum.

Amazon Music is adding music videos to its catalogue — musically.com
It’s just over a year since we reported on the prospect of Amazon Music adding music videos to its catalogue of audio content.

SiriusXM, 88rising launch 88rising Radio, an all-Asian artist music channel — www.siriusxm.com

24/7 channel dedicated to showcasing Asian artists from around the world. Daily programming will include interviews, performances, and music from the biggest Asian stars and emerging artists across Asia.

Fleet Foxes announce winter solstice livestream — www.uncut.co.uk

Robin Pecknold will play live in a Brooklyn church on Dec 21.

How Innovation Can Sink The (Music) Pirate Ship — www.hypebot.com

With many traditional revenue sources for musicians upended by the pandemic, now is the perfect time to look at new revenue streams as well as to tackle stream ripping and.

Spotify’s Year-End 2020 Ads Include Notes on Shuttered Music Venues — musebycl.io

Streamer amplifies the #SaveOurStages movement.

Live streaming and the role of music artist empowerment in the digital era — www.midiaresearch.com

As the coronavirus lockdowns have forced venues to close and people indoors, artists have been unevenly impacted across the music industry.

Spotify Wrapped Year In Review Shame Is Real & Painful — www.refinery29.com
My Spotify Wrapped sends me into a shame spiral every year, and I’m not alone.

New Disney Parks Holiday Playlist Now Streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, and More — wdwnt.com
It’s officially that time of year! Disney has curated a new seasonal playlist to keep you company during the holidays.

Barry Massarsky on Data-Driven Catalog Valuations and Drivers of Growth in the Music Investment Market — www.synchtank.com
In this instalment of Money Moves we speak to Barry Massarsky, the economist behind the majority of valuations for the music acquisition and investment market.

How to Find Your Apple Music Replay 2020, Because Spotify Can’t Have All the Fun — www.msn.com
Now Apple Music users can also see just how much music they played and how often they listened to their top songs of the year.

Spotify Gets Into the Holiday Spirit With Snapchat-Style Stories Trial — in.pcmag.com
The music streaming platform has created a carbon copy of Snapchat and Instagram’s Stories feature.

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