FRIDAY 6.14.19
Music Business News From Around The Web
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Author archives: Bruce Houghton
UPDATE: Spotify Is Back Up!
UPDATE: Spotify is back up and running. "We’ve made a few tweaks backstage, so everything should be back to normal," the streamer Tweeted around 4PM ET. The outage began for many users around 8:30AM Thursday. Spotify acknowledged the problem by early afternoon and said that it had not been caused…
Thank-You To Hypebot’s Sponsors
Thank-you is an underutilized phrase in the music industry, but it’s front and center here at Hypebot. So please join me in thanking and supporting the wonderful organizations that Hypebot and Music Think Tank possible. Concert discovery app Bandsintown and their BandsInTown For Artists concert marketing platform make Hypebot and…
BUSINESS OF INDIE: AIMP Summit Wraps • Commission + Big Noise • Resonance (Finally) Streams • More
In this edition of Business Of Indie, AIMP wraps its latest NYC indie music publishing summit, Commission Records and Big Noise partner, seminal jazz label Resonance brings its music to the music streamers and more. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie is nestled under its own Indie…
Red Pill VR, Sensorium Partner For $70M Bet On Social VR For Live Music
Red Pill VR and Sensorium Corporation have formed a strategic partnership to launch a platform that unifies live music experiences in extended reality, cinema and gaming alongside Social Virtual Reality (SVR).. Unnamed investors have pledged $70 million to the project “SVR overcomes hurdles of modern virtual reality, specifically the emotional…
Music Credits Database Jaxsta Launches Public Beta
Music credits database Jaxta announced its launch in open beta. Founded in 2015 by Jacqui Louez Schoorl and Louis Schoorl, Jaxsta is a source of official credit information for artists, producers and other members of the music community, according to a statement. Jaxta’s database of official music credit information contains…
Spotify Redesigns ‘Your Library’ with Artists and Album Sections, Liked Songs Playlist, Podcasts, More
Spotify has launched a major "Your Library" update. Centered around a sleeker design and putting podcasts on an equal footing with music, the update offers features to please music fans, as well. The update is currently available to Premium users only. ________________________________ In the new Spotify Library, users tap or…
Universal Music Archives Fire Appears Worse Than Reported
It is slowly becoming clearer just how devastating a backlot fire at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2008 was to recorded music, and artists and artist managers are openly voicing their fears. According to a report in the New York Times Magazine, part of the lot damaged by the fire housed…
THU. BRIEF: Spotify Data Use Questioned • Redpill, Sensorium +$70M For Music VR • Universal Fire Fallout • More
THURSDAY 6.13.19
Music Business News From Around The Web
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Bandwear Responds To Post-PledgeMusic Payment Concerns
This week music merchandiser Bandwear announced expansion of its crowdfunding platform and an offer to help musicians affected by the PledgeMusic collapse. Included is a staggered payout system similar to one which PledgeMusic reportedly abused by funding daily operations with money intended for artists and labels. "we understand many in…