While blockchain has long been thought of as God-send and natural fit for the music industry, the budding technology has yet to live up to the hype surrounding it. In his "Howard Test," George Howard outlines what it will take for the technology to reach its potential. _________________________________ Part 1…
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Hospital Creates Spotify Playlist Perfect For CPR
A Spotify playlist created by NewYork – Presbyterian Hospital, contains only songs with 100 and 120 beats per minute, the perfect rate to perform CPR to. The diverse playlist includes wonderfully appropriate songs like the Bee Gees’ "Stayin’ Alive" and "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and some so, like…
Spotify Announces DistroKid Investment, Integration
Spotify is strengthening ties to DistroKid with an investment and announcement of an integration that allows artists using Spotify For Artists’ new free upload service to then seamlessly distribute their music to other platforms through DistroKid. As part of this partnership, Spotify has also made "a passive minority investment" in…
WED. BRIEF: Apple Plots Video, Music Bundle • MTV, FB Reboot Real World • Sony EU ‘Monopoly’ • More
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Winamp, Started In 1997, Is Plotting a Major Comeback In 2019
Winamp is looking to whip the llama’s ass in 2019 with a major comeback. The brand-new Winamp will serve as an all-in-one audio app for music, podcasts, and possibly streaming services. Winamp was a staple for music lovers in the late 90s and early 200…
Spotify Lists Preferred Distributors, Just 5 Make Cut
Spotify recently surprised many by offering no cost music uploads to the service to all artist. Still, most artists and labels will choose to use a distributor for their other services and because they need them to get on other music services. So to help those artists, Spotify offers a…
MUSIC GEEK ALERT! Winamp is Making A Comeback As All-In-One Player
Music player Winamp has been around almost since the turn of the century. As the app that helped bring mp3’s into the mainstream, Winamp fans – still 1 million strong – are a nostalgic and loyal bunch. After almost being killed under AOL ownership, Winamp was last updated in 2013,…
Soundbetter Paid $12M To Musicians, Producers In 18 Months
Soundbetter has paid out more than $12 million to the musicians and production talent that utilize it’s platform, most of it in the last 18 months. Soundbetter helps musicians connect with vetted mixing and mastering engineers, singers, songwriters, producers and studio musicians. More than 10,000 musicians have used the service,…
AM BRIEF: Spotify Latin Chief Joins WMG • Winamp Returns • Investors Covet Dire Straits Catalog • More
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Mixcloud Inks Universal Music Group Direct Licensing Deal
Mixcloud has signed a multi-year direct licensing agreement with Universal Music Group. Under the deal, UMG artists will be compensated for use of their music on Mixcloud’s ad-supported and yet-to-launch subscription crowdsourced radio platform. The global agreement, excluding China and Japan, includes payment for previous use of UMG music. WMG…