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Jul 30, 20232 min read

Tidal's CEO Challenges the Value of Music: Unveiling Strategies for Change

Based on an article by Murray Stassen on Music Business Worldwide, May 31, 2023 In a thought-provoking article, Jesse Dorogusker, Tidal's...

Jul 30, 20232 min read

It Is Now Possible for Music To Have Medicinal Outcomes!

Based on an article by Tristra Newyear Yeager on Culture3, July 28, 2023 In a world where stress and anxiety are rampant, people are...

Jul 30, 20232 min read

AI in Music - A Legal Point of View

Based on an article by Nick Breen on Music Business Worldwide, July 26, 2023 The music industry is experiencing a significant...

Jul 30, 20232 min read

Smiths Producer Stephen Street: "Indie Bands Are Going To Have To Go Back To The CD"

Based on an article by Rob Laing in Music Radar, July 17, 2023 Stephen Street, the renowned producer behind iconic bands like Blur, The...

Jul 30, 20232 min read

Stingray + Mood Media = creating the largest U.S. retail media in-store network

Based on a News release by Mood Media, July 28, 2023 Mood Media, Vibenomics, and Stingray Advertising have announced a collaboration to...

Jul 23, 20231 min read

Mdundo, the Fast-Growing Music Platform in Africa, Offers Free Downloads

Based on an article by Stuart Dredge in Musically, June 28, 2023 and info on Mdundoforfans.com Mdundo, the leading African streaming...

Jul 22, 20233 min read

The Start of the End of Globalization of Music?

Based on articles by Murray Stassen in Music Business Worldwide, by Leila Cobo in Billboard, by Leo Morel in Musically and Rachel Saywitz...

Jul 22, 20232 min read

The Value of Superfans

Based on an article by Murray Stassen in Music Business Worldwide, July 19, 2023 A recent study has unveiled a game-changing revelation...

Jul 22, 20231 min read

TikTok and Warner Expand Agreement

Based on a news release by TikTok, July 18, 2023 TikTok and Warner Music Group have revealed an expanded agreement that could reshape the...

Jul 22, 20232 min read

Spotify Retaliates to TikTok Music By Partnering with Instagram

Based on an article by Dylan Smith in Digital Music News, July 20, 2023 In a groundbreaking collaboration set to transform the music...

Jul 9, 20231 min read

Goldman Sachs Revisit Music's Future

Based on articles by Dylan Smith in Digital Music News and Glenn Peoples on Billboard websites, June 29 and 30, 2023 Goldman Sachs has...

Jul 9, 20232 min read

The Future of Noise Reduction : Ionized Air

By Sabine Hossenfelder, Nautilus, July 4, 2023 In a recent scientific revelation, researchers have made a remarkable discovery that has...

Jul 9, 20233 min read

Will TikTok Music Challenge Spotify and other DSP's?

Based on articles by Stuart Dredge on Musically, Murray Stassen on Music Business Worldwide and on the Hits Daily Double websites, July...

Jul 6, 20232 min read

DistroKid Faces Legal Challenges Over Copyright Takedown Practices

Based on articles by Daniel Tencer on Music Business Worldwide, on June 8, 2023, and by Chris Cooke, on Complete Music Update, on June 9,...

Jul 5, 20232 min read

Twitter Faces Copyright Storm: Music Publishers Sue For $250M+

Based on articles by Murray Stassen on Music Business Worldwide, and Richard Lawler on The Verge, on June 14, 2023, and by Annabelle...

Jul 1, 20232 min read

Are Your Spotify Listeners Attending Your Concerts?

Summary of an article by Jubran Haddad on Chartmetric's site, June 13, 2023 In the vast landscape of the music industry, the journey of a...

Jul 1, 20231 min read

Latin Superstar Karol G Will Control Her Masters, under Her Own Label

Summary of a Billboard article by Clayton Durant, on LinkedIn, mid June 2023 Karol G just signed a historic record deal with Interscope...

Jul 1, 20232 min read

An Ethical Approach for Music + AI

Summary of an article by Sarah LaReau, published on June 8, 2023 on RA Tickets website. Illustration by Ana Carolina Laurindo Is there a...

Jul 1, 20232 min read

Meta's AI: How Does it Work?

Summary of a fascinating article by Max Hilsdorf, published on TowardsDataScience.com, on June 23, 2023 In the realm of music, innovation...

Jul 1, 20232 min read

From Idols to Anime: Exploring the Evolution of J-Pop and Anisongs

Based on articles by Michelle Hyun Kim, on Chartmetric's site, from June 28, 2023, and Patrick St. Michel in the JapanTimes, June 30,...

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