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Can A Song Ever “Grow On Us” Again In The Age Of Spotify?

Posted by Hypebot - June 22, 2020

(Hypebot) — The streaming era has reshaped the way consumers listen to music in a number of ways, some more obvious than others.  ...

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2000 Black Artists, Labels, Producers To Support On Bandcamp Today Commission Free

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 19, 2020

(Hypebot) — Just in time to inform your Juneteenth music purchases, a fan-generated list of black artists, producers, and labels on Bandcamp has  ...

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Algoriddim’s djay Pro AI Harnesses Apple’s Bionic Chip For Human Brain-like Processing

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 18, 2020

(Hypebot) — Algoriddim has released djay Pro AI, a major update to its Apple Design Award-winning music app that adds artificial intelligence-based real-time  ...

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Cannes & Atlanta: Creative Cities Building A Bridge For New Opportunities [Midem Digital Edition Spotlight Series]

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 18, 2020

CANNES (Hypebot) — Though 2020 marked the first virtual conference in Midem’s 53 year history, the storied music conference closed out its Digital  ...

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Charlamagne Tha God To Host Live Nation Urban’s Juneteenth Special

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 17, 2020

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Live Nation Urban is partnering with Color of Change and LivexLive for Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Special featuring  ...

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What Is Tencent’s Music Endgame?

Posted by Hypebot - June 17, 2020

NEW YORK (Hypebot) — MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan looks at Tencent’s recent $3.8 billion investments in WMG and UMG and what the mean  ...

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BTS Live Stream Concert Draws 756,600 Concurrent Viewers, According To Big Hit Entertainment

Posted by Ian Courtney - June 16, 2020

SEOUL, South Korea (CelebrityAccess) — Bang Bang Con: The Live, a live-streamed concert featuring k-pop icons BTS, drew an audience of more than  ...

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MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan On Fandom and How Streaming Music Needs A New Future

Posted by Hypebot - June 16, 2020

(Hypebot) — Fandom. It’s the driving force behind all success in music. But how Western music companies drive fandom differs greatly from its  ...

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Tracklib Raises $4.5M To Expand Sample Clearance Platform

Posted by Hypebot - June 15, 2020

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (Hypebot) — Music sample clearance platform Tracklib has raised a $4.5 million investment round which new investor Eelko van Kooten, founder  ...

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How To Avoid Spotify Playlist Scams

Posted by Hypebot - June 15, 2020

(Hypebot) — There are currently a rash of ads being presented to musicians pledging to get their music on multiple massively influential playlists,  ...

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