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David Crosby criticises streaming services: ‘It’s not okay’
Musician David Crosby has been talking to Stereogum about his views on music streaming services. Is he happy? No he is not.
Kanye West ‘Donda 2’ plans spurred $2m of Stem Player sales
How are fans responding to Kanye West’s plans to only release his new album ‘Donda 2’ on his own Stem Player device? Well, a fair few of them are buying one.
More musicians express concerns about social media overload
Worries about content burnout for musicians have been very much on our radar recently, and now the Guardian has a talked to artists about their fears.
WMG is the launch partner for Peloton’s first game: Lanebreak
Fitness tech and gaming are two of the exciting new partnership opportunities for music companies and artists, so imagine the excitement when they cross over.
UMG has another deal for music NFTs – with startup Curio
The partnership with startup Curio will “serve as a dedicated global outlet for future officially licensed NFT projects” from UMG’s labels and artists.
Kantar data suggests Amazon music subscribers are surging in UK
New data from Kantar suggests that in one of the world’s biggest music markets, Amazon Music is continuing to grow rapidly.
Audius plans to reward artists and fans with its own coins
Audius has big plans for its own-brand $AUDIO tokens: it wants to use them as rewards for both artists and fans using its platform.
Snapchat gets into concert discovery with Ticketmaster deal
Snapchat’s parent company Snap now has licensing deals with rightsholders to power a growing collection of music features in its app.
Spotify buys more podcast companies: Podsights and Chartable
The Joe Rogan controversies rumble on, but yesterday Spotify revealed its latest moves to become top dog in the podcasting market.
Roblox averaged 54.7 million daily active users in January 2022
It’s ever-more engaged with the music industry, but how is games firm Roblox’s core business doing? Yesterday it revealed its latest financial results.
Snoop Dogg’s NFT ‘stash boxes’ race to $44.7m of sales
Is Snoop Dogg getting rich off NFTs? The public stats from his recently-launched ‘stash box’ project with Gala Games offer some clues.