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SiriusXM Expands App Access, Adds Pandora Personalization
Hypebot reports: "30 million SiriusXM Select subscriptions now include free app access, alongside new personalized stations powered by Pandora. Included are 100 recently launched...
Spotify earnings: ‘Every day now looks like the weekend’
The Verge reports: "People are changing how they listen to Spotify as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced in its...
Our Music Consumption Habits Are Changing, But Will They Remain That...
Hypebot reports: "Here Bobby Owsinski explores how our listening habits have fundamentally shifted since the pre-pandemic era, and whether or not these changes in...
Artist Services Startup Stem Raises $10M From Coach K, Baron Davis...
Billboard reports: "Artist services platform Stem has secured $10 million in fresh funding, at a time when the company's mission of accelerating musicians' access...
YouTube Receives Takedown Notice on "Rickroll" Music Video
San Bruno,
Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has removed
the music video for Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" at the
request of a copyright holder...
Spotify Passes 232M Monthly Users, 108M Subscribers
Hypebot reports: "Spotify has passed 232 million monthly active users, up 29% since this time last year, including 108 million paid subscribers, up 31%...
Gismart launches way for musicians to make money from hypercasual games
VentureBeat reports: "Mobile game and app developer Gismart has launched a way for musicians to monetize their fame through Gismart’s new hypercasual games. Hypercasual...
Tencent Music Partners With Wave to Air Virtual Concerts In China
Billboard reports: "The pact gives Wave a stamp of approval from a leader in the music-tech space and a path to engage music fans...
Charlotte Church Gets $3M From Power Amp to Finance Album
London
- Welsh singer-songwriter and television host Charlotte Church has signed a $3
million deal with investment fund Power Amp Music to finance the recording of...
Lady Gaga, Google's Schmidt Fund Social Start-up Backplane
New York - Backplane, a start-up co-founded by Lady Gaga business manager Troy Carter that aims to power online communities based around artists, sports...
