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Jack Dorsey’s Square, Inc. is buying a majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal

The Verge

Asking the obvious question in a thread on Twitter, Dorsey said : “Why would a music streaming company and a financial services company join forces?!” His answer: to find “new ways for artists to support their work.” Why would a music streaming company and a financial services company join forces?! jack (@jack) March 4, 2021.

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UK music platform for creators Uppbeat raises $6.15 million Series A

TechCrunch

based music platform Uppbeat has been developing a service that makes it easier for content creators to find quality free music to use in their videos published to platforms like YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and others. based co-founders of another music-licensing company, Music Vine. million GBP ($6.15

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Social music streaming startup Stationhead launches new live commerce tool

TechCrunch

Social music streaming startup Stationhead announced today that it’s launching a new live commerce tool that allows select artists and hosts to sell digital tracks to fans during livestreaming parties on their stations. 1 album for “The Name Chapter: Temptation” by driving 33% of the band’s first-week digital sales.

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Universal allows artists back to TikTok under a new deal

TechNode

Universal Music Group (UMG) will bring its artists back to short video platform TikTok via a new deal, the two companies said in a joint statement, three months after UMG-owned music was removed from TikTok due to the parties having failed to renew a licensing agreement. Universal Music Group ]

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NFTs could bridge video games and the fashion industry

TechCrunch

Because some of the most profitable NFTs are produced by celebrities with teams , it makes sense that music corporations, fashion brands and designers are venturing into the NFT market as well. This will be seen as the next chapter of digital art history. Just this month, sneaker brand RTFKT Studios garnered $3.1

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The Magic Tweet: Crowdsourcing Opera Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In addition to the summary, the music director is blogging about on how the story can combine with some music and acting and singing to become a finished piece. This isn't the first time a classical music organization has turned to social media and crowdsourcing. The story is line is being summarized regularly on the blog.

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Steve Aoki on why he’s a ‘crypto believer’

The Verge

Are NFTs the future of the music business? I have always been utterly fascinated by the constant back and forth between tech and the music business — new tech makes it easy to create and distribute music, but every time that happens, the business model of music changes. For this episode, I’m talking to Steve Aoki.

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