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Mr Eazi, Black Coffee and Ajebutter22: The African music artists backing startups

TechCrunch

His win came when the global appetite for Amapiano, a style of house music that emerged in South Africa , and Afrobeats, a popular music genre that originated from Western Africa , had increased exponentially. Europe and globally. . What’s pulling African music artists to tech investment?

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British authors want Meta to answer for alleged copyright infringement

Engadget

"These cases are shining a light on the unscrupulous behaviour exhibited by global tech companies which seemingly exploit copyright-protected material, safe in the knowledge that they will not be held to account," the Society of Authors' letter stated. In February, over 1,000 musicians released an album called Is This What We Want?

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Tennessee just made an invisible update to its tourism site—and it’s brilliant

Fast Company Tech

It’s almost a bit out of sight, out of mind, literally and figuratively, says Josh Loebner, creative marketing agency VML’s global head of inclusive design, who also happens to be blind. Tennessee native Jana Jackson , a music artist and travel agent, appears in promotional materials for the Sound Sites initiative.

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TikTok secures music from Universal’s ‘full catalog’ of artists

The Verge

Today, TikTok and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced the formation of what they’re calling an “expanded global alliance.” It’s a continuation and deepening of the agreement that allows TikTok’s massive user base to use songs from UMG artists. The UMG deal follows other deals with major sectors of the music industry.

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Fortnite is launching a concert series it hopes will become a ‘tour stop’ for artists

The Verge

Music is about to become a much bigger part of Fortnite. This is a tour stop,” explains Nate Nanzer, Fortnite ’s head of global partnerships. “If He’s going to be playing with his band, and he’s going to be playing his new music live for the first time.”. If you’re on tour, you want to stop on the Fortnite stage.

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Fortnite’s upcoming global music series will have an interactive experience for each artist

The Verge

Epic Games has announced the next set of musical performances coming to Fortnite , called the Soundwave Series. The new series will feature artists from around the world, and players will be able to experience music from each artist in an interactive experience in-game. Hamaki’s show kicks off on October 1st.

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Golden State Warriors release an album from their own record label featuring Bay Area artists

Fast Company Tech

The projectfeaturing more than a dozen Bay Area music artists, including E-40 , Too $hort, Saweetie , G-Eazy, Goapele, LaRussell, and Larry Junearrives just in time for the league’s All-Star Game weekend in San Francisco. For me, to be the first team to have a music company, or production company, its kinda cool, Payton said.

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