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- Freshsound Raises $1.33M, Taps Former Sony Music & Warner Music Exec to Lead Catalog Expansionby Ashley King on 5 July, 2022 at 3:49 pm
Freshsound has announced a $1.33M funding round and has recruited former Sony Music & Warner Music executive Helen McLaughlin. The Stockholm-based licensing platform for original music is hoping to continue its expansion under McLaughlin’s guidance. The pre-seed funding round was raised from a group of renowned angel investors and family offices. Investors include Aligned Ventures, The post Freshsound Raises $1.33M, Taps Former Sony Music & Warner Music Exec to Lead Catalog Expansion appeared first on Digital Music News.
- Spotify exec Jen Masset on streaming manipulation, bots & stream farmsby Bruce Houghton on 5 July, 2022 at 3:38 pm
Spotify executive Jen Masset talks to Your Morning Coffee’s Jay Gilbert about the harmful practice of stream count manipulation and what the streamer is doing to stop it. Jen Masset,. Continue reading The post Spotify exec Jen Masset on streaming manipulation, bots & stream farms appeared first on Hypebot.
- Kylie Jeffrey and Claire Marshall join Australasian concert promoter Frontier Touringon 5 July, 2022 at 3:21 pm
Kylie Jeffrey is named Ticketing Director, while Claire Marshall takes on the role of Partnerships Director Source
- Why Web3 and the music industry are meant for each otherby Alana Bonilla on 5 July, 2022 at 3:15 pm
Web3 and the music industry are proving to be a match made in heaven, and with direct performance and streaming revenue, it’s looking like they are going to live happily. Continue reading The post Why Web3 and the music industry are meant for each other appeared first on Hypebot.
- How to get nominated for a Grammy as an Independent artistby Alana Bonilla on 5 July, 2022 at 2:40 pm
Believe it or not, Grammy’s are not exclusively awarded to mainstream pop artists. Here is everything you need to know so you can become a future nominee… by Randi Zimmerman. Continue reading The post How to get nominated for a Grammy as an Independent artist appeared first on Hypebot.
- Deezer Stock Plunges By Nearly 25% After Making Euronext Debutby Dylan Smith on 5 July, 2022 at 2:32 pm
Back in April, French streaming service Deezer (once again) confirmed plans to go public, this time via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Nearly three months later, the platform has officially listed on the Euronext Paris, and early trades have brought about an almost 25 percent valuation plunge. Deezer stock began trading on the The post Deezer Stock Plunges By Nearly 25% After Making Euronext Debut appeared first on Digital Music News.
- Licensing platform Lickd strikes metaverse music deal with Decentraland’s Vegas Cityon 5 July, 2022 at 2:04 pm
24-month partnership will see Lickd provide commercial music to Vegas City partners and 'tenants' Source
- Your Morning Coffee Podcast: New streaming royalties • Musicians vs Algorithms • the return of CDsby Bruce Houghton on 5 July, 2022 at 1:46 pm
Two Hypebot stories are part of the discussion on Episode 99 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast. Episode #99. Continue reading The post Your Morning Coffee Podcast: New streaming royalties • Musicians vs Algorithms • the return of CDs appeared first on Hypebot.
- 3 big music stories you may have missed over the long July 4th weekendby Bruce Houghton on 5 July, 2022 at 1:35 pm
There were three major music-related stories over the long 4th Of July Weekend that shouldn’t be missed and we’ve got them all for you. • Songwriters won a 44% streaming. Continue reading The post 3 big music stories you may have missed over the long July 4th weekend appeared first on Hypebot.
