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Qobuz To Bring Ultra Hi-Res Audio Streaming To U.S.
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Spotify, Apple Music and other music streamers have been eyeing high resolution streaming music as a way to charge some users more. While they consider following Tidal and Deezer's lead into Hi-Res, French streamer Qobuz, which calls itself “ the highest resolution music streaming service in the world,” is launching in U.S. French audio streaming service Qobuz, which touts itself as “ the highest resolution music streaming service in the world,” is coming to the U.S. to try its luck against ...
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What's Driving The Music Business? VR, AI, Blockchain, Smart Speakers, More [Bas Grasmeyer]
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As we move forward in 2018, Bas Grasmayer takes moment to reflect on the leaps and bounds forward which music industry tech has made, and how these advances will shape major industry trends in the coming year. Guest post by Bas Grasmayer from Music Tech Future I am typing this article on my phone in an airport. Therefore this piece is going to be a bit different than my usual MUSIC x TECH x FUTURE post. It’s amazing what we can do ...
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Is Now Actually A Good Time To Invest In Music Royalties?
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While shelling out cash in the music industry is nothing new when it comes to purchasing merch or paying for Spotify, the idea of a more traditional investment has also been gaining traction of late. Here Cherie Hu explores the viability of investing in music royalties, and one sort of ROI one might see for doing so. Guest post by Cherie Hu from Forbes.com If you are a diehard music fan—spending $120 a year on a streaming service with access to millions ...
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DistroKid Adds Lyrics Delivery, Shares Major Milestone
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DistroKid has added lyric delivery to its low cost digital music distribution service. The company is the first indie D.I.Y. distributor to offer the service, with iTunes and Apple Music at launch. “With the transition from CDs to streaming, what we’ve gained in convenience we’ve lost in immersion," says DistroKid founder Phil Kaplan. “Lyrics, artwork, and CD booklets have taken a back seat to digital menus and skip buttons. DistroKid’s goal is to help our artists form stronger bonds with their ...
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How To Boost Ticket Sales With Broader Distribution
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While purchasing tickets has become significantly easier for consumers than in pre-internet days, there is still a lost opportunity when it comes to distributing your event across the web. Here we look at how sales can be boosted by promoting them via commerce sites. Guest post by Katie Sawyer of Eventbrite Thirty years ago, buying tickets was a real pain for attendees. In fact, tickets were only available at brick and mortar stores. That meant attendees had to first discover ...
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Billy Collins on Sonny Rollins
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
A couple of weeks ago, Billy Collins sent me an unpublished poem. Billy is a former U.S. Poet Laureate (2001-2003) and author most recently of The Rain in Portugal (Random House). His poems always have a jazz feel—improvised, deft and witty. Between the December holidays, Billy wrote a poem about Sonny Rollins. Before we get to his verse, here's a note Billy sent along with background: “The poem began on a morning walk/run that I'm in the habit of taking ...
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CD Baby Parent AVL Digital Acquires DashGo, AdRev
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AVL Digital Group, the parent company of CD Baby, DiscMakers, Oasis and Show.co has acquired AudioMicro and its AdRev and DashGo divisions. The purchase adds strong b2b capabilities serving record labels and publishers, as well as its strong base of D.I.Y. artists. AudioMicro includes YouTube monetization platform AdRev, a YouTube Content ID manager and Multi-Channel Network, label services provider and distributor DashGo and synch licensing platform AudioMicro. “Bringing these companies together with CD Baby will amplify our ability to serve ...
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