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Staying Nimble As A Music Tech Startup in 2022 — Vampr’s Perspective

August 9, 2022

There’s no ‘perfect’ time to be a music tech startup, but recent events have presented more challenges than ever. Supply chain constraints, contracting economies, shrinking profits, and layoffs are hitting th... Read More...

Meta is Expanding Instagram’s NFT Support to 100 Countries

Ashley King

August 4, 2022

Instagram expands NFT support in more than 100 countries with Flow blockchain support and integration with Coinbase and Dapper. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company is expanding its NFT suppor... Read More...

Jadakiss Says His Verzuz Win Helped Him Renegotiate His Def Jam Contract

Ashley King

August 4, 2022

TikTok and its viral moments have dominated the social aspect of the music industry. But Jadakiss highlights how important other moments can be with his Verzuz win in 2021. The rapper is speaking about The L... Read More...

TikTok Ticketmaster partnership concert tickets

TikTok Integrates Ticketmaster Concert Tickets Directly In-App

Ashley King

August 4, 2022

TikTok and Ticketmaster have launched a partnership to make concert tickets discoverable in-app. TikTok users will be able to buy concert tickets to Ticketmaster events with links in videos. The feature is c... Read More...

YouTube Lawyers Fail to Shut Down Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Brought By Grammy-Winning Jazz Composer Maria Schneider

Ashley King

August 4, 2022

A California judge has denied the YouTube request to toss a copyright lawsuit by composer Maria Schneider. Schneider's lawsuit accuses YouTube of creating its Content ID system to work at the behest of only ... Read More...

Diane Warren Questions Beyonce’s 24 Writers on a Song – The-Dream Responds

Ashley King

August 2, 2022

Beyonce's Renaissance is breaking records, but songwriter Diane Warren has questions. The songwriter took to Twitter to ask a simple question, "How can there be 24 writers on a song? This isn't meant as shad... Read More...

Now You Can Easily Convert Long-Form Videos Into YouTube Shorts — Here’s How

Ashley King

August 1, 2022

YouTube makes it even easier to convert long-form videos into YouTube Shorts. With apps like TikTok leading to the rise in short-form media dominating the internet, YouTube introduced Shorts to keep up with ... Read More...

TikTok Adds ‘Pre-Release’ Option to Its Distribution Service — Artists Can Now Debut Songs ‘Ahead of the Official Launch Date’

Dylan Smith

July 29, 2022

TikTok has added a “Pre-Release” feature to its SoundOn distribution service, and the new option will enable artists to release clips of songs to the short-form app before the tracks debut on other platforms.... Read More...

ByteDance Files U.S. Trademark Application For ‘TikTok Music’ — Is Another Spotify Competitor On the Way?

Dylan Smith

July 28, 2022

TikTok parent company ByteDance has filed a U.S. trademark application for “TikTok Music” – prompting speculation that the Beijing-headquartered business could debut a stateside music streaming platform to ex... Read More...

Snapchat Parent Launches ‘Creator Fund’ For DistroKid Artists — ‘Up to $100,000’ In Monthly Grants

Dylan Smith

July 28, 2022

Snap has officially launched the “Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund,” which execs say will provide up to $100,000 in monthly “grants” to indie artists who use DistroKid to distribute their music on the social medi... Read More...

Leaked TikTok Documents Show Concerted Effort to Downplay Chinese Security Threats

Ashley King

July 27, 2022

Leaked documents from TikTok show a concerted effort to downplay Chinese access as a security threat. A report published by Gizmodo details how TikTok handles prickly questions from the media. Chief among th... Read More...

YouTube Ad Revenue is Slowing Down – Are YouTube Shorts to Blame?

Ashley King

July 27, 2022

YouTube ad revenue is slowing down to its lowest pace in two years – are YouTube shorts to blame? Ad revenue for the video streaming giant topped $7.34 billion in Q2 2022. But growth was just 4.8% over the s... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

MSG Bluntly Responds to Macklemore Allegations: ‘He’s Not an Arena-Level Act’

Karol G Brings ‘No Me Arrepiento De Sentir Tanto’ to TikTok Live

Apple Music Unveils Karaoke-Like Selfie Sing Video Mode

Copyright Alliance Issues Urgent Statement on Meta’s Proposed Commercial TOS Updates

Major Brands Are Increasingly Getting Sued Over Their Music Use on Social Media—Now There’s a Way They Can Get Ahead of the Problem