Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2021
Here you’ll find the latest announcements on Association events and partnerships, the latest from within our member community, and expert reporting from around the global music business. If you’d like to receive updates like these sent directly to your inbox, sign up for our daily news feed email today!
March 22, 2021 – NEW MEMBER PROFILE: RIVIDIA
We’re pleased to welcome RIVIDIA to the Music Biz member community! The company implements a unique “Fan Journey” approach to marketing for its clients, nurturing new audiences from first-time exposure to becoming superfans to create endearing, financially impactful audiences. RIVIDIA’s services include social media management, digital advertising & data management, fan endearment strategy, email &… Read More
March 21, 2021 – Fans Come First in the Attention Recession
As vaccine rollouts gain momentum, the clock is ticking on the attention boom enabled by lockdowns over the last 12 months. The 12% of additional time spent on entertainment is going to contract sharply as consumers are freed to spend time outside of their homes on pre-pandemic activities and compelled to take back up the commute. Some of this… Read More
March 18, 2021 – Music Business Association Taps LVRN Co-Founders Tunde Balogun and Justice Baiden as #NEXTGEN_NOW Keynote Speakers
Duo joins more than 30 industry professionals speaking at April 13-15 virtual event, sponsored by DistroKid, Songfluencer and Spotify March 18, 2021 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has today confirmed the inclusion of LVRN Co-Founder & President, Tunde Balogun, and Co-Founder & Head of A&R, Justice Baiden, as keynote speakers for its upcoming… Read More
March 18, 2021 – The ABCs of NFTs: A Guide to Non-Fungible Tokens, the Cryptomedia Trend Bringing Ownership to the Internet
In recent months, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have skyrocketed in popularity, leading a digital flower to sell for $20,000, a looping video clip for $26,128, a sock for $60,000 and a LeBron James clip for $99,999. You can be sure where there’s this level of hype in consumer behavior, brands are keen to get in on it. February has been explosive for NFTs. In the… Read More
March 17, 2021 – Music Biz Member DistroKid Adds Distribution to Snapchat
Earlier this month, digital music distributor DistroKid announced that it would add Snapchat to its list of platforms could upload their music to. This opens up DistroKid’s artists up to a new audience of 245 million users, who send roughly 5 billion “snaps” a day. Music can be accessed on the platform via the new… Read More
March 17, 2021 – The Fan Data Goldmine
Jessie Reyez loves to text, especially with fans. Using a phone number assigned through the celebrity text-messaging startup Community and shared on her social media accounts, the singer-songwriter makes time nearly every day to have one-on-one conversations with her most dedicated supporters where they share memes and talk about their lives. “Some really kind fans… Read More
March 16, 2021 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] Is 2021 “The Year of Search?” — A Conversation with Hazel Savage and Team Musiio
The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning into a well-established, storied industry like ours has presented both exciting possibilities and potential concerns. Specific applications are a perfect fit for AI tech, particularly those that require menial data-entry tasks. Enter Musiio, who have programmed an AI that can “listen” to up to 1 million… Read More
March 16, 2021 – Music Biz Member Amazon Music Begins Integrating In-App Music Product Sales
Earlier this month, Amazon Music rolled out its first in-app purchasing options for Amazon Prime-eligible artist merch, vinyls and more, allowing music fans to purchase curated music products from their favorite artists without having to leave their music app. The rollout includes merch offerings featured on the pages of hit artists including Billie Eilish, King… Read More
March 15, 2021 – Music Biz Member Apple Music Launches “Behind The Songs” Portal, Shining Spotlight on Songwriters, Producers & More
Apple Music has launched “Behind the Songs,” a new portal dedicated to highlighting songwriters, producers, session musicians and the songs they have contributed to via the platform’s key playlist brands. The portal also allows songwriters and publishers to participate in regularly updated editorial features & promotions with Apple Music and its subscribers. This new offering… Read More
March 15, 2021 – NEW MEMBER PROFILE: Soundtrack Your Brand
We’re pleased to welcome Soundtrack Your Brand to the Music Biz member community! The company helps thousands of stores, hotels, restaurants, and other commercial entities enhance their customer experience via an all-in-one background streaming music solution, giving them access to the world’s largest commercial catalog with more than 51 million songs in 74 markets. The… Read More
