Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2022
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August 11, 2022 – Music Biz Member YouTube Launches New ‘Shorts’ Tool
Online video sharing platform, YouTube has launched a new tool allowing users to create and publish 60-second “Shorts” from their existing videos. The feature will include familiar editing tools found on the app, and users can add photos from their gallery to create additional content. The new “Shorts” toolset is now available on the mobile… Read More
August 11, 2022 – Music Biz Member TikTok Launches Pre-Release Tool On SoundOn
TikTok has announced a new Pre-Release feature on their all-in-one platform for music creators, SoundOn. The new tool will allow artists to provide exclusive audio clips of their songs to TikTok listeners, as this can help create early momentum for viral songs and moments. Users can now access this tool in the U.S., Brazil, Indonesia,… Read More
August 10, 2022 – Music Biz Member SoundExchange Promotes Luis Bonilla To CTO
SoundExchange has promoted Luis Bonilla as the company’s new CTO. In his new role, he will be responsible for the technology systems and infrastructure at the company, in addition to overseeing creation and scaling of the company’s royalties tools. Since joining the company in 2011 as the Sr. Director of Distribution Services, he has played… Read More
August 10, 2022 – Music Biz Member UMG Signs DJ Afrojack And His Label For Europe’s New Dance & Electronic Music Hub
Universal Music Group has announced a new collaborative partnership with Virgin Records Germany, in the signing of DJ Afrojack and his label, Wall Recordings. The new alliance will launch a Dance and Electronic hub in the European region, aimed to support and amplify independent Electronic artists and labels. The first single under the partnership, “Day… Read More
August 9, 2022 – Music Biz Members Jaxsta Inks Data Sharing Agreement With DistroKid
The world’s largest database of official music credits, Jaxsta has inked a data sharing agreement with leading indie music distributor, DistroKid. Per the terms of this partnership, DistroKid will now provide Jaxsta with over 2 million music credits from its database of more than 15 million global artists. DistroKid artists will now be able to… Read More
August 9, 2022 – Music Biz Member Symphonic Distribution Acquires Streaming Promotions
Symphonic Distribution has acquired Nashville-based marketing agency, Streaming Promotions. Founded in 2015, the company has worked with over 3,000 clients, including artists such as Baha Men, Enrique Iglesias, For Kings & Country, Tim McGraw and many more. Symphonic has stated that Streaming Promotions will continue to remain its own entity while utilizing Symphonic’s infrastructure to… Read More
August 8, 2022 – Music Biz Member YouTube Announces Partnership With Shopify
Online video sharing platform, YouTube has announced a new partnership with Canadian multinational e-commerce company, Shopify, launching new features for viewers and creators. In this new partnership, creators can now sell their products by linking their e-commerce stores to their channels and tagging products to a live stream via Live Control Room. This will allow… Read More
August 8, 2022 – Music Biz Member Facebook Launches Music Revenue Sharing Program
Facebook has launched a Music Revenue Sharing program that will allow video creators to add 60 seconds or longer of licensed music to their content, allowing them to earn a 20% share of in-stream advertising income. The program will allow creators to track and monitor their expected earnings via Creator Studio. “This feature is the… Read More
August 4, 2022 – Music Biz Member Spotify Upgrades Blend Playlist Tool, Adds Merch Purchasing
Music streaming service, Spotify has announced upgrades to its Blend playlist tool, which creates a personalized playlist by syncing your music taste with your friend or favorite artists, to include more artists for fans to choose from. Once blended with your favorite artist, users will receive a “taste match” score calculating similarities and differences. that… Read More
August 3, 2022 – Music Biz Member Single Partners With Shopify To Launch Tokengated Commerce In Mobile App
Single has launched a tokengated commerce & content feature on their app, allowing creators to mint any file on the platform into an NFT, which can then be purchased on their Shopify storefront. Purchased NFTs can be used as a “digital keys” that offer fans access to exclusive merchandise, video content, livestreams and more. The… Read More
