Multiple SXSW Protests: Festival Organizers, Texas Governor respond

SXSW is under fire on at least three fronts from musicians and panelists who are unhappy with how the festival, now co-owned by Penski, the publisher of Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety, does business…..

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Fighting Streaming Fraud at the Distributor Level [Symphonic’s Jorge Brea]

Fraudsters “redirect royalties away from rights holders and artists and into their own pockets to the tune of millions per year,” writes Jorge Brea, the CEO of Symphonic Distribution, but there is a solution…..

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Spotify adds music videos in 11 countries

Spotify has added music videos to its mobile, desktop, and TV apps in 11 countries. At launch, videos by Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, Ice Spice, Aluna, and Asake were among those available…..

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MusicWatch study points to continued growth but offers some surprises

A new MusicWatch study says 90% of US internet users stream music, and consumer willingness to spend money on music points to more strong growth ahead. But there were also several surprise findings…..

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QUICK HITS: Soundraw • BeatConnect • Splice • AmptUp • Tixr

SOUNDRAW, a royalty-free AI beat and track generator, has raised $3M in a round led by Carbide Ventures and individual investors such as Paul Rosenberg, CEO of Goliath Artists, Inc./President of Shady Records……

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Today in Austin: Take Action Music Summit & Concert Marketing Panel

The free Take Action Music Summit & Showcases are happening tonight and all day Tuesday at the Mohawk in Austin during SXSW, and you don’t need an official festival pass to attend the daytime Summit on Tuesday, March 12th…..

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Modified tracks boom • ticket prices • over-reliance on TikTok • more

Episode 187 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now…..

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TOP POSTS: Last week’s most-read posts on Hypebot

Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s most-read posts. Topics range from how execs discover artists, WMG’s bid for Believe and TuneCore, and digital resources for indie artists……

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MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS: Eilish & more Oscar wins • BeatConnect + $1.8M • Biden backs TikTok sale bill • Love Rocks + $3.8M • new Copyright Offices AI rules • Elle King responds • More

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REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review

It was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with WMG making a $1.8B bid to buy Believe, Live Nation announcing continued artists subsidies,. Continue reading

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