Warner Music, BMG, and Merlin have officially inked partnership agreements with Pinterest, which is spearheading a music-focused expansion. Moving forward, Pinterest users will have the option of adding tracks created by the above-noted companies’ artists to their “Idea Pins,” higher-ups emphasized.
Source: Warner Music, Merlin, and BMG Ink Pinterest Partnership Deals
Netflix has been in the video game space for close to a year and is doubling down. The streamer, which unveiled its third quarter financial results Tuesday, currently has 35 games on its service with 55 more in development. The latter will also include more games based on its own Netflix IP.
Source: Netflix Eyes More Video Games Based On Its Own IP As It Comes Up To One-Year Anniversary Of Launch
StemDrop aims to act as an incubator for new talent by providing an opportunity for artists from anywhere in the world to collaborate with iconic songwriting talents. The StemDrop Profile will also provide TikTok users and creators a window into the StemDrop process, as new versions of the track from around the world are curated weekly by each of the individual songwriting teams as well as TikTok, Syco, Republic Records and Universal Music Group.
Source: Simon Cowell Teams With TikTok, Universal Music for Music Incubator StemDrop
As more streaming services explore the livestreaming space, Amazon Prime Video is branching out beyond live sports and introducing a new weekly livestreamed concert series, “Amazon Music Live.” Next Thursday, October 27, at 9 p.m. PT, Amazon will launch the series which features rapper 2 Chainz as the host and performances by artists Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion and Kane Brown.
Source: Amazon launches weekly livestream concert series ‘Amazon Music Live’ on Prime Video
In 2021, vendors in the digital library space all reported significant jumps in their digital circulation. And while the pace of growth has understandably cooled since the early days of the Covid-19 crisis, when libraries, schools, and bookstores were forced to close their doors, librarians say the demand for digital content has hit a new level and isn’t expected to come down.
Source: Frankfurt Spotlight: Library E-books Have Leveled Up
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has clarified the conditions under which rightsholders can seek site-blocking orders to restrict access to piracy sites. Deutsche Telekom had refused to implement DNS blocking against Sci-Hub and Libgen, arguing that more reasonable options were available to copyright holders. The Court agreed that website blocking should be a last resort.
Source: Federal Court of Justice: Pirate Site Blocking Must Be a Tool of Last Resort * TorrentFreak
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino says ticket sales are on their way to a record year. But for non-superstar musicians, it’s a different story. Touring is how most of them make a living — royalties from streaming are a pittance compared to the old CD or vinyl model — and they’ve returned to a world very different from the one they knew pre-pandemic.
Source: With ‘Devastating’ Costs and COVID Risks, Many Musicians Can’t Make Touring Work
SoundCloud is refreshing its creator suite and plans to launch new tools to let artists connect directly with their biggest fans. The company is betting that interactivity will set it apart both from giants like Spotify and Apple Music and other distribution services like TuneCore and DistroKid, as the market catering to DIY music artists gets more crowded.
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he Covid pandemic created a unique catalyst for the music creator economy. More time on hands and more cash in pockets gave novices and veterans alike the opportunity to spend both more time and money making music. Though the pandemic was a peak, it also marked the start of a new era for the music creator economy across every one of its aspects, from revenue to creation to remuneration.
Source: How lockdown created ‘a new era for the music creator economy’ [Mark Mulligan] – Hypebot
From “The Shrink Next Door” to “We Crashed” to “Slow Burn,” the stock of podcasts as IP have soared over the past several years. But where podcast source material can and does serve as creative inspiration for successful TV and film adaptation there remains intrinsic educational, artistic and pop-cultural value in podcasts for podcasts’ sake.