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Analysing vital music business topics in detail, as they emerge: Joe Sparrow breaks down important stories with expert guests in about 25 minutes. It'll keep you on the cutting edge, and it'll take about the same time as making and eating a good sandwich! (We recommend doing both simultaneously for maximum deliciousness.)
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"The music festival industry is suffering and there is something fundamentally wrong at its heart" – so what can be done to revive it?
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May 03, 2024 |
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"We're not just creating musicians; we're shaping well-rounded individuals" – Young Voices CEO Ben Lewis and violinist Anna Phoebe on the impact of choir singing on children
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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"The music industry's approach to mental health was disastrous”
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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How to make disabled people’s access to live events environmentally sustainable – with Suzanne Bull, founder of Attitude is Everything & Dr Teresa Moore, Director at A Greener Future
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Local, independent artists want to play gigs – but it's increasingly hard to make money or find a venue. Sofar Sounds CEO Jim Lucchese, talks about the economics of live music – and what should change
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Marketing music to Gen Z: hyper-authentic, and always online – how do you connect with this elusive audience? Keturah Cummings of Forward Slash explains
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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The biggest questions that music streaming platforms face in 2024 – Music Ally's Head of Insight, Stuart Dredge, answers them.
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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How do people search for music – and what do they really want in their results?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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How will AI-generated music be used in virtual spaces like metaverses and video games? And do we lose a communal experience if we all hear different music? Verses' Sean Lee & Kyungtae Kim explain.
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Should music streaming platforms charge to store music? Con Raso of Tuned Global explains the potential impacts on indie and major rightsholders.
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Marie Clausen, Merlin's Managing Board Director, on mentoring women to help them rise to senior positions in the music industry
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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The enshittification of music – Cory Doctorow explains how a monopolistic music industry's rush to claw back value might also kill it. PLUS! An exclusive extract from Cory's new audiobook
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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How can you unlock more value from music catalogues using AI? Harmix CTO Dmytro Lopushanskyy explains how this AI tech works – and how artists should be able to opt music out of AI model training
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Will this idea disrupt the record label model? Sherry Saeedi says that her company Verswire – “a venture capital model alternative for signing musicians” – is the future of music. We ask how and why.
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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What's it like to manage the Black Eyed Peas? Co-manager Rachel Strassberger explains the challenges of managing a household name artist, and how managers will need to change in the coming years
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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What next for song lyrics? From autonomous cars to AI chats, we discuss lyrics' future with Darryl Ballantyne of LyricFind
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Gender representation in the music industry, and how to undertake a "total restructure" – with Marie Fol, of the Keychange initiative
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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AI and music marketing – how will artificial intelligence help marketers reach new fans and grow audiences? Music tech expert Virginie Berger makes some predictions...
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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YouTube's Artist & Label Development team for Europe, Middle East & Africa: what does it do, and how do they choose which artists to support? YouTube's Nur Ozdamar explains all.
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Lior Tibon, co-founder of Duetti, and former COO of TIDAL, talks artist-centric payment systems and Duetti's music financing platform
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Licensed music: what YouTubers and TikTokers really need, according to Lickd's Paul Sampson (Plus: will generative AI music take a slice out of his business?)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Making vinyl records with 85% lower energy consumption – we get hands on with Sonopress's new EcoRecord
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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IP Lawyer Eliane Ellbogen answers our questions on how copyright laws will apply to AI-generated music – and the human artists whose music it sounds like.
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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“It’s common to see fraud between 20-60% of all streams on multiple distributors” – Beatdapp's Andrew Batey and Morgan Hayduk talk streaming fraud
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Dan Stein (AKA DJ Fresh) and Declan McGlynn of AI-powered platform Voice Swap on why producers and artists want to change their vocals to sound like another singer’s voice
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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The MLC's CEO Kris Ahrend on mechanical licensing in 2023, why artists are so eager for data transparency , and the future of royalties for songwriters
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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AI & the music business: Stuart Dredge breaks down the ambitions, possibilities – plus the ethical & legal issues – that AI music brings to the music business
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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“I dream of a time when I can turn up at a venue and not need to call them first” – musician Elizabeth J. Birch & Youth Music CEO Matt Griffiths talk about the experiences of disabled people in music
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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“We drove 50% of Nicki Minaj’s sales in 30 minutes” – Stationhead’s co-founders Murray Levison and Ryan Star on pivoting to being a superfan-centric community audio platform
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Streaming fraud whack-a-mole: how do music distributors spot – and stop – fraud on music streaming platforms? Christine Barnum, CD Baby’s Chief Revenue Officer, explains.
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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"Small venues are places where magic happens" – Cat Henry, executive director of the US-based nonprofit Live Music Society on the challenges that small venues face in 2023
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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"Mass adoption of generative music will be via content creators" – Alex Mubert talks about how generative AI music platforms – like his own – will change music-making, and the concept of music itself
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Classical music on TikTok – and how non-pop music is reaching a new audience, with TikTok's Darina Connolly, Head of Artist & Label Partnerships, and Label Partnerships Manager Lisa Skeppner
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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The excessive pressures placed on artists – and how to fix it: with Grammy and Juno-nominated artist manager Piers Henwood
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Should music streaming be treated like radio? And what does it mean if it is? Expert analysis from Stuart Dredge, Music Ally's Head of Insight, who explores the legal and philosophical consequences
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Dequency CEO Keatly Haldeman explains what he thinks the long term impact of web3, crypto, and blockchain tech will be on the music business now that the hype has moved on
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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David Martin, CEO of the Featured Artists Coalition, on venues charging commission on merch sales, and supporting emerging artists with their Step Up funding
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Making music events and festivals more green and sustainable – with Claire O’Neill, CEO and cofounder of A Greener Future
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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"AI is the most consequential tool the music industry could use – and one that could solve a number of its biggest challenges": Cliff Fluet talks AI and the music industry
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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How education is meeting the needs of the music industry in west Africa – with The Music Business Academy for Africa
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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How does music shape the cities we live in and our relationship with the people in them? Shain Shapiro PhD explains how music intersects with local political policy and how we can get involved.
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Splice CEO Kakul Srivistava and VP of sounds Mark Thomas on music creation and sample digging in 2023 (and what AI has to do with it)
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Rebecca Berman, SVP of International at Concord Recorded Music, on the potential in fast-growing markets like sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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What does the support of a global DSP do to your career? London songwriter Ines Dunn, featured on Spotify’s RADAR programme, explains.
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Music streaming platforms in 2023: the challenges, questions, and issues they face – expert analysis from Stuart Dredge, Music Ally’s Head of Insight
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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“Speculative ticketing is, essentially, fraud!” The state of secondary ticketing in the UK – with Adam Webb of Fanfair Alliance
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Building a more representative music industry for (and with) young Black talent – with Pamela McCormick and Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE of United Development
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May 11, 2023 |
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Finesse Foreva – building an influential music business from the ground up (and working with Drake, getting number one records, and winning awards along the way)
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Pete Tong talks about A&R in the dance music world: how it has changed, how it works now, the role that good taste plays, the TikTok A&R whirlwind, and what he thinks about AI
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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We used AI to clone the voice of one of the Music Ally team – and used it to create an AI-powered podcast version of our Daily Bulletin newsletter: here's the result
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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How can a completely independent DIY artist get an album to #14 on the UK chart? Laura Kidd did it, and explains how
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Sarah Woods of UK charity Help Musicians discusses “reverse globalisation” of UK music industry
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Modern music managers can do *everything* – so how do you choose what not to do? With Andy Robinson, of Interstellar Music Services
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Neurodiversity and the electronic music industry – with Finlay Johnson of the Association for Electronic Music, and Tristan Hunt, ADHD coach for the music business
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Why is building a music credits ecosystem so complicated - and important? (And what are Niclas Molinder, Max Martin and Bjorn Ulvaeus doing about it?)
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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How did artists who have had long, successful careers make it happen? Keith Jopling asked them and crunched the data – and here's what he found out
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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How do you clear the samples for De La Soul's "3 Feet High & Rising"? (and for Drake, Wu Tang Clan, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and more?) Deborah Mannis-Gardner explains it all.
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Mental health in the music industry, and providing industry-specific support, with Jeordie Shenton and Adam Ficek of UK charity Tonic Rider
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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What challenges will the music industry face in 2023? Music Ally's Head of Insight, Stuart Dredge, looks ahead
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Dr. Jennifer Otter Bickerdike on Britney Spears and the pressures placed on young music stars
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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What does a music "magazine" need to be in 2023? Sean Adams, of Drowned in Sound, on building a modern music publication
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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The reality of touring for artists in 2023 – the managers’ perspective, with Annabella Coldrick of the MMF
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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What is web3 Music, anyway? HIFI Labs' Dan Fowler explains what makes web3 Music so different to – and yet the same as – the music we are used to.
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Parenthood In Music's founders talk about how parenthood drives inequality in the music industry, and the changes that can happen
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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The best music marketing campaigns of 2022, as chosen by Music Ally's experts
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Dan Runcie, founder of Trapital, explains how hip-hop's dominance is actually bigger than we think, and how hip-hop's most successful players will shake up investment.
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Kyran de Keijzer, co-founder of Muso.AI, on taking on one of the huge music metadata challenges
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Richard Antwi Scholarship recipients Janelle Mitchell and Estée Blu on improving representation in the music business and what a better industry looks like
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Artist Love Ssega on combining a music career with climate justice
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Gary Helsinger, SVP licensing & creative at Melodie, talks about library music and sync – and tells the best rock 'n' roll stories that the Focus podcast has heard so far
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Last.fm is 20 – VP of Product Michael Horan on Last.fm’s 20 years in music-tech, and the future of data in the music industry
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Artist Beardyman explains how he uses Patreon to empower unique forms of fan-artist engagement – and create a new income stream
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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The international future of Latin music, with Jesús Triviño Alarcón, Tidal's senior director for Latin Global
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Equitable Remuneration: will it really boost artist streaming payments – or leave them worse off? Economist Will Page and legal expert Dr Hayleigh Bosher explain.
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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TikTok, influencer marketing, and how artists can go viral on TikTok, even on a small budget
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs on record label deals, and life as an indie artist
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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How music-tech startups can stand out from the competition – and apply for Music Ally SI:X
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Independent artist Eurielle talks about social media burnout and the pressure from DSPs to create an endless stream of content.
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Two of the UK's up-and-coming managers talk about modern management, and using direct to fan strategies, NFTs, and TikTok
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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How streaming fraud works and how to detect it – and how your streaming numbers may have been boosted by scammers
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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BPI boss Geoff Taylor talks Broken Record, new DSPs and AI music
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Country music, underrepresentation, and discrimination – and how to change it
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Is dynamic ticket pricing what fans want? CSO of event ticketing platform Lyte, Lawrence Peryer talks tickets, and the concept of fairness when buying gig tickets.
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Music fans & the climate emergency: what changes do fans want, and can they unite to force the industry to act differently?
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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“If we had a pound from each of these people, our entire lives would change” – how band While She Sleeps revolutionised their income and career with a fan subscription society
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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How can people working in the music industry respond to the climate emergency? – with Greg Cochrane of Sounds Like A Plan podcast
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #67: “No 20 year old woman should have to say ‘if I speak up, I’m afraid my career will be over’" – fighting sexual misconduct in the music industry, with Dorothy Carvello
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #66: The nature of modern fandom: we speak to music journalist and author Jude Rogers about what fans want in their connection to their favourite artist
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #65: How can music businesses partner with blockchain companies, and what should – and shouldn't – they tokenise? We talk to Blockchain technology company Blockpool to find out.
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #64: PPL’s CEO Peter Leathem talks about its 2021 results, the future of neighbouring rights, and how US performers should now be paid when their music is played on EU radio.
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #63: Co-founder of The Orchard, Richard Gottehrer, looks back on the company's 25 years as a digital distributor; and talks about the future of music distribution
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May 30, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #62: AWAL founder – and now Family In Music's CIO – Kevin Bacon explains how music metadata and blockchain tech can merge to allow songwriters to access data – and money – better.
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May 23, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #61: The future of home audio listening experiences is contextual, manipulatable - and it'll follow you around the room: Syng's Rio Caraeff explains how we'll listen to music tomorrow
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May 19, 2022 |
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How virtual artists and labels can use NFTs and web3 tech to create new artist-fan relationships and experiences – and create new music fans in the process.
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May 16, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #59: Ed Sheeran's plagiarism court case shows how music copyright law could change for the better – with technology lawyer and musician Damien Riehl, and technologist Noah Rubin
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May 09, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #58: A rock star with a DAO – Kasabian's Ian Matthews and Sam Bates of Amplify talk about revolutionising payments to live performers with web3 tech
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May 03, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #57: PRS for Music CEO Andrea Czapary Martin talks about their 2021 financial results, royalty payouts, music in the metaverse, and PRS for Music becoming "a billion-pound society".
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #56: how do you boost the number of Black people in senior roles in the music industry? The creators of the Diverse Representation Music Database explain their ambitions for change.
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #55: developing a new generation of African music entrepreneurs – with Music Business Academy for Africa's Godwin Tom and Elizabeth Sobowale.
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Licensing David Guetta's music in the metaverse – how hard could it be? Vickie Nauman did it, and tells us about the future of metaverse music licensing.
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #53: Josh Empson, CEO of Tempo Music Investments – who has $1bn to buy music rights – talks buying catalogue; if music is undervalued; and long term ambitions for these investments.
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #52: Max Shand, of music NFT platform Serenade, discusses a tangible, fan-friendly future for music NFTs – and how they may help artists feel like artists again, not T shirt makers
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #51: Edward Balassanian, CEO of Aimi, talks about how AI music will power metaverse experiences, paying AI music collaborators, & how it will change the way we think about music.
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #50: Kristin Graziani, president of distribution and payments firm Stem, talks about the evolving role of digital distributors, and what artists actually want in their services.
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Grammy-winning artist RAC talks Web3, and about using tokens and DAOs as fanclubs with Jack Spallone of HIFI Labs – in the first of our series of shows digging into Web3.
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Music Export Ukraine's Dartsya Tarkovska describes the effects of war and how artists are reacting – and explains how people in the music industry can help effectively.
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #47: Deezer CEO Jeronimo Folgueira on how “music streaming saved the industry” – and how streaming platforms like Deezer will change it all over again
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #46: Why are so many billions being spent on music catalogue? Penny Fractions' David Turner explains why alternative investment companies are pouring big money into music rights.
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #45: Karen Emanuel of Moving the Needle explains how to bring more women into the music industry, why it's vital for business – and what you can do to help
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #44: Spotify, Joe Rogan, Neil Young, and #DeleteSpotify – what does the streaming giant need to do now, how complicated is this – and should streaming platforms moderate content?
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #43: Double Elvis Productions' CEO Brady Sadler discusses the future of music-themed podcasts and the role podcasts play in making news fans of old music.
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Music Ally Focus #42: Christine Osazuwa, Strategy Director for Pollen Presents, talks about turning artist-fan engagement into income in 2022
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Looking ahead to 2022's music industry – New Revenue Streams, and The Positive Industry We Want to Be
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Sandbox Music Marketing Campaigns of the Year special edition – our team picks their favourite campaigns of 2022 and explain why they worked so well
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #39: in advance of NY:LON Connect 2022, experts Vickie Naumann and Tom Frederikse reveal what they see as the most important topics to focus on in 2022
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #38: Private equity funds are paying top dollar for music catalogue. Will publishers be drawn into a bidding war & will new artists suffer? Music-tech strategist Dan Fowler explains.
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #37: Lars Ettrup, CEO & founder of Linkfire, explains why smartlinks and links-in-bio services are now the centre of an artist's online business
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #36: Chris Howard, CEO of The Rattle explains why "music-tech is really, really, really boring" – and why the future for many artists is as the "CEO of their own small enterprises"
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #35: want to understand the Indian music markets in 2021? Start here: Amit Gurbaxani, music industry journalist, gives us his expert insight
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #34: what coming music/tech is most exciting and how will it change the music business? VC investors Rishi Patel and John Acquaviva of Plus Eight Equity Partners share their thoughts
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #33: is music metadata really "broken"? Special guest Richard Gooch, CTO of the IFPI (and who is in charge of ISRC codes!) explains how the system delivers data around the world
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #32: TikTok has more than 1bn monthly active users – and it's also the music industry's social media platform du jour... so what does this mean for music and artists?
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #31: The UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) publishes a huge report on music creators' earnings in the digital era... Stu & Joe wade through all 225 pages to try to understand it
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #30: the (many) hidden legal complications when you sell a music NFT – with special guest Adrian Perry, partner and co-chair of Covington & Burling LLP's Music Industry practice
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #29: UK’s competition regulator is concerned by Sony Music / AWAL merger – is the government firing a warning shot at major labels?
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #28: Apple buys classical music streaming platform Primephonic & plans 'dedicated' classical experience – what features could move to mainstream streaming? [music free version]
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #27: How do you turn TikTok virality into streams, follows and fans? Special guest Rebecca Versteegh of Creed Media explains all...
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #26: Special Guest Tim Westergren, former founder of Pandora, talks about his new platform Sessions – and the effect of Spotify's Discovery Mode on artists' careers
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #25: Spotify's Q2 results – huge revenue growth, slow user growth outside of Europe, N America and Latin America, and reveals an operating profit
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #24: YouTube Shorts signs BTS for the #PermissiontoDance challenge
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #23: UK streaming inquiry publishes long-awaited report – calling for 'complete reset' of market (and major labels suddenly have a lot on their plate)
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #22: the outcome of the UK Parliamentary Inquiry into artists' streaming income is starting to emerge – what will the impact be on artists, streaming platforms and labels?
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #21: Sony Music doubles down on podcasts with Somethin' Else acquisition – so does it mean that major labels are creeping slightly away from the music business?
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep. 20: cutting-edge artist management with the MMF Accelerator Programme
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #20 – Roblox is sued over uploaded music in $200m copyright infringement lawsuit
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #19: YouTube announces it has paid out more than $4bn to the music industry in the last 12 months – is it as simple as "more money into the system is better?"
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #18: NFTs + music - getting beyond the hype; what music can learn from sports; membership + tip economy for artists
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May 31, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #17: distributor Believe prepares for possible IPO – does this change the power balance in the industry?
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May 20, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #16: Roblox has 43.3m daily active users – what opportunities does the booming "YouTube of games" platform have for music, artists and the music industry?
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May 12, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #15: Twitch "Rockonomics" report – how Twitch's economy works for musicians, artists, performers and rightsholders.
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May 03, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #14: Paid podcast subscriptions by Apple and Spotify – and how artists can use them for new, creative income streams
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep. 19: Music & AI – with Richie Hawtin and Endel CEO Oleg Stavitsky
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #13: ShareChat, owner of Indian TikTok rival Moj, raises $502m with investors including Snap and Twitter – so what does it mean for the music business?
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #12: Fan-funding platform Patreon has raised $155m – so what does its success mean for artists, and what does it suggest about the future of artists' income?
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #11: Spotify makes its live-audio move with Locker Room acquisition – is it the start of a new era of broadcasting or has Spotify just 'invented radio'?
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #10: IFPI Report shows 7.4% growth in global recorded music revenues in 2020, the highest annual total since 2002 – so where did this success come from during a year of lockdown?
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #9: Spotify’s new "Loud & Clear" website promises ‘more clarity’ on streaming economy... "If the music industry is generating so much money, then where the hell is it going?"
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep. 18: BPI boss Geoff Taylor on artists, labels, streaming & equitable remuneration
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #8: Music NFTs fever heats up with 3lau and Kings of Leon - so what's next for NFTs and music?
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #7: Square invests in Tidal; promises to explore 'adjacent opportunities' for artists
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #6: Spotify's next steps after its ‘Stream On’ event
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #5: Spotify, Apple and Amazon at the UK streaming economics inquiry
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #4: the rise of Clubhouse and audio hangouts - and is Spotify missing out?
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep. 17 – Deezer's User Centric Payment System
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #3 – Sony Music's $430m Awal acquisition is making waves. So what happens next?
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #2 - UK label bosses pressed for answers in parliamentary inquiry; offer tantalising hints of possible future changes
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Music Ally Focus #1 - UK label bosses prepare for a "grilling" in parliament
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep. 16 - How should artist and songwriter contracts change for the better?
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep 15 :: Bandcamp tools workshop with Andrew Jervis
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep. 14: China, in context: understanding China's music industry
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Zoë Keating and David Lowery talk streaming, fans, platforms and royalty payments
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep.12: Building a modern, multi-faceted music marketing plan - and where do you start?
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Music Ally Focus - Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok in US and other countries
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Music Ally Focus - Spotify Q2 2020 financial results and how Daniel Ek's comments on music releasing has made some artists very angry indeed...
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Music Ally Focus - Taylor Swift's ‘Folklore’ made $1.2m in three days... from one Chinese DSP
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep. 10 // A Spotify Marketing special
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep. 9 // The future of live-streaming gigs and shows - with Russ Tannen of DICE and artist Roxanne de Bastion
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep. 8 // #TheShowMustBePaused Next Steps special feat. Keith Harris, Mulika Sannie and Estée Blu
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep.7 - A Blanket License for Online Music feat. Cory Doctorow
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep. 6: DJ Martin Jensen on how he pivoted to live streaming to millions on Twitch
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Music Ally's Weekly Show Ep. 5 // Modern Merch with Tersha Willis of Terrible Merch
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May 28, 2020 |
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Music Ally's Weekly Show Ep. 4 // A #BrokenRecord special with Tom Gray and Sammy Andrews
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May 18, 2020 |
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Music Ally Podcast Ep.3 // The Impact Of COVID-19 On Streaming
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May 05, 2020 |
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Music Ally Podcast Episode 2 - the Power of Smaller Playlists
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Music Ally Podcast Episode 1 - All About YouTube
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Apr 20, 2020 |