Pearpop, the social media marketplace that allows celebrity TikTokers to to charge smaller creators for different types of engagement on the app, has closed a $16 million funding round, the company announced on Thursday. It successfully courted prominent music artists, athletes, and venture capitalists in the process. The startup brought …
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Snapchat hit the celebrity jackpot when it came time tolaunch its long-rumored new music feature, Sounds. In the wee hours of Thursday morning, a snippet of “Lonely,” Justin Bieber‘s not-yet-released single with producer Benny Blanco, became exclusively available in Snapchat’s “Featured Sounds” list — almost 24 hours before its official …
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In its early days, streaming offered a glimmer of a utopian free-for-all: A music landscape where all artists had equal chances of making it big, where a $9.99-per-month endless buffet of music would drive listeners away from the mainstream and into the niche. Wired editor Chris Anderson was so optimistic …
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Those who dream of dancing alongside popular musicians may finally get the chance — sort of — thanks to the latest byproduct of the music industry’s ongoing love affair with holograms. Jadu, a Los Angeles startup that launched on Wednesday morning, is just the most recent in a music industry …
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Amid coronavirus-scare travel restrictions, the annual Korea Times Music Festival has been postponed, festival organizers announced Tuesday. “It is with deepest regret that we announce the postponement of the 18th KTMF scheduled on April 25th, 2020, due to current travel restrictions in Asia,” organizers said in a statement. “We truly …
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Grammy-nominated producer Michael Stokes has filed a lawsuit against numerous major music industry entities for copyright infringement, conversion and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, unfair business practices, unjust enrichment and financial elder abuse. Stokes, also known as a composer, writer, musician and publisher, has worked with the likes of …
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Hi-fi music streaming is officially mainstream. Tech giant Amazon announced on Tuesday that it is launching Amazon Music HD, a new tier of its existing music-streaming service that delivers lossless audio streaming — at both higher quality and a higher cost. The new service, available immediately in the U.S., UK, …
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