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Cheers,

Matt

Tencent Music Entertainment is backing Wave to bring virtual entertainment to China — techcrunch.com

Wave, the virtual concert platform that’s already produced events for John Legend and The Weeknd, has inked a deal to bring its virtual concerts to China through a partnership with Tencent Music Entertainment Group.

SoundCloud’s revenues jumped 37% to $166m in 2019 – and it’s just posted its first-ever profitable quarter — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Firm's $10m-plus acquisition of Repost Network last year appears to be paying off…

Spotify Now Hosts 70 Million Songs. But It Can't Keep That Up Forever — www.rollingstone.com

Hosting millions of additional tracks from DIY artists each year isn’t free for the money-losing Spotify — and as it chases profitability, something’s gotta give

Arturia Responds To Behringer’s Keystep Knockoff – “Seriously?” — www.synthtopia.com

Arturia co-founder and CEO Frédéric Brun shared an official response to Behringer’s Keystep knockoff.

Access Guide: Online Music Events | Attitude is Everything — www.attitudeiseverything.org.uk

In this guide, produced with input from fans and artists, we'll provide you with some quick solutions to break down the barriers that online gigs or events can create for Deaf and disabled audiences.

Rockin’ Patent – Samsung’s “Portable Communication Device Capable Of Virtually Playing Musical Instruments” — www.russellip.com

US Patent No. US 8,378,202 - Filed: 20 August 2009 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd - Virtually Playing Musical Instruments

Why Is The Obscure B-Side “Harness Your Hopes” Pavement’s Top Song On Spotify? It’s Complicated.

A couple years ago, Stephen Malkmus walked into a shop and didn’t recognize himself. He was with one of his daughters, stopping at a gluten-free bakery (“Very Portland,” Malkmus jokes) when the Pavement song “Harness Your Hopes” came on — a song he had written and recorded more than two decades prior while leading the band.

Music companies on how tech is changing the industry for the better — www.musicweek.com

This week's magazine features a special report on hi-tech advances in the business - from remote working to livestreaming. Here, a handful of forward-thinking execs offer their thoughts on the subject...

“Metadata is a Love Note to the Future” – Five Takeaways From DDEX’s 2nd Creator Credit Summit — www.synchtank.com

Themes included the different elements of creator credits & metadata, tools to assist in their proper use, entering credits in the recording process & more.

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BONUS ARTIKEL (Only in German. Sorry)

Wie behindert. Kultur für Alle. — strobel-matt.medium.com

Neue Technologien und die Digitalisierung können dazu beitragen mehr Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen am kulturellen Leben teilhaben zu lassen.