MusicTech Rewinder - No Music NFTs, AI, Spatial Audio in Cars, the royalty and ticket problem

Hi,

something went wrong with last week's newsletter mailout. It somehow got sent out but nobody received it. Weird. It actually had a couple of really interesting pieces of news in it. You can still access it here.

Also, check out the klaep app which launches today. It's a social music app from friends.

Enjoy reading this week's news and have a wonderful weekend.

Cheers,

Matt

Keep Music out of Music NFTs - by Vaughn McKenzie-Landell — scarceobjects.substack.com

“On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather”. - John Perry Barlow, EFF Spotify is not the enemy you’re looking for The success of a small group of players in a value chain tends to look pretty obvious once you figure out where the chain is most narrow or constrained.

Why aren’t music royalties paid by the second? — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Stef Van Vugt, founder and CEO of Fruits Music, suggests some changes to the way royalties are earned – and paid out…

How Ticketmaster gets away with it — popular.info

As the pandemic has waned, millions of Americans were excited to return to live concerts, sports, and comedy shows. The cost of attending an event, however, has exploded. Yes, the face value of these tickets has gone up considerably.

The cracks in Spotify’s exclusive strategy are starting to show — www.midiaresearch.com

While its invest-or-die strategy in podcasting has made Spotify the most popular platform for podcast listeners (43%), podcasts remain a niche activity overall, with little development in the user experience.

Weirdly, Taylor Swift Is Extremely Close to Creating a True Metaverse — www.theatlantic.com

It’s just missing the 3-D space to virtually hang out in.

Brainstorming: “Super Shazam” — www.gcstein.com

Wild ideas to tame the increasing fragmentation of the digital music

experience affecting listeners and artists.

Artificial Intelligence and a New Wave of Music Copyright Questions — www.ipbrief.net

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Apple is bringing Spatial Audio to cars, starting with Mercedes-Benz — techcrunch.com

Apple is bringing its immersive audio product Spatial Audio to vehicles through a partnership with Mercedes-Benz and Universal Music Group.

Record Labels Terrified by Rise of AI Music Generators — futurism.com

AI-powered generator tools that can create brand-new and uncanny music tracks at the click of a button are worrying record labels.

Top Music Tech and AI Companies to Watch in 2022 — www.aitimejournal.com

Picking the perfect soundtrack for anyone’s creative project can be time-consuming. Many of the top songs worldwide are heavily protected by copyright, and those that are royalty-free may not cater to your specific needs. Using technology and Artificial Intelligence to aid in this process makes it c