MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS ROUND-UP

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  • MUSICSTREAM is investigating how music culture might (or might not) be changing in an era when more and more people access music via streaming platforms. They are looking to speak with artist managers, accountants, lawyers, or other members of artist management teams who have worked with their artists to sell portions of their royalties on song investment marketplaces such as Anote, Sonomo, SongVest. Deadline: Open. Contact: D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye, Ph.D: d.kaye1@leeds.ac.uk

  • CBC Music Not your grandma's Shostakovich: How classical music is attracting younger audiences

  • Digital Music News Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows talks about post-pandemic touring and increased travel expenses — “It’s almost impossible.”

  • Music Radar “In an age of artifice, media management and manufactured pop stars she’s come through as a breath of fresh air": Inside the making of Adele's seminal second album, 21

  • Toronto Star For airports, background music no longer is an afterthought

  • FACTOR

    • Songwriter Development | Rolling deadline. Applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure.

    • Video | Rolling deadlines

    • Live Performance | Rolling deadlines, at least one day before the start of the trip

    • Sponsorship | Applications must be submitted at the latest three months prior to the start date of the proposed event/project

    • Company Envelope: Top Tier | Deadline: January 23, 2025

  • Jumpstart Foundations is an on-demand free video series presented by Music BC and music industry professionals and specialists covering topics on Branding, Tik Tok, Music Marketing, Music Law, Domestic Tour Strategies and much more.

  • Amazon Music has teamed up with Music Ally to present the Amazon Music for Artists Pro Series, a collection of five free video courses designed to help music industry professionals and artists effectively build their business on Amazon Music. The content is a crash course on five key areas of Amazon Music’s business and opportunity areas for artists, including Amazon Music for Artists, Artist Merch, Voice, Livestreaming/Twitch, and Programming. The Pro Series is free to access globally from the Music Ally learning hub, with subtitles available in Spanish and Japanese.

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