News Jeff Bezos isn’t sure if Twitch pays royalties to artists (it doesn’t) Amazon boss not aware of licensing fallout on his company's livestreaming platform
Interviews ‘For a lot of these TikTok hits, the artists could be an avatar – it wouldn’t matter.’ Vydia's Roy LaManna on distribution, DIY... and why, if the record industry's not careful, artists might find themselves replaces by virtual characters
News YouTube launches $100m fund dedicated to amplifying and developing the voices of Black creators and artists YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced the fund in a letter to the platform's users
News Scooter Braun joins $30m investment in avatar-based virtual concert startup Wave Wave recently hosted concerts with John Legend and Tinashe
Interviews Spotify now allows ‘tipping’. But are fan investments a better way for artists to make money from their audience? Mattias Tengblad, co-founder of Corite, joins the MBW Podcast to talk fan investment and the future
News LiveXLive to launch pay-per-view live stream music events ‘to drive new revenue-share model for artists’ Company has streamed over 900 artists and over 200 hours since January 1, 2020
News Spotify now enables fans to pay artists money direct, via Cash App and PayPal.me partnerships Long-awaited 'tipping' feature arrives through association with third-party apps
News Warner launches virtual PlayOn Fest in support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund WMG labels to play concert footage from the likes of Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Green Day, Cardi B, Ed Sheeran, Janelle Monáe and others
News Spotify For Artists product lead, Tracy Chan, joins Twitch: ‘I believe there’s a massive opportunity to help artists connect with their fans through live streaming.’ "Tracy is joining our team at a critical moment as we continue to see growing interest from both new and established musical talent joining Twitch."
News Songtradr sacrifices fees, giving 100% of sync money to artists, for a full month, in response to COVID-19 woes "Artists have supported us through our journey. Now it’s time for us to step up and support them in a big way."
News As concert income drops, could fan investments create a new revenue stream for artists? Swiss Estus AG invests $1.7m in Austrian fan-funding startup Global Rockstar
Analysis News DIY artists generated $821m in 2019 – now Amuse is launching a Pro subscription tier to ‘accelerate their careers’ "With Pro, we’re giving our users more features to accelerate their careers, at an accessible price," says Amuse boss Diego Farais
News Sony Corp pairs artists, tech, gaming & movies in new campaign to highlight ‘all that the world of Sony has to offer’ The Sony Collaboration Series features experimental projects
News Beatport’s LINK streaming service integrates with Virtual DJ LINK allows DJs to stream Beatport’s catalog directly into DJ performance software
News MelodyVR to livestream London’s Wireless Festival in virtual reality via new app Partnership follows new app and hardware announcement