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SoundCloud’s New Fan-Powered Royalty Model Could Shake Up Music Streaming Forever

After years of platform reformation and corporate restructuring, audio distribution platform SoundCloud has announced a new fan-powered royalty model, which the company touts as a “game-changing” innovation to empower independent artists. The new model is predicated on fan bases, whose streaming activity will drive and dictate payout rates to the artists they listen to. With the ambitious move, …

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Full-Capacity Concerts, Music Festivals May Return in Texas and Mississippi After Lift of Mask Mandates

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has effectively opened the door for the state’s events sector to reopen, including full-capacity concerts and music festivals. After the passing of Executive Order GA-34, all Texas business will be able to reopen with no restrictions—including mask-wearing—starting March 10th. “I just announced Texas is OPEN 100%. EVERYTHING,” Abbott tweeted on Tuesday, March …

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Humanity’s First Hotel in Outer Space Will Have a Concert Venue

Because this is 2021 and no headline should shock you at this point, a company is building humanity’s first hotel in outer space. Plans for the structure, which is called Voyager Station, are said to include a concert venue. The company behind the interstellar project, Orbital Assembly, has gone public with their plans to begin construction on Voyager Station …

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Facing Closure, NYC Clubs Forced to Pivot or Fail

With the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package now in the hands of the Senate, financial aid for struggling families and businesses is almost within reach. In fact, the embedded Save Our Stages Act earmarks $15 billion in grants to music and arts venues. But for New York City’s nightlife, this eleventh hour support may have …

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The Concert Business vs. COVID-19: The Road to a 2021 Recovery

The global concert industry has historically been a very healthy business. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, every major indicator showed that touring was on pace to set a record in terms of economic activity. For instance, a 2019 report titled The Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2019–2023—commissioned by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)—noted …

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3LAU Joins Titans of Industry, Landing On List of Top 100 Notable People In Blockchain

3LAU has received recognition for his influence within the cryptocurrency space, as the producer has just landed on Coin Telegraph’s list of the Top 100 Notable People in Blockchain. The popular cryptocurrency publication defines their Top 100 list as “people who made a difference to the crypto industry in 2020 — and who will guide the direction …

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EDM.com Reveals Class of 2021

EDM.com has revealed its official Class of 2021 list. This isn’t an index of hot SoundCloud beatmakers or a vanilla “artists to watch” list to keep an eye on for some nebulous amount of time. It’s a list of ten musicians with game-changing skill sets who are on the precipice of becoming headlining superstars in …

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UK live music industry warns of losing “massive” amount of jobs and income to EU with touring made “nigh on impossible”

Figures from the UK’s live music industry have warned that a “massive” amount of jobs and taxable income will be lost to the EU under the current Brexit deal, due to it making touring “nigh on impossible”. READ MORE: “It’s going to be devastating” – here’s how Brexit will screw over British touring artists After Prime Minister …

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Rose Romain Debuts Inspiring Industry Interview Series “Sober Stories”

The certified recovery coach, Rose Romain has launched a new series focused on sobriety and mental health in the music industry. Dubbed, Sober Stories, the new show features one-on-one interviews with artists and industry professionals about their struggle and eventual victory over addiction. As shared in a press release, Romain’s goal is to help defeat the stigma …

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Charlotte de Witte on Sexism and the ‘Female DJ’ Paradox: “It’s Incredibly Frustrating”

In a new interview, Charlotte de Witte has opened up about her perspective on gender inequality in the music industry. Speaking with GRAMMY.com, the Belgian techno superstar waxed poetic about a number of topics, including the paradoxical nature of the phrase “female DJ.” de Witte called the diction “incredibly frustrating” while also bemoaning the term “DJane.” “It is, …

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