This Week In Music Commentary
In our commentary section this week, we heard commentary on why content moderation shouldn’t become a backdoor to censorship, why Instagram Reels is a disappointing knockoff of TikTok, Apple’s move to take on radio, and more.
- Content Moderation Should Not Be Backdoor To Censorship [OP-ED]
- Instagram Reels An Underwhelming TikTok Knockoff [Video]
- Apple Is The $2T Gorilla In The (Radio) Room
- A Music Industry Call To Protect Democracy, Get Out The Vote
There are some notable differences between Instagram Reels and TikTok. The most obvious difference between the two is that Reels are limited to 15 seconds while TikTok’s limit is 1 minute. Although Instagram could make adjustments in the near future. Until then, Instagram and TikTok remains important platforms for music promotion.
I’ve studied the recent development closely as a music reviewer with offthestreetmusic.com and I make bold to opine that the competition between Instagram and TikTok is to the advantage of creative acts.