
REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review
A busy week by any definition, the music industry was no exception, with Amazon Music moving up the ranks in the streaming world, Tomorrowland sells 600,000 tickets in 10 minutes, and more.
- TikTok takes on YouTube with 10 minute video test
- Amazon Music to become the #2 music streamer in the US, Apple Music distant #4
- Soundcloud partnerships with Pandora, SiriusXM, Dash show commitment to artists that Spotify, other streamers lack
- Uppbeat raises $6.15M to sell YouTube, TikTok, Twitch creators royalty free music
- Kanye West’s Stem Player release is a live experiment in superfan targeting
- What pandemic? Tomorrowland sells out 600,000 tickets in 10 minutes
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