A profile of Spotify's Head of Editorial Sulinna Ong, whose team curates thousands of playlists and discovers new artists to complement Spotify's algorithms
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A look at Line's sticker economy, made up of over 4M hobbyist and professional designers; Line's revenue from direct sticker sales was $200M+ in 2020
Andrew Deck / Rest of World : Tweets: @decka227 , @restofworld , @mvzelenks , @dlberes , and @anupkaphle Tweets: Andrew Deck / @decka227 : LINE is host to a sticker marketplace that is 4 million arti...
Pixel art video games have experienced a renaissance over the past decade, led by indie developers, countering an industry obsessed with horsepower and realism
How retro blocks overtook 3D gaming to win the hearts of modern players. — Playing Chucklefish's Eastward is like coming home to a place I've never been before. Tweets: @adribbleofink , @adribbleofi...
Pixel art video games have experienced a renaissance over the past decade, led by indie developers, countering an industry obsessed with horsepower and realism
How retro blocks overtook 3D gaming to win the hearts of modern players. — Playing Chucklefish's Eastward is like coming home to a place I've never been before. Tweets: @adribbleofink , @tidunnonthe...
As Spotify continues to test its stories feature, it has tapped popular musicians to contribute to select Spotify-created playlists
both for creators and consumers. https://twitter.com/... Bersabel / @brsabel : @chriscantino with music playing such a crucial part of short form video, makes sense for spotify to test this and there'...
As labels increasingly rely on streaming data to scout talent, they could become less willing to sign artists whose music isn't engineered to maximize profit
The explosion of metrics and algorithms isn't just reflecting what's happening in the music industry. It's transforming it. Tweets: @amirmizroch , @wired , and @artsjournalnews See also Mediagazer Tw...
As labels increasingly rely on streaming data to scout talent, they could become less willing to sign artists whose music isn't engineered to maximize profit
The explosion of metrics and algorithms isn't just reflecting what's happening in the music industry. It's transforming it. Tweets: @amirmizroch , @wired , and @artsjournalnews See also Mediagazer Tw...
How TikTok users are supplanting the traditional functions of record labels, like talent scouting and publicity, for new artists
Alyssa Bereznak / The Ringer : Tweets: @jeremysliew , @alyssabereznak , @jeremysliew , @peterpham , and @karolcummins See also Mediagazer Tweets: @jeremysliew : “@suecothechild has been making music ...
Sweden-based Amuse, whose music distribution service helps new artists get music on streaming services and keep 100% of the royalties, raises $15.5M Series A
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch : Thanks: @juliewiener
Lyor Cohen, YouTube's Global Head of Music, on promoting new artists, copyright safe harbors, and how ads and subscriptions can thrive together
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