Plan de relance économique du milieu culturel – La ministre Nathalie Roy annonce une aide supplémentaire de 2,5 M$ pour les festivals de musique et de variétés

La ministre de la Culture et des Communications, Mme Nathalie Roy, réitère le soutien du gouvernement du Québec à l’endroit des festivals culturels et accorde une enveloppe supplémentaire de 2,5 M$ à la Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC), société d’État sous sa responsabilité, afin d’appuyer ces événements qui jouent un rôle stratégique dans la promotion de nos artistes et de leur talent.

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Synchtank panel addresses ‘too much data’ issue

One of the key issues discussed during the panel was the absence of an authoritative database of sound recordings and compositions, constantly updated, that would help speeding up the right management process with more accuracy. Hayes stated that he did not believe that the industry will be able to set up a Global Repertoire Database, but could get close to it as more collective management organisations work together.

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Introducing: Fan Study

The new Spotify Fan Study micro-site looks at data-driven insights ranging from global listening trends to merch buying habits.

Alongside each insight are actionable recommendations for how to leverage the information on Spotify and across the artist’s career. The insights also link back to data specific to each artist.

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SiriusXM is starting a TikTok music channel to appeal to the teens

SiriusXM wants to reach the youth, and starting today, it’s going to do so through the cultural cachet of TikTok. Sirius, which owns Pandora and the podcasting company Stitcher, announced a new partnership with the social video app today that’ll bring TikTok-popularized music to the satellite radio provider. TikTok Radio, a new music channel, will broadcast trending sounds through the SiriusXM app, browser, and connected devices. Sirius says tuning in should sound like swiping through TikTok’s “For You” page.

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How Roblox Sparked a Chaotic Music Scene

Artists, label heads and industry schemers know that success in pop music today requires racking up plays on TikTok and streaming services. But there’s another, unlikely platform that’s picking up steam: Roblox.
Players can customize their own worlds on the platform. Many illegally upload songs — called “bypassing audio” — and some make intense tracks in a new genre, robloxcore.

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Emmanuel Macron offre un Pass culture de 300 euros à tous les jeunes de 18 ans

Toutes les personnes âgées de 18 ans pourront activer leur Pass culture. Emmanuel Macron a choisi la réouverture des lieux culturels pour annoncer la généralisation de sa promesse présidentielle. « En installant sur leur smartphone cette application géolocalisée, les jeunes disposeront de 300 euros pour accéder à des offres culturelles de leur choix ».

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Nordic Musicians Union Condemns Copyright Buyouts

We note that the compensation levels generated via digital uses are unreasonably low. Therefore, the NMU, at both national and international levels, have introduced the need for stricter legislation regarding the balance of power in negotiations. This includes mandatory rules that ensure a reasonable remuneration for digital uses.

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Amazon buys MGM in a mega media deal

Amazon is investing even more heavily in growing its position in the entertainment world. The company announced Wednesday that it made a deal to acquire MGM, the home of James Bond and one of the most iconic movie studios in Hollywood.
The deal, which is valued at $8.45 billion, gives Amazon an extensive library of film and TV shows that it can use to fill out its Prime Video content coffers. MGM has a catalog with more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV shows, according to Mike Hopkins, who heads Prime Video and Amazon Studios.

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Songtradr strikes partnership with music licensing platform Melodie

B2B music licensing marketplace Songtradr has announced details of a new partnership with subscription-based licensing platform Melodie.
Melodie provides content creators, broadcast media businesses and enterprise content platforms unlimited access to high-quality stock music.
The deal will see both companies work together on digital music distribution and neighbouring rights administration.

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Vevo launches Vevo Rewind to help advertisers tap into music video nostalgia

Vevo, the music video network, has launched a new contextual ad targeting product, called Vevo Rewind. Through Vevo’s data-backed content recommendations, Vevo Rewind allows brands to place their campaign alongside the top Vevo music videos of a particular decade, from the 1970s through the 2010s, in addition to targeting a specific genre or country.

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Instagram Tests New 'Audio' Tab in Explore To Improve Music Discovery

Instagram appears to be testing yet another TikTok-focused addition, with a new 'Audio' tab appearing for some users in their Explore options, which enables you to search for specific tracks in the app.

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Quand un studio lyonnais traduit les grands crus en musique

A Lyon, une agence spécialisée dans la création d’ambiances sonores se lance dans le créneau œnologique en proposant de faire entendre la petite musique des vins, grands crus et cuvées modestes.

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Une application pour collecter les chants d’oiseaux

Nostalgiques du confinement ? Non ! Mais nostalgiques du chant des oiseaux qui ont donné de la voix, dans les villes à l’arrêt, au printemps dernier, oui. Le biologiste Michael John Gornam, directeur du Musée d’histoire naturelle de Munich, a lancé une plateforme pour collecter les gazouillis.

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