#Apple backs independent musicians with  million investment

#Apple backs independent musicians with $50 million investment

“#Apple backs independent musicians with $50 million investment” Apple led a $50 million fundraising round for a fledgling company that helps musicians distribute and market their music while allowing them to keep their copyright, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. UnitedMasters, which was launched four years ago with $70 million in Silicon…

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#Spotify buys sports-talk app Locker Room

#Spotify buys sports-talk app Locker Room

“#Spotify buys sports-talk app Locker Room” Spotify is acquiring live audio sports app Locker Room and its maker Betty Labs — with plans to expand the app’s reach into broader segments of pop culture, according to a new report. The deal, which is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Google Ventures and Precursor Ventures, is valued…

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#Obama, Bruce Springsteen team up for new podcast on Spotify

#Obama, Bruce Springsteen team up for new podcast on Spotify

“#Obama, Bruce Springsteen team up for new podcast on Spotify” Spotify listeners can now stream Barack and the Boss. Former President Obama and Bruce Springsteen have teamed up for a wide-ranging Spotify podcast, in which they discuss politics, race, family and manhood. Eight episodes of Renegades: Born in the USA were recorded over several days…

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#Spotify adds subscribers with podcasts push

#Spotify adds subscribers with podcasts push

“#Spotify adds subscribers with podcasts push” Spotify added more users than expected at the end of last year as people stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic tuned in to streaming music and podcasts like “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the company said on Wednesday. Despite the uptick, investors sent shares of the Swedish streamer…

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#Spotify making algorithm that knows when you’re sad, angry

#Spotify making algorithm that knows when you’re sad, angry

“#Spotify making algorithm that knows when you’re sad, angry” Spotify is listening. The music streaming service was finally granted a patent — nearly three years after submitting plans — for an algorithm that can better predict what users want to hear — by listening-in on their conversations. The artificial intelligence technology will predict users’ “emotional…

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