¡Hola todos!
Liv is comin’ at you LIVE from the MIA Music Summit in ugly, terrible old Miami. Jk, I am never leaving this place.
I repped Next Big Sound and presented here in front of approximately 10 million industry folks at the crack of dawn (9:30am) yesterday. My smooth confidence was only bolstered when the organizers last-minute mentioned the event would be liv(e)-streamed to the whole wide world. Silver lining though- that means you can watch it, HERE!
Enough about me, let’s get down to brass tacks. A little post-SXSW round up is in order. To begin with, our very own Alex White judged a music hackathon and got his picture in the a paper:
This guy did not really like my data-driven suggestions for whom to see at SXSW! TO EACH THEIR OWN.
• https://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/sxsw-big-data-experiment/
I am not entirely sure if this article is saying that corporate sponsorship is a good thing or a bad thing, but it does mention our State of the Industry! (LINK)
• https://mic.com/articles/113266/if-you-want-to-understand-what-s-become-of-the-music-industry-look-at-sxsw
Did you ever think you were going to see NBS mentioned in an article about Sustainable Development Goals for the UN? Neither did we! Shout out to our new pals at the UN.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/andre-correa-dalmeida/big-data-can-drive-sdgs-w_b_6903434.html
Meanwhile, in Teen Catastrophes ™…
• https://digiday.com/brands/zayn-aint-brands-mourn-loss-one-directioner/
Here is a cool piece from Contently on brands that are doing interesting work with Spotify.
• https://contently.com/strategist/2015/03/20/5-brands-that-are-killing-it-on-spotify/?
Our CTO Samir shared this piece with me that claims urban music is saving the album format. I guess three incidences does qualify as a trend, but I mean, please direct your attention to Taylor Swift.
• https://qz.com/367586/urban-artists-like-kendrick-lamar-are-saving-the-album-format/
Today in VERY IMPORTANT PRANKS: here is the story making the rounds from Digital Music News about the alleged Spotify sale that has half the industry breathing through paper bags. Repeat: this is an April Fools’ prank. I’m only sorry it comes but once a year.
• https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2015/03/25/breaking-14-billion-spotify-acquisition-happening-next-week
One Direction may have lost Zayne Malik this week, but Zayn sure won the internet! Two million Twitter mentions in a single day.
As for videos this week. I came across this cover of Wicked Game through a friend of mine that is an artist manager. I have never liked this song, and then this happened. (And no, before you ask, it is not the Lana Del Rey version.)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Dhj4GPF4U
I don’t know what to say about this video. But I feel strongly about sharing it with you.
• https://www.adweek.com/adfreak/depression-hurts-tacos-loaded-beef-and-cheese-can-help-148209
