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December 31, 2009
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Happy New Year From Digital Music Digest!
The end of any year typically presents an opportunity for publications such as this one to review the trends and technologies that shaped the past 12 months. And as this decade - the one that hardly even has a "nickname" (the "thousands," the "aughts," the "naughts," the "00s," etc.) - draws to a close, Digital Music Digest looks into the past and the future to see what was, what is, and what is yet to come.
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10 Trends In Music Technology To Watch
In The Next Decade
It was Bill Gates (right) who once pointed out that analysts tend to overestimate the amount of technological change that can occur within a year, but underestimate the change that can happen in a decade. With that in mind, here's CNET contributor Matt Rosoff's prediction of 10 trends that will affect the music industry by the year 2020. Included in his projections: 1) The digital album will disappear; 2) Streaming will replace downloading; 3) Music will live in "clouds" rather than on hard drives; 4) Emphasis will be placed on audio fidelity rather than file size; and 5) Music search will become important in an on-demand world, but personalized suggestions will become critical. [Full story: CNET]
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 20 Digital Music Trends That Shaped 2009
Y2K9 has seen the emergence and rise of such streaming services as Spotify and Pandora, as well as the fall of numerous other start-ups and also-rans. Courts and corporations continue to deal with anti-piracy issues, record labels and copyright organizations continue to pursue performance fee legislation, iPhone music applications are being released by the hundreds, and new streaming radio stations continue to carve off some of terrestrial radio's loyal listener base. To put this all in perspective, Music Ally has compiled its list of the "20 Key Digital Music Trends in 2009" [Full story: Music Ally]
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10 Technologies That Revolutionized The "Naughts"
Think back to the beginning of this past decade - yes, that auspicious occasion known as Y2K, which at the time was supposed to create widespread blackouts and technological glitches around the globe. (So much for hyperbole.) As we awoke to the year 2000 we were still reading books on paper, our cameras still used film, we still purchased our music on physical product known as "compact discs," and terrestrial radio was still the "place to go" to learn about new music. Considering all that has changed over the past ten years, can we expect that same degree of transformation during the next ten? [Full story: Pocket-Lint]
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 5 Predictions For The Music Biz In 2010
In the past ten years we have seen Napster grow and die, streaming radio services have been saddled with unsustainable licensing fees, subscription music services have sputtered and faded into the sunset, start-ups have come and gone, and the emergence of new players in the music business that a decade ago either had no interest in music (think Apple) or that didn't exist at all (MySpace). This week, Native Digital's Nick Crocker revealed five predictions for music in 2010, beginning with his observation that major recording labels have begun to understand that digital technology is here to stay - and are beginning to seize upon the financial opportunities that go with it. [Full story: Mashable]
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MidemNet Chooses Top 15 Digital Music Startups
MidemNet Lab has named 15 digital music start-ups to be recognized in a dedicated presentation during the annual Midem convention next month in Cannes, France. The 15 start-ups cover a range of digital fields that offer opportunities and platforms including live applications (Awdio, Songkick, Streamjam), digital music and lyrics licensing (DigiClef, TuneWiki), artist management (BandCentral), managing key data for artists (Band Metrics), digital distribution (Pops Worldwide), web radio (Radionomy), remixing (Aviary, GoMix, and Tracksandfields), musical discovery (Thesixtyone), artistic financing (Kickstarter) and on-line advertising (Silence Media). [Full story: All About Jazz]
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Al Bell Presents American Soul Music
If you're into classic and contemporary Soul, R&B, Blues, Gospel, Jazz, Hip-Hop Soul, Rap Soul, and Neo-Soul, we invite you to listen to Al Bell Presents American Soul Music. Former Stax Records owner and Motown President Al Bell personally has programmed this awesome radio station online, presenting your favorites from the 1960s and '70s, some of the best new music that's being released today, and some real gems you haven't heard in a long, long time. Come to www.AlBellPresents.Com and hear it for yourself!
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