It’s a bumper day for new music services and artist-focused platforms, with three to tell you about.
Tapedeck is the first: a downloads and streaming service promising artists 80% of its revenues; an algorithm “that prioritises new music over tunes you’ve already heard”; and a pay-per-play model that includes ads and partner offers to get free plays. It’s been launched by mobile content firm Zedge, and is overseen by Tim Quirk – a music artist who has also held senior roles in Rhapsody and Google’s music businesses.
Today’s second new platform is UK-based Stradebase, which is the latest attempt to popularise fractional ownership of music royalties by fans. Artists can sell royalty shares represented as digital trading cards within Stradebase’s app, adding perks from merch to early ticket access. Grime artists Skepta, JME, Wretch 32 and Jammer are early adopters, as well as Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage.
Finally today, AuroMasters is a new hi-res / spatial music service using its own Auto-3D format. It uses a credits-based system for listening, and like Tapedeck is offering an 80% rev-share to artists. The startup said its catalogue is “carefully curated but very modest” at launch, but added that it is “working with many artists from both major and independent labels to expand rapidly”.
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