Music Tech News: AmplifyWorld, Duetti add funding • UnitedMasters • AMPOLLO • CD Baby • BeatStars + VolocoIn recent music tech news, AmplifyWorld, a decentralized engagement platform that empowers musicians and fans by leveraging blockchain and Web3 tech, has announced a $1.2M investment from Chapel Ventures.
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Rhodes Music Celebrates Its Legacy with the Anthology Series PluginRhodes Music introduces the Rhodes Anthology Series, a collection of meticulously sampled virtual instruments that capture the essence of iconic and rare Rhodes pianos. This plug-in faithfully recreates the iconic warmth and character of these instruments, bringing some of the most influential sounds in music history into the toolkits of today’s musicians and producers.

“The Rhodes sound has always been more than just an instrument; it’s a cultural phenomenon,” says Dan Goldman, Chief Product Officer at Rhodes Music. “The sound transcends the physical hardware. It’s a part of music history, and with the Anthology Series, we’re bringing that legacy into the digital world.”

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Believe and TuneCore say they ‘strongly refute’ copyright infringement claims in UMG’s $500m lawsuit and ‘will fight them’The lawsuit, filed on Monday (November 4) alleges that Believe has built its business through industrial-scale copyright infringement'
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Sir Lucian Grainge talks acquisition strategy, AI and converting paid streaming subscribers to superfans on Universal’s Q3 earnings callUMG published its Q3 financial results on October 31. Here's what was said on the company's Q3 earnings call...
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Charli XCX on the Troye Sivan Sweat TourClubgoers, ravers, renegade ragers, and all who “J’adore Hardcore” Melbourne trance and the ‘cutting shapes’ style of London dance, poured out from Seattle Center’s suspended monorail station onto the Climate Pledge Arena’s International Lawn. The expansive field, adjacent to the venue with its lit LED fountain, was a perfect pre-show meeting point for rave baes flaunting their DIY brat meets couture trash fashion aesthetic before Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s sold-out PNW show, the last stop on their joint North American SWEAT tour.

As the crowd grew, old-school beats and new-school bangers pulsated through the venue’s open-air speakers. These party anthems provided a pounding rhythm for the perversely pouting, ever-giddy fans to channel their inner Miss Essex while power-stomping-runway-walking toward the ‘Climate Club’ - all in hopes of finding the shortest queue to experience the summerlong-awaited bash inside. 

The pre-rave scene, albeit in Seattle – a city better known for Nirvana’s squiggly, X-eyed smiley than for EDM’s straightforward acid house smiley —had enough U.K. sensory similarities to evoke the sensation of exiting an East London Tube station and walking the streets to discover ‘the rager’ under the railway arches. While the vastness of the Climate Pledge Arena initially called to mind Ministry of Sound -the legendary London nightclub that tilts more toward touristy types than club kids - the preconceived visual interpolation was soon squelched as the venue’s lampy hit the switch. Suddenly biting brash sound blips and bright white strobes ignited, showcasing the SWEAT stage. The scene, Charli and Troye’s club, a warehouse-like space featuring giant multi-tiered scaffolding and a tunnel leading to the dancefloor below. The setup, a perfect area for devoted fans to show their trenchant brat attitudes with an “I don’t care’ exhibitionist flair.

The strobes continued to blast in time as Troye and his set of strapped dancers hit the stage with “Got Me Started” from 2023’s Something to Give Each Other. The track’s infectious groove, combined with his troupe’s hyper-synchronous, evocative dance moves, put the entire venue in a celebratory mood. His slinky micro-set – a collection of three songs - ended with the dreamy “My My My” from 2018’s Bloom, which made an excellent segue just as another round of ear-splattering electro-lux sounds drew all eyes toward the tunnel top stage. There, Charli’s signature acid-green brat banner magically appeared.  Seconds later, it fell to the ground revealing the no-holds-barred singer/songwriter who dares to defy today’s norm of what it means to be a bona fide female pop star.

Charli raging in full stiletto boots,  didn’t hold back. Singing the superfast “365” party girl remix from this year’s brat and its completely different but also still brat, the club chanteuse ensnared the sold-out crowd with club-inducing vivaciousness, making the entire venue jump in time with Day-Glo gloved hands in the air and vibrate from the ground up. Shygirl, the brilliant opening act, was brought out on stage to accompany Charli for the last chorus. The pairing amplified the contagious song’s dance until the dawn party anthem. 

XCX’s three-song subset, including “360” and “Von Dutch,” both from this spring’s brat pushed out hyper full-based beats signaling the evening would not be slowing down. Charli commanded the stage alone throughout the entirety of the show. Her raw vitality was captured by a lone cameraman following her through the throes of the night’s makeshift underground warehouse studio. The effect allowed fans, no matter how far away from the stage, to feel as if they were Charli’s rave bae as she moved through the club. 

The vacillating micro-sets between Troye and Charli –including a wide range of wardrobe changes -  created a fun guessing game for the audience making them wonder what ‘drip girl’ outfit would appear next. In addition, the rhythmic switched-up subsets produced a virtual experience for concertgoers, allowing them to visualize Troye and Charli’s club time flow, two friends navigating different night-to-dawn adventures and periodically meeting up to compare notes. The result made for a wonderfully well-paced and entertaining show.

Moreover, each mini-set highlighted a plethora of hits made complete with several knockout moments. Charli’s stellar performances of “Sympathy Is a Knife” and “Girl, so confusing,” both anthemic tracks from brat, exploring the inner dagger-like-dark complexities of females navigating their way in an ever more cannibalistic social media-driven world, were two standouts. Hyper-electro club beats, however, rode to the top for most of the show and provided maximalist, spitfire-like fun. The sparky “I Love It” and the hyperpop “Vroom, Vroom” were two of many fan favorites.  The latter had everyone screaming its irresistible “beep, beep so let’s ride” chorus. The entirety of Troye’s sets included provocative lyrics meshed with spectacular singing and dancing, but the Ibiza, house-beat-infused “Rush,” complete with a coordinated keg stand, had a few concertgoers mimicking the sextet of dancers moves.

Similar to all-night raves, the fans could have danced until dawn, making the arrival of the encore seem almost unthinkable. Charli and Troye resolved this with their flirty and fun, glitchy beat brat duet, “Talk talk,” serving as the last drop of the night. Their embrace as the house lights turned up showcased the admiration the two performers have for one another and embodied the PLUR rave principle: peace, love, unity, and respect. While the ‘Climate Club’ rave  was over, the mantra was readily felt following fans as they headed to various ‘afters’- but of course infused with a smidge of Charli’s strong sense of self-worth and can’t be bothered attitude.

SETLIST

Act I - Troye Sivan

Got Me Started-

What's the Time Where You Are?

My My My!

Act I - Charli XCX

365

360

Von Dutch

Act II - Troye Sivan

In My Room

Dance to This

Rager teenager!

Act II - Charli XCX

Club classics

Unlock It

Sympathy Is a Knife

Guess

Act III - Troye Sivan

Bloom

Act III - Charli XCX

Spring breakers

Girl, so confusing

Act IV - Troye Sivan

The Call

One of Your Girls

Act IV - Charli XCX

Everything is romantic

Speed Drive

Apple

Act V - Troye Sivan

Silly

You

STUD

Act V - Charli XCX

365

Vroom Vroom

Act V - Charli XCX & Troye Sivan

1999

Encore - Charli XCX

Track 10

I Love It

Encore - Troye Sivan

Honey

Rush

Encore - Charli XCX & Troye Sivan

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How TikTok calculates payments shifts as Indie takedown fears fizzleHow TikTok payments are calculated is changing as most indie labels and distributors appear to have avoided forecast takedowns.
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Independent music market share hits 46.7% based on ownership [MIDIA’s Mark Mulligan]Independent music market share is growing and now nears 50% when measured on an ownership basis, according to an extensive new MIDiA study.
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TikTok Album Pre-Saves are coming in boost to music release marketingTikTok album pre-saves are coming soon. The in-app feature will boost music promotion on the platform. Here's what we know...
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Classical Highlights for October 2024The highlights of October's new reviews seem to be mainly vocal releases, with a diversity of styles. Of particular note: the women of the Corvus Consort (pictured) are joined by Louise Thomson for a variety of works specifically for female voices and harp. Please explore our classical highlights for October.

Independent and DIY Musician News Last WeekLast week, our tips and advice for independent and DIY musicians news last week covered how to book more gigs, promote internationally, and more...
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