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.@Timbaland and I on how tech helped @Tyllaaaaaaa turn Water into a global hit.
“That’s all AI tools”
Congrats to Tyla and the ACA team!
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Denisha Kuhlor Founder & CEO @buildingstans on the main stage with Tosh Ernest @SiliconVlyBank!
#AFROTECH23 #startup #founderlife #founderstory #mentor
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Well done on this panel @buildingstans @denishakuhlor
Grammy Award-winning producer Timbaland shared why artists and creatives should utilize AI #AFROTECH23
I've always been my own person. I'm not going to change for anybody…. especially not now. I was very much my own person at the age of, like, 13.”
teenvogue.com/story/ayra-sta…
“At the same time, I wanted people to accept it, and it's great to be accepted … I can't even imagine that I'm part of this age where there are people like Omah Lay, like Victony. "
teenvogue.com/story/bnxn-jul…
"hip-hop’s slice of the overall pie is, for the moment, pretty small. To take one example, Hipgnosis, the company that sparked the current craze for catalog sales with its founding in 2018, has only one percent of the value of its portfolio in hip-hop."
okayplayer.com/hipgnosis-rap…
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I care soo much!
"These upcoming projects are going to be very different compared to everything that I have done and I am excited about that. I do not care if people are not."
@DojaCat to @vmagazine
vmagazine.com/article/v143-a…
Artists are saying enough is enough.
What is your opinion on whats been going on lately?
teenvogue.com/story/bebe-rex…
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Fans are going crazy over the Brooklyn Public Library and Roc Nation's "Book of Hov".
Let's take a look at other artists and organizations who have created experiential exhibits for hip hop fans to partake in.
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Brand sponsorship dollars have the potential to revolutionise live music economics.
They make everything more economically sustainable, but they're currently limited to the top of the pyramid. Sorely needed at a time when live economics lower in the chain are breaking down.
"But in this model, the brands are creating paths for celebrities to do the things they want to do, because our model is not branded content. It’s entertainment, paid for by brands."
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"But in this model, the brands are creating paths for celebrities to do the things they want to do, because our model is not branded content. It’s entertainment, paid for by brands."
fastcompany.com/90922568/bar…
"These upcoming projects are going to be very different compared to everything that I have done and I am excited about that. I do not care if people are not."
@DojaCat to @vmagazine
vmagazine.com/article/v143-a…
Fans are going crazy over the Brooklyn Public Library and Roc Nation's "Book of Hov".
Let's take a look at other artists and organizations who have created experiential exhibits for hip hop fans to partake in.
J. Cole 2014 Forest Hills Drive
After purchasing his childhood home he named the album after, J. Cole let fans into the house to see for themselves what inspired the album.
The Book of HOV is a a 40,000-square-foot exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library The free exhibit has six “zones” dedicated to the music icon’s career and legacy.
rollingstone.com/music/music…
THIS WAS GOOD
"In a fickle pop landscape that is only truly sustainable when near-instant popularity aligns with repeatedly proven skills, that same viral presence can stunt their growth and threaten their artistic credibility."
rollingstone.com/music/music…
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Artists think they need a fancy and expensive tool to collect their fan data, Google Sheets is free.
List their NAME / EMAIL / PHONE NUMBER as well as any money spent with you at gigs, buying merch etc.
Your future self will thank you, I promise.
#ICYMI
Goldman Sachs is predicting that the global music market will be worth $92bn in 2023, rising to $151.4bn by 2030 / via @musicbizworld




















