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Jesse Kirshbaum

Jesse Kirshbaum is the founder of Beats and Bytes, a curated collection of the best news and trends in music, brands, and technology.

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How Brands Are Tapping Into the Latin Music Renaissance

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Latin music isn’t just beholden to Hispanic audiences—in the U.S., it's arguably the most culturally relevant genre.

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How Spotify Is Helping Brands Curate Their Way Through the Attention Recession

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Music streaming platforms have become powerful social networks with deep levels of engagement.

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4 Music Trends That Defined the Second Quarter of 2022

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This quarter, we saw brands lean into these themes to reimagine what music brand partnerships can look, sound and feel like.

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4 Ways Brands Are Tapping Into the Booming Concert and Festival Landscape

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Brand and music executives share their to approach building live music partnerships that cut through the noise in 2022.

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Music Will Be the Gravitational Force Driving the Hyperverse

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As innovation and capital push metaverse platforms closer together, marketers must consider strategies that cut through multiple metaverses at scale.

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5 Trends That Defined the Music Space in Q1

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Marketers are leveraging the music consumption boom, which is growing at record pace.

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4 Points to Hit for a Successful Livestream Concert

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The question isn't whether brands should activate in the live music space, but how.

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3 Takeaways From Last Weekend’s Livestream Concerts

Voice

While in-person, Super Bowl 56 had an impressive roster of virtual events pre- and post-game.

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Why Music and Musicians Are a Marketer’s Best Weapons

Brandweek

Opinion: They make for harmonious partnerships.