In 2020, torrents and peer-to-peer file-sharing programs are no longer as popular, it's easy to assume everyone switched to streaming, however; what if the industry overlooked something important?
Kyle Keith, Ascendents Corporation founder/president and lead singer-songwriter/electric guitarist from The Ascendents rock band, mentions how the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected industry artists -- when normally musicians everywhere could be generating income from live events/touring, currently it is not happening legally, causing skilled music artists whose careers rely on the music industry to struggle even harder for survival, greater hindering culture/society's ability to create art.
Discovering artist music downloads being leaked/offered for free by a trusted distribution partner (as if the work is worthless) is disappointing, because of a consensus that these mainstream distribution partners had a similar business model of generating income for artists all around the world.
Perhaps this alternate server interfaces with their main servers, while removing undeniable connections back to their business, because if the backdoor website is simply a hack by another third-party and the site name is a coincidence, then why would the real company allow it to continue, maybe they aren't watching their Google results?
Try this!
Verify the existence of the download site for yourself! (For information purpose only, not for illegally downloading music)
1. Google search for: qq music search
2. Navigate to download site
3. Search for a song
4. Press the download button
More information
It's easy to wonder how many random internet users have found their way to the download site, the streaming service is said to have half a billion listeners.
Use this calculator to estimate potential lost music revenue.
i.e. 20,000,000 users * 50 songs each * $0.99 per song = $990 million dollars per period
Music from all major distributors have been found on the site, escalating this for public discussion.
Hello, please share with your favorite radio station's program/music director(s). Fans: call/text/message your favorite radio station and request them to play The Ascendents!
You might receive some of this music by distributor or promotional compact disc, however; Ascendents Records' Radio Downloads site is updated ahead of releases with radio edits and other goodies. Mediabase and BDS encoded ISRC-tagged WAV-24, WAV-16, FLAC, and MP3-320 recordings are identified accordingly on the https://ascendentsrecords.com/radio website where you can also request free promo CDs. In addition, we can help you connect with the artists to arrange articles, interviews, appearances, and other music promotions.
Request an access code for your station, you will also get a permanent custom link to automatically sign-in, preview, and directly download from the record label's collection of high-quality music: https://ascendentsrecords.com/contact/?a=newRadioCode
Thanks and enjoy, Ascendents Promotions
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Entertainment seekers, music fans, artists, mallrats, consumers, tourists, and residents of Portland, Oregon here is some exciting news up your alley! Lloyd Center Mall's website now states that the 'Live Nation Music Venue will be opening in 2020.' The venue will be located on the third floor of the old Nordstrom building. The box office will be on the first floor and will include lounging and dining options.
So who is Live Nation and how cool are they? Live Nation is the world's leading live entertainment company. With Live Nation you can expect professional state of the art lighting, sound, big name artists, and staff making it a full music industry concert experience. Not only is Portland getting a world-class concert venue, but the city could also be getting their own legendary House of Blues. In 2017, Willamette Week reported, "According to a liquor license application filed with the OLCC, the venue will be located inside Lloyd Center, Live Nation owns over 100 clubs and amphitheaters internationally, including the House of Blues chain. Though the venue is listed as "Rose City Music Hall" on the OLCC application, the LLC name is "HOB Entertainment," suggesting it could be branded as a House of Blues."
Rose City Music Hall OLCC License / https://bit.ly/2OqpJAp
The venue, lounge, and dining are all among a new renovation to transform the old Nordstrom side of the mall into an entertainment wing. The second floor of the Nordstrom's building is set to have an entertainment arcade restaurant like Dave and Buster's. Upon several visits to the mall I have noticed it to be very empty of people, numerous vacant stores and vacant restaurants in the food court that are unnoccupied by businesses. In this day and age it appears that more people are just shopping online instead of mall browsing. This entertainment wing could be what Lloyd Center needs to bring a new crowd. Let's see what happens! Stay tuned for more information on this story as it develops.
LATELY -- compared to web radio app station playlists, on-demand ad-supported streaming with custom playlists seem to be preferred, since services such as YouTube and Spotify have grown more. Among the on-demand streaming player giants, July and March Billboard reports by Cherie Hu and Ed Christman suggest Apple Music and Spotify significantly pulled ahead with their advertising/subscription-based service model. Oftentimes, subscribing allows for unlocking enhanced features of music applications and stopping advertising from interrupting the music experience.
