Virtual Music News — November 2020

5 min readDec 14, 2020

From Lil Nas X setting virtual viewing records in Roblox to Verizon’s geo-targeted 5G AR experience featuring Black Pumas singer Eric Burton, artists and fans continue to create new ways to connecting virtually. Check out the major virtual reality, augmented reality and spatial audio music announcements from November:

Industry News

LA Companies Play Leading Role in Rising AR, VR IndustryIt may seem redundant to say that a company focused on creating virtual reality experiences is ahead of the curve, but…
www.google.com

Smarter hearables to overcome COVID-19 slowdowns — Electronic Products & TechnologyWhile lockdowns in China in early 2020 damaged the number of shipments of hearables technology and delayed production,…
www.ept.ca

AR is alive and well on the iPhone, and Apple's augmented reality is getting better fastSometime in the not-too-distant future, Apple will reportedly unveil an augmented- or mixed-reality headset. Apple…
www.cnet.com

Tencent Music invests in Wave and re-airs Billie Eilish livestreamThis morning TME announced a strategic partnership and minority equity investment in startup Wave, whose tech has been…
musically.com

Virtual Concerts Are Set to Reshape the Music Industry Post-Pandemic"COVID is going to prove over time to be the greatest thing that ever happened to the music industry," music technology…
www.thewrap.com

State of Play: the rise of in-game concertsHi there! I’m Cherie, a writer who focuses on the intersection of music and technology. On a higher level, I’m…
djmag.com

Augmented Reality Music News

Verizon touts 5G with geotargeted AR concert on SnapchatVerizon this week released its first geotargeted augmented reality (AR) experience for customers with its higher-speed…
www.google.com

Kylie Minogue brings Instagram AR experience to fans | Mobile Marketing MagazinePop music legend Kylie Minogue has teamed up with Facebook to provide her fans with an augmented reality (AR)…
mobilemarketingmagazine.com

How augmented reality gives new life to physical musicPolydor Records used the cover of pop-rock group Haim's latest album to create an interactive AR soundscape on…
t.co

Rita Ora dazzles in sequinned dress as she is transformed into AVATARShe's known for making a statement with her bold performance style. And Rita Ora was breaking new ground as she starred…
www.dailymail.co.uk

AR brings David Guetta DJ set into your homeSnapchat is offering David Guetta fans the chance to enjoy an exceptional DJ set by simply pointing their smartphone to…
sg.news.yahoo.com

What Snap’s Voca.ai Acquisition Could Mean for Snapchat & Spectacles — Virtual Voice Assistants Meet…What does it mean when a software company obsessively focused on innovating the way we use our mobile devices to see and…
www.google.com

Piano Guys’ New AR App Brings Concert To Your HomeSALT LAKE CITY, Utah — They started as a viral sensation. Now, 10 years and nearly 7 million YouTube subscribers later,…
ksltv.com

Virtual Reality Music News

Lil Nas X's Roblox concert was attended 33 million timesLil Nas X performed to an audience of millions across two days and four shows this weekend, playing in a setting that…
www.theverge.com

Kryder Enters the VR Space With Launch of New "Kryteria Metaverse"Having moved forward with a jam-packed year of releases, the launch of his own music production coaching service, and…
www.google.com

Tribe XR strikes Beatport deal for virtual reality DJingTribe XR is an interesting music/tech startup: we wrote about it when it pitched as part of the Techstars Music demo day…
www.google.com

Bootshaus a legendary nightclub goes VR. As the coronavirus pandemic tracks on the party scenes are…Bootshaus a legendary nightclub goes VR. As the coronavirus pandemic tracks on the party scenes are forced to become…
thecinetalk.com

SpaceTime Launches Web-Based 3D Video Chat Platform For Concerts, Live Streaming, Retail, And…Hello SpaceTime Inc. announced today the launch of a new web-based 3D video chat platform…
www.digitaljournal.com

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are set to host a series of high-power DJ sets in Sensorium GalaxyDimitri Vegas & Like Mike are set to produce and host a series of high-power DJ sets in Sensorium Galaxy. The dance…
www.ravejungle.com

Burna Boy Performs Exclusive Show "Live From London" at O2 Academy Brixton on MelodyVR App (PHOTOS)On Wednesday, November 19th, at 12pm PT/ 3pm ET/ 8pm GMT, Nigerian Afro-fusion pioneer Burna Boy performed an immersive,…
respect-mag.com

Major Lazer is Performing a Groundbreaking Concert in Social VR for Oculus' "Venues"Thanks to the impact of COVID-19, the live music industry has mutated into a Frankenstein-like monster of drive-in…
edm.com

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes played a VR show and it was wild | NextMosh: Rock and Metal NewsFrank Carter & The Rattlesnakes brought the fire and the fury to the O2 Academy Brixton for an exclusive VR Experience…
nextmosh.com

BTS Comes to 'Beat Saber' in New Music Pack DLC, Trailer HereBeat Saber, the block-slashing rhythm game, now has a music pack featuring the infectious grooves of South Korean pop…
www.google.com

A BEAT IN JUNE Starring Tamar Greene and Alita Moses Positions Itself to be First Virtual Reality…With the onset of COVID-19 the creators of A Beat in June, Mischa Ipp and Daniel Rufolo, dreamed of finding a way to…
www.broadwayworld.com

SpaceTime Launches Web-Based 3D Video Chat Platform For Concerts, Live Streaming, Retail, And Social…Hello SpaceTime Inc. (&ldquo;SpaceTime&rdquo;), announced today the launch of a new web-based 3D video chat platform for…
www.google.com

How J Balvin Made His Trippy, Eye-Popping Halloween Concert in FortniteThe video game has become a music venue as the pandemic continues to keep live shows off the road. The Latin pop star…
www.nytimes.com

Steve Aoki to Take Part in Celebrity VR Beat Battle #TrailerU24 Solutions will be hosting a new one-of-a-kind Virtual Reality Tournament event called 'Beat & Battle' composed of…
www.google.com

Upcoming Virtual Music Events

Liam Gallagher announces livestreamed VR gig 'Down By The River Thames'Culture Music News Liam Gallagher performs 'roll with it' at Glastonbury Concert will be streamed on 5 December Liam…
t.co

Lost Horizon announces season of VR events | IQ MagazineLost Horizon, the VR music venue created by the team behind Glastonbury's Shangri-La, has announced its first season of…
www.iq-mag.net

Brickyard Broadcast: A Musical Event With World Premier In Virtual Reality | ARPostCan choirs and orchestras still perform together during lockdown? Since they cannot be together in the same physical…
arpost.co

Virtual Beings and AI

How virtual band K/DA launched an EP in a pandemicRegardless, it’s an approach that’s unique to virtual bands. Real-life groups will occasionally rotate and replace their…
t.co

‘It’s the screams of the damned!’ The eerie AI world of deepfake music‘It’s Christmas time! It’s hot tub time!” sings Frank Sinatra. At least, it sounds like him. With an easy swing, cheery…
www.theguardian.com

Spatial Audio News

We’ve been using AirPods Pro for a year. This is what we think nowApple’s AirPods Pro first went on sale in late October 2019 and a lot’s changed in the space of a year. Not only did the…
www.cnet.com

From Cutting Edge to Cozy Cartoons, Pollen Music Group’s Got the TuneFor the past decade, Pollen Music Group has thrived on technology’s cutting edge, crafting soundscapes that bring…
www.sfcv.org

Virtual Music News — November 2020

Industry News

LA Companies Play Leading Role in Rising AR, VR Industry

It may seem redundant to say that a company focused on creating virtual reality experiences is ahead of the curve, but…

Smarter hearables to overcome COVID-19 slowdowns — Electronic Products & Technology

While lockdowns in China in early 2020 damaged the number of shipments of hearables technology and delayed production,…

AR is alive and well on the iPhone, and Apple's augmented reality is getting better fast

Sometime in the not-too-distant future, Apple will reportedly unveil an augmented- or mixed-reality headset. Apple…

Tencent Music invests in Wave and re-airs Billie Eilish livestream

This morning TME announced a strategic partnership and minority equity investment in startup Wave, whose tech has been…

Virtual Concerts Are Set to Reshape the Music Industry Post-Pandemic

"COVID is going to prove over time to be the greatest thing that ever happened to the music industry," music technology…

State of Play: the rise of in-game concerts

Hi there! I’m Cherie, a writer who focuses on the intersection of music and technology. On a higher level, I’m…

Augmented Reality Music News

Verizon touts 5G with geotargeted AR concert on Snapchat

Verizon this week released its first geotargeted augmented reality (AR) experience for customers with its higher-speed…

Kylie Minogue brings Instagram AR experience to fans | Mobile Marketing Magazine

Pop music legend Kylie Minogue has teamed up with Facebook to provide her fans with an augmented reality (AR)…

How augmented reality gives new life to physical music

Polydor Records used the cover of pop-rock group Haim's latest album to create an interactive AR soundscape on…

Rita Ora dazzles in sequinned dress as she is transformed into AVATAR

She's known for making a statement with her bold performance style. And Rita Ora was breaking new ground as she starred…

AR brings David Guetta DJ set into your home

Snapchat is offering David Guetta fans the chance to enjoy an exceptional DJ set by simply pointing their smartphone to…

What Snap’s Voca.ai Acquisition Could Mean for Snapchat & Spectacles — Virtual Voice Assistants Meet…

What does it mean when a software company obsessively focused on innovating the way we use our mobile devices to see and…

Piano Guys’ New AR App Brings Concert To Your Home

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — They started as a viral sensation. Now, 10 years and nearly 7 million YouTube subscribers later,…

Virtual Reality Music News

Lil Nas X's Roblox concert was attended 33 million times

Lil Nas X performed to an audience of millions across two days and four shows this weekend, playing in a setting that…

Kryder Enters the VR Space With Launch of New "Kryteria Metaverse"

Having moved forward with a jam-packed year of releases, the launch of his own music production coaching service, and…

Tribe XR strikes Beatport deal for virtual reality DJing

Tribe XR is an interesting music/tech startup: we wrote about it when it pitched as part of the Techstars Music demo day…

Bootshaus a legendary nightclub goes VR. As the coronavirus pandemic tracks on the party scenes are…

Bootshaus a legendary nightclub goes VR. As the coronavirus pandemic tracks on the party scenes are forced to become…

SpaceTime Launches Web-Based 3D Video Chat Platform For Concerts, Live Streaming, Retail, And…

Hello SpaceTime Inc. announced today the launch of a new web-based 3D video chat platform…

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are set to host a series of high-power DJ sets in Sensorium Galaxy

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are set to produce and host a series of high-power DJ sets in Sensorium Galaxy. The dance…

Burna Boy Performs Exclusive Show "Live From London" at O2 Academy Brixton on MelodyVR App (PHOTOS)

On Wednesday, November 19th, at 12pm PT/ 3pm ET/ 8pm GMT, Nigerian Afro-fusion pioneer Burna Boy performed an immersive,…

Major Lazer is Performing a Groundbreaking Concert in Social VR for Oculus' "Venues"

Thanks to the impact of COVID-19, the live music industry has mutated into a Frankenstein-like monster of drive-in…

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes played a VR show and it was wild | NextMosh: Rock and Metal News

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes brought the fire and the fury to the O2 Academy Brixton for an exclusive VR Experience…

BTS Comes to 'Beat Saber' in New Music Pack DLC, Trailer Here

Beat Saber, the block-slashing rhythm game, now has a music pack featuring the infectious grooves of South Korean pop…

A BEAT IN JUNE Starring Tamar Greene and Alita Moses Positions Itself to be First Virtual Reality…

With the onset of COVID-19 the creators of A Beat in June, Mischa Ipp and Daniel Rufolo, dreamed of finding a way to…

SpaceTime Launches Web-Based 3D Video Chat Platform For Concerts, Live Streaming, Retail, And Social…

Hello SpaceTime Inc. (&ldquo;SpaceTime&rdquo;), announced today the launch of a new web-based 3D video chat platform for…

How J Balvin Made His Trippy, Eye-Popping Halloween Concert in Fortnite

The video game has become a music venue as the pandemic continues to keep live shows off the road. The Latin pop star…

Steve Aoki to Take Part in Celebrity VR Beat Battle #Trailer

U24 Solutions will be hosting a new one-of-a-kind Virtual Reality Tournament event called 'Beat & Battle' composed of…

Upcoming Virtual Music Events

Liam Gallagher announces livestreamed VR gig 'Down By The River Thames'

Culture Music News Liam Gallagher performs 'roll with it' at Glastonbury Concert will be streamed on 5 December Liam…

Lost Horizon announces season of VR events | IQ Magazine

Lost Horizon, the VR music venue created by the team behind Glastonbury's Shangri-La, has announced its first season of…

Brickyard Broadcast: A Musical Event With World Premier In Virtual Reality | ARPost

Can choirs and orchestras still perform together during lockdown? Since they cannot be together in the same physical…

Virtual Beings and AI

How virtual band K/DA launched an EP in a pandemic

Regardless, it’s an approach that’s unique to virtual bands. Real-life groups will occasionally rotate and replace their…

‘It’s the screams of the damned!’ The eerie AI world of deepfake music

‘It’s Christmas time! It’s hot tub time!” sings Frank Sinatra. At least, it sounds like him. With an easy swing, cheery…

Spatial Audio News

We’ve been using AirPods Pro for a year. This is what we think now

Apple’s AirPods Pro first went on sale in late October 2019 and a lot’s changed in the space of a year. Not only did the…

From Cutting Edge to Cozy Cartoons, Pollen Music Group’s Got the Tune

For the past decade, Pollen Music Group has thrived on technology’s cutting edge, crafting soundscapes that bring…

Written by Amy LaMeyer

Hello SpaceTime Inc. (“SpaceTime”), announced today the launch of a new web-based 3D video chat platform for…