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Everything Is Interpolated: Inside Music’s Nostalgia-Industrial Complex
by Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, April 26, 2023 The music industry has always had a fascination with nostalgia, constantly looking back to...
May 6, 20231 min read
JKBX says Musicians will Benefit from its Royalty-Streams Marketplace
by Stuart Dredge, MusicAlly, April 25, 2023 Startup JKBX is launching a marketplace for trading in music royalty streams as an asset...
May 5, 20231 min read
50% of Vinyl Buyers Don't Own a Turntable
by Daniel Tencer, Music Business Worldwide, April 25, 2023 The resurgence of vinyl sales among music fans has been going on for some time...
May 4, 20231 min read
Reintroducing TIDAL RISING with Direct-Funding for Emerging Artists
News Release by Block, May 3, 2023 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today global music platform, TIDAL is reintroducing TIDAL RISING by...
May 4, 20232 min read
How Boygenius Sparked the “Sad” Folk-Pop TikTok Movement
by Michelle Hyun Kim, Chartmetric, May 2, 2023 As the music industry evolves, so do the trends and genres that capture the public's...
May 3, 20232 min read
AI competition statement, by Peter Gabriel
by Peter Gabriel, April 20, 2023 I have been disturbed by the negative reactions to the competition being run with Stability AI and want...
May 2, 20231 min read
EQUAL Marks Two Years of Celebrating Women Artist
Spotify For the Record news release, April 28, 2023 In 2020 Spotify launched EQUAL, an always-on global program to drive equity for women...
May 1, 20231 min read
YouTube Music Ads Podcasts in the US
by Aisha Malik, TechCrunch, April 27, 2023 YouTube Music is officially adding podcasts to its platform in the United States on Android,...
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Interview with Xavier ‘X’ Jernigan, the voice of Spotify’s DJ
by Lauren Forristal, TechCrunch, April 21, 2023 In March, Spotify launched its first AI-powered feature with the debut of its AI DJ — a...
Apr 29, 20231 min read
Ian MacKaye on the “Depressing” State of the Music Industry
by Thomas Leatham, Far Out Magazine, April 16, 2023 In an interview with Loud and Quiet, frontman of Minor Threat and Fugazi and...
Apr 28, 20231 min read
Generative AI concerns focus on Copyright, but critical legal questions linger
by Lewis D. Sorokin, Esq., Entertainment Attorney, Associate at Law Office of Simon Rosen, Hypebot, April 17, 2023 AI, whether used to...
Apr 27, 20231 min read
The Growing Popularity of Video Game Music
by Alejandra Arevalo, Chartmetric, April 11, 2023 The power of the gaming industry is undeniable, and we can only expect it to keep...
Apr 25, 20232 min read
Jazz Piano Innovator Ahmad Jamal Is Dead at Age 92
by Ted Gioia, The Honest Broker newsletter, April 16, 2023 Other musicians have changed the sound of jazz in various ways. But Ahmad...
Apr 24, 20231 min read
“Tiny Desk” at 15: An oral history
by Sean Fennel, Alternative Press, April 18, 2023 “Tiny Desk” at 15: An oral history of the beloved NPR series’ early days and its...
Apr 23, 20232 min read
Unlocking Increased Productivity with Lofi Music
By Mike Warner 🎵 Head of Editorial Marketing Partnerships - North America @ Believe, February 9, 2023 As someone who is easily...
Apr 20, 20231 min read
With podcast advertising maturing, more mainstream brands want in on growth
By Kimeko McCoy, Digiday.com, March 28, 2023 Podcast advertising is maturing, both in terms of measurement capabilities and audience...
Apr 19, 20231 min read
Are Older Listeners the Key to Unlocking Streaming’s Growth Potential?
by Glenn Peoples, Billboard Pro, March 3, 2023 The often overlooked 55-and-over age group's monthly online listening rate stands at just...
Apr 18, 20231 min read
Universal Reportedly Tells DSP's to Remove AI-Generated Music
by Dylan Smith, Digital Music News, April 12, 2023 The Financial Times just recently detailed the leading label’s reported effort to curb...
Apr 17, 20231 min read
How do we harness AI to drive exponentially more value?
By Tracy Maddux, Chief Commercial Officer, Downtown Music Holdings (and ex-CEO of CD Baby, 2010-2020) April 11, 2023 How do we harness AI...
Apr 16, 20232 min read
The Complex Math of Counterfactuals Could Help Spotify Pick Your Next Favorite Song
by Will Douglas Heaven, Senior editor for AI, MIT Technology Review, April 4, 2023 A new kind of machine-learning model built by a team...
Apr 15, 20231 min read
Curation of the top stories from the music industry. Mostly in English. Full articles can be read on the websites they were initially published on.
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