0to8's Rise to 4B Streams; TuneCore Report; SCOTUS Sides with Cox in Music Piracy Case
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TuneCore Says Its Accelerator Program Drove 50B Streams. Here’s What That Means for Indie Artists
The digital music distribution company TuneCore has released its fourth annual Accelerator Report, highlighting the impact of its TuneCore Accelerator platform — a suite of promotional, discovery, and audience-building tools designed to help self-releasing artists break through an increasingly crowded streaming ecosystem.
0to8’s rise to 4bn streams: ‘We were giving raw material to creators’
Its name may not be familiar, but its claimed statistics are striking: more than 4bn streams across all platforms in 2025; and more than 130m videos created using its music that year too.
SCOTUS sides with Cox in landmark music piracy case
The justices ruled that Cox is not contributorily liable for the infringement of Sony's copyrights because "it did not intend for that service to be used to commit copyright infringement."
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Publishes New Report on Public Interest in Orchestral Music & AI
Nationally, the results show there was not a dystopian threat to human creativity across the board, with live performance, whether music or theatre. In contrast, recorded music was seen to be at risk of AI taking over in the next few decades.
Bridge Conference partners with Jukebox Ventures on £1m startup accelerator
Selected early-stage startups working across music, technology and entertainment will have the opportunity to present their ideas directly to investors and industry leaders attending the conference. Successful participants will receive investment support alongside mentorship from members of the Jukebox Ventures network and other industry figures present at the event.
Sony Music’s latest acquisition is Nordic label One Seven Music
Another day, another acquisition of an independent label by a major. This one’s in Denmark: Copenhagen-based One Seven Music, which has built a strong reputation in the dance and electronic-music.
How Mitski became Secretly Group's global streaming star
Mitski has scored another hit album in the UK and US.
Music messaging app Feels, which counts Eminem manager Paul Rosenberg among its investors, launches with licensing deals from all three majors
The licensing deals give the platform access to “millions of licensed tracks, videos and lyrics,” Feels said in a press release.
Hospital Records announces 4000 capacity day festival in Hackney Wick
Hospitality, the global events arm of Hospital Records, is launching a brand-new London summer event as part of the label’s landmark 30th year celebrations. Hospital30 Block party will take place at N090 in Hackney Wick, London, on 1 August.
AI Music Is Entering Everyday Life
For more than a century, music has largely been organized around the song as its fundamental unit: a fixed recording with a beginning and an end, distributed and consumed as a distinct product.
Apple Music now surfaces concert listings and ticket links via Bandsintown and Ticketmaster deals
When a user plays a song, they can pull up the artist, see upcoming dates nearby, and buy a ticket without switching apps.
Artlist Expands Its AI Platform with Professional-Grade AI Music for Video Production
The addition of a new commercial-ready AI music generator, powered by Google, enables creators to produce studio-quality songs in any language and genre directly within their video creation workflow.
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