A Bose Record Label; Gramophone Debuts Podcast Series; Playlists Capture the Majority of Digital Audio Listening Time
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Bose Expands with the Launch of a Record Label
Audio equipment manufacturer Bose is expanding its music business horizons with the launch of Bose Studios, an in-house content studio, and a new record label, Bose Records. The aim is to help the company transition from campaign-driven marketing and to help break new or underappreciated artists.
Apple Music reveals its 20 most-streamed artists of all time
The list offers another fascinating snapshot of the artists who have dominated one of the world’s biggest streaming services since its launch in 2015.
Music playlists dominate where digital audio listeners spend their time
57% of US digital audio listeners spend the most time with music playlists, far ahead of podcasts (35%) and every other format, according to a March 2026 survey from Harris Poll and EMARKETER.
Gramophone Debuts ‘Listening Room’ Podcast Series
The Gramophone Listening Room is about exploring recent and historic treasures of the recordings catalogue through the ears and player perspectives of some of today’s finest younger-generation musical voices
Role Model is first artist to use Spotify ‘Reserved’ ticketing
Spotify’s next big step into ticketing is rolling out.
Atonemo’s NTS Radio Player brings the best of internet radio to your hi-fi
NTS Radio and Atonemo teamed up to bring internet radio and your streaming music service of choice to your hi-fi or any other speaker.
Watch Out Spotify, A New App Is on Deck
Tapedeck was built with a mission to pay artists what they are worth by building revenue streams into music streams. Could it be the game changer the industry needs?
Global artist, songwriter and management bodies call for rights to be respected in AI music deals
The statement asserts that music creators are being sent letters by major labels and publishers informing them that their work has already been included in new AI licensing agreements without prior discussion or agreement.
SZA, Kenneth Blume Decry Use of Their Songs in AI Training Data Sets
Last week, the Atlantic debuted a new AI detection tool that allows artists to see, with a brief name search, if their music appears in data sets used to train AI music generators.
Major labels in Canada win site-blocking order targeting stream-ripping platforms – a first for the country’s music industry
ISPs are ordered to block stream-ripping domains including Y2mate.ws, YTmp3.lat, Savefrom.space, and Spowload.cc.
AI Songs Are Taking Money From Real Artists And Investors
A North Carolina man, Michael Smith, pleaded guilty to a groundbreaking $8 million music streaming fraud, using AI to generate songs and bots for billions of fake streams. This case exposes a critical vulnerability in the booming music royalty investment market, where billions are invested in song catalogues as stable income assets.
The Average U.S. Streamer Spends $434 on Music Yearly
The average stateside streaming user now spends $434 on recorded music annually – up nearly 30% from 2020, according to a new DIMA’ study. But amid a well-documented subscriber plateau in established markets, what’s the best way to drive additional growth?
iHeartMedia Brings AudioGraph Measuring to the Market
The Triton Digital tool is compatible with other digital measurement platforms via DSP
Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition among 31 groups warning against ‘misuse’ of artist and songwriter rights in AI deals
Orgs representing artists, songwriters and music managers issue open letter over AI deals.
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