A Music Industry Shift to Digital in Japan; Spotify Files Patent for Karaoke Feature on App; Tunedly Debuts Masked Music Discovery Platform

Line Music's Misaki Iki talks MBW through the Japanese market – and its future possibilities.

Spotify is filing for a patent on a Karaoke Query Processing System for their app. This feature will allow users to access lyrics to songs in sing-a-long mode.

With Spotify’s Discovery Mode having garnered plenty of criticism from within the music community, the streaming service has published more case studies about and testimonials from artists who have successfully taken part in its pilot of the service.

Tunedly, a global online music production and publishing source that recently inked a deal to partner with the international music publisher, Spirit Music Group, today announced its latest industry…

Single Music, a centralized interface for direct-to-consumer digital music sales, monetized video content, and chart reporting, has rolled out its newest feature: Fan Insights Data Dashboard. This…

Latest episode of Frequency podcast features Jonas Sellberg (COO and Co-founder) from Staccs discussing the new platform.

With more than 28.6 million followers, Today's Top Hits is Spotify's biggest playlist by some distance. The streaming service has given it a rebrand.

It is the latest example of a podcast series being picked up by one of the major audio players in a multi-million-dollar deal.

Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey spoke (in extremely general terms) about their plans for their Tidal streaming service on Monday.

Podcasts are now available across all tiers of Amazon Music in Australia, with a series of new and original titles landing alongside well-known local and international podcasts.

As part of the Pro Tools | Ultimate 2021.6 software release, Avid's Hybrid Engine has been made available for HDX Systems.

Family plan lets writer and his loved ones listen to their own special sounds.

As venues reopen, OnePlan’s online collaborative mapping and diagramming tool helps organizers manage crowdflow infrastructure.

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