Airbit Tackles Beat Discovery Via AI-Powered Search by Sound; Mandolin to Livestream Firefly Music Fest; When Songs Meet Podcasts

Airbit’s Search by Sound uses machine learning-based audio analysis to find sonic similarity between tracks, regardless of producer hype, tags, or other factors. This changes the game for beat discovery.

As the festival’s official live streaming partner, current Mandolin users get instant access to the show, but new fans can tune in for free by creating a Mandolin account.

Music streaming and podcasts used to be two distinct things.

FMG’s music streaming APIs and SDKs benefit the music industry and help tech companies build their products on top of pre-cleared music and features.

The platform offers high quality playback of classic shows and new acts via monthly subscription with revenue shares based on a user-centric model...

A number of Spotify playlist curators are complaining that the streaming music company is not addressing the ongoing issue of playlist abuse, which sees bad actors reporting playlists that have gained a following in order to give their own playlists better visibility.

The program will include music from the day and videos that tell the stories of New England farmers. Farm Aid 2021 is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25, at Xfinity Theatre in Harford, Connecticut.

As ever, the maturation of markets begs the question: “what next?” – and we have now hit this point with streaming, as the ‘ big bang’ moment of D2C video streaming platforms coincides with the…

Streaming services’ playlists make it easier for listeners to find music worth playing. But experts say they’re also breaking fans’ relationships with artists.

Sam Friedman is a Brooklyn-based producer, composer, and sound design artist, who releases music under the monikers Nerve Leak and Past Palms.

As you'll know from our news story yesterday on a competition snag for Sony Music's acquisition of AWAL, the UK's recent music streaming economics inquiry is already having some knock-on effects.

Analyst Justin Patterson sees evidence suggesting Spotify’s business is in a stronger position.

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