Amazon Music to Livestream Stagecoach; Music Streaming’s Next Growth Era Will Come When Listeners Become Creators
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Music streaming’s next growth era will come when listeners become creators
Imagine a world where your streaming platform doesn’t just play your favourite song but also connects you with others who love it — all while keeping the artist at the centre of the conversation.
Stagecoach 2025 to Be Livestreamed by Amazon Music
Early-morning reruns of the country festival's programming a new feature for 2025, aimed primarily at catching international viewers on Prime Video, Twitch and the Amazon Music app.
How Music Industry Leaders Use Tipalti to Streamline Royalty Payments
Tipalti transforms payout operations for digital music brands, allowing these companies to focus on creativity and growth. Automated tax compliance is a huge part of that, with Tipalti’s ability to manage tax compliance requirements in more than 196 countries.
How TikTok's SoundOn is powering WizTheMC's independent No.1 single Show Me Love
TikTok’s digital music promotion and distribution platform SoundOn has been making a UK chart impact in recent months.
Sabrina Carpenter headlines the eighth season of Fortnite Festival
Please please please won’t someone tell us who Fortnite Festival’s latest ‘icon’ star is? It’s someone with taste… Sabrina Carpenter.
Everyone wants to monetise fandom – but we must fix fan data first
In recent years, the music industry has turned its focus to engaging superfans, and it is no surprise – fandom has already proven lucrative. Expanded rights – which includes merchandise and other fandom monetisation opportunities – is a fast-growing sector, growing by 16.4% in 2024 to reach $4.1 billion in revenue.
Music education platform Whatclass launches to change 'fragmented' landscape
Whatclass, a new educational platform for aspiring musicians, has launched with a mission to “reshape how music is taught and learned in the digital age”.
DeepSeek is a wake-up call for the music industry – and its data goldmine
For the music industry, DeepSeek’s simple architecture accelerates AI system development. Machines training machines at this scale mean an imminent flood of generative AI tools, many relying on unethically-sourced data.
Cre8audio’s new Assembler is a “vintage analogue mixer for the modern synth enthusiast”
Old-school sound, new-school workflow.
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The sky is the limit! Hopefully This will break the era of the machines out of control into a more creative society soon