Winamp Will Be Reborn In 2027 To Take On Streaming
Winamp, the endlessly skinnable MP3 player that ruled Windows desktops in the pre-streaming era, is making a comeback next year, but not as you know it. In a partnership with Deezer, Winamp will be reborn as a completely new player with its own premium subscription service, with Deezer providing the white-label streaming technology and licensed catalog.
Sylvan Esso return to Spotify after a year of boycotting
North Carolina electropop duo Sylvan Esso have announced that after a year of boycotting Spotify, it's financially necessary for them to return to the platform in order to continue employing their team.
Coach channels music into fall campaign with Spotify integration, bus tour
Elle Fanning acts as a bus driver who picks up musicians including PinkPantheress in ads that serve as the inspiration for a Tabby Tour experience.
Official Charts Company launches ‘transformative’ new platform
The new platform provides direct access to the Official Charts Company’s sales data and enables users to track performance across artists, tracks and film titles and understand changes in consumption.
Amazon Music’s latest originals are remixes of dance classics
British trip-hop group Olive’s 1996 single ‘You’re Not Alone’ is a certified dance classic, and now it’s been remixed by German DJ Marlon Hoffstadt 20 years later.
Lunacy launches Nova platform with five free virtual instruments – but bigger things are on the way
The LA-based company is working on an AI-powered platform for prompt-based plugin development and customization, synchronized across your browser and your DAW
Why AI Workflows Need Music Understanding and Search
Why conversational search and agentic music workflows succeeds when built on structured metadata that allows AI to understand catalogs.
x0xb0x, the synth that launched an open-source hardware boom, is reborn
Based on the legendary TB-303, the x0xb0x was an underground legend all its own, one that helped popularize the open-source hardware movement. And now it’s back, in a digital emulation of the original hardware, from x0xb0x’s original creator.
Grand Theft Auto tracks trigger massive Spotify streaming spikes
Explore the latest Grand Theft Auto Album songs and discover the new singles that fans are streaming on Spotify now.
Simply Red To Headline Somerset Sounds Festival
Set to perform at The Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton on Sunday, 22nd August 2027, the performance marks the grand finale of their newly announced 'Summer Funk '27' UK and European tour, offering fans an exclusive final opportunity to see the band wrap up their summer run.
Symphonic adds MassiveMusic audio delivery to its TransferTrack migration tech, removing what it calls one of the last manual steps for labels switching distributors
The deal allows Symphonic to pull audio files and metadata out of MassiveMusic’s catalog infrastructure when a label transfers its releases.
Olivia Rodrigo Is the Most Album-Oriented Artist in the Streaming Era
An analysis of top streamed albums finds Olivia Rodrigo has the lowest track differential ratio among major female pop artists, making her the most album-oriented act in the streaming era.
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