Apple Music Betting on Live Radio in an On-Demand Era; ReverbNation Launches Levels
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Riffusion’s free AI music platform could be the Spotify of the future
The company’s new AI model, called Fuzz, can generate complete songs from text descriptions, audio clips or visual prompts. What sets it apart is its ability to learn individual users’ musical preferences over time, creating an increasingly personalized creative experience.
ReverbNation launches Levels, a new invite-only programme offering top-tier career-building resources for budding artists
“We want to step up what real artist support looks like today,” says Meng Ru Kuok, CEO & Co-Founder of BandLab Technologies.
The new Levels programme aims to expand ReverbNation’s artist services and career support beyond its current suite of self-service distribution and promotional tools, now offering “white-glove distribution, publishing, licensing, marketing and sponsorships, along with direct financial backing through advances”.
Amazon hikes prices for ‘Music Unlimited’ streaming service in the US, UK and Canada
In the US, individual non-Prime members will now pay $11.99 monthly, up from $10.99, while Prime members will see their monthly rate rise to $10.99 from $9.99.
Rakim is helping Notes startup ensure artists get paid in full
Put your hands together for the latest music-fintech startup, which ain’t no joke for any microphone fiends who don’t want to sweat the technique of earning their living.
How UnitedMasters Brought Musicians Into The Creator Economy
Founder and CEO Steve Stoute talks about how he used technology to advance the Music Industry into the Digital Age and pivot a legacy industry to one that thrives In today’s world.
Spotify Wins Lawsuit Over Bundling Royalties
Spotify has defeated a lawsuit from the Mechanical Licensing Collective that accused the streaming giant of unfairly cutting royalty rates as part of its audiobooks-music “bundling” option announced last year, according to Billboard. Although the MLC claimed that Spotify had “unilaterally and unlawfully” cut its music-royalty payments via the bundle, a federal judge ruled that its move was supported by “unambiguous” regulations.
Using AI in music: the impact for the music creator
Of all the things I have learned from researching the uses of AI, this is what I liked the most and that is why I have left it for the end. When we hear about AI in music, it is easy to think of an artificial intelligence that makes music, but its application as a tool to help in the study and creation process is not so obvious.
TikTok Curators & Music Discovery: A Big Opportunity for Spotify?
Explore how TikTok music curators have reshaped music discovery and the potential for Spotify to step in for the win if the TikTok ban goes through.
How music marketing will change in 2025
Music marketing is always changing – and yet the fundamentals stay the same. So what’s going to change in 2025 – and how can you change your strategy to make sure you keep cutting through? Liam James Ward is CEO/co-founder of social/digital music marketing agency Something Something, and he joins Music Ally’s Joe Sparrow to look ahead.
Why Apple Music is betting on live radio in an on-demand era
In 2015, Zane Lowe left his job as a DJ on the BBC’s venerable Radio 1 in the U.K. to become the principal voice of a new digital radio station at the music-streaming service launched that year by Apple. Among his duties: an hour-long show beamed live from Los Angeles every weekday starting at 9 a.m. Pacific time.
A decade later, Lowe is a fixture of pop music around the globe: a relentlessly upbeat tastemaker-turned-cheerleader whose touchy-feely interviews with the biggest names on the charts draw audiences in the millions on Apple Music and YouTube.
TikTok launches Behind The Breakthrough series
The series focuses on the stories behind breakthrough artists who were first embraced by the TikTok community, and who went on to find success off platform.
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