Kevin Sellors of Soapbox on Human Experiences in Live Music Tech
Soapbox founder and CEO Kevin Sellors talks to us about his mission to bring high-fidelity, high-tech live music into people’s homes (without AI).
Apple Music Classical to Partner with Kahoot!
A series of specially curated Kahoot! quizzes and learning content will create opportunities for students to engage with classical music.
Good News For Radio: Music Listening Is Rising.
There’s great news for the thousands of radio stations playing music. Despite all the other media options available, a just-released survey of adults 18+ from YouGov finds one in five Americans say they’re listening to more music vs. a year ago. That’s especially true among Gen Z and Millennials.
Inside Spotify House Seoul
DJ X reports back from Seoul, where we threw our biggest fan experience yet.
Qobuz Rolls Out Tags to Flag AI-Generated Music: ‘Musical Discovery Must Remain Guided by Human Choices’
Qobuz launches a tag signifying music that has been identified as AI-generated, enabling users to better understand their listening habits.
AI Content Explosion Could Work In Radio’s Favor.
For radio, an AI-driven explosion of content could make trusted brands, personalities and curation more valuable. A new analysis from MoffettNathanson suggests the music business offers evidence. It finds just 1.1% of available songs generated 94% of premium streams in 2025, showing that nearly unlimited choice can concentrate audiences around the brands and content they value most.
Taylor Swift Breaks Spotify Record With ‘Patient Zero’ Surprise Release
Spotify says that one of the four Swift songs released yesterday – “Patient Zero” – immediately became Spotify’s most-streamed song by a female artist in a single day in 2026 so far. And Swift herself became the most-streamed female artist in a single day this year.
Radioplayer Launches Real-Time Car Analytics
Promises a view of vehicle listening across DAB, FM and streaming.
What the West Can Learn from China’s AI Remix Platforms
The newest wave of deals between major labels and AI companies points in the same direction. The future they describe isn’t a machine writing hits. It’s fans customizing, covering, and remixing licensed catalog inside sanctioned tools, with every interaction licensed and accounted for.
What GTA 6 Understands About Music That Your Label Doesn’t
Grand Theft Auto VI’s music turn fleeting streams into lasting fans because players discover songs inside a world they’ll return to for years.
Ableton CEO and co-founder Gerhard Behles on independence, longevity and community
As a co-creator of Ableton Live, the German music producer and CEO faces a unique set of problems to tackle — from minor bugs to existential issues.
SuperAwesome Expands to Leading Global Music Streaming Platforms, Connecting Brands with Gen Alpha and Gen Z Fandoms
SuperAwesome, the leader in technology for safely engaging Gen Alpha and Gen Z, today announces the expansion of Awesome Audio to music streaming – giving advertisers a new way to reach young audiences through the music that fuels their fandoms and soundtracks their daily lives.
From the airwaves to the concert hall
Even with increasing private competition, public service media remains a cornerstone for 43% of the population.
Antares launches AutoTune Advanced, a pitch-correction plugin built to leave a singer’s vibrato alone
Antares says the updated Auto-Mode pitch algorithm inside Advanced is the “largest engineering investment in the AutoTune algorithm since its introduction.”
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