Audiomack Taps Beatdapp to Tackle Streaming Fraud; SoundCloud's Lovell on Fan Power, Artist Breakthroughs
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Audiomack taps Beatdapp’s technology to tackle streaming fraud
Anti-fraud startup Beatdapp has signed up another streaming service to use its technology.
SoundCloud global head of music Emmy Lovell on fan power and artist breakthroughs on the platform
SoundCloud recently launched its Music Intelligence Report tracking consumption patterns on the streaming platform. Here, global head of music Emmy Lovell identifies some of the key trends, as well as outlining the role of the community in helping to break artists and the innovations that are supporting emerging talent.
Saoirse Ronan Stars in Talking Heads’ Long-Awaited ‘Psycho Killer’ Music Video
The Oscar nominee said she had "so much fun making this" alongside 'C'mon C'mon' director Mike Mills.
Berkeley's music boom
Amber Cheng never expected music to be part of her adult life. Growing up in Taiwan, she had enjoyed childhood violin lessons, but when she applied to universities to study architecture, she assumed her instrument would fall by the wayside.
‘Sight For Sound’ Should Be On Every Music Industry Professional’s Radar
Access to affordable healthcare has been a longstanding issue throughout the job market in the U.S. However, as it pertains to the music industry, musicians and industry professionals are rarely provided a healthcare plan in their line of work.
Fuga partners with Single app to boost artists' merch sales and fan engagement
Downtown-owned Fuga is the first music distributor to partner with Single, which enables clients to grow their DSP presence and direct-to-fan business in one place. Releases can go live on streaming platforms while also powering fan engagement through listening parties, early merch drops and fan communities.
Fever acquires ticketing firm Dice in live-tech consolidation
Live events-tech firm Fever raised $100m this week. Now it is splashing its cash by acquiring ticketing firm Dice.
Five lines of code worth asking for
AI music companies are salivating as it becomes clear that some music rights holders are caving and licensing their artists’ music and compositions without attribution. They are essentially preparing to license blind, giving up the means of seeing exactly how their music is being used once trained on by AI companies.
Electronic Music’s $12.9B Rise—and What It Means for Apps
Electronic music has officially taken center stage in digital culture. From TikTok trends to summer workout playlists, electronic beats are driving the sounds and experiences users crave.
How AI-generated songs are fueling the rise of streaming farms
As criminals adopt increasingly sophisticated approaches to artificial streaming, the music industry is fighting back and collaborating to tackle the issue.
“It’s a weird kind of wanky, tech-bro nightmare future”: Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says AI does nothing more than “steal” from human artists
“The human work used by AI to fake its creativity is not being acknowledged. Writers are not paid,” says Yorke.
Lego rebuilt a classic Run-DMC track to challenge stereotypes
Lego’s latest marketing campaign focusing on diversity and inclusion has a music angle.
Spotify CEO slams Apple again after 100m Euro subscribers milestone
Speaking to European media at an event in Spotify’s headquarters in Stockholm, co-founder Daniel Ek has made his latest criticisms of Apple.
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