Bad Bunny Joins Spotify for Billions Club Live Show in Tokyo; Sony Develops Tech to Track Original Music in AI Songs
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Bad Bunny Teams With Spotify for Billions Club Live Concert in Tokyo
The show marks the musician’s first-ever performance in Asia and Japan, and will showcase his 28 songs that have crossed the billion-streams threshold on the streaming platform.
Deezer refreshes Flow with advanced algorithm upgrade
Deezer is giving its signature feature, Flow, a major upgrade and the goal is simple to make music recommendations feel truly personal. The streaming platform has announced a new evolution of Flow that promises a smarter, more intuitive algorithm designed to better understand what each listener actually wants to hear.
Sony Group develops tech to track original music in AI-generated songs
The tech has opened a path for songwriters to claim compensation when their work is used without authorization.
Survey: 96% of AI Music creators think their songs could be hits
The real problem in AI music isn’t quality — it’s discovery. UPCHART was built on market research. In August 2025, we surveyed over 100 active AI music creators across platforms like Suno, Udio and Songer. One number stood out immediately:
The Guanxi approach to networking in music
Moving from transactional exchanges to mutual obligation in the music scene.
Openstage Aims to Reshape Presales With Fan Access System
Openstage has introduced Ticket Unlocks, a new artist-controlled ticketing access system designed to prioritize verified fans and reduce bot and reseller activity during high-demand on-sales. Ticket Unlocks allows artists to run invite-only ticket sales by providing personalized access tied to individual fan identities.
What Kate Nash’s grassroots music protest reveals about touring and streaming
Supporters of the live sector have proposed measures such as ticket levies on large shows to support smaller venues and planning protections for long-running clubs facing redevelopment. These ideas have been debated in Parliament and city-level cultural forums, including a UK government call for a voluntary arena and stadium ticket levy to protect grassroots venues.
How Better Search Could Make Music Streaming Explode
The two biggest costs in music streaming aren’t technology. They’re licensing and marketing.
Making music with MIDI just got a real boost in Windows 11
Non-musicians sometimes associate MIDI only with .mid music files, or with the late 80’s General MIDI sound sets. But it is so much more than that. For musicians, MIDI is essential to everything from instrument synchronization to stage lighting and effects control, to sequencing, beat making and more.
TikTok tests letting users stream full songs through Apple Music without leaving the app
The companies are beta-testing a feature called “Play Full Song,” which would allow TikTok users to stream full songs through Apple Music without having to leave the app. The integration is based on Apple’s MusicKit framework, which lets third-party developers integrate Apple Music into their own apps.
Music Copyright in the Gen AI Age: Where Are We Now?
Imagine you are a musician who has dedicated years of your life creating an album or EP — tinkering with the production, revising lyrics, finding the perfect samples— and now, you have finally shared your art with the world and are thrilled with the project’s success. However, while scrolling on TikTok a few months later, you hear some familiar audio. Wait a minute, is that one of your songs?
Breed Media announces new appointments after record performance results
Breed Media, a physical music manufacturing and vinyl pressing agency that specialises in supporting emerging artists and independent labels, has announced two new appointments, following record performance results.
Nashville Musicians Push Back Against AI in Art
Discussing an array of issues with generative artificial intelligence in creative work.
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