Chordal Debuts Pre-Cleared Music Licensing System; Soundtrack Selected as Music Streaming Partner for Accor Portfolio
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Chordal Launches InstantClear, a Pre-Cleared Music Licensing
Chordal, a leading innovator in music rights technology, today announces the launch of InstantClear™, a pre-cleared music licensing system designed to help the commercial music industry scale to meet the demands of modern content production.
Hio music-streaming service launches with user-centric payouts
Hio is the latest startup from the web3 sector launching with a bold slogan (“the future of music streaming”) and ambitions to disrupt those bigger beats.
Independent Label CEO on Music AI and Future of the Industry
AI-generated music is evolving fast, but is it ready to replace human creativity? We hear from an independent label CEO on music AI. He tested 13 music AI tools and shares insights on the future of the industry, the risks for artists, and why human-driven music may become more valuable than ever.
Soundtrack Selected as Preferred B2B Music Streaming Partner for Accor’s Global Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Portfolio
The new partnership gives Accor access to Soundtrack’s unmatched catalog of more than 100 million songs and ready-made playlists cleared for commercial use, streamlining the deployment of curated music and ensuring immersive guest experiences across its brands worldwide.
ROSTR adds Radar music industry contact search
Live music industry trade ROSTR has added Radar – a new way to search for contact info on professionals across the music industry.
Universal Music CEO Touts Streaming 2.0 Deals With Spotify, Amazon
Lucian Grainge and other UMG execs discussed with analysts where future revenue growth would come from as the music giant releases fourth quarter results.
AudioShake Debuts Multi-Speaker Separation
AudioShake isolates multiple speakers into distinct speaker streams, delivering clean dialogue tracks for a wide variety of speech content, from media production to accessibility services.
Spotify says it's fixing the bug that caused Premium users to hear ads
Spotify has acknowledged an issue that’s causing some of its paid Premium subscribers to encounter ads when trying to play music.
GERMAN HAUS Spotlights German Music and Innovation at SXSW 2025
Germany is bringing the best of its innovation, music, and art to Austin, Texas this year for SXSW 2025. The GERMAN HAUS, the official German hub at the festival and conference, will open its doors from Saturday, March 8 to Wednesday, March 12 at Speakeasy in Austin — hosting a variety of panels, networking events, and showcases featuring German tech companies and startups as well as music from 16 stand-out artists and bands.
James Brown Posthumously Charts A New Hit Song
On the latest edition of the Rhythmic Airplay chart, Brown debuts at No. 37 alongside newcomer 310babii. The new track, "Bad," is credited to both artists as lead stars, and it's become an instant top 40 radio win.
Anthropic tops $61B despite copyright lawsuits
The valuation of AI startup Anthropic tops $61B despite copyright lawsuits by songwriters, labels, authors and other creators over unchecked data scraping.
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