Music companies' catalog divisions are finding listeners turning to older music for solace during the coronavirus pandemic.
Deezer is exploring the use of AI to automatically detect explicit lyrics in songs, although there's clearly work to be done before it's ready.
The audio streaming service added 15 million monthly active users in the first quarter and hopes to reverse initial COVID-19 slowdown.
SiriusXM will make its Premier Streaming plan free through May 31st.
SiriusXM's Phish Radio will premiere the Trey Anastasio-hosted show 'Rubber Jungle Radio' this Friday.
My Morning Jacket will launch an archival video series this Friday by broadcasting the band's 2016 set at Atlanta's Shaky Knees Festival.
There are now one million unique podcasts in Apple Podcasts, Have we reached "peak podcasts" or are we just at the beginning?
The Travis Scott x Fortnite event is commonly understood in comparison to prior Fortnite events, but instead it needs to be viewed as part of Fortnite’s testing and experimentation process/journey.
'May Is MIDI Month 2020' is the third annual celebration of MIDI – the technology that has powered countless hit records, live performances, songwriting collaborations, educational initiatives, and even Broadway plays.
Satellite radio also adds limited-run stations devoted to Metallica, David Bowie, Eagles, Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, and others.
Spotify has done the right thing by adding a donation feature, but it also causes some unneeded perception issues for its artists.
Music analytics firm Chartmetric has published the first of a planned trilogy of blog posts exploring Covid-19's impact on music streaming – based on a deep dive into its data.
Chiquita put scannable Spotify codes on its iconic blue banana stickers to let customers hear playlists and five remixes of its original 1950s jingle.
With the world in lockdown, we wondered: How are the artists doing? The Slackers, Lilly Hiatt, Garrett T. Caps and Black Sea Dahu answered.
David Israelite, CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association, on Liberty Media, iHeart and the US consent decrees
Bands are successfully adapting their performances to the livestreaming space, but what about the nightclubs? Enter the virtual VIP club.
Spotify has launched an invite-only pilot of its Ad Studio service for Asia, allowing brands in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan access to its self-service platform.
Why the firm’s mission continues to focus on scaling independent artists.
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