Deezer Debuts ‘My Deezer Year 2025'; Xposure Music Raises $42.5M in Funding
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Indonesia’s Massive Music Sets AI-Powered Music Licensing and Curating Search Engine
Leading Indonesian music publisher Massive Music has begun development on an AI powered data-driven technology solution that could assist audiovisual producers in their creative process by more precisely determining the mood and character requirements of a movie or television show.
Deezer rolls out ‘My Deezer Year 2025,’ its Spotify Wrapped clone
The feature, called “My Deezer Year,” offers users a detailed overview of their top tracks, top artists, favorite albums, and the amount of time spent listening to their most-played artist and their best track.
Is Your Radio Station A Utility Or A Brand?
Even though the competition has never been more intense, radio broadcasters can still win with remarkable brands.
Financing platform Xposure Music raises $42.5 million in funding
Access to financing has become a key issue for independent artists. Xposure Music aims to address this through their proprietary underwriting and valuation platform, allowing artists to access financing on their catalogue. They can also access marketing programmes and connect directly with the company’s network of A&Rs, managers and producers.
Robert Kyncl signs new deal as Warner Music Group’s CEO
The new package is tied to the company’s share price performance. It sees Kyncl receive a grant of stock options worth USD $10 million, split into three equal tranches.
Supreme Court hears billion-dollar battle over online piracy
As billions of people worldwide use the internet to illegally stream or download copyrighted material like music, movies and TV shows, the entertainment industry is trying to crack down on American internet service providers for complicity in the alleged crimes of their customers.
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music announces historic expansion to increase music therapy reach
The new space, which is expected to open next year, will feature 13 acoustic studios, a performance hall, and community space. It will also house a future Music Therapy Institute that will operate nationwide.
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.
Mapping Bob Dylan’s mind
Generative AI sheds new light on the underlying engines of metaphor, mood and reinvention in six decades of songs.
From TikTok to OpenAI’s Sora: What Platforms Really Mean for Music Creators
The music industry has always had a complicated love affair with platforms. Every so often, a new app or service emerges that changes how artists create, distribute, and engage with fans.
The appeal of one-box hi-fi systems
When space is tight, or for a second room, total system integration has much to offer, as a new product from Scandinavia demonstrates. And no, it’s not a Bang & Olufsen.
Teddy Swims says he sometimes uses AI to make music
Swims also said that he has used AI to assist in writing while on the road. “What we’ll do is maybe just take an acoustic and write the melody and the lyrics and just get the song done and upload it into it and say, ‘OK, I want to hear this song as a country song’ or ‘I want to hear this song as a rock and roll song’,” he explained.
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