Games firm Roblox has put on concerts and album parties with a number of artists – and has sold a boatload of virtual Lil Nas X merch.
Songtrust, the world’s largest global publishing administration service, has unveiled a new logo and brand system to correspond with the company’s tenth anniversary.
The Mechanical Licensing Collective announced that Simply Royalties and Verifi Media have joined its Data Quality Initiative Partner Program, partnerships that will make it easier for each company’s customers to participate in the DQI and check the accuracy of their musical works data with that listed in The MLC’s database.
Pex announces Platform Guarantee, the first insurance-like solution for platforms covering up to $50M in copyright-related damages.
An alleged leak showing a Concerts tab on the Spotify app, indicates the streaming service is delving into the ticketed events market.
Lana Del Rey is back with her seventh studio release, ‘Blue Banisters’, tomorrow – and off social media indefinitely.
Diane Warren has written hits for GRAMMY winners for decades, but never made an album with her own name on the sleeve. That just changed with The Cave Sessions, Vol. 1, where she's flanked by some seriously famous friends.
A new report has recommended that the FM radio service should continue until “at least 2030.”
Music fans globally are spending more time listening to tunes, about 18.4 hours a week on average, and have turned to their favourite artists for comfort during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey.
The customised in-playlist messaging consisted of audio spots that were curated to pique the users' interest in what it would be like to drive the Hyundai i20 N Line and look at the world as their playground.
Spotify for Artists has partnered with Song Start to launch a free music education video and podcast series starring A-list artists and music executives.
How did easy access to music production software democratise electronic music?
Kendrick Lamar fans believe that long-awaited new music from the rapper could be on the way, after he changed his Spotify profile picture.
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