Future of Labels; PlaylistSupply Connects Indie Artists to Real-Time YouTube Playlists; Tyler, The Creator is Apple Music's Artist of the Year
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New PlaylistSupply Tool Connects Indie Artists to Real-Time YouTube Playlists
The new feature allows users to conduct real-time searches for YouTube playlists, complete with full playlist data, views from playlist, and contact information for YouTube playlist curators to efficiently submit their music to YouTube playlists.
The future of record labels: Shifting sands
The question of whether artists still need record labels never seems to fade from industry discussion. It has invariably surfaced in conference panels, think pieces, and behind-closed-doors conversations for years. Ironically, the lowered barriers to entry for creation and distribution make the types of services labels provide (marketing, artist development) ever more essential today.
AIMS Debuts Next-generation AI Model Delivering Up to 20 Percent Higher Accuracy in Music Search
AIMS, the company behind the music industry’s leading search technology, today introduced its next-generation proprietary model. It is designed to tackle a core challenge in music search: helping people find great music even when they struggle to describe what they are looking for.
Spotify’s latest feature lets you transfer playlists from other services
The new feature, which is rolling out now to all Spotify users, will be found in the “Your Library” section of the Spotify mobile app. To use TuneMyMusic, you’ll scroll to the bottom of the page, then tap on the new option to “Import your music” and follow the prompts to connect with the service.
Classical Music Is Making a Comeback… Or Did It Ever Leave?
The genre’s latest resurgence is about innovation, storytelling, and how technology and new platforms are helping classical artists reach broader, younger audiences than ever before.
TikTok bulletin boards available to more artists
The feature enables artists and other TikTok creators to share messages directly with followers who join their Bulletin board to get notified about updates – similar to Instagram’s Broadcast Channels.
⭐️ Miquido for Creatives | Pilot Graveyard: AI Pilots that lived (and died)
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Expert speakers Maatthew Hawn, Boris Lacroix, Susan Cummings and Sammy Andrews will share candid stories from the frontlines of AI adoption across music, fashion, and gaming. Don’t miss out—register now to secure your spot!
Tyler, The Creator is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2025
Tyler’s output through the end of 2025 reinforced his position as one of the most gifted creatives of his era. Across Apple Music, Tyler had his best year ever in terms of worldwide plays, listeners, and hours listened, with fans around the world logging more than 4.5 billion minutes of listening time between November 2024 and October 2025.
Why Spotify hired a dedicated typographer
There can’t be that many companies in the world that have a dedicated typographer, but Spotify is one of them.
Should artists pay more attention to AI clauses in brand deals?
Much of the conversation around AI and artist deals has focused on how AI might impact clauses in artist-label agreements.
Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track
Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We Want.
New Survey Reveals How 87% of Artists Really Use AI
“I use AI as if it was a band of session musicians.” How do most musicians use AI in 2025 for song creation or promotion?
Spotify study explores challenges for women in India’s music industry
Spotify has released the findings of a survey of 1,000 people across the country to better understand the challenges faced by women in India’s music ecosystem.
TIDAL Introduces “Upload,” “Spotlight,” and a $100k Contest for Indie Artists
Streaming service TIDAL has introduced a new feature called Upload, which lets creators and rights-holders place their own original audio tracks directly on the platform and share them with listeners
AI agents, tech circularity: What’s ahead for platforms in 2026
Digital platforms have already changed how value is created and exchanged. Their next wave — spanning physical assets, artificial intelligence, and automation — promises new efficiencies but also new risks.
Tracy Maddux appointed Interim CEO at beatBread
Exec is a the former CEO of CD Baby and ex-Chief Commercial Officer of Downtown Music Holdings.
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