Future of Music Streaming: 5 Predictions for 2024; This Internet Music Service Started the Revolution 30 Years Ago
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The Future of Music Streaming: 5 Exciting Predictions for 2024
The music streaming and music artist platform industry is expected to reach a projected market volume of $35.10 billion by 2028. Love them or hate them, music streaming services have proven they’re here to stay. And like any other service in the music industry, they’re constantly introducing new features and updates to stay ahead of their competitors. So what should we expect from music streaming platforms in 2024? Here are our top 5 predictions.
BeatStars partners with developer of vocal effects app Voloco
The latest partnership comes as BeatStars continues to expand its offerings in the music creation space.
Pop still top for music streams on fitness services says Feed.fm
It’s that time of year when the big music-streaming services publish their year-end charts. But there is more to streaming than the biggest DSPs. Feed·fm has some interesting data to throw into this December’s mix.
Muse Group buys Hal Leonard with eyes on music education
It may be December but the music industry can still squeeze a few more acquisitions into 2023. Yesterday brought news that Muse Group, the company behind the MuseScore, Ultimate Guitar and Audacity services, is buying music publisher Hal Leonard.
SiriusXM CEO Talks Proposed Liberty Media Combination
“We all agree that something simpler makes sense,” Jennifer Witz said of a proposed new public company merging the satellite radio giant with the Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock group.
beatBread reports that songs by its funded artists and indie labels have been streamed over 10bn times in 2023
BeatBread, which launched in late 2020, says it has provided over 1,000 advances to artists and independent labels across six continents, ranging from USD $1,000 to over $4.5 million.
This internet music service started the revolution 30 years ago
The Internet Underground Music Archive became a pioneering distribution platform for independent bands—and a foreshadowing of the music industry’s digital future.
AI copyright lawsuits beg the bigger question: How valuable is digital content?
While each company building generative AI has a different take on what its relationship with copyright should be, they agree on the main point: they do not think they should pay to train on copyrighted works, and think end users are ultimately responsible for any copyright infringement.
5 things Spotify's fascinating 2023 listening stats tell us – including TikTok's growing influence
From TikTok’s rising influence on streaming to geographical trends, here are five things that Spotify Wrapped tells us about 2023’s listening habits.
Exploring AI in Your Music Videos: Resistance is Futile
Creating music videos is a big part of how I share my music, whether as full-length song videos or micro-works for social media. I love that more musicians are using imagery in their music. When it comes to music video making, AI offers a kind of magic most artists have only dreamt about.
Reservoir and Mushroom Music Co-sign Singer-Songwriter grentperez
Reservoir, an award-winning independent music company, together with Mushroom Music, Australia & New Zealand’s leading independent music publisher, today announced the co-signing of Australian singer-songwriter grentperez to a worldwide publishing deal for his entire catalog and future works.
10K Projects Announces Appointments in Executive Suite
10K Projects announced several appointments in its executive suite this morning. Blake Brown-Grakal has been promoted to General Counsel, Samuel Cohen has been promoted to the newly created role of General Manager at the label and Max Gore has been named Chief Financial Officer.
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