Ghostnote Offers Musicians a Life After Streaming; Beloved Music Streaming App Returns, Thanks to Claude Code
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Spotify can reorder your playlists by BPM and key
Spotify is rolling out a new feature that’s meant to make transitions in between tracks even smoother. Now, Premium users will be able to make sure the songs in their playlists flow seamlessly even further by reordering tracks based on their keys and BPM or beats per minute.
A Beloved Music Streaming App Is Back, Thanks to Claude Code
When Tomahawk shut down in 2016, it was powered by a team of six. A decade later, developer J Herskowitz has vibe-coded it back to life as Parachord with an assist from Anthropic’s AI.
Why true independence in music has never been more important
The following MBW op/ed comes from Pascal Bittard, founding President of digital distributor and artist & label services company IDOL.
Ghostnote Offers Musicians a Life After Streaming
Founder Brett Allen says Portland was the perfect place to start building Ghostnote, a website where artists can sell their archives—and get paid again and again.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered. Why Your Distribution Workflow is the Backbone of Your Music Business.
The deal is signed. The tracks are mastered. The artwork is ready. But in the current industry, sending the file can be an equally if not more tricky part of the process. From fragmented delivery chains, missing metadata, fulfilling different requirements for different DSPs and all the manual labor that inevitably leads to human error, the “last mile” weighs just as much as the rest of the process.
Ahead of the BRITs, Spotify head of music, Europe Andy Sloan-Vincent breaks down UK royalty payments
British music is undergoing a commercial revival at home and abroad – a turnaround that will be on full display at the BRITs this weekend.
8 Important Takeaways From the Measure of Music Conference 2026
This weekend's three-day Measure of Music Conference helped reveal and articulate the impacts of data across the music industry, and empowered artists and execs with change-making solutions.
Radio Workflow Expands Its Platform
The cloud-based software system has received several enhancements.
AudioShake Releases Five New Music Instrument Stems
Need to isolate a lead vocal without the harmonies bleeding through? Want to pull just the electric guitar without touching the acoustic? Trying to extract piano and organ from a dense mix without mangling the texture?
AXS Expands Tickets for Good Partnership to the UK, Enabling More Community Access to Live Events
Now available in the UK following a U.S. rollout — with Germany set to launch later in 2026 — this integration enables tickets to be offered with full control retained by promoters over pricing, volumes, and eligibility windows.
Kristen Long on Building the Skills (and Studio) She Needed to Produce Music
When Kristen Long wanted to develop her animated children’s music series, she realized she needed more than songwriting skills—she needed production mastery. The Royal Caribbean music director returned to Berklee (via Berklee Online) to build her own studio, earn her master’s degree, and expand her creative range without stepping away from work.
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