Google has acquired audio expertise and IP from Synaptics to bolster its headphone tech. The company also spent millions of dollars on tech, talent and IP from RevX Technologies, Tempow and Dysonics.
Sting will star in the upcoming BBC radio drama I Must Have Loved You, which will begin broadcasting on March 19.
Fans living in the West have long questioned why Nintendo won't release its music and often punishes those who post it online. This is why.
Spotify has supported a swipe-to-queue gesture on iOS for the better part of a decade, but now the feature is finally coming to Android.
Spotify has taken several steps in response to Russia's military attack on Ukraine, including closing its offices in Russia "indefinitely."
This figure encompasses drops from major names from the dance music world, but also from emerging and mid-career artists diving into web3 collectibles and initiatives for the first time.
Jessica Von Hertsenberg breaks down metadata supplied and metadata as it appears on digital streaming platforms.
International artist management company YMU has announced plans for AmperSounds. The label will be a home for new and emerging talent from its own roster of management clients and beyond.
The company has three open roles on the team, and has at least two team-members already.
As far as the record industry is concerned, the existential (and the literal) threat of piracy has not been negated by the rise of streaming.
The average Brit streamed 2342 tracks in 2021, which equates to nearly five days worth of listening.
Eamonn Forde suggests 22 new year's resolutions for the music business.
Go behind the scenes in the music industry with Feed Media Group CEO, Jeff Yasuda for Voices Behind the Music Podcast Episode 3 with guest Taku Hirano.
'K-Pop Daebak', the flagship playlist for K-Pop music on Spotify, is being rebranded to 'K-Pop ON! (온)
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