Grateful Dead Debut New Streaming App; College Radio Reemerges as a Serious Discovery Channel
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Grateful Dead Release new app.... Features rare, unreleased live concerts
The Play Dead app is available via a partnership with live audio streaming service nugs. The app is launching with an archive of 422 live shows, including 20 previously unreleased performances, with new releases arriving every Tuesday, curated by David Lemieux, the band’s longtime audiovisual archivist and legacy manager.
Why College Radio Matters More Now Than It Has in a Generation
Discovery is one thing, but fans these days crave deeper connection to the music they hear. Nothing connects audience communities like college radio.
Spotify Debuts a Smarter, Smoother Experience for Tablets
Spotify wants every experience to feel intuitive, personal, and unmistakably its own—no matter where or how you listen. Whether you’re queueing up a playlist while you work or browsing recommendations on the go, the app should feel familiar, effortless, and made for the moment.
TikTok Goes Bigger on Karaoke with In-App Hub + Olivia Rodrigo Tie-Up
Olivia Rodrigo teams up with TikTok for a sing-along promo for her latest single, featuring an in-app hub for a global karaoke experience.
The Real AI Problem in Music Has Nothing to Do With Music
While everyone's debating AI-generated music, it's distracting from our existential need to rebuild a broken, fragmented music industry infrastructure.
Xperi Launches DTS Autostage Portal Premium Tier
New features include station rankings by daypart and top 100 song charts.
Music clips for video editing apps: The must-have feature
Music for video is the single most important signal for whether a piece of content lands or gets scrolled past. Yet most video editing apps still treat music clips for video editing as an afterthought, if they address it at all.
ElevenLabs and the new logic of licensed AI music
Once an AI music platform starts to solve the consent problem, the industry runs into the harder question underneath it: what happens when generative music is not just legally cleaner, but actually usable at scale? That is the real significance of ElevenLabs’ move into music.
Spotify Expands Audiobook Features — and Printed Book Sales Go Live in the U.S. and U.K.
Books have always found a way to travel with us—tucked under an arm or playing softly in our ears. Spotify’s latest updates keep that tradition alive, making it easier to discover stories, switch between formats, and enjoy reading wherever life takes you.
Stem Checker is a new app for quality-checking your stems outside of your DAW
Stem Checker is here to streamline your workflow and it’s available to download from the App Store with a 30 day free trial.
RadioServers Offers Windows Desktop Streaming App for Stations
It is a branded, installable application that operates in the listener’s taskbar.
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