How AI is Reshaping the Music Industry; Beatport Launches NFT Marketplace on Polkadot; Riot Doubles Down on Music for Valorant Champions Tour
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How AI is Reshaping the Music Industry
AI’s transformative potential brings an array of challenges to the industry. The principal issue is finding a balance that promotes technological innovation while protecting the rights and contributions of human artists.
Beatport Launches NFT Marketplace on Polkadot
To mark Beatport’s Web3 launch on Polkadot, it's issuing the limited collection ‘NACHTS’ from Berlin-based photographer Mischa Fanghaenel.
LVRN, Audiomack to Identify and Develop Emerging Artists
Audiomack says that its proprietary ArtistRank tech uses engagement metrics over play growth in identifying artists. It provides insights into fan demographics and predictive data to gauge an artist’s potential growth trajectory.
What could Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset mean for music production?
Doja Cat and Burna Boy engineer Jesse Ray Ernster, TribeXR founder Tom Impallomeni and mixed-reality artist VNCCII share their thoughts on Apple’s upcoming launch.
Universal Music Group CEO Welcomes Spotify Raising Prices
Lucian Grainge also praised similar price hikes by YouTube, Amazon and Apple Music to increase monetization of streaming audio for his artist rosters: "We must ensure that real artists with real fan bases are fairly compensated."
Riot doubles down on music for Valorant Champions Tour 2023
Riot Games has announced a new line up of music partnerships to promote the upcoming Valorant Champions Finals. Riot is taking the opportunity to expand the scope of its music partnerships including pop-up events throughout Los Angeles before the August 26 Finals.