How Formula 1 Became Pop Music’s Fastest Obsession; Jukebox Debuts $15M Fund to Invest in Music, Tech Innovation
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Netflix inks Spotify deal to stream video podcasts starting 2026
Netflix subscribers will gain access to sports, culture, lifestyle and true crime video podcasts that currently stream on Spotify’s platform.
How Formula 1 became pop music’s fastest obsession
From Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl to Bad Bunny’s lyrical nods and the soundtrack of F1 The Movie, Formula 1 has often crossed into pop music – creating a playlist that only racing could inspire.
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley Concert Film In Theaters Next Year
New footage of The King was discovered while researching 2022 biopic ‘Elvis’.
50 Cent Uses AI to Reimagine His Unreleased Tracks as Old-School R&B Songs
Fif shared a pair of videos on Instagram showing what two of his tracks would sound like if they were a little more soulful.
Jukebox launches inaugural $15m early-stage venture fund to back innovation
Focused on pre-seed through Series A, Jukebox Ventures is designed to fill a growing early-stage funding gap in music tech, while offering hands-on operational, brand and growth support.
UMG’s Sir Lucian Grainge outlines potential for ‘dramatic expansion’ of responsible AI and music
In an update to UMG staff, the Universal Music Group CEO & chairman reported on the progress on the major’s efforts to take advantage of developing opportunities in generative AI.
Hatch launches music accelerator
Hatch, a tech accelerator in Fairhope, has launched a 12-week program designed to combine technology, music and entrepreneurship to amplify artist success, attract industry talent and grow a sustainable music ecosystem.
Spotify clocked 36% increase in audiobook listeners over the past year
Book publishers say Spotify is bringing a new and younger audience to audiobooks.
Tech Company Unveils AI-Generated Music Video Hosts
FastStream, an interactive TV group backed by the likes of Simon Cowell, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and U2 bassist Adam Clayton, plans to use AI images to mimic VJ presenters on its music TV channel ROXi.
IFPI shuts down Y2mate.com and 11 other ‘stream-ripping’ sites in Vietnam
The partnership builds on an existing relationship as Sacred Bones has relied on Secretly Distribution to get its releases to market.
Artists Are Turning AI Music Videos Into Sell‑Out NFT Drops
AI‑native tools are letting musicians and visual artists mint video as scarce, collectible assets - and in the right hands, the results can rival a tour payday.
AI music tech startup Claimy raises $1.8m to tackle missing royalty payments
A Paris-based company is entering the music rights management sector with technology designed to help songwriters and publishers recover unpaid royalties.
Frank Sinatra name, image and likeness rights acquired by Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group
Azoff said at Bloomberg’s Screentime conference last week that the company ‘recently acquired a chunk of the Sinatra estate.’
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