How Regional Rap Survives in the Streaming Era; Deezer Launches K-Pop Channel; Why Radio Needs AI

Scenes in cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and the Bay Area are building local infrastructure in an uncertain music world.

Comparing library sizes is passé. This is what music-streaming companies are competing on.

Chanel will focus on K-Pop and its subgenres

Spotify has hired Chaka Zulu to head artist and talent relations. Zulu is the long term manager of rapper Ludacris and co-founder of the Disturbing Tha Peace label.

Bob Pittman, iHeartMedia chairman and CEO, discusses why audio is suddenly "hot," the prospect of breaking up big tech, and who has the toughest job in media.

To navigate the changing media landscape, radio broadcasters need AI - Audience Intelligence.

New configuration was announced in a blog post today.

Energy drink maker Red Bull has ended its partnership with Yadastar, the editorial driving force behind the Red Bull Music Academy and its associated entities, including a radio station and websites.

Separating itself from Apple Music and Spotify, Feedbands is a new music streaming platform paying artists in Bitcoin while fighting climate change.

In an ere where almost everything is billed as "social," streaming music is a surprisingly outlier. Given music's power to bring people together, streaming would seem ripe as a social hub. Facebook could fill that void - without ever launching its own streaming service.

Should some of Spotify’s big playlists be more diverse in terms of the artists featured on them? Yes… says Spotify’s head of music, culture and editorial in the UK, Austin Daboh.

What is the value of a podcast? It's a question reverberating throughout the media community.