Is Streaming Music's Final Form?; Radioplayer Exhibits Prototype Demo at NAB
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Radioplayer Exhibits Prototype Demo at NAB Show
It highlights the platform’s approach to content discovery.
The Ivors Academy partners with YouTube Music to launch second songwriting camp
The camp offers Ivors Academy members an opportunity to write, collaborate and network with songwriters, producers and artists, while learning from creatives including Carla Marie Williams MBE, who has written for the likes of Beyoncé, Craig David, Britney Spears, Girls Aloud, Sean Paul and more.
Roger Daltrey says improving technology is making musicians lose the “heartbeat” of music
“Maybe it’s because I’m older, but there’s not much new music.”
Spotify royalty payouts to Nigerian, South African artists boom in 2024
The Swedish company paid out some $10 billion in royalties worldwide in 2024. And while Africa represents only a small part of its offering, interest in African artists has ballooned, buoyed in part by internationally recognised acts like South African singer Tyla and Nigeria's Burna Boy.
The Modernization of Broadcast Radio
The proposed “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act” in the United States should look to the future and mandate DRM reception, with a timetable for sunsetting non-DRM transmissions.
Is streaming music's final form? And if not, what's next?
The music industry is consumed by conversations about slowing music streaming growth, a rise in passive listening, and how to extract more revenue from streaming platforms.
Music promo platform Groover adds charts and SoundCloud integration
The last time we wrote about Groover it was raising an $8m funding round in February 2024, having signed up more than 350,000 artists.
Amazon’s Alexa Suno integration is an AI copyright nightmare
Alexa’s integration with Suno misses the whole point of music.
Spotify phishing emails steal banking credentials
The team said it had detected a spoofed Spotify email claiming a payment failure and urging users to log in and quickly update their accounts to avoid unpleasantness in whatever form.
When Fans Clone Their Idols: AI Voice Tech Changes Fandom
Why is fanfiction so popular? How does the rise of AI voice cloning change the fandom? (And can you go to jail for it?)
How AI Could Change the Future of Music
Artificial intelligence tools for musicians are getting eerily good, very fast. Their work can be maddening, funny, ethically dubious, and downright fascinating all at the same time.
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