Is the Concept of Listening Becoming Obsolete?; The Power of Popular Music Clips in Sports Apps
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Former Polaris Hub execs launch Rights Intelligence agency
Rights Intelligence will provide legal expertise and operational experience for organisations looking to build fair, transparent and commercially sound licensing frameworks.
Is the Concept of Listening Becoming Obsolete?
How has public music listening culture changed, and how has culture shaped our ability to listen deeply, durably, and across platforms? Research has the answers.
The power of popular music clips in sports apps
Music creates emotional connections, amplifies excitement during key moments, and enhances the overall user journey. For sports apps looking to stand out in crowded app stores and retain engaged audiences, licensing music for sports apps is essential for success.
Putting the Performance First — Michael Graves on Archival Audio
The five-time Grammy winner discusses the daily tension between preservation and intervention, his analog-first approach to archival audio, and what his restoration of unreleased Stax songwriter demos revealed about the ethics of serving the archive.
Townsend Music launches new D2C store and exclusive vinyl series
UK-based direct-to-consumer music retailer and distributor Townsend Music has launched a redesigned music store alongside its Townsend Exclusive Vinyl offering, building on a year in which it powered three UK number-one albums and 26 Top 10 campaigns, achieving an average 34% week-one market share.
Sonos CEO and former Pandora exec Tom Conrad reveals what he thinks is 'holding us back' from more music streaming innovation
'No one is motivated by making an innovative music discovery experience.'
“TikTok Radio” Launches Friday
The partnership between iHeartMedia and TikTok, announced last fall, is taking more solid form now with the launch of “TikTok Radio from iHeart.”
Spotify Says 1,500 Artists Earned Over $1 Million in Royalties in 2025
Spotify paid out a record $11 billion to the music industry in 2025, bringing the streaming giant’s 20-year total to nearly $70 billion. But in its latest Loud & Clear report, the company is focusing on the artists who generated that total.
Slipstream Acquires LA-Based Production Music Library Megatrax
The deal also significantly strengthens Slipstream’s presence in Latin America, where a significant share of Megatrax’s revenue is generated. Following the acquisition, Megatrax will continue to operate independently while it is integrated into the Slipstream platform over the coming months.
Graphical Jazz — The Unsung Canvas of Prestige Records
Bob Weinstock believed in treating music and album covers equally as serious art, and 'WAIL,' by Chris Entwistle and Mark Havens, reveals how that conviction produced a graphic legacy still being imitated today.
Sci-Fi on the Radio Goes for 42 Years at Stony Brook's WUSB(FM)
On Feb. 9, 1976, two Long Island, N.Y., elementary school kids, Howard Margolin and Steve Benzer, met, and eventually bonded over a shared love of radio.
Could An Upload Fee Help Fix Music Streaming?
For many people who stream music every day, how artists and rightsholders are paid is not a primary concern. Convenience and access matter far more. For subscribers, there is an implicit assumption that part of their monthly fee compensates those who create the music they enjoy.
What Makes a Hit? On TikTok and Spotify, Listeners Only Partly Decide
TikTok is built for people to create and share their own content, so dance music and indie artists fill the platform’s Top 100. On Spotify, love songs and music from major record labels dominate its top charts. On both platforms, people’s preferences only partly explain what songs become hits.
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