Kickstarter Debuts $1M Artist Project Fund; Myspace Bets on a Comeback; AI Music’s Napster Moment
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Kickstarter Launches $1 Million Artist Project Fund, the ‘Kickstarter Culture Fund’
Through the fund, Kickstarter will provide direct financial contributions to live campaigns from independent creators using its platform. The goal is to help artists build momentum during the critical period in which they’re working to build support. Creators working within the fund’s four core categories can apply for the fund when their Kickstarter campaign is live or when they have a project page in draft.
Finding Smooth Jazz on an All-American Road Trip
On a 4,500-mile summer jaunt, I drove with a certain motive in mind.
AI Music’s Napster Moment: Why It Could Be Bigger
AI isn’t merely changing how music is distributed. It’s changing how music is conceived, produced, customized, licensed, protected, monetized, and delivered across the entertainment ecosystem. This transformation is arriving as entertainment companies face relentless demand for more content in more formats.
Boy George Slams Bandcamp After Platform Removes ‘We Will Dance Again’ — While Explaining the Use of AI
Boy George’s “We Will Dance Again” was removed from Bandcamp for violating its no-AI policy, but the singer claims it’s because of the song’s message.
Myspace bets on a comeback to rival giants amid growing social media fatigue
Millennials may feel a pang of nostalgia at the news of Myspace’s planned revival, but analysts caution that the once-dominant social media platform faces long odds in an overcrowded market dominated by algorithm-driven feeds and short attention spans.
Musixmatch’s first customer for its fingerprinting and detection tech is Suno
Musixmatch announced Suno as the first customer to adopt it and its music fingerprinting technology. Suno, Musixmatch says, “has integrated Sentinel into its service to identify when copyrighted compositions, lyrics, and music may be present.”
Judge tosses shoe retailer DSW’s preemptive copyright suit against Sony Music
A federal judge dismissed the part of DSW’s declaratory judgment lawsuit that targeted Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing.
How prediction markets are threatening Spotify’s No. 1
Speculation on music charts is creating incentives for manipulation schemes that inflate streaming numbers through fraudulent streams.
AI Music Isn’t One Industry. It’s Four Economies.
As the music industry scrambles to make sense of AI music — trying to hide it, label it, delete it, or blacklist it outright — the gaps in language and understanding only get clearer. Part of the problem is that “AI music” gets used as a catch-all, and a catch-all creates an instant connotation, even when the reality underneath it is anything but uniform.
Spotify Is Gaining Ground on Melon in South Korea, Data Shows
Has Spotify topped Melon in South Korea’s ultra-competitive streaming arena? Yes, per one market research firm – and not quite, according to another, with both nevertheless pointing to strong gains for global DSPs.
Suno muscles into vinyl market, plans to let users press their AI songs onto 12-inch records
Company has opened a waitlist for Suno Vinyl, a service that turns songs made on its platform into physical records.
Bose Professional Acquires Fulcrum Acoustic
Founded in 2008, Fulcrum Acoustic produces high-performance loudspeakers, amplifiers and immersive audio systems. Fulcrum will continue operating under its own brand, with its products, customer support, service and partner relationships remaining unchanged. Fulcrum products are designed and built in Whitinsville, Massachusetts.
The Era of Unlabeled AI Content in Europe Is Ending
Europe’s AI transparency rules are now in force, requiring many forms of AI.
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