Met Operas Streamed Live to Your Living Room; Amp Sound Branding Shares New Publication; Amplify Announces New 'Metaverse' Competition

The company said it would begin offering live simulcasts this month on its website — but only for some customers.

The recorded music market is regaining its former hourglass shape—this time with platforms like Spotify at the center.

Amplify announces the Into The Metaverse Competition for independent artists, in partnership with KnownOrigin, Condense and Pirate.

Pioneering sonic branding agency, amp sound branding, has released the highly anticipated fourth edition of their quarterly editorial periodical, amplify. The trade publication is an industry…

Crunch Digital founder Keith Bernstein is approaching the issue of music copyright and clearance from a different direction - pointing out that it's often companies with a list of legitimate music licenses that accidently infringe on copyrights. He says the music rights databases, search engines and other online tools don't quite do enough...

Beatmaker also features beat packs by producer MG the Future, and drum kits by Justin Hawkes and Bishu will be added in the coming weeks. Soundation will continue to partner with innovative producers to add new beats and kits to Beatmaker.

Amazon Music: One Take featuring Fortnite has been billed as the ultimate clash between music and gaming.

The Recording Academy has proudly welcomed a new membership class for 2022. Learn more about what inspired new members of the Recording Academy to join the organization in their individual commitments to supporting the broader music community.

AlphaTheta – the parent company of the Pioneer DJ hardware company – has acquired a 25% stake in DJ Monitor, which provides audio ID technology – especially to the music industry’s collecting societies – for tracking music usage at venues and events, especially in the dance music space.

Singapore-based music fund launches with initial raise of USD $100m.

Polaroid unveiled its plan for “The Future of Polaroid" at a posh event in Manhattan. It's not cameras, but music.

Muze taps Spotify to make personalised playlists for workouts.

This is the second consecutive year he has gained one billion additional streams, bringing his current total to four billion.

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