Requiem for Microsoft Zune; Soundexchange Debuts Global Publisher Division; Audius: Making Music Artists Money

Although it was the subject of much ridicule at the time, the Zune’s ungainliness is sort of charming from our present perch of digital oversaturation.

The service will focus on U.S. and Canadian markets as the first step in building an integrated global publisher services administration and licensing division for music publisher and self-published songwriter communities.

The music platform is among the more mainstream projects to come from the crypto world, securing early funding from players in the very industry it aims to disrupt.

Under the agreement, The Orchard will provide the indie company’s full artist roster with a worldwide network of services and capabilities. Read on for the full story...

Apple Music will have 110 million subs by 2025, per JPMorgan, which has reignited long-running discussions about the service's precise reach.

Spotify's Gustav Soderstrom on the future of audio, combining music and podcasts and what's next for your playlists.

22 Publishing launched by Sony Music Publishing Latin, Tommy Mottola and entertainment and media company NEON16.

UK-based Bauer Media is experimenting with a premium subscription model. Could it work in U.S. radio?

The 1985 Kate Bush classic Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) is now providing the soundtrack to fitness regimes around the world, as it now ranks as the second most popular song for runners on Spotify.

Eamonn Forde raises some concerns over a potential music biz bubble – in which the non-fungible get filthy and furious.

The Authentic Artists' team is reimagining the source, expression and shared experience of music for audiences in the metaverse and across all connected stages.

The synergy of having parallel passions.

Spring cleaning? Declutter your home studio and make space for these lightweight and light-on-the-wallet audio interfaces!

The Current is launching a new music stream, website and app on Thursday. Carbon Sound is described as “dedicated to celebrating the depth, breadth and influence of Black musical expression.”

It’s the latest signal that companies across tech, many of which grew significantly over the early stage of the pandemic, are cutting back on staff growth as economic uncertainty looms.

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