Songtradr Unites B2B Music Companies Under MassiveMusic; OpenPlay, Trolley to Streamline Royalty Payments for Global Music Industry
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OpenPlay, Trolley to Streamline Royalty Payments for the Global Music Industry
The partnership will see Trolley integrated into OpenPlay Reach, the recently launched service designed by OpenPlay to support the end-to-end delivery, distribution, management and monetization of music and video assets.
Songtradr unifies operations under MassiveMusic brand
The streamlining will see the integration of 7digital’s global distribution with Big Sync Music’s advertising and licensing expertise, as well as Musicube’s AI-powered metadata platform, Resonance Sonic Branding’s strategic services and MassiveMusic’s creativity for brands.
ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus Writing New Musical With AI
ABBA‘s Björn Ulvaeus is proving that curiosity doesn’t diminish with age. At 80, the Swedish songwriter behind some of pop music’s most enduring hits is pioneering a new frontier in musical theater: creating a musical with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
The Dark Arts of Preserving Welsh Musical Heritage in the Digital Age
Dark Arts, a digital agency, is harnessing the power of AI to preserve and enhance the digital visibility of culturally significant Welsh music catalogues that are at risk of being lost in today’s algorithm-driven era, where engagement and revenue are dependent on streaming platforms and social media.
Smarter Catalogs: How AI is Rewriting Metadata Management
Instead of creating music, AI is helping manage it by tagging, sorting, and organizing songs faster and more accurately than ever before. With smart auto-tagging and catalog optimization tools, music professionals can now easily manage large libraries.
Turn Up The Radio (If You Can Find It)
A major focus for broadcasters these past two years has been the long-awaited legislation to lock in AM radios in every U.S. manufactured car. But these days, that story is just the tip of the iceberg. The car/radio space is heating up once again, and radio operators will need to focus on changes that could rock the automotive world, with lots of reverberations for radio.
Qobuz Connect Goes Live For The Hi-Res Music And Downloading Platform
The French high-resolution music streaming and download platform has announced today that users of a wide range of audio equipment can now access Qobuz Connect. Some of the big names that now support Qobuz Connect include Arcam, Denon, HEOS, Marantz, McIntosh, Rotel and WiiM.
Live Nation to invest $1 billion in US music venues
This investment comes amid Live Nation's grown optimism in the live entertainment industry, driven by long-overdue ticketing reforms and growing fan demand.
After Signing with Suno, Timbaland is Creating an AI Genre
Timbaland is determined to make AI music his own way, announcing the launch of a new AI entertainment company, Stage Zero, which will work on an AI-focused genre he calls “A-Pop.” The company is already introducing the world to their first AI-generated artist, called TaTa.
Secretly Group Execs Acquire 50% of Merge Records from Co-Founder Laura Ballance
Bloomington-based Secretly announced the investment and the related executive departure today. Beginning with the former, Secretly’s formal release indicates that the aforementioned execs and co-founders (Ben and Chris Swanson, Darius Van Arman, and Phil Waldorf), not the label group itself, took the Merge stake.
Sony Music Forges Partnership With LuxuryKSA Group to Promote Saudi Arabian Music Talent
“The move deepens Sony Music’s presence in the region and supports its long-term ambition to grow Khaliji pop artists across the wider Middle East and International markets,” the two companies said in a joint statement.
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