Sony Music Buys Somethin' Else; Facebook, TuneCore to Launch Indie Artist Program; Gibson App Changes the Guitar-Teaching Game

Sony Music Entertainment has acquired TV, radio and podcast production company Somethin' Else to add to its newly expanded global podcast division. 

The Facebook Independent Artist Program lets artists and creators distribute their music to everywhere on the platform that uses a music library, including Instagram Reels, and Facebook and Instagram Stories.

Spotify Greenroom lets creators connect with audiences using live audio, borrowing a page from popular audio-chat app Clubhouse.

The mobile app from the iconic guitar maker features AI-powered teaching, virtual jam sessions, and an archive of original content.

Music monetization is the way artists collect revenue from new, non-traditional sources. Learn all those sources and how to collect from them in our guide.

Apple Music India subscribers are getting the new Dolby Atmos and Lossless updates soon.

The implication is that 99 days after its release, the sales will stop and the album will (we assume) be removed from streaming services.

The road to 'discovery' is now even harder in Israel and the local music industry is missing Spotify's 'algorithmic eavesdropping'

Ever since NetEase decided to join China's music streaming competition in 2013, it has maintained one clear position: It's a platform not just for listening to music, but also talking about music and giving recommendations.

There's a noticeable difference in Apple Music between regular stereo songs and these new "Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos" songs.

For the latest season of Gimlet and Spotify’s ‘Mogul’ podcast, Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins takes a close look at the life and legacy of the late DJ Screw.

Rather than take the expected SPAC route to a public exchange, TrillerNet plans to take funding by a group of private investors before a NYSE direct listing.

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