Spotify Adds New Track Mixing Tool; SongTools Integrates with LabelWorx
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Marketing platform SongTools integrates with dance music distributor LabelWorx
Designed to simplify the modern music marketing workflow, SongTools offers automated playlisting, one-click digital ads, landing pages, SEO and data-driven insights.
Spotify’s new track mixing tool adds DJ features to your playlists
Spotify is testing a new audio mixing feature that allows you to customize track transitions for your playlists. Now rolling out in beta for “eligible Premium users,” the Mix feature provides an option to automatically blend transitions between tracks, or manually adjust aspects like volume, EQ, and effect curves while looking at waveform and beat data to create unique transitions.
ASCAP secures ‘higher rates’ in settlement with US radio broadcasters
The deal covers the public performance of more than 20 million musical works in ASCAP's repertory across AM/FM radio stations nationwide.
Vocana: Where Indie Music, Community Come Together
Streaming music feels broken. What would make it better? Many music lovers already know the answer: Artists getting paid more. Fans finding more new music. More interaction and sharing. More humans, fewer algos.
At MIT, musicians make new tools for new tunes
From the classroom to expanding research opportunities, students at MIT Music Technology use design to push the frontier of digital instruments and software for human expression and empowerment.
TikTok launches another music contest: Music On Stage ’25
TikTok clearly has the bug for music-talent contests.
The A List Writer Launching An Alternative To AI Song Creation
What happens when you score that inevitable multi-platinum hit record? Who actually owns the copyright?
Jaybird Voting Guide: SXSW PanelPicker 2026
Jaybird’s clients have put together some incredibly insightful and timely panel proposals for SXSW 2026, and you can view all of them below. Don’t forget to vote by visiting the link under each panel and clicking the heart next to the title to let the organizers know you want to see it. Voting ends on August 24th!
How German Technology Shaped Dance Music
Chances are, you’re making music on a DAW or with plugins born in Germany. How did the country come to dominate the software used in electronic music production?
Music Industry’s Biggest Black Box Is Still Royalty Transparency
The numbers look good on paper until you ask how much actually reaches the people making the music.
How The Music Industry Can Better Leverage YouTube with Angela Abbott from Soundstripe
As YouTube crosses 125 million Music and Premium subscribers, it’s becoming clear that the platform is no longer just a place for music videos, it’s a central force in music discovery, monetization, and creator-driven content.
Music Meets Data: Cherie Hu on Next Era of Industry Intelligence
At the crossroads of where music meets data, Cherie HU and Water & Music are redefining industry analysis through AI data, investment trends, and startup innovation – all while questioning the cultural impact of shifting business incentives.
How to Protect Your Voice in the Age of AI Cloning
Worried about voice cloning scams? Learn practical ways to keep your voice safe online, from smart sharing habits to tech tools like Resemble AI and AntiFake.
$120 Million for Slipknot’s Catalog? HarbourView Reportedly Nears Deal Involving Some of the Metal Act’s Members
Is Slipknot’s catalog worth in the ballpark of $120 million? HarbourView Equity Partners reportedly believes so and is said to be closing in on a deal for the metal band’s song rights.
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