Spotify and the Psychology of Taste; Apple Music Quietly Adds Dolby Atmos Support for Windows
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The Gustav Söderström interview: Spotify and the psychology of taste
Spotify’s Co-President, CPO and CTO chats with Big Think about the science of discovery, Swedish innovation, C-suite podcasting, and more.
Depeche Mode's Memento Mori tour will live on forever through Depeche Mode: M
The feature-length tour film will piece together footage from the group’s sold-out three-night run in Mexico City’s Foro Sol Stadium.
YouTube launches new AI music tool… that makes instant copyright-free video soundtracks
The update to YouTube's Creator Music marketplace enables video creators to produce AI-generated music via text prompts.
Hungama Music is the latest Indian streaming service to close
Indian streaming service Hungama Music is shutting down on 15 April. It announced the closure in a notification sent to its users.
Sony Music artist Sleepy Hallow to perform immersive concert in Fortnite
The rapper and songwriter has developed the Fortnite experience in partnership with Sony Music and RCA Records. The limited-time event, premiering April 18 at 1pm ET, is set on a custom island in Fortnite.
Apple Music Quietly Adds Dolby Atmos Support for Windows
Apple Music now offers Dolby Atmos playback on Windows, upping its support of devices outside the ecosystem. The strategy makes sense to capitalize for Apple’s Services division—main competitor Spotify’s high-fidelity audio offering is still MIA.
Ex-Spotify exec’s fintech startup promises superfan rewards
Nick Holmstén was a key figure in Spotify’s earliest moves into playlists and curation, but his latest venture focuses on a different area.
Warner Music Group is readying its superfan app – with help from Ed Sheeran
Sheeran is now "actively posting" on the platform, according to the WSJ interview with Atlantic Records CEO Elliot Grainge.
WIN report explores digital trends for independent music in Latin America
Global independent-music body WIN has teamed up with research firm the Latin American Independent Music Observatory (OLMI) for a report that explores digital trends in the latter's region.
Spotify hikes prices by up to 22% across Benelux countries
Individual subscriptions now cost €12.99 in the Netherlands and Luxembourg and €11.99 in Belgium.
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