Spotify is Now in ChatGPT; Video Game Music’s Untapped Potential
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Spotify is now in ChatGPT, Turning Your Prompts into Personalized Picks
Spotify can join your ChatGPT conversations, too. Starting today, both Spotify Free and Premium users can bring Spotify into their ChatGPT conversations to receive personalized music and podcast recommendations.
Video game music’s untapped potential
From chiptune melodies to full orchestral pieces, video games have featured memorable music that enriches and elevates gameplay for decades. Much like film scores, these tracks have long been an essential part of the gaming experience.
How tech, transparency and innovation are shaping the future of royalties
The royalties market is adapting faster than ever as creators unlock new avenues for growth, leading executives from the sector have told Music Week.
Suno urges court to throw out record labels’ ‘stream-ripping’ allegations
Suno doesn’t deny stream-ripping songs from YouTube; the company argues the practice isn’t prohibited by the DMCA.
OpenAI to ‘let rightsholders decide how to proceed’ with Sora
OpenAI launched the latest version of its GenAI video model Sora recently, including a standalone TikTok-like app to watch clips created with it.
Music services scramble to tout Taylor Swift streaming records
Within a few hours on Friday, Music Ally received press releases from three of the biggest music services touting records broken by Taylor Swift’s new album that day.
How Radio Brands Can Use Their Personalities As Influencers
Legacy media brands are challenged to stand out in an overcrowded media environment.
Artists Are Turning AI Music Videos Into Sell‑Out NFT Drops
AI‑native tools are letting musicians and visual artists mint video as scarce, collectible assets - and in the right hands, the results can rival a tour payday.
Creative Teams Deserve a Music Search That Starts with Emotion
SoStereo has introduced ‘StereoAI’, a new search tool designed for the way creative teams actually think.
Spotify’s Niche Playlist Economy is Our Emotional Barometer
Sapphic longing, frat nostalgia, late–night Wawa blues—our oddly specific soundtracks make college feel a little less lonely.
Believe Music Publishing launches headed by Sentric’s Chris Meehan
“Powered by leading proprietary technology, data and digital excellence, Believe Music Publishing’s unique global collection infrastructure benefits from historical partnerships with collection societies and is driven by a fair and transparent approach,” said a statement.
Jack White’s Third Man Records inks global distribution deal with Secretly
Secretly Distribution will handle physical and digital distribution, retail marketing, and technology infrastructure for all upcoming Third Man Records releases.
Airbuds is the music social network Apple and Spotify wish they had built
A new social network has been quietly blowing up with Gen Z and younger, and it’s not from Meta.
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