Spotify Launches ‘DJ’; Filling Music Streaming’s Disney+-Shaped Hole; Feed.fm's New Music Rating System
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Filling music streaming’s Disney+-shaped hole
Back when Disney+ started its meteoric rise, there was a lot of thinking around what lessons the music streaming market could learn. Three years on from the launch of the subscription video on demand platform, the shine has come off it a little, registering its first ever subscriber loss, but not before becoming a major market player and changing the way in which the industry thinks about developing streaming shows.
Spotify launches ‘DJ,’ a new feature offering personalized music with AI-powered commentary
Ahead of Spotify’s upcoming Stream On event, where the company is expected to announce a redesigned home feed and other updates, the company today launched a new AI feature called “DJ” to better personalize the music listening experience for its users. Similar to a radio DJ, Spotify’s DJ feature will deliver a curated selection of music alongside AI-powered spoken commentary about the tracks and artists you like, using what Spotify says is a “stunningly realistic voice.”
Spotify HiFi was announced two years ago — and it still hasn’t launched
As the subscription music leader nears its latest Stream On event, we might be reaching the point of now or never for lossless audio on Spotify.
Fortnite enlists Bandcamp to curate an in-game radio station
Bandcamp has begun a stint curating Fortnite’s ‘Radio Underground’ in-game radio station, with its takeover running until the end of the game’s current season on 8 March.
Clean vs. Explicit - Feed.fm's New Music Rating System
Have you ever been listening to music with your child, only to realize just how many of your favorite Rihanna and Dua Lipa songs contain explicit lyrics? Sure, the FCC regulates profanity and obscenity for radio and TV, but most of us listen to music via streaming these days. And you don’t have to be a parent to marvel at how explicit music has become, even in today’s pop songs.