Spotify Launches Free Tier in South Korea; Brazil Climbs the Global Top 10 (A New Era for the Music Market)
2023 | Your Daily Dose of Music Streaming News
Spotify launches Free tier in South Korea
According to Spotify, the introduction of its free tier “opens an exciting new avenue for advertisers and brands in South Korea looking to reach a predominantly young, highly engaged audience”.
Research From RoEx Highlights Prevalence of Audio Quality Issues in Mixed and Mastered Tracks Prior to Release
The findings come from analysis of 200,000+ tracks across 30 genres. They highlight the prevalence of various audio issues among both mixed and mastered tracks, including most commonly problems with loudness, dynamics, and compression.
Brazil climbs the global top 10: a new era for the music market
The vast majority — more than 80% — of Brazil’s recorded music revenue is driven by streaming. This positions Brazil as the seventh largest music streaming market globally by retail value as of 2023, jumping three places from 2022.
Universal Music sues Chili’s restaurant chain owner over alleged copyright infringement in social media ads
In the latest in a growing number of lawsuits over unauthorized use of music in social marketing, Universal Music Group (UMG) has sued the owner of US Tex-Mex restaurant chain Chili’s for allegedly infringing its copyrights in numerous social media posts.
Sureel AI offers music AI protection and monetization
Sureel AI offers music AI protection and monetization as creators battle unauthorized use in AI models.
Round launches a tool for micro-influencer music campaigns
Influencer marketing? Chuck a six-figure sum at a random Kardashian or Paul, job done! What? It’s more complicated than that? Oh.
Is it Bad to Listen to Music All the Time? Here’s How Tunes Can Help or Harm
Keep the volume of your personal listening device at or below 60%.
Billy Corgan thinks Pro Tools made music worse: “It brought a lot of people into the music business that really have no business being in the music business”
In a new interview, The Smashing Pumpkins frontman spoke about how Pro Tools and similar tech led to a more stale culture of creativity in music.
Naxos sues Chinese classical-music streaming service Kuke
The lawsuit revealed allegations that Kuke has fallen behind to the tune of nearly $1.9m since late 2021. The filing reveals details of the back-and-forth that led to this point, with the two companies agreeing a repayment plan in 2023, which Naxos says Kuke has failed to keep to.
Apple’s Music Haptics Accessibility Feature Makes Music Accessible To All—Even If You Can’t Hear It
The feature, which is supported on iPhone 12 and later, is described by the company as a method by which Deaf and hard-of-hearing people can “experience music on iPhone with taps, textures, and refined vibrations that are synchronized with a song’s audio.”
Limp Bizkit has filed a lawsuit alleging $200M in unpaid UMG Royalties
Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit has filed a lawsuit alleging $200 million in unpaid royalties from Universal Music Group. It raises questions about transparency and royalty payments in all major record.
MatchTune says it has ‘cracked’ Suno’s AI-music generation model
Music-tech firm MatchTune is weighing into the debate around musical AIs and training, with a new tool that it says can identify tracks made using the Suno platform.
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