Spotify Leans on Influencers to Win the Podcasting Wars; Elvis Costello on Making Albums in a Streaming World; Ampled Explores Streaming Solutions

During the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Spotify’s chief content officer and several Gen Z influencers explain why podcasting is the new frontier.

Elvis Costello’s new album, 'Hey Clockface,' sounds both current and timeless — and he’s looking back at his catalog, too.

Ampled allows artists to be directly supported by their community. Cooperatively owned by artists.

Despite the big-money headlines, industry players are expressing serious concern about the long-term impact of the pandemic on music publishers and songwriters’ income.

This new annual commitment will assess the music community’s mental health and wellness to better inform MusiCares of the needs facing their clients.

The latest findings from Counterpoint Technology Market Research showed that global music streaming revenue growth declined by 2% in Q2 2020.

Artists A$AP Rocky, Residente and Bad Bunny have already signed up to work with Martin Music Lab.

As Google prepares to finally shut down Google Play Music in favor of YouTube Music, the company is making a lot of last-minute updates to make sure the latter service is ready to go.

Spotify also appears to be launching a new "hub."

IN a “normal” year, the countdown to Carnival Monday and Tuesday would have already started. But this is no normal year.

Listen to too many streaming services? This nifty application enables you to use multiple streaming music services from a single desktop application in Linux.

On the outset of October 2020, recognized as a Fair-Trade Month, The Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS) celebrates its collaboration with Hungama Music.

Spotify Premium Family price increased for new users in Australia from October 1.

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