Spotify Tests Artist Profile Protection Tool; Apple Music Connects with Ticketmaster to Power Concert Discovery
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Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists
At a time when AI slop is flooding music streaming platforms, Spotify is beta testing a new “Artist Profile Protection” feature that allows artists to review releases before they go live on their profiles. The idea behind the new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are associated with their name on the streaming service.
Apple Music partners with Ticketmaster to power its concert discovery feature
Ticketmaster is the first ticketing service to integrate with Apple Music, allowing listeners to find nearby concerts and events tailored to their individual music preferences. Every event listing on the music streaming app now includes a direct link to Ticketmaster for easy ticket purchasing.
Feature.fm lands new deals with Concord, Reservoir, A24 and more
The company said the agreements “reflect accelerating adoption of Feature.fm’s marketing infrastructure among independent labels, distributors and artist services companies seeking scalable tools for release campaigns, fan data capture and measurable performance”.
Bandsintown, Apple Music Team Up for Live Event Listings
The update marks a notable step forward for live event discovery on Apple Music. Artists who publish events through Bandsintown for Artists and link their Apple Music profile can now have tour dates appear automatically on the platform. The rollout also extends to venues, festivals, and promoters using Bandsintown Pro, allowing their events to surface natively within Apple Music.
License music for language learning apps with confidence
Music has always been one of the most powerful tools for absorbing a new language. Rhythm, repetition, and melody help learners internalize vocabulary, grammar patterns, and pronunciation in ways that drills and flashcards simply can't match.
Spotify's New SongDNA Feature Tells You How a Song Was Made
The much-teased feature is rolling out now to Premium users on Android and iOS.
Timbaland’s AI Artist Is Going Global — TaTa Taktumi Inks With Ne-Yo’s Pacific Music Group
The deal will see PMG serve as TaTa’s manager in Asia and her global record label worldwide. The company will “oversee strategic market positioning, release campaigns, partnerships, media, and long-term brand development across key Asian territories.”
The Future Is Now: AI Release Strategy and Campaign Management for Indie Artists
With more music entering the listening space every day, jockeying for streaming space is more complex and competitive than ever. Artists, AI is here to help.
SunoCharts shows how AI music’s trending creators and breakout genres could be tracked
The recently-launched SunoCharts website carries the tagline ‘the analytics layer for AI music’. The twist is that none of the trending tracks or artists included in those analytics are real. That’s not us making a snarky jab at those creators. They’re literally not real, as the site’s creator Kieron Donoghue explains to Music Ally.
Having paid $11M to voice creators to date, ElevenLabs launches Music Marketplace to let its users monetize their AI-generated tracks
AI audio startup ElevenLabs has launched a new platform called Music Marketplace, which lets musicians and creators publish tracks made with the company’s AI music generator and monetize those tracks each time a paid subscriber remixes or licenses them.
WNYC Invites Musicians to ‘Reimagine the Public Domain’
Artists of any level are encouraged to “adapt, remix, or reimagine works published in 1930 or earlier.” Selected submissions will featured by WNYC and preserved in the Internet Archive’s digital library, where they’ll become part of a permanent, publicly accessible collection.
Klang.io says Transcription Studio is the "world’s first" AI music tool that can transcribe multiple instruments simultaneously
The software promises to convert any recording into sheet music, tab or MIDI.
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