Spotify's New Jam Feature Lets Friends Collab on Party Playlists; ‘Moonlighting’ Streaming on Hulu: What Music, Songs Changed
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Spotify's new Jam feature lets friends collab on party playlists
Spotify is rolling out a new feature called "Jam," which will give friends a way to curate a single playlist on the service and listen to it together in real time. Participants in a Jam session can contribute tracks to a shared queue, which they can access whether they're in the same room or in various places around the world.
‘Moonlighting’ Streaming on Hulu: What Music and Songs Changed
TVLine reveals what songs remain the same, and what will be different, when "Moonlighting" streams on Hulu.
After raising $1m, AI-powered marketing platform SymphonyOS partners with UnitedMasters
The collaboration seeks to enhance music exposure and expand fan bases for artists who have joined UnitedMasters’ ‘SELECT’ tier by executing marketing campaigns to increase their streams and grow sales using tools by SymphonyOS.
Spotify will not ban AI-made music, says boss
The boss of Spotify says he has no plans to completely ban content created by artificial intelligence from the music streaming platform.
TuneCore launches Splits ‘Priority Payouts’ program for customized royalty splits
The new Splits: Priority Payouts feature will allow artists to prioritize the order in which collaborators are paid. It grants creators the ability to allocate and distribute revenues for each track according to their preferences.
LG and LABEL Foundation partner on Web3 music streaming services
Web3 streaming is receiving a boost as the LABEL Foundation has joined forces with LG Electronics to introduce a Web3-native music streaming platform on Smart TVs. This partnership represents a significant milestone in reshaping the global music streaming landscape.
From CDs to streaming and AI, Klaus Heymann shares how his classical music label stays tuned to changing times
Born in Germany, the businessman founded Naxos Music Group in 1987, offering affordable CD recordings. Now, he discusses artificial intelligence’s potential to transform music industry, while pushing human artists to be even more creative
Licensing focus music
In a world with too much noise, too many screens, and too much going on 24/7, the one thing we could all use more of is focus: a moment of clarity, an opportunity to set our attention on what needs our attention, and the motivation to follow through on a task. Research at the University of California, Irvine has shown that our attention spans have been growing ever shorter, and the ability to maintain focus and concentration has diminished dramatically over the past 20 years.
Music Supervisor Peymon Maskan Makes Ads That Don't Skip a Beat
Growing up, Peymon Maskan, a first-generation Iranian-American, loved sharing music with his friends and introducing them to new bands. "That stuff was exciting to me. I think it's probably because I'm Persian, and I have a weird name like Peymon, and my way of indicating 'I am part of this culture' was by mastering or understanding it on a level so thorough, no one could ever doubt my culture credentials," he says.
Mac DeMarco: “I like to respect the way that recordings come to be”
The DIY indie hero shares his adoration for Kenny Beats, his disdain for guitar pedals, and how his 199-song album One Wayne G came to life.
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