The Van Hopes to Disrupt the Streaming Marketplace; The Future For NFTs; YouTube Isn’t the Music Villain Anymore

The Van hopes to separate itself from its streaming competitors by emphasizing artist compensation over company revenue.

YouTube seems to have shown that it’s possible to both upend an industry and help make it stronger.

Associated with collectibles, this tech from the crypto world has hit maximum hype. Will NFTs stay around or fade like an old fad?

'Only You' ads and content hype playlists and podcasts

The pianist tells Jon Wertheim about finding an audience during the pandemic, speaking out against antisemitism, and understanding Beethoven with the help of Eminem.

At launch, Spatial Audio is available on “thousands” of songs on Apple Music, which offers over 75 million songs in total.

MusiCares' programs supporting the health and wellness of the music industry continue as musicians and music people get back to work.

Newly named MD of Future Classic, Alice Young, discusses lessons learned across her career to date and what she’d change about the music industry and why.

Using Spotify follower ratio to measure artist growth and fan engagement.

Apple now requires iOS developers to ask users if their apps are allowed to track them across other apps and websites.

When a sleep researcher realized he was waking in the middle of the night with a song stuck in his head, he saw an opportunity to study how music may affect sleep.

The new "Guardians of the Galaxy" game will include licensed music, prompting Twitch and YouTube streamers to wonder if they will be hit with DCMA takedowns for broadcasting the game.

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