TikTok Taps DistroKid to Fuel On-Platform Music Discovery; Deutsche Grammophon Debuts STAGE+ for Classical Streaming
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TikTok Taps DistroKid to Fuel On-Platform Music Discovery for Independent Artists
The deal will see music distributed by DistroKid available across TikTok Music, CapCut, and in TikTok’s Commercial Music Library.
Welcome to the New Streaming: introducing STAGE+
It’s been a long wait, but at last, classical streaming is coming of age. Out with the confusing, the inconsistent, the variable and the limited. In with the comprehensive, the clear, and the one-stop-shop. No surprises that it’s Deutsche Grammophon setting the agenda, as it has since 1898. DG’s new single destination for watching, listening and exploring classical music proves that streaming is changing for the better.
AI is on a collision course with music — Reservoir’s Golnar Khosrowshahi thinks there’s a way through
The publisher behind the songwriting copyrights to some of the most popular music ever recorded doesn’t think AI spells doom for the industry.
How Spotify Achieved a Voluntary 99% Internal Platform Adoption Rate
We talk to Spotify’s lead engineer for Backstage about the incentives needed to get your developers onboard with platform engineering.
AI for Good: The Game-Changing Partnership Reshaping the Music Industry
As AI and data analytics shape the future, these innovators emphasize the vital importance of approaching these advancements with caution and ethical responsibility.
Jungkook from BTS breaks Spotify's billion-streams speed record
Spotify records are falling like dominoes this week. Taylor Swift broke a couple over the weekend, and now Jungkook from BTS has set a new milestone on the streaming service.
Billboard launches its own music-streaming royalty calculator
With ongoing debates about how much money artists make from streaming, industry publication Billboard is hoping to help them get to the bottom of their earnings.
Shazam will now give users gig recommendations based on their history
The new feature uses your Shazam history to provide event recommendations tailored to your musical interests.
Bandzoogle turns 20, shares impressive stats
Bandzoogle is celebrating 20 years as the leading website and marketing platform for musicians. Acquired recently by DistroKid, the still-independently run Ottawa-based company was founded by a musician and boasts a 100% remote staff that is 80% musicians.
A ‘New’ Beatles Song Made With A Little Help From AI
A new Beatles song called “Now And Then” which was originally written and recorded in the late 1970s by the late John Lennon after the Beatles broke up, is coming out worldwide on November 2 with the help of artificial intelligence which was used to separate Lennon’s vocals from an old demo.
Super Hi-Fi Sees AI As Catalyst For ‘Radio Renaissance’
“A radio renaissance is upon us.” That’s the assertion from audio tech company Super Hi-Fi which sees “radical innovation” ahead for the industry. The catalyst is AI, according to the company’s Chief Business Officer, John Bolton.
Please Stop the Hyperpop—Musicians Are Resisting the Internet Micro-Genre
Artists like Glaive got stuck with an artificial label thanks to a popular Spotify playlist. Now they want to break out of the machine-made categories.
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