Upload Fees to Help Fix Music Streaming?; Spotify Debuts Group Chats; UMG Gets Stake in Stationhead
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Spotify rolls out group chats
Spotify users can now share the podcasts, playlists, and audiobooks they’re listening to with up 10 people.
Could An Upload Fee Help Fix Music Streaming?
Taking a page from plane tickets, hotel taxes, and live music, could this be a way to emerging artists?
Universal Music acquires stake in superfan app Stationhead
UMG's minority investment in the company follows Stationhead's merger with online music event platform Mellomanic.
Jeff Buckley Earns First Hot 100 Hit Posthumously With 1994’s ‘Lover, You Should’ve Come Over’
The song — a deep cut from Buckley’s lone studio album, Grace, in 1994 — arrives on the chart almost entirely from its streaming sum: 3.8 million official U.S. streams during the Jan. 16-22 tracking week, according to Luminate.
Report: music is now a third of all viewing time on YouTube
Research firm Omdia has published some new estimates on YouTube, including the claim that music videos account for 33% of its viewing time.
Backstaged x Heliograph launch new superfan platform
In recent years the music industry has seen a swathe of platforms dedicated to helping artists create superfan communities, as well as optimising data capture and tailored experiences.
Lost Generations of Artist Managers
The music industry quietly sheds its most competent managers at the exact moment they become effective. Not because they fail—but because the economic and structural incentives reward exit, not sustainability.
Sonic Intelligence Academy Debuts World’s First AI Music Charts
These charts are designed to track and assess the top AI songs resonating throughout today’s music landscape, providing a dedicated framework for measuring AI music on its own terms.
General Motors’ ‘Crafting the One’ Nabs a Grand Clio for Music Innovation
An iconic Elvis song was reimagined for use in the cinematic spot.
Sony launches $2B music rights acquisition JV with Singapore’s GIC
Sony Music Group is forming a music rights-buying joint venture with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC Pte.
I’ve waited years for YouTube Music to sync my queue, and it’s finally here
A new “From your device” label shows where your current queue came from, making transitions clearer and less confusing.
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