Virgin to Release Grand Ole Opry 100th Annniversary Set; Bandle Creator on the Music Quiz 100K Daily Players Love
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Virgin to Release Grand Ole Opry 100th Annniversary Set
The Grand Ole Opry turns 100 years old this fall and Virgin Music Group will join in the celebration with the release of Opry 100: Country’s Greatest Songs, which is to drop on November 7, three weeks before the Opry’s official anniversary.
Bandle Creator Johann Levy on the Music Quiz 100K Daily Players Love
Bandle, the daily music guessing game that reaches more than 100,000 fans each day, might feel like it was built by a whole team of music nerds. In reality, it’s the handiwork of one French programmer, Johann Levy—plus a few passionate music-lovers he found on Reddit, who help with technical concerns.
Spotify Boosts Subscriber Count to 276 Million in Q2, Misses Revenue Target and Swings to Net Loss
In the first half of 2025, subscriber net additions grew more than 30% compared with the first half of 2024, according to Spotify. The quarter also marked the company’s second-highest Q2 for monthly active user net additions.
Stability AI is working on a licensing marketplace for creators
Stability AI lost its VP of audio Ed Newton-Rex in November 2023 after he disagreed with the company’s views on ‘fair use’ and training materials. Since then there has been a change of CEO, and the current boss Prem Akkaraju has been holding out some olive branches to the creative industries in an interview with the Financial Times.
African music enjoys breakthrough on Shazam’s Global Top 200 Chart
Twelve tracks by African artists reached the Shazam Global Top 10, with three reaching the No. 1 position.
MusicTech Magazine relaunches
MusicTech returns to print this week – as part of a bundle with NME Magazine! Here’s how you can get a copy of the July/August 2025 issue.
Could a new subscription tier help listeners separate AI music from real artists?
As generative AI floods streaming and social media platforms, could a new paid tier be the key to separating human-made content from AI content?
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos talks up ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ as fictional groups dominate Spotify charts
Seven of the top 15 tracks on Spotify's most-streamed tracks in are by virtual artists from a Netflix movie.
Robots on the charts: will AI be a fatal blow to the music industry?
Scary as the threat is, AI might never quite steal the human soul of music, reports Will Rogers-Coltman.
Coldplay's Viral Tour Moment Sparks Major Streaming Bump
According to Billboard, Coldplay's US streaming numbers jumped 25% in the five days after the concert.
How Different Types of Artificial Intelligence Could Affect the Music Industry
All the noise around music and AI is around Generative AI, for good reason, but it is easy to overlook the tremendous impact of Artificial Intelligence as a whole on the music industry.
Rick Beato Reignites Debate Over Generative AI in Music
As accessibility to AI tools is ever increasing, such tools could act as substitutes for actual songwriting and composing.
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