What is the Value of a Stream in 2025?; Fortnite, Rocket League Reveal Latest Music Events
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Nielsen: Radio Still Top U.S. Audio Platform
The quarterly survey found 64% listen to ad-supported AM/FM daily.
What is the value of a stream in 2025?
The changing role of a stream is largely tied to the rise of passive listening. As music consumption has become more reliant on algorithmic recommendations, there is less conscious choice when streaming, making it difficult to compare to historical consumption formats like physical purchases or digital downloads.
Sony Music launches PARTYNEXTDOOR virtual concert experience in Fortnite
PARTYNEXTDOOR's larger-than-life avatar performs stylized versions of several tracks, including Break from Toronto, which is available as a Jam Track in the Fortnite Shop.
Absolute Label services reveals its Anthology admin portal
The latest music company putting AI to work beyond music creation is Absolute Label Services. It has unveiled its Big New Thing, which is called Anthology.
Can AI make real art – or just great imitations?
The Velvet Sundown duped millions after revealing that it was a machine-generated band. As AI art becomes indistinguishable from human art, will we need to reframe our definition of creativity?
Fortnite and Rocket League reveal their latest music events
Partynextdoor and Deadmau5 are the latest artists to announce events in popular games: Fortnite and Rocket League.
30+ vibe coded music apps unveiled at Outside Lands Festival
The Outside LLMs buildathon and competition held at the San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music Festival has opened public voting for it latest crop of AI-powered apps. These vibe coded music apps were each created in less than four hours using Lovable.dev.
Live Nation Expands Southern Hemisphere Footprint
The live event giant has acquired New Zealand festival producer Team Event.
Should Spotify clearly label AI music like "Velvet Sundown"?
The rising volume of AI “bands” on streaming platforms presents an ethical dilemma.
How to sum up the last six months of developments around AI and music?
2025 so far has been a year consumed by legal battles over copyright infringement and AI training, as well as the early efforts to build licensing frameworks for this space.
Tabletop Tunes Adds Immersive Music to Tabletop Gaming with Interactive App
Adaptive music application specifically made for tabletop gaming.
Steinway Lyngdorf releases My Lyngdorf App for amplifiers, processors and music streaming
The My Steinway Lyngdorf App is the asiest way to access all settings, help setting up a new device, customise the user interface, calibrate the sound system and stream music.
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