Why Song Rights Sales are Booming; An Overabundance of Music NFT Platforms; 8D Audio: What’s the Hype All About?

From Bob Dylan to Neil Young and now Tina Turner, many music superstars are selling their song catalogs for hundred-odd-million sums. What's behind the megadeals?

The hype around music NFTs has not slowed down; for better or for worse, it’s just taking a different form.

Let’s dive into 8D audio, what is it and how it affects your brain and health. We'll also showcase some great 8D audio music.

Financial markets are often affected by emotions, and new research found that measuring “music sentiment” on Spotify predicted the market’s movement.

SongVest is one of the growing number of companies offering fans a chance to invest in music royalties. It has just launched a model called 'SongShares'.

Byta has launched a three-part series that looks into the state of music sharing, when it comes to working with audio files.

Navigating copyrighted music for podcasts can be a tricky enterprise, particularly for the uninitiated. But is there more nuance to it?

Trqk is one of the firms helping music companies to dig into analytics of their music royalties. It has just launched a new 'TrqkIQ Publisher Edition'.

[Courtesy of Genie Music]SEOUL -- Genie Music, the online music service wing of South Koreas top telecom company KT, will offer a hi-fi music streaming service for GV60, an electric crossover utility vehicle model released by Hyundai auto groups luxury brand Genesis.Electric vehicle drivers can full

AT&T has decided to end its Spotify perk for premium plans. It's also finally killing off its WatchTV service.

BMG has promoted Maximilian Kolb to EVP repertoire & marketing, Continental Europe.

The star hands over the rights to songs like The Best and Nutbush City Limits to music company BMG.

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