YouTube Debuts ‘Music Nights’ Live Concert Series; Drivers Still Choose Broadcast Radio Over Streaming In the Car
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Drivers Still Choose Broadcast Radio Over Streaming In The Car, Study Finds
Broadcast radio continues to dominate the dashboard, with new international research showing it remains the preferred audio source for drivers and one of the most valued features in new vehicles.
After Spotify Eyes Concert Streaming, YouTube Launches ‘Music Nights’ Exclusive Live Concert Series
Just a week after Spotify reportedly began shopping around to secure licensing to stream live events, YouTube claps back with “Music Nights.
Local Artists Are Breaking Into Global Markets Faster Than Ever
For independent artists especially, keeping up with and being able to capitalise on this momentum can be a big challenge, resulting in delayed payments or problems accessing earnings at the right moment, which can quickly slow things down at the exact time their career is taking off.
New Spotify Report: How Artists and Venues Can Hook Gen Z
If you are treating Gen Z as a single marketing segment, you’re missing the mark, according to the new Spotify Culture Next Gen Z Report.
How ‘Superfandom’ is Reshaping Music Streaming’s Next Chapter
Streaming has been the dominant format for music consumption for more than a decade, and in that time, the focus of many conversations in the industry has largely centered on catalogue size, subscriber growth, and personalisation algorithms.
Fraunhofer, the creator of the MP3 and MPEG-H, shows me the innovations coming to audio
The institute behind MP3 is now exploring immersive, adaptive and object-based audio, pointing to new ways of producing and delivering sound.
Hello, is it Lionel Richie’s vocal trademarks you’re looking for?
Richie has become the latest artist to file trademark applications focused on his voice, in an effort to protect himself from unauthorised exploitation by AI cloning.
NAB Not Giving Up on AM Radio Revitalization
Recap of high-level meeting with FCC staff reveals group’s wish list.
Warner Music China gets into virtual artists with Dream Maker
It’s a strategic partnership with a company called Dream Maker whose focus is on virtual artists, signing more than 3,000 of them and generating more than 10bn video views of their music in the process.
Spotify’s editors to make video cameos in ‘New Music Friday’
Spotify’s flagship playlist is getting more of a human touch, albeit only in the US for now.
The Average U.S. Streamer Spends $434 on Music Yearly
The average stateside streaming user now spends $434 on recorded music annually – up nearly 30% from 2020, according to a new DIMA’ study. But amid a well-documented subscriber plateau in established markets, what’s the best way to drive additional growth?
Wondering if your playlists contain AI-generated music? Deezer’s new free tool can tell you
Deezer says nearly half of users importing playlists from other services already have AI-generated tracks in their libraries.
Cumulus Hopes to Conclude Chapter 11 by Early Fall
It is waiting for FCC approval of its restructuring plan.
Study claims Liverpool’s music economy is worth £780m a year
The UK city of Liverpool’s music heritage did not start with the Beatles.
Behind Every Copyright Is a Human Being. It’s Time the Industry Acted Like It.
For one music publisher, the industry’s obsession with copyright, catalogs, and platform economics shifts our focus away from livelihood, trust.
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