YouTube Music Turns 10; How to Turn Casual Listeners Into Superfans
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The Emperor's Fraying Clothes
Major Labels grand strategy for the future of music.
YouTube Music celebrates 10 years with new features that help it compete with Spotify
The app will now include “Taste Match” playlists, which are playlists that combine multiple users’ overlapping interests, similar to Spotify Blend.
How To Turn Casual Listeners into Superfans
Most artists focus on superfans, but real growth starts with your casual listeners. Fan engagement expert Dan Goldberg reveals how to turn casual listeners into superfans using strategies the music industry often ignores.
Miami music students bring fresh sound to Little Havana
Miami's emerging musicians are joining forces this weekend for a special concert highlighting the impact of the University of Miami's music school.
Virgin Music Group partners with Mom+Pop to support global growth
Mom+Pop is now home to acts such as MGMT, Caamp, Del Water Gap and Magdalena Bay. Among the label’s other new and genre-diverse artists are Mother Soki, After, Violent Vira, Galdive, The Kilans, Chaparelle and Tiny Habits.
Bandsintown becomes exclusive YouTube concert listings provider
YouTube's global audience of billions of monthly users can now easily discover concerts while watching artist videos and Shorts, exploring official artist channels, and soon, while also browsing the YouTube homepage.
DJ Live-Streaming Platform LFG.TV Debuts on August 30
Designed specifically for DJs and dance music culture, LFG.TV is a new 24/7 live-streaming platform offering genre-focused channels, direct monetization tools, and a zero-compromise approach to rights, access and community.
Spotify expands publishing licensing push with new Amra deal
potify’s multi-territorial, multi-year renewal deal with amra covers digital mechanical and performing rights across amra’s global footprint. That footprint sees amra collect licensing royalties for its clients in an array of markets outside the United States, including Southeast Asia, India, Australia, Brazil, and Japan.
2025’s Song of the Summer Is Missing in Action
Apparently, there's no song of the summer this year. Why's that?
Taylor Swift Streams Rise in Anticipation of Recently Announced ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
From Aug. 12-14, Swift’s catalog earned nearly 110 million official U.S. on-demand streams, according to Luminate.
In Praise Of Mission-Driven Radio
As the world of media becomes more competitive, brands that stand the test of time are “mission first.” A look at the familiar players in radio tell us a great deal about who’s playing the mission game wisely.
AI creating ‘potentially new’ music genres as artists take control, says Stability AI study
The pushback to AI echoes previous technological changes that were resisted when they changed music, researchers at Stability AI say.
KitKat and Spotify Team Up with Ayushmann Khurrana to Help You Break Free from Music Matrix
Nestlé KitKat has partnered with Spotify to launch an exciting new campaign – ‘Break the Loop’ – aimed at helping consumers break free from the monotony of songs they listen to all the time.
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