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Jun 3, 20231 min read

Apple Music Celebrates the Origins of Hip-Hop

by Steve Savoca, Music Business Partnerships, Apple Music at Apple, May 17, 2023 I would be remiss in not highlighting the incredible...

Jun 3, 20231 min read

Stefanie Sun’s Career Hijacked By AI

by Ashley King, Digital Music News, May 30, 2023 Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun’s voice has taken off in China. The only problem is the...

Jun 3, 20232 min read

The Importance of Music in the Beauty Industry

by Songtradr, June 1st, 2023 In the Beauty industry, it's all about the look. But looks alone aren't enough to stand out – brands must...

Jun 3, 20231 min read

Rod Stewart pulls out of potential catalogue sale... and launches a whiskey!

by Stuart Dregde, Musically, May 31, 2023 Rod Stewart, with a surprisingly blunt statement explaining why he has pulled out of a proposed...

Jun 3, 20232 min read

What Is Music Intelligence?

by Third Bridge Creative "In a world of big data, it's easy to get lost in the numbers, but when it comes to culture, human knowledge and...

Jun 3, 20232 min read

Not All Music Is Worth The Same

by Stuart Dredge, Musically, May 10 and 26, 2023 Two topics loomed large in Warner Music Group’s quarterly earnings call on May 9. First,...

Jun 3, 20231 min read

Forget about streaming—physical merchandise is now the key to success

by Ted Gioia, The Honest Broker, May 31, 2023 What other business relies on a 60-year-old storage technology? A new research report from...

May 24, 20232 min read

BandLab raises another $25m, valuing music creation company at $425m

by Mandy Dalugbug, Music Business Worldwide, May 23, 2023 Exciting news from the world of music creation! BandLab, the innovative music...

May 24, 20232 min read

A Look Behind Spotify’s Algotorial Playlists

by Christopher Barthle, Spotify Engineering Manager, April 24, 2023 In the ever-evolving world of music streaming, Spotify has...

May 24, 20231 min read

Sony Music boss warns of music streaming’s ‘meaningless volume’

by Stuart Dredge, MusicAlly, May 24, 2023 It’s clearly the season for senior major-label executives to outline what they feel is wrong...

May 20, 20232 min read

TikTok Provides More Commercial Opportunities for Independent Musicians

by Andrew Hutchinson, Content and Social Media Manager, Social Media Today, May 16, 2023 In a world dominated by social media, TikTok has...

May 13, 20231 min read

Ex-Tidal and Apple Music execs launch Duetti music financing firm

by Stuart Dredge, MusicAlly, May 4, 2023 Duetti has raised $32m of funding from investors including Roc Nation to get up and running, and...

May 12, 20232 min read

SoundCloud, Merlin Strike Global Deal to Bring Fan-Powered Royalties to Indie Labels

by Mandt Dalugdug, Music Business Worldwide, May 4, 2023 In recent news, SoundCloud has struck a global licensing deal with Merlin, the...

May 11, 20232 min read

Shakira, TikTok and How Brands Can Find Similar Success

News release by Songtradr, published in AdWeek, April 25, 2023 The article discusses the success of Shakira's recent viral TikTok...

May 10, 20232 min read

The Boomy/Spotify Streaming Fraud Debacle Proves 'Pro-Rata' Must Go Urgently

by Tim Ingham, Founder / Publisher at Music Business Worldwide, May 4, 2023 The music industry is facing a serious issue with streaming...

May 9, 20231 min read

Solving the Problems of AI Require Defining What It Is… and These Lines Are Tricky to Draw

by Hanna Kahlert, Midia Research, 20 Apr 2023 Music may become the canary in the coal mine for what comes next. AI is no mere hype for...

May 8, 20232 min read

Music City was built on a foundation laid by songwriters. Their future is now clouded by AI.

By Julia Masters – Reporter, Nashville Business Journal, April 20, 2023 Picture this: a Nashville songwriter sits down at their desk...

May 7, 20232 min read

New Book ‘Touring and Mental Health’ Manual Is a Godsend for Musicians and Crew

by Ryan Dusick, Variety.com, May 4, 2023 In the music industry, mental health has become a pressing issue in recent years, particularly...

May 7, 20232 min read

Music & AI Had Another Big Week...

by Rob Abelow, Founder of Where Music's Going: Insights & tactics for music's future, LinkedIn, May 5, 2023 I'm exhausted. We are seeing...

May 7, 20231 min read

Debating the upsides of Universal Music Group’s recent AI attack

by Markus Schwarzer, CEO of AI-powered music analysis and recommendation platform Cyanite, guest post on MusicAlly, May 2, 2023 The...

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