Superfans: Why They're Vital For Artists In The Digital Era

The music superfan theory is nothing new, but in an industry increasingly overtaken by algorithms, superfans provide a sure-fire way for artists – even emerging and mid-tier artists – to make money and develop their audience.

Universal Music Group to launch ‘UMusicLift’ hub for music startups 

“You’re going to find tools for learning, news, spotlights, all these different resources and pathways they can use to connect back into the business.”

Apple will pay artists more to have a spatial audio version on Apple Music

The company will pay up to 10% additional royalty if an artist has all their songs in spatial audio, per a report by 9to5Mac. The extra money doesn’t depend on users playing the spatial audio version, though.

Interview Max Hilsdorf, Data Scientist, on AI in Music

A conversation with Max Hilsdorf, data scientist and musicologist, on AI in music and where we're heading in this regard.

“Copyright Laws Were Not Designed for AI” Says Virginie Berger

Keeping the music industry fair for all is a constant tug-of-war against many types of fraud. From preventing false royalty claims, stopping automated bot streaming, and keeping platforms accountable—everyone has a different opinion.

The Role of Machine Learning in Creating New Genres

One of the wonders of artificial intelligence and machine learning has become music. AI doesn’t just copy or improve famous tracks, it can even create new trends and genres. If we are talking about human-machine collaboration in art, then such cooperation will become more global and widespread. This applies to music and most other forms of art.

Hollywood Musicians Begin Bargaining With Focus on Streaming and AI

The American Federation of Musicians kicked off the talks with a rain-soaked rally at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, home of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the major studios.

Audacy Plans for Subscription Streaming Service in Response to the Growing Digital Trend

From building a more robust streaming app to investing tens of millions of dollars in podcasting, Audacy has put digital at the forefront of its business in recent years. As it works to complete its bankruptcy restructuring in the coming months, that digital focus is expected to pick up steam This includes a planned launch of a subscription streaming offering that Audacy projects could deliver as much as $20 million in revenue by 2027.

Former Hipgnosis exec Tom Stingemore launches new platform, ALLOY, to streamline sync licensing

Built in collaboration with industry players, ALLOY seeks to unify industry parameters into a single standard format, aiming to streamline, simplify and modernize the worldwide process for both rights holders and brands.

Watch New Lyric Video With Unseen Rushes For Amy Winehouse’s ‘In My Bed’

To coincide with the February 2 release of the Picture Disc Edition of Frank, Amy Winehouse’s highly influential debut album, UMR/Island will be making a lyric video available for one of the album’s standout tracks, “In My Bed.”

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