Usher Gets 550% Spotify Streaming Boost After Super Bowl — With Opener ‘Caught Up’ Surging 2,000%

Usher received a significant streaming boost immediately following his Super Bowl performance, as is typical for halftime headliners, according to Spotify, with four of the songs he performed surging more than 1,000% in streams on Sunday night.

Beatport Streaming Joins Forces with Pete Tong DJ Academy

With Pete Tong DJ Academy Lite, you will get on-demand access to lessons from some of the biggest DJs in the world, including Carl Cox, Adam Beyer, Nicole Moudaber, Jamie Jones and many more.

Spotify’s layoffs put an end to a musical encyclopedia, and fans are pissed

Now, Glenn McDonald’s beloved Every Noise at Once project is in jeopardy.

Music Data Analysis Shows Radio Airplay's Worldwide Impact

If you're tired of talk about radio's waning influence when it comes to music, analytics platform Chartmetric provides a dose of reality in the company's first “Year in Music” report.

Sony Music acquires half of Michael Jackson’s music catalogues

Megabucks catalogue acquisitions are still a thing. Sony Music has bought half of Michael Jackson’s publishing and recording catalogues.

Google's MusicFX AI tool has been used to create 10m tracks

In the countries where it was available (including the US) it enabled people to create music from text prompts, with a digital watermark embedded in the outputs, and guardrails preventing copycat works based on real artists.

What can the Music Industry learn from Podcasts?

With a staggering 120 million monthly listeners, podcasts have undeniably cemented their fame as one of the most beloved and widely consumed forms of audio content in the United States. 

Ghana mulls government-backed music-streaming service

Ghana is due to hold a general election in December this year, and the ruling NPP party’s candidate is current vice president Mahamudu Bawumia. In a speech last week setting out his plans, music streaming made an appearance.

Should You Still Create Videoclips?

Since the growth of streaming services, such as Spotify and Apple Music, there have been changes in the music industry. One of the biggest questions that has arisen is whether musicians still focus on creating video clips? Here’s the truth: Videos, although less prevalent in the modern music industry, are still critical for musicians.

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