Sónar 2024 Completes its Musical Lineup and Presents the Main Topics of Sónar+D

Today, the 31st edition of Barcelona’s Festival of Music, Innovation and Creativity adds more than 60 new shows to the line up.

How OpenAI’s Sora Impacts The Future Of Music Marketing

Following the launch of OpenAI’s text to video tool—Sora, technology enabled creator tools have never been closer. At the onset of this latest artificial intelligence innovation, the questions arise, how will AI impact the integration of brands and audiences and will this shift define a new age of marketing, specifically within the music industry?

PRS For Music CEO Andrea Czapary Martin on fixing data, new growth areas and her £1 billion target

When Andrea Czapary Martin was crowned Businesswoman Of The Year at the Music Week Women In Music Awards in November, it was the latest accolade of a glittering career. 

Apple Music testing feature that easily imports playlists from Spotify and other services

Apple Music appears to be beta testing integration with a service called SongShift, for transferring music from other services into Apple Music. The feature is currently being A/B tested in the latest beta version of Apple Music on Android, according to user reports on Reddit.

Billy Joel Drops AI-Assisted Video For 'Turn the Lights Back On'

Thanks to generative AI, Joel is back in all his pop modes in the time-tripping visual directed by Warren Fu (Daft Punk, Dua Lipa), which uses technology from Deep Voodoo to portray the now 74-year-old piano man in all his different eras.

Music in 2024: Are streaming services really king?

More people listened to music on streaming services than ever before in 2023, but how do the majority of people listen in 2024?

87.6% of all musicians releasing music are ‘Undiscovered’

A new Chartmetric report puts grim stats to just how difficult it is to make it in music, with the vast majority classified as “Undiscovered” – which it defines as artists that have yet to establish a brand or following.

Reggaetón Mexa music rocketed to 1.8bn Spotify streams in 2023

Much has been written about the growth in popularity of Música Mexicana on streaming services in the last year or two.

“Move over, Taylor – Queen Bey is in the house!”: TIDAL servers crash after Beyoncé drops two new songs during Super Bowl

The songs were dropped as part of an ad campaign for US telecommunications brand Verizon.

New FAST channel planned for Live Music

Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios is to launch a new FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus in the UK. GIGS will feature live performances and documentaries from across UMG’s audio-visual catalogue from artists including The Cure, Def Leppard, The Police, and The Rolling Stones, among others – as well as special featured episodes from Live From Abbey Road.

EU to fine Apple €500M over music streaming

The expected move would be the European Commission’s first fine against the US tech giant, the FT reports.

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