Spotify Adds Music Videos to 11 Markets; iHeart Using AI to Help Make Music Decisions
Spotify Adds Music Videos to 11 Markets; iHeart Using AI to Help Make Music Decisions1899 | Your Daily Dose of Music Streaming NewsSpotify Adds Music Videos for Subscribers in 11 Countries For now, this is just a beta test in 11 countries: the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Brazil, Colombia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Kenya. It will also only be available to Spotify’s premium subscribers in those countries. Where a track has a music video available, listeners will be able to tap a button on Spotify’s ‘Now Playing’ screen to switch to the video (and then back to the audio). They will also be able to turn their phone to watch videos in full-screen mode. How iHeart Is Using AI To Help Make Music Decisions While much of the talk about AI in radio revolves around concerns about the use of synthetic voices, the technology has far more practical applications for the industry. Programmers at iHeartMedia, for example, use it to assist in making music choices. Fighting Streaming Fraud at the Distributor Level Fraudsters “redirect royalties away from rights holders and artists and into their own pockets to the tune of millions per year,” writes Jorge Brea, the CEO of Symphonic Distribution, but there is a solution. Anghami and Rotana Music team up for concerts and content MENA-focused streaming service Anghami has renewed its licensing deal with one of the region’s key labels, Rotana Music. AI-powered beat generator SOUNDRAW raises $3m from investors including Eminem manager Paul Rosenberg Daigo Kusunoki, a Japanese championship-winning dancer with a background in music technology, founded SOUNDRAW. His previous venture, a wearable music device called Soundmoovz, sold nearly half a million units within 18 months. UK’s recorded music trade revenues grew by 8.1% in 2023 It’s been a big week for revenue announcements, with bodies in Germany, France and Spain all revealing their figures. And now the UK. It’s just over two years since Neil Young pulled his music. How Can AI and Blockchain Change the Music Industry? CreateSafe co-founder and CEO Daouda Leonard joins "First Mover" to discuss how the software development company allows automation in multiple parts of the music industry including content creating, distribution, and marketing. Music services may soon face more regulation in South Korea Spotify was the complainer and Apple the company being slapped by regulators in Europe recently. But in South Korea something is afoot. SonoPress manufactures its first ‘EcoRecord’ for partner WMG In September last year, WMG and vinyl-pressing plant SonoPress announced a partnership to make ‘EcoRecords’. — Send story ideas & feedback to: jeff@platformandstream.com ️— Interested in sponsoring the newsletter? You'll find all the details here. You're currently a free subscriber to Platform & Stream. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. |
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