Audiomack signs partnership with Merlin, as streaming service aims to monetize and legitimize modified audio

Audiomack's Audiomod tool allows music fans to speed up, slow down, and adjust the pitch on the songs they're listening to.

TikTok goes big on Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

TikTok is launching a ‘The Tortured Poets Department in-app experience’ this morning. It includes playlists to spark video creations; challenges to unlock exclusive artwork for fans’ profiles, etc..

Hipgnosis board agrees to $1.1 billion takeover by Concord

Following a tumultuous six-month period in which the board was openly critical of its investment adviser, Hipgnosis Song Management (headed by Merck Mercuriadis), a bid has been made for the songs fund by Nashville-based independent music giant. Concord has a wider portfolio of 1.2 million songs.

SoundExchange to handle payment admin for JKBX’s Creator Program

JKBX’s Creator Program sees the platform pay songwriters bonuses following the trading of income streams from their music, regardless of whether those songwriters/artists still own their rights.

Listen to Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter with Their Exclusive Commentary

The band takes listeners through every ‘Dark Matter’ track on Pearl Jam Radio.

The Clive Davis Channel: Hosted & Curated by Clive Davis

The Clive Davis Channel features six decades of music from over 150 notable artists, plus Clive’s never-before-heard stories.

How The Recording Academy's GRAMMY GO Is Building A Global Online Learning Community & Elevating The Creative Class

Learn more about the vision and future of GRAMMY GO, the Recording Academy's first-ever creator-to-creator platform and online learning experience, in this exclusive interview with the visionaries behind the initiative.

BMI Launches Revamped Royalty Dashboard and ‘Fully Featured’ iOS App, Targets Continued Customer Service Improvements

The for-profit PRO unveiled the bolstered dashboard today, via a formal release as well as a letter (penned by president and CEO Mike O’Neill) to affiliates. Beginning with the former, BMI described the offering as one component of its redesigned online platform and “broader growth plan to enhance its overall affiliate customer service experience.”

‘India’s streaming market is at the cusp of a digital boom with unprecedented opportunity.’

The catalyst behind the impressive growth trajectory of India’s streaming business in recent years was the arrival of cheap mobile data in the market about six years ago.

The Rise of the Anonymous Music Star

How do you generate more Spotify streams than Michael Jackson or Elton John? Swedish composer Johan Röhr pulled off that impressive feat in the strangest way possible. He hid behind 656 different pseudonyms.

Shore Fire Media Promotes Five Execs to Leadership Roles

Shore Fire Media, one of the music industry’s most long-running and far-reaching strategy and communications companies, has announced the promotion of five of its top executives to key leadership positions.

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