How Phish turned Las Vegas’ Sphere into the ultimate music visualizer

Four nights of unique set lists and long jams presented a much different production challenge than U2’s 40-show residency.

What’s Next for the Creative Industries: The Final Sónar+D Program is Here

The current creative landscape looks like the Wild West: with the widespread use of Artificial Intelligence, the economic imperatives of platform capitalism, and the new frontiers being opened up by immersive entertainment and augmented reality.

GRAMMYs On The Hill Awards 2024 Honorees Announced: Sheryl Crow, Sens. John Cornyn & Amy Klobuchar

The annual event hosted by the Recording Academy in Washington D.C., will celebrate music and advocacy by bringing together congressional leaders and artists to honor those who champion creators' rights.

Global electronic music business was worth $11.8bn in 2023

This week’s IMS Ibiza summit is taking place as ever alongside the release of its annual IMS Business Report.

Luminate Changes Record Store Sales Count Method for Billboard Charts

The data firm will now collect indie physical music sales data from StreetPulse as Billboard's Tastemakers Albums chart is rebranded Indie Store Album Sales.

PAI Partners takes majority stake in professional audio equipment maker Audiotonix

Headquartered in the UK, Audiotonix specializes in designing, engineering, and manufacturing audio equipment that delivers sound for diverse formats including live tours and concerts, theatre shows and major international live events, TV, film, music recording, sporting occasions and places of worship.

Unisound uses AI matchmaking to help artists sell samples

Beats and samples marketplaces can generate valuable income for the artists and producers selling their sounds online.

Warner Music Group sells Uproxx, HipHopDX and other media assets to Uproxx Founder and CEO Jarret Myer

Rich Antoniello joins new company UPROXX Studios as Partner and Executive Chairman; will.i.am joins as Partner/Investor

Music tech entrepreneurship requires more than product-market fit

Being an entrepreneur is never easy. Many first-time founders don’t know how steep the mountain is when they start. Operating a music startup means even greater challenges, trudging through unfamiliar terrain filled with the twists and turns of the music industry. Building a successful product is already difficult, so why would one willingly add music?

2024 Could (Should?) Be A Good Year For Radio

Commercial stations are well-positioned to reap the benefits, making it the best of both worlds.

MiCannes 2024: Third International Music Conference Moves Locations from June 4th - 7th

MiCANNES 2024 (aka Music International Cannes) will launch the third edition of its independent music networking conference, awards ceremony and showcase event in Cannes, France from Tuesday 4th June to Friday 7th June.

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