The Future of Music Consumption is Taking Shape

Amid the rapid rise of AI and the digital age, the tempo of music consumption shows no signs of slowing down. As physical album sales plummet and streaming services take over, where will this relentless progress take us next? 

Spotify revolutionizes live event discovery

Spotify are bridging the gap between fans and artists by pushing the live music industry and connecting music lovers with gigs.

The balance of power between platforms and the music industry

The digital era has created enormous opportunities and challenges for the music industry. However, although the music industry once called streaming platforms the savior of the industry—this is rapidly changing. 

Audio-only video games were a big hit — and could be coming back

Not all video games need video. Over the years, games that exist only in audio have taken players into entirely new worlds in which there’s nothing to see and still everything to do.

Google DeepMind and YouTube show off their 'Music AI Sandbox'

‘Music AI Sandbox’ is described as a suite of tools that “helps musicians make music in unprecedented ways”. It’s a collaboration between Google’s AI division DeepMind and YouTube, and its big reveal was accompanied by demos of songs created with it by musicians Wyclef Jean, Justin Tranter and Marc Rebillet.

The greatest album ever? Stand by for Apple Music’s view

Apple Music has launched a big countdown of its ‘100 Best Albums’ of all-time chart.

AI and the future of creativity: Takeaways from Music Matters 2024

Artificial intelligence took centre stage as creators, music professionals and industry leaders descended on the sunny city-state of Singapore this week for the 19th edition of Music Matters. This year, the music conference returns as part of the inaugural CreatorWeek, a new festival spotlighting and celebrating Asia Pacific’s music and creator economy.

AI Can Write the Lyrics, But Who Owns the Music Is Up for Debate

Nashville-based country musician Anna Vaus and her brother were curious about the quality of AI songwriting, so they asked a generative AI chatbot to write a country tune, offering the bot nothing more than a title: “River of Love.”

AI music isn't going away. Here are 4 big questions about what's next

In the music world as in other creative industries, generative AI — a class of digital tools that can create new content based on what they "learn" from existing media — is the latest tech revolution to rock the boat.

Why fighting to get artists paid for radio plays is so critical

The following op/ed comes from Michael Huppe, President and CEO of SoundExchange.

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