Podcasts for Music Discovery: How Helpful Are They?

How often do you look to podcasts to find new music or revisit old favourites? They could be a green light for upcoming and forgotten artists to take their step into the spotlight.

Pandora quietly raises prices amid continuing decline in paying subscribers

The music streaming service's owner, SiriusXM, is still seeing growing ad revenue in its Pandora segment.

Music.AI Selects Vultr to Leverage NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs in the Cloud for AI Training

This collaboration is supported by Dell Technologies, ensuring the infrastructure and capabilities needed to deliver maximum performance and value.

TikTok launches a new TikTok Studio tool for its creators

TikTok creators are getting a new way to manage their content and check their analytics. It’s called TikTok Studio, and is replacing the existing creator tools within TikTok’s app, as well as its Creator Center website.

Veo – Why YouTube’s video creator expertise is its trump card in the battle with OpenAI’s Sora

When OpenAI revealed its Sora project last February (2024), the video industry began a transformational journey.

Jewel helps showcase hologram featured in her art exhibition at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

“I love this technology. It’s from Proto Hologram. It’s a really neat way to be present without being there.”

New Orleans Rules on Music Streaming Sales Tax Case

Apple fended off about $676,000 in sales tax and interest because the company offered music streaming services similar to that of SiriusXM’s untaxed services, a Louisiana tax board’s opinion said.

‘We often see collectors raise no specific objection to an assessment challenge, except proffering their “we say so” positions, essentially arguing that if a court will give you a win, so be it. That is not fairness in tax administration, and we hope the Louisiana Governor is listening.’

AI ‘will bring the biggest revolution the creative sector has seen,’ Björn Ulvaeus says in CISAC’s latest annual report

In its latest annual report, released on Wednesday (May 22), the global umbrella group of royalty collection organizations urged rightsholders to “act now” in the face of legal and regulatory uncertainty over the use of copyrighted materials in AI tools.

Unlocking Insights: 3 Key Learnings for the UK Music Industry

Last week, Luminate’s VP of International, Helena Kosinski, delivered a presentation at The Great Escape festival in the United Kingdom highlighting the U.K. music industry and its place in Europe and the world. Covering the market’s fastest-growing genres, niche music fan groups and new opportunities, Kosinski laid out a clear snapshot for the state of the U.K. music market.

Spotify made its own font, and it’s going everywhere inside the app

The new Spotify Mix typeface is a ‘remix’ of various fonts inspired by the ‘evolving nature of audio culture.’

Firebird signs physical sales and distro deal with Proper Distribution

The agreement will see Proper offer its services to Firebird's network of labels, artist management companies and other creative businesses.

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