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AI in music: Not all doom and gloom

Technology is enabling better playlists, more copyright protection, and increased music discovery.

Glastonbury and Spotify team up to launch an official Glastonbury festival app

The festival and the streaming platform are joining forces this year for Vodafone’s official Glastonbury app, available on iOS and Android. The app aims to make planning the festival experience easier, with all the crucial info about artists, stages, and set times, so fans can create their own personal festival calendar.

The Importance of Creative Directors for Musicians

Today, in an era where social media is highly influential and visual content dominates—an artist's image is more critical than ever. Behind the scenes, creative directors play a tremendous role in crafting the visuals behind an artist.

Sónar+D 2024 – AI and music take centre stage

The finely-poised battle between AI as creative saviour and AI as ravaging computer overlord was in full play at the 2024 edition of Sónar+D in Barcelona last week.

Beats marketplace BeatStars reaches $325m payouts milestone

That’s up from $200m in June 2022, so BeatStars has been averaging $5.2m of monthly payouts over the last two years.

Spotify announces an in-house creative agency, tests generative AI voiceover ads

Spotify announced on Thursday that it’s venturing further into the ad space with its first in-house creative agency called Creative Lab, helping brands create custom marketing campaigns. It will also begin testing generative AI ads, the company said.

HDtracks is launching a hi-res streaming service with Lenbrook

HDtracks is one of the longest-established DSPs for hi-res music, but it has always focused on downloads. That’s changing however.

Warner Music Group Posts Biggest Stock Gain in Week Led by Streaming Companies

The Billboard Global Music Index rose 1.1% to 1,820.01, bringing its year-to-date gain to 18.7% — better than the Nasdaq's 17.8% gain and the S&P 500's 13.9% improvement.

AI music startups Suno and Udio both add audio uploads feature

Both companies have just added features enabling people to upload their own audio to use as seeds for creation. 

Breakr, a Nas-backed startup with $9m raised to date, wants to ‘democratize’ music marketing with its AI-driven tech platform

Tony Brown, CEO of music marketing platform Breakr, argues that the shift from traditional paid media to influencer marketing will only accelerate “as organic content continues to outperform paid ads”.

Spotify is turning rap's MVP debates into a numbers game

The slow creep of streaming-era logic into rap fans' favorite pastime.

How to create custom voice and instrument audio stems with AI

Make AI work for you by generating bespoke acapella and instrument stems for use in your own original tracks.

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