Over 100m Americans have access to music-streaming services

The US recorded music business saw revenues grow for the eighth successive year in 2023, and it seems 2024 will continue that trend.

UMG applies for a patent for its binaural beats technology

The filing concerns ‘generating tonally compatible, synchronized neural beats for digital audio files.’

Suno Debuts iPhone App

The generative AI app creates full songs complete with lyrics and vocals — or instrumentals if you prefer — from nothing but a text prompt or your own sound. While it will initially only be available for iPhone in the U.S., Suno says it will come to other territories and Android in the future, alongside some "fun updates".

Music video-sharing app Popster uses generative AI and lets artists remix videos

As more music streaming apps and creation tools emerge to compete for users’ attention, social music-sharing app Popster is getting two new features to grow its user base: an AI image generator for cover art and a collaboration capability where artists can remix another user’s song. 

Platoon Songs launches as writer-friendly service with share of master royalties & session payments

The boutique artist services company and distributor, which is owned by Apple, has launched Platoon Songs as a writer-friendly offering with favourable terms and support for creators. Platoon Songs said that it pays writers to attend sessions that result in finished songs and provides a clear deal structure.

UK music bodies welcome new government with policy requests

The UK has a new government this morning, after the Labour party won a landslide in its general election. Music bodies have been responding.

“We didn’t see any good coming from not having humans involved in the process of human creativity” an interview with Soundraw

We discuss AI’s place in music, content and creativity with Soundraw’s Chief Operating Officer, Tao Romera Martinez.

Third Side Music Announces Exclusive Creative Publishing Deal to Administer Legendary Composer Galt MacDermot’s Compositions from the Musical HAIR

The deal marks an expansion of TSM’s incredibly successful, decade-long creative partnership with MacDermot’s estate and family. Since 2013, the publisher has represented the legendary Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee’s non-HAIR catalog, generating more than 100 sync and sample placements, and consistently growing catalog revenue by an average of 25% per year.

Spotify Is Testing An Emergency Alert System in Sweden—Another Massive Shift from Traditional Media

Spotify appears to be testing an emergency alerts system in its home country of Sweden. An app reverse engineer found references to an emergency alert system in the latest build of the Spotify app.

WMG warns AI firms not to train on its music without a licence

Recordings, videos, compositions, lyrics, metadata, artwork and other visual content are included in the declaration.

YouTube Unveils New AI Likeness Protections — Covering Soundalike Audio and More — for ‘Uniquely Identifiable’ First Parties

The Google-owned platform addressed the policy in a broader privacy guidelines update, emphasizing at the outset that content must contain “uniquely identifiable” information to constitute a violation.

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