Beatport and Beatdapp team up to tackle music-streaming fraud

Anti-fraud startup Beatdapp continues to make headlines with its data on just how many music streams might be illegitimate.

There are 8bn user-curated playlists on Spotify, 725m created this year alone, Daniel Ek says

Spotify has been working to make playlists a more attractive aspect of the music streaming experience – and potentially to make them into a feature that can bring in more revenue. So far, the effort seems to be paying off.

YouTube Music is piloting 'music any way you like' prompt-generated radio using AI

Google's been doing some interesting things with technology and YouTube Music: shortly after introducing a "you sing it, we'll play it" audio recognition system it's now testing an AI playlist feature that will create a custom, personalized radio station for you. Once the feature rolls out to your account, you'll see a new card in your Home feed labeled "Ask for music any way you like". 

UMG partner Thrive Global launches a joint venture with OpenAI

UMG would be the exclusive music partner for Thrive’s ‘Reset’ stress management tool, with the two companies co-hosting a conference on music and health to announce the deal.

The Future of Music Licensing in the Age of AI

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the music industry, one of the most significant challenges is navigating the complex landscape of music licensing.

Survey: 20% of independent artists have used AI music tools

Label and marketing-tech company Soundplate has been surveying more than 1,000 independent artists about how they work.

Music artists, TV shows, and film are best positioned brand categories for in-game item activations

Accounting for 67% of global games software revenue in 2023, in-game spending plays a crucial role in monetising gamers. Over the years, cosmetic in-game spending (which does not grant advantages or progress in-game) has gained importance, especially among younger consumers. Younger gamers are growing up in an era where digital cosmetics items play an important role in defining their image.

Amazon, Apple, Spotify file legal challenge against Canada’s music streaming tax

The music streaming tax “is backward-looking and bad public policy from the current Government of Canada, and fails to acknowledge streaming’s existing contributions to music production,” said Graham Davies, President and CEO of the Digital Media Association (DiMA), which represents Amazon, Apple, and Spotify, and which has been spearheading the effort to stop the tax.

TuneCore launches pay-per-use AI-powered mastering service to help artists on a tight budget

TuneCore says its AI technology has not been trained on copyrighted material, and that it will support those who cannot afford a mastering engineer.

‘The music business is still not the safest place for women to work.’

To say that Jessica Vaughn has had a colorful career would be an understatement. She started off as the artist Charlotte Sometimes, securing a management deal while still in high school and, later, a record deal with Geffen/Interscope and a publishing deal with Sony. 

Believe forms strategic partnership with Central and Eastern European dance label Global Records

“This strategic partnership falls in line with Believe’s blueprint strategy to focus on music genres where artist development and music consumption are digital,” said a statement. 

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