Platoon just quietly raised the bar for songwriter services

Technically, the streaming era massively extends the lifetime revenue of a song. Rather than monetizing only the initial album sale, songwriters also monetize each time the song is consumed, in more regions of the world and on more platforms than ever.

Harmonising Human Creativity With AI: A Deep Dive Into Diff-A-Riff

As the lines between human creativity and artificial intelligence continue to blur, tools like Diff-A-Riff are emerging as powerful allies for musicians and producers. This technology promises to change the way we approach music production, offering unprecedented control and creative possibilities. Sony CSL's Javier Nistal and his team are not just developing new tools; they're reimagining the very nature of musical collaboration between humans and machines.

Shazam users can now find artists’ Ticketmaster events through the app

The Live Nation-owned company sees this as a way of capturing a greater share of the addressable market for live music, noting that its research found that 42% of fans have reported that they “didn’t attend a concert they wanted to, simply because they didn’t hear about it beforehand.”

The $7 trillion AI showdown: The winners and losers

As a clutch of corporate giants unleash ever more powerful platforms that blur the line between humans and machines, the business world is set to be transformed as never before, with little agreement on who the winners and losers will be.

AI Generated Playlists vs Curators: Who Wins?

That AI is accelerating change in the music industry is not news. But, with the big streaming platforms ruling how music is listened to, the technological evolution is worth pausing to look at.  

Maximize your Ad Budget as an Independent Artist

Digital advertising can often seem like black box. It takes time to learn the ins-and-outs of different marketing tools, their legitimacy, and it’s expensive to hire an in-house marketing team or third-party contractor. And yet, it’s more important than ever to get your content in front of new audiences.

Will AI Change How Music Works?

MAS co-founder and president James Alvich tells LBB’s Adam Bennett how artificial intelligence will alter the ways music is both made and listened to, for better and for worse…

Chance The Rapper Sees A Future With Meta AI And Ray-Ban Meta Eyewear

Grammy Award-winning musician, songwriter, and producer Chance the Rapper is known for his innovative approach to music and fashion. As a pioneer in leveraging technology to enhance creativity, Chance has recently teamed up with Meta to participate in Meta’s Super Fan event alongside USC star basketball player Juju Watkins.

Musician EPK platform Sonicbids sold to Advance Music Technologies

Sonicbids, which offers electronic press kits for musicians, has been sold to Daniel Melnick and his Advance Music Technologies.

AmplifyWorld Announces $500,00 Artist Fund for Musicians

Musicians from all genres and at any stage can apply for grants ranging from $1,000 to $50,000 to give their careers a boost.

How Social Media and Streaming Services Are Changing our Understanding of Good Music

The advent of social media and widespread digitalization have radically changed our understanding of what good music is. The digital revolution has made music more accessible but also changed the ways it is produced, distributed, and consumed.

Training AI music models is about to get very expensive

Record labels are suing two leading AI startups and are reportedly exploring a licensing deal with YouTube—actions that will determine what the future of AI music sounds like, and if there is one at all.

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