Synchtank Taps AudioShake to Unlock Catalog Value Through AI

The partnership enables Synchtank users to create the highest quality AudioShake stems seamlessly within their workflows, driving efficiency and opening up entirely new revenue opportunities across sync, remixing, immersive mixing, fan engagement, and more.

NSYNC’s ‘Bye Bye Bye’ Surges More Than 800% In Sales

NSYNC was one of the most successful musical acts of the ‘90s and early ‘00s all around the world. Of course, once Justin Timberlake broke away from the group and embarked on a highly successful solo career, the boy band’s music began to fade from the charts. In the decades since, they have largely been relegated to nostalgic favorites status…but a special occasion has brought them back and made them sales champions again.

Artist-first AI Platform Lemonaide Introduces Collab Club

Lemonaide, the artist-first creative AI, sits at the center of this generative-AI music Venn Diagram, balancing strong ethics and outstanding quality by producing fairly trained high-resolution loops that are ready to be made into art by professional producers.

Colossal Unlocks the Creator Economy’s Exponential Growth for Beatmakers, Artists

Colossal’s search and discovery experience connects artists with beats via a TikTok-like experience, pairing producer-created beats and supplementary videos with proprietary machine learning to return personalized recommendations. Artists looking for a beat can jump to the beat’s hook or chorus as they seek the best bed for their future track.

Keeping The Music Alive

Last week was a sadly monumental one for music fans. Aerosmith announced the end of their touring career due to persistent health problems suffered by lead singer Steven Tyler. And the last remaining original member of the Four Tops, Duke Fakir, passed away. But as we’ve learned from Classic Rock artists, it ain’t over until….well, you know.

Nick Cave believes AI is "unbelievably disturbing"

While AI has grown rapidly over the last two years, and been used as a tool to assist people throughout plentiful walks of life, including the music industry. Every day, swathes of AI-generated music are added to Spotify, and although artists are yet to be replaced, Cave is worried that this won’t be the case forever.

Is Music Streaming Growth Slowing? A Look At the Numbers

Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group alike have now reported their financials for Q2 2024. What do the earnings reports tell us amidst continued discussions about a potential streaming slowdown?

Arijit Singh tied with Taylor Swift as Spotify’s most-followed artist

Spotify has been live in India for five years, and Indian music is making strides on the global streaming stage.

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