Spotify will start listing pricing and promo details in iOS app in Europe

The company says, “we will finally be able to offer something as obvious as it is overdue: iPhone consumers in the EU will now see pricing information for Spotify in the app and the fact that they can go to our website to purchase items directly.”

Sony Music strikes deal with Duolingo to bring tracks from stars like Hozier and Meghan Trainor to music courses

Dozens of tracks from artists such as Dove Cameron, Hozier, Meghan Trainor, and Whitney Houston will now be incorporated into the app’s music learning curriculum, allowing users to study and practice their music theory skills.

Ministry Of Sound and Hard Rock Hotels partner on global live event and YouTube series

The inaugural event will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel Marbella on Thursday, September 12 with headliner Viviana Casanova, a Chilean Producer & DJ based in Spain. Supporting artists include Rennie Peters and special guests to be announced.

Bandcamp Alternative Subvert: New Era for Indie Artists and Labels?

As a Bandcamp alternative Subvert is being designed to ber “collectively owned, stewarded, and controlled by its community, with 100% of its founding ownership reserved for its artists, community, and workers.”

Chinese Tech Giant Debuts 'AI Music Streaming Platform’

Kunlun Tech, a former investor in TikTok’s predecessor, Musical.ly, and parent company of web browser Opera, has launched what it calls the “world’s first AI-powered music streaming platform.” The Chinese company says its new Melodio service features “personalized, AI-generated music streams tailored to [users’] moods and scenarios.”

Deezer and Dazn collaborate to offer users subscription discounts 

A Venn diagram showing the overlap between Taylor Swift fans and those of Paris Saint Germain may not be a perfect circle, but if the diagram was displaying fans’ strength of passion for their “team”, it’d be a much closer match.

'Fortnite Festival' Sets Karol G as Headliner for Season 5

To honor the Colombian artist as the headliner, “Fortnite Festival” Season 5 will feature a premium reward track full of Karol G-Themed in-game items, including Bichota Season Karol G Outfit, the Bichota Mic, and the Bichota 6-String Guitar. That offering is available for purchase in “Fortnite” for 1,800 V-Bucks.

Mahogany Songs to offer grants to emerging artists

Earlier this year, we reported that the company behind the popular Mahogany Sessions YouTube music channel was launching a distribution arm.

DJ Fresh on why he launched AI-powered start-up Voice-Swap

In a music industry grappling with the consequences of AI, the Voice-Swap platform offers a counterpoint to data scraping and deepfakes: a legal and ethical approach to voice modelling.

llinois Governor Pritzker Signs Groundbreaking HB 4875 Into Law, Protecting Artists' Rights in the Age of AI

The Recording Academy celebrates major victory as Illinois becomes second state to enact legislation safeguarding artists’ likeness from generative AI.

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