SoundCloud launches its own merch store, will let artists create their own designs

The first edition of the store features designs from Wiz Khalifa, Denzel Curry, wolfacejoeyy, Bktherula and Armani White. Plus, the company is working with select Next Pro artists — SoundCloud’s paid service for artists — to let them submit their own designs.

OpenPlay Earns Spot on 2024 Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies

OpenPlay Inc., provider of the music industry’s leading platform for asset and catalog management, is proud to announce its inclusion in the 2024 Inc. 5000 list, recognizing them as one of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the U.S. OpenPlay was ranked number 3,056 nationally, as well as 341 in Software, 164 in Los Angeles, and 421 in California.

Disney+ to crack down on password sharing, will the music industry follow?

While music DSPs are cautiously bumping up prices, they are still under enormous pressure to make more money – so how long until music DSPs start to get serious about password sharing… or at least crack down on groups of people who stretch the family-plan concept by not being a family that all lives under one roof?

The WiiM Ultra Is A Brilliant Music Streamer With One Small Flaw

Some music lovers have hung onto their vinyl and CDs but more and more of us have shifted over to streaming our music from services like Amazon, Spotify or TIDAL. The way we consume music has changed because we now rent our music and the days of sitting down to listen to both sides of a vinyl LP is a distant memory for many.

Creating Next-Gen Music Festivals using AI and Streaming

Find out how cutting-edge promoters are creating next-gen music festivals using AI and streaming to create hybrid events that combine in-person and online experiences.

Alternative Social Media Apps for Marketing Music

With every musician using Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube to market music, it can be smart to add some alternative platforms. Don’t miss these alternative social media apps for marketing music to tens of millions of fans.

At REX Studio, music production is personal

Within the pink crushed velvet walls of Macks Faulkron’s London studio, where Grammy-nominated records are made, he shares what he’s learned in the 15 years since opening REX.

Sony Music Masterworks acquires majority stake in live entertainment producer Black Sky Creative

Under the strategic investment agreement, Black Sky, led by founder Jeff Delson, will become part of Masterworks’ live division and focus on creating scalable experiential properties across music, social media, children’s entertainment, film, TV and gaming.

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