Symphonic Distribution Joins Musical AI’s Rights Management Platform for AI Training

The partnership will allow generative AI models to be trained on Symphonic’s wide range of commercial releases when artists and labels have opted in to the program. Symphonic’s impressive catalog offers genre diversity and high quality for training.

Radio Still Dominates Ad-Supported Listening

Nielsen released its latest stats on U.S. audio listening habits in Q2 2024, showing that much-maligned broadcast radio still dominates ad-supported listening.

YouTube Music emerges as ‘most adopted music streaming service’ in Q2: Kantar

Subscriber loyalty hasn't been impacted by recent price hikes, Kantar's research has found.

Casa Spotify Buenos Aires opens up for creators in Argentina

Spotify has opened a new facility for musicians and podcasters in Argentina’s capital city. Casa Spotify Buenos Aires includes a podcast studio, listening rooms and an ‘acoustic performance space’, and opened on 14 August with an event for influencers and journalists.

From Classical IT To AI Jazz. Time To Get Some Lessons

It’s all-digital now, from how you operate your company, to how you design your products and services, to how you attack the marketplace. None of this is new. It’s been true for at least a decade, though there are still companies that refuse to believe that they’re technology companies, which every company is in 2024 — and forever.

LyricFind CEO Reflects on the Company’s 20th Anniversary

Since signing the first-ever lyric licensing deal with EMI Music Publishing (now part of Sony Music Publishing) in 2005, LyricFind has grown its product suite into the global premier provider of lyric data, sync, and translations, with innovative solutions for data analysis and video creation.

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…

Billie Eilish overtakes The Weeknd as Spotify’s biggest artist

There’s change at the top of Spotify’s artist rankings this week.

SoundCloud Store launches with five artists’ merch collections

SoundCloud launched its official ‘SoundCloud Store’ last week, showing off its new ambitions in the merch business.

The Last Dinner Party sign with PPL for international neighbouring rights royalties

The BRITs Rising Star winners, who topped the charts in February with their debut album Prelude To Ecstasy, join recent signings to the PPL international collections roster including Lewis Capaldi, Ice Spice, FLO, London Grammar and Kenya Grace. 

Apple Music is currently offering new subscribers three months free

Non-subscribers who open the Apple Music app on a new iPhone or iPad typically see an offer for a free month of the service.

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