Roblox launches music charts as part of push into music discovery

Gaming giant Roblox is doubling down on its music offerings as it seeks to become “a destination for organic and immersive music discovery.”

A Fan Page fills the need for constant social media content creation

In the age of Superfans, keeping them interested and engaged can be an overwhelming task. Fan Pages can provide a free and relatively simple answer to the need for constant social media content creation.

Apple Music gets Kendrick Lamar for Super Bowl half-time show

We thought Kendrick Lamar had finished off his beef with Drake by getting the entire LA hip-hop scene on-stage to dance to his most excoriating diss-track. But could he now one-up that by performing ‘Not Like Us’ at the actual Super Bowl?

Can You Beat The Spotify Algorithm?

As a never-ending soundtrack of our modern lives, Spotify has a big influence on music tastes. But when the algorithm feels like a beige monotony, is it possible to reengineer it?

9 Trending Music Genres That Are Defining 2024

We’ve been pretty surprised by the sheer variety of genres that have gotten increased attention this year, so we thought we’d run through some of our favorites.

Spain’s recorded music industry revenues reached $269m in H1, up 16.6% YoY

Music streaming revenues in Spain grew 19.1% YoY.

AI regulation gains momentum, with new proposals in Australia, and a global treaty

Law-makers around the world continue to consider the best way to regulate AI. The Australian government has proposed ten mandatory guardrails including transparency obligations. Meanwhile, the UK, US and EU have signed the first legally binding treaty on AI which sets out “overarching safeguards”…

Another injection of optimism for music rights: Warner gets BBB long-term credit rating from Fitch

Warner Music Group has been assigned a first-time Long-Term 'Issuer Default Rating' (IDR) of 'BBB'.

U2 Rockets Into The Top 10 On Multiple Charts With Their New Album

U2 is back on the charts in the U.K. with a brand new album. The release may have been missed by those who don’t identify as superfans, though, as it’s a special kind of release. While it didn’t perform quite as well as their past traditional studio releases, the latest from the Irish rockers does manage to start its time in a rather lofty position on multiple tallies at once.

Spotify For Artists survey asks you to ‘Share your thoughts on Spotify’

Spotify is sending online surveys looking for feedback to artists and their teams using the Spotify For Artists platform.

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