Audius Expands Its Music Marketplace

As part of the expansion of the Audius music marketplace, for the first time, 10% of every payment will now be captured by the Audius community treasury, with proceeds to be used at the direction of on-chain governance. A governance proposal is pending to finalize this change.

Warner Music Group is shutting its TuneCore rival, Level Music

Level Music, a TuneCore rival launched by WMG in 2018, offers distribution to major streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music and social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

3 Reasons Artists should still do Virtual Concerts

Artists should still do virtual concerts – even post lockdown. Discover the benefits and challenges, how they offer a new way connect with fans worldwide, and their impact on the future of live performances.

Warner Classics launches a meditation program for Amazon Alexa

Owners of devices with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant can try out a new guided-meditation program this week – provided by Warner Classics.

The elephant is leaving the building: Hipgnosis name and branding set to change to reflect new structure under Blackstone

Storm Thorgerson-designed logo will no longer represent company with a new name likely, say MBW sources.

Sturgill Simpson Releases Official Why Not? Tour Recordings

Five concert recordings have been posted with the promise of more to come within 12 hours of each show. Streaming access is included in the price of nugs.net subscription packages.

TikTok challenger Connyct partners with Warner Music Group in lead up to launch

At least for now, the app will be available only to post-secondary students in the US.

OpenPlay's Edward Ginis Talks AI, Music Business, Tech

With an ever-evolving technological revolution, providing unfettered access to high-quality data rapidly, is challenging today’s music industry.

How To Vote In The 2025 GRAMMYs: A Complete First Round Voting Guide For GRAMMY Voters

First Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs opens Friday, Oct. 4. Read our First Round Voting guide for everything GRAMMY voters need to know, including key dates and deadlines, voting guidelines and much more.

NCT Wish launch new album with livestream after 800k pre-orders

NCT Wish’s first mini-album ‘Steady’ has just come out, with SM saying that it notched up 800k pre-orders before its release – more than the 630k record set by their single ‘Songbird’ earlier this year.

Maida Vale Studios unveils revamp plans led by Hans Zimmer

West London’s historic Maida Vale Studios might get a new “state of the art” makeover led by Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer, who became co-owner of the site last year.

Streaming is scrubbing the soundtracks from your favorite shows

Due to intricate licensing deals, when TV shows get added to a streaming library, certain music cues don’t make the cut.

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