Striking the Right Chord: How Musical AI is Keeping Artists at the Heart of Generative AI

Attribution is the golden ticket for a happy marriage between the music industry and generative AI. Without it, artists don’t get paid—kind of a deal-breaker when it comes to industry buy-in.

DSPs and labels send joint letter protesting Canada streaming tax

We’ve been following the debate in Canada around plans for a 5% levy on the local revenues of global music and video streaming services.

Releasing Albums still matters in the Digital Age

As streaming platforms increasingly favor single releases, artists like Dua Lipa and Jack White demonstrate that releasing albums still matters to an artist’s career even as some genres like electronic music often prioritize singles.

Tunecore partners with Notion on Undiscovered initiative for emerging artists

Undiscovered is Notion’s weekly playlist-first feature highlighting new music from up-and-coming musicians.

The BBC Sound Effects Archive now has over 33,000 free samples ready to download

The samples can’t be used for commercial purposes, but can be used for research, education and personal projects.

MIT launches new Music Technology and Computation Graduate Program

The program will invite students to investigate new vistas at the intersection of music, computing, and technology.

YouTube pulls songs from Adele, Nirvana, and others due to SESAC dispute

Many hit songs are missing from YouTube and YouTube Music as it negotiates a new deal with the performing rights organization SESAC.

Music creator economy: recalibration

This rise of this new generation of creators coincided with structural fissures beginning to manifest in the traditional streaming economy.

ERA: Car manufacturers 'short-sighted' for removing CD players

Car manufacturers are turning their back on seven million music fans in the UK by removing CD players from new cars, according to digital entertainment and retail association ERA.

Audiomack and Groover partner up to extend their impact for artists

As a first step in this new collaboration, artists will now be able to send curators Audiomack links to the curators & pros of their choice on Groover, get listened to, receive guaranteed feedback, and coverage.

GEMA proposes licensing model for AI-generated music

GEMA proposes that authors should receive compensation beyond a one-time payment for training data.

AllTrack Launches Performing Rights API Tools For Creator-Centric Platforms

TIDAL becomes the first platform to integrate, enabling the ability for unaffiliated creators to manage their works catalogs and allowing creators to authenticate their AllTrack profiles through TIDAL Artist Home.

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