TikTok has another licensing dispute on its hands – with Merlin

TikTok may be friends with UMG again after their fallout, but now it is at loggerheads with another important music-licensing partner: Merlin

“I’ve played to millions of people in my lifetime and I wouldn’t know how to contact them”: James Blake bemoans artists’ lack of ownership of fan data

It’s no secret that unless you’re a big name artist, you’re going to have a hard time making ends meet by releasing music alone. Music sales figures are in the toilet – and quite frankly, aren’t coming back – thanks to the rise of streaming services, which themselves don’t exactly offer strong payout figures.

Sesac and YouTube resolve their dispute over music payments

Well, that was quick. US collecting society Sesac and YouTube have resolved their dispute over licensing just days after YouTube removed a number of music videos from its service.

Why Music Tech Continues To Attract Investment

Music tech doesn’t grab too many headlines these days. The revolution in music distribution and consumption first brought about by Napster and later fully commercialized by the likes of Spotify, Apple and Deezer is now fully embedded in our lives. Indeed, the vinyl revival tends to generate more column inches.

Meet ARTinoise: The Italian Instrument Masterminds Behind the Re.corder

ARTinoise, the Italian startup that designs, develops, and manufactures innovative digital instruments is empowering people of all ages to experience, learn, and play music.

GEMA Rolls Out New Licensing Model Targeting AI Royalties

Once-off payments are inadequate for authors whose works have been used to train generative AI models – at least according to Germany’s GEMA, which says it’s created the “first licensing model” tackling royalties racked up by derivative songs.

TikTok enlists Billie Eilish to debut new ‘Flip Story’ feature

It’s a good thing that UMG and TikTok resolved their licensing dispute in time for the last Billie Eilish album’s release, eh?

Is There A High Demand for Music Producers? How Those With "It" Will Stay Relevant in the AI Era

The music production game has changed a lot, especially over the past decade. With just a laptop and some software, anyone can start making beats and arranging it into a full track. But here’s the thing—just because it’s easy to get started doesn’t mean it’s equally as easy to make an actual living from it.

Apple’s Music Haptics Accessibility Feature Makes Music Accessible To All—Even If You Can’t Hear It

The feature, which is supported on iPhone 12 and later, is described by the company as a method by which Deaf and hard-of-hearing people can “experience music on iPhone with taps, textures, and refined vibrations that are synchronized with a song’s audio.”

DiMA rails against Canada’s streaming levy, launches letter writing campaign

Streaming services continue in their campaign against the proposed 5% streaming levy in Canada, funds from which would support independent music and commercial radio news.

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