The Realities and Opportunities of Licensing Music for Games

The music and video game industries are teaming up for sync licensing opportunities, but many rights-holders are losing out due to pre-cleared music libraries and compulsory licensing. Learn how game placements can revive entire catalogs, offering a lucrative and overlooked revenue stream for artists and their estates.

What's behind the runaway success of French-language music on Spotify?

Alors on danse... Across music, podcasts, and audiobooks, more Spotify listeners are turning toward French-language content. The likes of Stromae, Indila and Aya Nakamura are seducing wider audiences and crossing borders like never before.

Lickd founder & CEO Paul Sampson on why the music industry needs to support YouTubers

While the music industry is opening up new revenue streams for the creator economy, Lickd founder & CEO Paul Sampson calls for more to be done to democratise licensing… 

AI Music Detector – Protect Your Catalog from all AI-Generated Tracks

Once a subject of curiosity, AI-generated music has taken the industry by storm. To get an idea, just be aware that users of the music AI app Udio alone are generating an average of 864K new songs every single day. Putting one of these tracks on the major DSPs takes hours and only requires a small flat fee.

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.

Nurturing a fanbase is more important than growing it

Many artists focus on growing their fanbase, but nurturing a fanbase is key to building lasting success. Learn why shifting your strategy from gaining new followers to cultivating meaningful engagement can transform your music career.

Music Streaming App Platform Musi Sues Apple on Breach-of-Contract Claims

According to the complaint, Apple unexpectedly deleted the app from its app store on Sept. 24 in response to "a five-word complaint dated July 29, 2024 from a complainant identified as 'YouTube Legal.'"

Killphonic’s Caleb Shreve on his journey & Empowering Indie Songwriters

Caleb Shreve, the founder of Killphonic Rights, he shares his journey, insights on navigating the music industry and how his work is empowering indie songwriters.

DiMA launches ‘Scrap the Streaming Tax’ campaign in Canada

DiMA launches 'Scrap the Streaming Tax' campaign to fight against the proposed 5% levy on global streaming services in Canada.

TikTok’s moment of truth with indie labels is fast approaching

There are a lot of independent music bodies across the world, and they are taking it in turns to criticise TikTok.

Nielsen To Radio: The Clock Will Reset To Three Minutes

A big change may be coming to how Nielsen’s PPM system will measure radio listening, impacting the entire industry. Today’s blog post breaks it down – the winners, the losers, and what this may mean moving forward. Buckle up, because this one’s a true game-changer.

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