Sony’s music segment sees revenues rise by 10% year-on-year

Sony Music’s parent corporation has published its latest quarterly financial results this morning, including music numbers.

Influence Media Partners are Redefining Music Rights

Influence Media Partners, founded in 2019 by Lylette Pizarro, is revolutionizing music rights management by investing in and actively managing high-value music catalogs of diverse artists. The company differentiates itself through strategic partnerships, a focus on diversity, and active management of music properties to enhance value and promote artists' legacies.

Nintendo’s dedicated music app underlines its cross-entertainment future

Nintendo is at the forefront of the cross-entertainment trend. Alongside its console games and hardware, Nintendo’s strategy encompasses theme parks, film (including the billion-dollar-grossing Super Mario movie), mobile apps, toys, merch, and even alarm clocks. But everything leads back to the core gaming brand.

Beatles ‘Now & Then’ Becomes First AI-Assisted Song Nominated for a Grammy

Though the Beatles have been broken up for 50 years, you might feel like you’d fallen into a time vortex to learn the band is up for two Grammy awards this year. The Fab Four’s “Now and Then,” refined using AI and released last year, is up for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance, pitting the band against artists like Chappell Roan and Beyoncé.

Feed.fm Survey Shows How Music in Apps Drives Engagement

Users want to be able to select their favorite music directly through the app interface.  In fact, 64% of users spend more time in apps that feature their favorite music.

Fresh off a $15M fundraiser, Yoto partners with Elton John to launch its first Collector’s Edition card series

Elton John's 'Diamonds' greatest hits collection will be available on Yoto, including limited-edition versions featuring the artist's signature outfits.

Will Generative AI Replace Human Artists in Music Industry?

We all want to be told human stories from other human beings. What can be done to help human artists find sync opportunities for their work in the age of AI?

Audio and video collab platform Pibox raises $1.2M, joins Google for Startups program

Pibox says its tools have led to an 86% increase in team efficiency “and sparked new and better ideas."

AI’s creator economy revolution will accelerate if it can join the dots

While generative artificial intelligence (AI) is in its infancy, many people are optimistic about the technology’s potential. Organizations are deploying AI to improve productivity – and creators and general consumers are following suit.

Is mixing and mastering a dying art?

A new study from AI mastering platform RoEx shines a light on the biggest challenges for DIY music producers.

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