UNIFI Music Sets the Stage for 2025

With a focus on building artist-focused solutions, some of the key tools in the UNIFI Music arsenal include their Tip Jar feature, unlimited music distribution, and embeddable music players.

Spotify Hits 252 Million Paid Subscribers, On Track For Profitability

"We’re where we set out to be — if not a little further — and on a steady path toward achieving our long-term goals," said CEO Daniel Ek.

Amped Studio Gives Online Music Production a Pro-Level Upgrade with VST3 Support and New Features

A portable full-powered DAW, Amped Studio lets producers, musicians, sound designers, engineers, and creators use the same plugins as they would on their home studio machine from anywhere with web access.

Spotify to start paying video creators to compete with YouTube

Paying video creators directly based on engagement puts Spotify on more of a collision course with YouTube, which is also leaning into podcasts and already pays its creators billions a year in shared ad revenue. “We can provide an experience for your audience that is superior to any other platform,” CEO Daniel Ek said onstage Wednesday at a Spotify creator event in Los Angles.

Simplify Global Music Licensing for Your Fitness Business

In the current economy, budgets are tight and expectations are high. Fitness brands looking for solutions might find that international markets present a great growth opportunity as the US market levels off.

‘You can’t advocate for something if you don’t believe in it.’

Donna Caseine, who is today EVP and Global Creative Director at Reservoir, was destined to work in music from an early age.

TikTok deepens integration with Spotify and Apple Music via new feature that lets streamers ‘Share to TikTok’

‘Share to TikTok’ allows users to share music they found on streaming platforms to TikTok.

DAWn Audio wins Music Tectonics Swimming with Narwhals contest

It’s an app that acts as a bridge between those different products, including Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Reaper and Stdio One.

Vevo reveals artist tips for 2025 with video exclusives to come

As we reach mid-November, it’s nearly Christmas-song season, but also tipping season for emerging artists.

After 25 years, Dublab is still the champion of independent online radio — here’s why

“A radio station is way more than what it does when you press play on the website and tune in”.

This Hit Music Radio Station Is Fully AI-Generated

Tagged as the “AI Powered Hit Radio from the Future,” Hit Radio AI is a fully artificial intelligence-generated hit music station created in the spirit of traditional, mass-appeal Top 40 stations.

Chartmetric goes talent-spotting with predictive search tool

The company says it has spent more than 18 months building the tool, which uses data for more than 10m artists to analyse signals that may predict ‘long-term success’.

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