Minecraft now has in-game radio stations with licensed music

Startup Styngr has been doing some innovative stuff in Roblox with partners UMG and WMG, but its latest launch focuses on Minecraft.

Bruno Mars shatters Spotify listener record… without a new album

The most popular artist on Spotify right now hasn’t released a new solo album for eight years. Quite a stat, right?

AI songs are infiltrating Spotify - here's why it's an issue for fans and creators

If you're seeing new songs on your Spotify release radar that don't sound quite right, here's what's really happening.

Tuned Global launches ‘Social Radio’ features for its customers

“We see the future of Social Radio as an extension of an existing music service or radio station,” said MD Con Raso.

Are consumers ready for TikTok’s AI acceleration?

The AI revolution sweeping the entertainment industry will rage on in 2025. In recent weeks, TikTok owner ByteDance has provided a deeper look into how AI will impact social platforms.

Winamp upgrades its ‘all-in-one’ Winamp for Creators suite

Veteran digital-music brand Winamp was revived in 2022 as a web3-meets-superfans play, with a music player at its core but plans for NFT sales and artist tools.

Spotify just got a massive AI upgrade from Gemini ahead of Spotify Unwrapped

AI integration can now pick out specific songs, playlists or just cook up something to match your mood.

AI music improvisation program — developed by IU professors — used to create ‘Lexia: An AI Opera’

Music technology professor Scott Deal used AVATAR to create groundbreaking opera premiering at The Phoenix Theatre in 2025.

This TikTok user says a popular YouTube music channel is in fact AI

The rise of generative AI music tools has indeed led to the emergence of tutorials on YouTube.

Nvidia Unveils AI Model for Music and Audio Generation

Foundational Generative Audio Transformer Opus, or Fugatto for short, lets users generate or alter audio using hints found in text or audio sources

Spotify, Absolut, IKEA Among the Winners of the 2024–2025 World Branding Awards

The prestigious Award Ceremony was held at the Tower of London, United Kingdom. It welcomed over 80 guests worldwide and was hosted by acclaimed British television broadcaster, David Croft.

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