Whether you’re a fitness enthusiast, a wellness professional, or a tech innovator, the Feed.fm 2024 Wellness & Workout Music Report offers valuable insights into the intersection of music, movement, and engagement. It’s your guide to understanding how soundtracks shape user experiences—and how Feed.fm can help you leverage the power of music to elevate your brand.

SoundCloud introduces a cheaper plan for artists

The new basic tier will cost $39 per year and put some limits on features like track amplification, distribution, monetization, and AI mastering. Artists subscribing to this plan get 3 hours of uploads across as many tracks as they want — this is the same limit as the one in the free plan.

Streaming service On Air signs concert video licensing deal with Mercury Studios

Streaming service On Air has built a catalogue of on-demand live content from stars including Zara Larsson, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Now it’s expanding its offering with a major new deal with UMG’s Mercury Studios, including concert footage from legends The Rolling Stones, Slash, Slipknot, Fall Out Boy and many more…

Bootleg.live Launches Apps for Live Concert Audio

Touring is a major revenue contributor for artists, but going on the road is expensive. Bootleg.live gives artists a new opportunity to make the most of their tours, turning live shows into additional revenue with little additional effort.

Mixcloud Launches New Original Podcast Series

The first episode of Mixcloud Presents: The Inside Track features a chat with DJ and musician, Francois K. He shares his thoughts on how to find your own music community, the importance of record stores as a form of music discovery and the recent developments at Twitch, its DJ program and what it means for DJs.

Stationhead on the 'intimacy and exclusivity' of voice notes

The idea of music artists recording messages for their fans isn’t new.

Spotify Wrapped: a slave to the algorithm?

Some listeners aren't convinced by the streaming platform's AI features – or what they say about their music habits.

YouTube Partners with CAA On AI Deepfake Removal Tools for Talent

Through the collaboration, several of the world’s most influential figures will have access to early-stage technology designed to identify and manage AI-generated content that features their likeness, including their face. As part of this partnership, CAA talent will provide critical feedback to help YouTube build its AI detection systems and refine the controls.

Shutterstock launches a ‘research licence’ for GenAI companies

Music rightsholders are developing licensing models for generative AI models, and part of that process may be taking inspiration from what other industries are doing.

SiriusXM downgrades streaming ambitions in shift back to in-car

Bucking industry and consumer trends, the leading satellite broadcaster is shifting focus back to in-car listening, as SiriusXM downgrades streaming. The goal is to reclaim its spot in the car dashboard and take on traditional radio, but can it work?

Spotify’s Car Thing officially non-operational, less than three years after it rolled out in the US

Car Thing users have until January 14 to contact Spotify and see whether they qualify for a refund.

Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa Join 'Carpool Karaoke' Xmas Special

The hour-long installment of the Emmy-winning “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” was put up on Apple’s platforms in a surprise release Sunday night at 9 p.m. PT/midnight ET. It remarks a return of the franchise after a fifth season that wrapped up on Apple TV+ 18 months ago.

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