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.

SiriusXM refocuses on in-car customers after streaming expansion

Just over a year ago, US satellite-radio firm SiriusXM launched its Next Big Thing: a $9.99-a-month ‘Streaming All Access Plan’ combining music, talk and podcasts, and sports. How has that gone?

The Weeknd to Perform at First-Ever Spotify Billions Club Live in LA

The Weeknd is planning to celebrate having the most songs to hit one-billion streams on Spotify with a performance for the first-ever Billions Club Live in Los Angeles.

Universal Music Group aligns with WPP on music and brand partnerships

The deal will provide WPP clients’ brands with audience engagement strategies leveraging the power of music.

Spotify Shares the Scoop of 2024 Music Trends

2024 is by far the most sonically diverse year, according to Spotify. These are the genres that have drawn millions of listeners this year.

Reservoir Expands Relationship with Global Hitmaker Serban Cazan

Reservoir has worked with Cazan since 2022, and under the new deal will continue to represent his entire catalog and future works, including record-breaking hit collaboration “Mantra” by Jennie.

Create Music Group acquires 50% share of UK dance label and publisher Enhanced Music

Established in 2008 by Will Holland, Enhanced Music has spawned multiple genre brands, including Enhanced Recordings, Enhanced Progressive, Colorize, Shapes of Solitude, Enhanced Chill and others.

Amazon Music team up with Justice to livestream Paris show

French electronic music duo, Justice, will perform sold out concerts at Accor Arena in Paris next week, which will now be broadcast to audiences around the world via Amazon Music. Music fans globally will be able to tune in to the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and Prime Video from 8pm GMT on Wednesday 18th December to watch the show live from the iconic Paris venue.

Music veterans launch AYO Music Group to correct ‘copy-wrongs’

Deborah Mannis-Gardner is one of the world’s top music-clearance experts, having worked on projects from Grand Theft Auto games to De La Soul’s famously-complicated digital releases. Pär Almqvist, meanwhile, is the co-founder and CEO of sample-licensing firm Tracklib.

Has streaming damaged our knowledge of classical music?

Before classical streaming... the seven ages of recorded music, from 78rpms to mp3s.

Steven Hill is new A2IM Board Chair

A2IM (American Association of Independent Music) representing over 600 independent record labels, has today announced Steven Hill, Head of North American & Global Marketing at Warp Records, as the new Chair of its 2024-2025 Board of Directors.

The Cringe-Factor Is High With Spotify’s Wrapped AI Podcast

NotebookLM is the brains behind the personalized podcast and it doesn't mind butchering other languages.

Musical AI and Beatoven.ai to Create First Fully Licensed, Full-Song AI Generator

Musical AI’s proprietary technology and existing rightsholders catalogs will power a new era in generative music, based on consent and honoring music writers, performers, and rightsholders.

‘The revolution in music consumption has really pushed sync up the industry’s agenda.’

You could forgive Tim Miles quite a bit of room for doubt, however, when one of three sentences he heard within that time frame, when being quizzed by Warner Music’s Rich Robinson 15 years ago was, ‘I can’t believe you’re selling carrots!’.

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