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AI’s Impact On Music In 2025: Licensing, Creativity And Industry Survival

The music industry is entering a critical phase where technology could either amplify its value or decimate its foundations. The disruptive effects of AI, coupled with industry inertia, have already set the stage for seismic shifts in the coming months.

The industry is facing a technological reckoning, as AI models grow more sophisticated and political landscapes shift in ways that could either protect creators or dismantle their livelihoods further.

Berklee Online offers free Ear Training Game in VR

Berklee Online has launched a free training game in virtual reality, to making ear training more accessible, immersive and fun than ever before. Berklee Online offers free Ear Training Game.

Data: Physical music returns, streaming soars

2024 proved another milestone year for UK recorded music, with BPI analysis based on Official Charts data revealing new heights for streaming, record-breaking success for women and a return to growth for physical music sales.

Mark Williamson: Trends driving the Music Business in 2025

Mark Williamson, the founder and CEO of live music industry trade Rostr, offers four trends that he sees from his unique vantage point.

Rise of an Anti-Algorithm Music Counterculture

A new music counterculture is emerging, rejecting algorithms and perfection for raw, authentic creativity.

Ad-supported video streaming on the rise: What could this mean for the music industry?

Ad-supported video streaming subscriptions are booming, could music streaming see a similar shift? Here’s how it might affect artists and their revenue.

The Power of Music Discovery in Fitness and Wellness

At Feed.fm, we just released our 2024 Wellness & Workout Music Report. It’s full of hot tracks, the latest music trends, and actionable insights for digital fitness and wellness brands to drive increased revenue, retention, and engagement. One data point we’re excited to share is that 83% of consumers prefer a mix of familiar hits and fresh tracks to stay engaged.

How Gabb Music Curates Its Streaming Service for Kids and Families

The music platform for kid-friendly Gabb phones shares its top-played songs and what makes it unique from other music streamers on the market.

Audio is incidental: Why Spotify wants to become a creator ecosystem

Per MIDiA’s ‘2025 Predictions’ report, as hypo-attention increases, the efficacy of digital advertising declines. The more content there is, and the more that content asks for attention, the harder it is to get consumers to pay attention to any one piece of content for long enough to convert that consumer. In other words, the harder it becomes to get consumers straight to the bottom of the marketing funnel to purchase or consume something being marketed to them.

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?

Is Amazon Music Plotting a 1,000-Stream Minimum for Royalties?

Is Amazon Music joining Spotify in establishing a 1,000-stream minimum before tracks can generate recording royalties? The question is front of mind – even if a concrete answer isn’t readily available – following the announcement of an “artist-centric” Universal Music deal.

Tuning up with AI: a shift in the music scene

Over the last months, AI music generators have become a sensation on the internet. Users have been uploading AI songs on social media for the sheer joy of entertainment.

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.

Benji Rogers: Trends that will drive the Music Business in 2025

Benji Rogers shares what he sees at the start of a “an extremely transformative era in the music and creative industries.”

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