PlaylistSupply Gets Ready for a Big Year with Expanded Services, New Artist Tools, Partnerships

Built as an all-in-one solution for playlist research and promotion, the PlaylistSupply platform helps artists and their teams find relevant playlists faster, making the whole process more efficient.

Whether you’re an independent artist, manager, or label representative, their tool is designed to enhance your Spotify traffic and visibility effectively.

Longevity for Tech Companies in Music

Innovation almost always arrives with a wave of hype. We’ve seen it in various forms, from the rise and fall of augmented reality apps to the countless cryptocurrency platforms promising to revolutionize finance.

In the digital world of musictech, new platforms, and tools promise to transform the music industry.

Does Vodafone’s ‘The Rhythm of Life’ Chart a Future for AI Ads?

The first time we saw Vodafone’s “The Rhythm of Life,” created entirely through AI, we thought, “It’s good they managed to get all those fingers and toes right.”

20 essential music documentaries to stream right now

Over the last decade, the streaming revolution has triggered a documentary gold rush. Whatever your nonfiction area of interest happens to be — serial killers, cult leaders, athletes, con men or exotic animal enthusiasts — there’s probably several dozen documentaries available for viewing a few button-clicks away.

Paris Opera Play Unveils Streaming Slate for January & February 2025

The Opéra National de Paris has announced the streaming slate for Paris Opera Play during the months of January and February. First up is “Vissi d’arte – Gala Maria Callas.”

Universal and Amazon Music Strike Deal on Streaming 2.0

While full details were not disclosed, the deal is intended to advance UMG’s “Streaming 2.0” strategy, which focuses less on scale in streaming and instead aims to increase value through different subscription levels and selling merchandise and other products to fans.

How Gen Z, Tinder and Spotify are disrupting clubbing capital Berlin’s rhythm

Berlin’s nightlife scene is under threat, with the number of clubs dropping by almost half in 10 years and many more considering closing.

I’m going all-in on Bandcamp for music in 2025

If you really want to support artists this year, Bandcamp is where it’s at.

Audius and ICE ink multi-territory licensing deal

Audius has signed deals with a number of players in music publishing and performing rights over the last several months.

Spotify allegedly using ‘ghost artists’ to minimise royalty costs

According to Liz Pelly’s findings in Harper’s Magazine, the ghost artists are appearing on all sorts of popular playlists from jazz and classical to lo-fi hip-hop. It effectively lowers the amount of royalties Spotify pays genuine musicians while increasing their overall profit margins.

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