Spotify stock is down about 23% since Daniel Ek announced his exit as CEO, but remains up by roughly the same amount from 2025’s beginning and by about 12% from early December 2024. Spotify stock […]
A live performance from Jorja Smith, whose label is calling for ‘I Run’ credit and compensation. Photo Credit: Justin Higuchi Jorja Smith’s record label is now demanding credit on and compensation for Haven’s “I Run” […]
Photo Credit: Singa x Merlin On the heels of a deal with WMG, karaoke platform Singa inks with independent music licensing partner Merlin. Digital music licensing partner Merlin has partnered with Singa, the leading karaoke […]
Photo Credit: Apple Music The year’s fastest-charting dance track is back with a new version featuring a different singer. But what happened to the original? HAVEN.’s “I Run” has had an exciting few weeks, with […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify takes aim at Apple Music with its own playlist-transferring tool, thanks to integration with TuneMyMusic. On Thursday, Spotify announced integration with TuneMyMusic, a tool that can transfer playlists from other streaming […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify has officially expanded its credits and unveiled SongDNA, a feature designed to shine a bit more of the spotlight on the many professionals who contribute to tracks. The streaming platform today […]
Photo Credit: Robert Kyncl, WMG CEO Robert Kyncl shared WMG’s AI strategy mere hours after announcing deals with Udio and Stability, listing his non-negotiables in licensing talks. Hours after Warner Music Group (WMG) announced a […]
Photo Credit: Breaking Rust Does AI “artist” Breaking Rust really have the number-one country song in America? Despite the multitude of headlines proclaiming “Walk My Walk” to be a chart-topping hit, the short answer is […]
Photo Credit: diVine Remember Vine? It’s back, and it’s called diVine, a new app from a developer of the original Vine and funding from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. Vine is back in a big way. […]
An unhappy listener, possibly suffering from the effects of prolonged exposure to AI audio. Photo Credit: Faustina Okeke Just 3% of adults can tell the difference between machine-made music and the real thing – at […]
Photo Credit: Breaking Rust We’ve covered AI artist Xania Monet becoming the first AI artist to receive serious traditional radio play. Now get ready for more charting AI artists—Breaking Rust and Cain Walker—who are both […]
A live performance from Motograter, another victim of what appears to be an unauthorized AI upload on Spotify. Photo Credit: James Stein Unauthorized “AI slop” uploads are continuing to pour onto proper artists’ Spotify accounts […]
Photo Credit: Giorgio Trovato AI music generator Suno is reportedly in talks to raise another $100 million – this time at a whopping $2 billion valuation. As many will recognize, this valuation is a full […]
Photo Credit: Igor Omilaev Looks like the robot takeover will have to wait: According to a new survey, Americans are vehemently opposed to AI-generated entertainment, with 90% of consumers believing “it’s important to know the […]
Photo Credit: Wesley Tingey Is it time to take social music streaming to the next level? Airbuds believes so, and the “go-to social music widget” has scored $5 million in funding to pursue the goal. […]
Photo Credit: Gaelle Marcel Deezer has reported a dramatic escalation in the amount of fully AI-generated music being delivered to its platform—up to 28% of all music delivered is now AI generated. Where earlier reports […]
A live performance from Anthrax. Photo Credit: Sven Mandel Anthrax has become the latest “AI slop” victim thanks to an EDM album that arrived on Spotify and other DSPs under its name. Ticked-off superfans promptly […]
Photo Credit: Music Froniters Berlin’s Music Frontiers serves as catalyst for the future music ecosystem This article was created in collaboration with Music Frontiers, a proud DMN partner. The music industry has always thrived on […]
It’s time for the music industry to shift from endless data clean-up to a strategy of quality at the source, and transform data from a liability into a reliable asset. The following comes from Natalie […]
Photo Credit: appshunter.io Two months ago, SoundExchange sued Sonos as well as Napster for allegedly failing to pay over $3.4 million in due royalties. Now, the plaintiff is seeking a default judgement against Napster – […]