Photo Credit: crommelincklars / CC by 2.0 With the artificial intelligence boom in full swing, Character.AI, which enables users to have text-based conversations with imitations of public figures including artists, now boasts a reportedly $1 […]
Photo Credit: SoundCloud SoundCloud joins the TikTok discovery feed bandwagon and begins testing a vertical feed for discovering music. As more streaming services vie for attention in the wake of TikTok’s astronomic popularity, an AI-powered […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Royalty-collection platform Salt has inked a decade-long deal with the Netherlands’ Buma/Stemra and announced the acquisition of Björn Ulvaeus’ Session. London-based Salt, which bills itself as “a next-generation music society back-office SaaS […]
Unhurd founder and CEO Alex Brees. Photo Credit: Unhurd AI-powered music-marketing startup Unhurd (stylized as “un:hurd” as well as “unhurd”) has officially announced a seven-figure seed round. London-based Unhurd, which raised £250,000 two years back […]
During its 90-minute Stream On presentation broadcast live from Los Angeles, Spotify announced major changes to its app design, including new vertical video feeds and a built-in pre-save button. Instead of a static carousel of […]
Is it pretentious to have a headline like that? (Short answer: Yes, Long answer: ……still yes) How can we possibly say that we know what the top 10 must-see artists, DJs and bands? Why not […]
Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore / CC by 2.0 Spotify continues ramping up its video podcasts business with a new deal with YouTube creator Markiplier. The new deal will see Spotify become the exclusive host of […]
Photo: Jan Reiser Isolee, born Rajko Müller, will release a new album. Resort Island is the first album that Müller, a German minimalist house producer, has released in 12 years. He recorded all 10 tracks […]
Suga of BTS is hitting the road for a world tour! This marks the first time a member of BTS will be embarking on a tour of their own — Suga, one of the rappers […]
Photo: Nick Walker SBTRKT will release his third studio album in May. Seven years in the making, The Rat Road signifies a “pivotal period of evolution” for the British producer, real name Aaron Jerome Foulds, […]
Compared to the same time last year, it may not feel like hip-hop has been quite as productive. It’s been a great year for indie releases; Greedo came home with a new mixtape, underground faves […]
Photo Credit: Tidal Back in November of 2021, Tidal launched direct-to-artist payments as one component of a far-reaching update. Now, weeks after partnering with Universal Music Group to develop a “new economic model for music […]
Upsammy will release her second album, Germ in a Population of Buildings, on PAN. In 2020, Upsammy, real name Thessa Torsing, released her debut album, Zoom, which was praised for its careful reimagining of IDM. […]
“I wanted to go back to the original vision and release records that can be played in those special moments when the vibe is thick, and the energy is right.” Jamie Jones has a vision […]
Photo: Pip Bourdillion James Ellis Ford, one half of Simian Mobile Disco, who has worked with the likes of Arctic Monkeys to Depeche Mode, will release his debut solo album on Warp. On The Hum, […]
1tbsp drops ‘Four Tet Is My Godmother’ 1tbsp image via Lili Cotter February 28, 2023 Australia’s 1tbsp drops the opening track to his new EP due out on March 16th. Indie-dance project from Grammy Award […]
re:ni and Laksa will release a label called RE:LAX. RE:LAX is an extension of the pair’s party series and NTS Radio show of the same name. It will explore “music at faster tempos,” we’re told, […]
Afrojack and Garrix haven’t released a collaboration since 2014’s “Turn Up the Speakers.” Turn up your speakers again, because Martin Garrix and Afrojack are back in the studio. The two EDM titans haven’t released a […]
Scissor and Thread, the Brooklyn, New York label of Francis Harris and Anthony Collins, will release the debut album of JVXTA. JVXTA is a DJ-producer based in London, born Charles Field. Since 2017, he’s been […]
Nathan Fake will release a new album on his own Cambria Instruments imprint, featuring collaborations with Clark and Wizard Apprentice. We’re told that Crystal Vision is music for music’s sake, “recorded without angles, agendas, and […]