DistroKid launches a mobile app
D.I.Y. music distributor DistroKid has added a mobile app. Initially only available for iPhone, it makes DistroKid’s suite of tools available to artists on the go. Users can upload new releases,. Continue reading
Spotify steps up efforts to fight music streaming manipulation
Spotify’s ongoing effort to stop the purchase of streams or otherwise manipulate stream counts has accelerated in recent days, according to multiple sources. Recent takedowns involving the AI platform Boomy. Continue reading
QUICK HITS: Duetti • Gibson • PIXELYNX • Blackbird Studio
Duetti, the new music financing platform founded by ex-TIDAL and Apple Music execs Lior Tibon and Chris Nolte has launched with $32M in funding. The Fin-tech platform gives artists at. Continue reading
Artist-friendly streamer Audius adds easy AI collab opt-in
As AI hysteria sweeps the music industry, music streaming platform Audius offers musicians and labels a simple, safe, and potentially profitable way to get involved. Audius was built to be. Continue reading
Is SiriusXM streaming’s unsung hero? [Russ Crupnick of Music Watch]
Music streaming subscriber growth rates are slowing, but not for SiriusXM. In addition to satellite broadcasting, its streaming app is a legitimate contender, and despite some decline, sister service Pandora. Continue reading
AI, Streaming, and Why Fake Drake is not a Napster Moment [Bill Werde]
Bill Werde offers some much-needed context to the recent music industry hysteria over AI-generated music. A version of this essay first appeared in Bill Werde’s free, weekly Full Rate No. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: A vinyl vs. turntable paradox, inside Spotify Q1 and (of course) music AI
Episode 142 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 142 Listen on your favorite podcast. Continue reading
Everything you need to know about AI and ChatGPT in the Music Business
Artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT are everywhere, but how are they used in the music industry? On the latest edition of the Music Biz Weekly podcast, Michael Brandvold and Jay. Continue reading
Chris Castle on Will Page: ‘studied condescension, concentrated venom’
Chris Castle dissects a recent presentation by former Spotify’s Chief Economist Will Page on streaming royalties and clearly doesn’t like what he finds. Op-ed by CHRIS CASTLE from Music Tech. Continue reading
These stats prove Spotify needs Boomers after all
Even though Spotify’s main demographic includes those under 35, these stats show that the older generations may be exactly what the platform needs for growth. by Bobby Owsinski of Music. Continue reading
