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African Artists Are Reaching More Global Listeners With Help From Audiomack

Music industry data analytics collector, Soundcharts, is teaming up with streaming and discovery platform, Audiomack, to help continue African Music’s global expansion trajectory.

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Congress’ Radio Loophole, Spotify Wrapped, & Suno/Udio

Episode 279 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.

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Sonica is a New Music Platform Putting Artists Back in Control

No hidden fees, no commissions, no algorithms, no AI — Sonica is the latest startup offering artists ethics-aligned streaming with 100% ownership of revenues and rights.

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Game My Fan and Primary Wave Bring Albums to Life as Mobile Games

Game My Fan, a direct to fan music distribution platform, is teaming up with Primary Wave to create a new potential path for artist revenue generation and fan engagement.

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Manchester Launches Fund Supporting Grassroots Venues: Could This Work Elsewhere?

Manchester City Council’s new fund supports small live music venues in the city. Is this a model that could work in other cities?

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Spotify Rolls Out New Features to Spotlight More Creators Behind the Song

Spotify’s new “Expanded Credits,” “SongDNA,” and “About the Song” features aim to highlight behind-the-scenes creators.

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TIDAL Introduces “Upload,” “Spotlight,” and a $100k Contest for Indie Artists

TIDAL’s new feature gives creators direct access to the platform, bypassing traditional distributor gatekeepers, and incentivizes artists with contests and editorial coverage.

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Deezer’s 50,000 Daily AI Song Uploads — How Fraud Hides Behind Invisibility

New data highlights the growing shadow that generative AI content is beginning to cast, how it’s reshaping streaming, and why platforms are racing to keep fraud in check.

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AI Detection and Fan-Sourced Feedback: Is Coda Music Streaming’s Savior?

Coda Music is a new streaming app offering a human-first platform, ensuring users can enjoy genuine music without AI interference.

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FINNEAS Created Apple TV’s New Mnemonic — Artists Take Note…

Tapped by Apple, Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Finneas has created Apple TV’s new sonic logo, or mnemonic. Artists, there could be opportunity here…

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With ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN Unity, a New Era for Human Creators and AI Tools

ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN Announce Alignment on AI Registration Policies. Here’s what that means for you.

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