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Spotify’s Podcasting Shakeup Continues — Now the Platform Is Bringing On a Copy Lead To ‘Assume Ownership of the Spotify for Podcasters Brand Voice’

May 26, 2023

Photo Credit: Thibault Penin After making a number of cuts across its spoken word divisions amid a wider effort to achieve podcasting profitability, Spotify is now hiring a podcast “copy lead.” The Stockhol... Read More...

Round Hill Music Says Q1 ‘Like-For-Like’ Revenues Jumped 20% Year-Over-Year

Ashley King

May 26, 2023

Photo Credit: Round Hill Music Round Hill Music reports strong revenue growth in Q1 across catalogs supported by active song management, with 'like-for-like' revenues increasing 20% year-over-year. Round Hil... Read More...

Celine Dion Cancels Remaining Courage World Tour Shows Amid Battle With Rare Neurological Disorder

Dylan Smith

May 26, 2023

Photo Credit: RepliCarter / CC by 3.0 Nearly six months after revealing her battle with a rare neurological disorder called “Stiff Person Syndrome,” Celine Dion has canceled the remaining shows on her Courage World Tour. The Charlemagne, Quebec-born singer... Read More...

TikTok Confirms Testing AI Chatbot ‘Tako’ in the Philippines

Ashley King

May 26, 2023

Photo Credit: TikTok screenshot from Watchful.ai TikTok confirms testing its own AI chatbot, 'Tako,' currently in limited testing with select users in the Philippines. Artificially intelligent chatbots l... Read More...

Yeezy Faced $75 Million Frozen Asset Order from Adidas Last Year, Court Documents Reveal

Ashley King

May 25, 2023

Photo Credit: Kyle Brinker Adidas filed legal action to freeze $75 million in assets held by Kanye West's Yeezy brand last year. Nearly unsealed court documents first discovered by Law360 revealed the findin... Read More...

Harry Styles Fans in Edinburgh Told They Must Print Their Tickets After Mobile Ticketing Meltdowns

Ashley King

May 25, 2023

Photo Credit: Leticia Moraes / CC by 2.0 Harry Styles concert attendees in Edinburgh have been told to print their tickets before arriving at the venue following Beyonce's mobile ticket meltdowns last weekend. Concertgoers in Edinburgh have been told they m... Read More...

Meta slashes jobs more layoffs including Instagram Head of Music Partnerships

Meta Slashes Another 6,000 Jobs — Including Instagram’s Head of Music Partnerships

Ashley King

May 25, 2023

Photo Credit: Nokia621 / CC by 4.0 Meta conducts its latest round of layoffs as part of its 'Year of Efficiency,' cutting approximately 6,000 jobs, including Instagram's Head of Music Partnerships. As part o... Read More...

Sam Altman OpenAI CEO says his company will leave the EU over strict regulations

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Leave EU Over AI Regulations

Ashley King

May 25, 2023

Photo Credit: Jonathan Kemper OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says his company may leave Europe if regulations surrounding AI become too stifling. The European Union is currently considering the first set of rules to help globally govern the development of artificial... Read More...

Spotify illustrates the crossover effect

Spotify Touts ‘Crossover Effect’ of Artist Collabs & Their Streaming Numbers

Ashley King

May 25, 2023

Photo Credit: Melanie van Leeuwen Spotify says the 'crossover effect' of artist collaborations is magnified on streaming services. The service highlights how Run-D.M.C. linking up with Aerosmith to do their... Read More...

Tom Petty Estate Promises ‘Swift Legal Action’ Over ‘Stolen’ Memorabilia Auction

Dylan Smith

May 25, 2023

The Tom Petty estate has revealed that it’s “pursuing swift legal action” over the auction of allegedly “outright stolen” memorabilia. Tom Petty’s official Twitter account just recently posted a lengthy mess... Read More...

Exploring the Magic of EDC Las Vegas 2023 With Over 525,000 Attendees Dancing Under the Electric Sky

Nicole Haiimpoor

May 25, 2023

Photo Credit: Insomniac Events From May 19th through May 21st, drawing over 525,000 attendees from around the world to EDC Las Vegas, Insomniac celebrated its 30th anniversary, solidifying its reputation as a leader in the music festival space. Electric Dai... Read More...

CISAC Reports Over $10 Billion in 2022 Collections, Doubles Down on Plan To ‘Make the Streaming World a Fairer Place’

Twitch Bumps Price of Ad-Free Viewing Subscription—Is Spotify Next?

YouTube Stories Get the Axe Next Week, Shorts Stay in Focus

YouTube Music Begins Testing a Shorts-Like Music Video Feature in Brazil — Is a Wider Rollout on the Way?

4 Lessons Musicians Can Learn From One of the Biggest YouTubers

Latest Posts

Spotify’s Podcasting Shakeup Continues — Now the Platform Is Bringing On a Copy Lead To ‘Assume Ownership of the Spotify for Podcasters Brand Voice’

Round Hill Music Says Q1 ‘Like-For-Like’ Revenues Jumped 20% Year-Over-Year

Celine Dion Cancels Remaining Courage World Tour Shows Amid Battle With Rare Neurological Disorder

Yeezy Faced $75 Million Frozen Asset Order from Adidas Last Year, Court Documents Reveal

Harry Styles Fans in Edinburgh Told They Must Print Their Tickets After Mobile Ticketing Meltdowns

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Leave EU Over AI Regulations

Spotify Touts ‘Crossover Effect’ of Artist Collabs & Their Streaming Numbers

Tom Petty Estate Promises ‘Swift Legal Action’ Over ‘Stolen’ Memorabilia Auction

Exploring the Magic of EDC Las Vegas 2023 With Over 525,000 Attendees Dancing Under the Electric Sky