Music Tech

Deezer’s ‘360 Sessions’ Spatial Audio Playlist Kicks Off with Dua Lipa

June 18, 2021

Photo Credit: Deezer Deezer has launched a new spatial audio playlist dubbed '360 Sessions' with help from Dua Lipa. The new playlist is only available to Deezer HiFi subscribers. It features a 28-track play... Read More...

Apple Music Is Expanding Lossless Audio and Dolby Atmos Support to India

Ashley King

June 18, 2021

Photo Credit: Apple Music Apple Music is bringing support for lossless audio and spatial audio through Dolby Atmos support to India. During the WWDC 2021 keynote, Apple confirmed these new technologies would... Read More...

VEVA Sound Thinks Song Credits Are ‘Cool’ Enough With New Campaign — “Credits Are Cool”

Dylan Smith

June 14, 2021

Right Said Fred, Hailey Steele, and The Young Fables have released custom merchandise through VEVA Sound's Credits Are Cool campaign. Photo Credit: VEVA Sound VEVA Sound has long stressed the key role that me... Read More...

Think Spatial Audio for Apple Music Isn’t a Game Changer? Think Again

Ashley King

June 9, 2021

Photo Credit: Anna Earl Apple Music's support of spatial audio is set to be a game-changer for the music industry. Here's why. Spatial audio is an immersive experience that has made gaming and movie-going in... Read More...

Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio for Apple Music Is Here

Ashley King

June 7, 2021

Photo Credit: Aaron Burden Apple Music now has Dolby Atmos spatial audio support for streaming. Here's how it works. Apple enabled both spatial audio and lossless audio playback for Apple Music subscribers a... Read More...

Spatial Audio for Independent Artists – Will Indie Distributors Support Spatial Audio?

Ashley King

June 3, 2021

Photo Credit: Dolby Atmos Apple is working to make spatial audio more mainstream. Here's how indie artists can take advantage of the format. Apple is partnering with famous artists like Ariana Grande, Maroo... Read More...

AI-Split Audio Tracks Aren’t Perfect, But They’re Getting There

Ashley King

May 10, 2021

Photo Credit: James Kovin Music start-up Lalal.ai is an AI audio splitter that can separate vocals and instrumentals into separate stems. With every track interaction, the AI splitting capabilities improve — ... Read More...

Tuned Global Is Helping the $26 Billion Fitness App Industry Figure Out Music — Without the Legal Headaches

Paul Resnikoff

April 29, 2021

photo credit: freepik Mega-platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music tend to dominate music industry headlines. But Tuned Global is quietly helping the fitness industry deliver customized streaming music experi... Read More...

Muso.AI Partners With Music Story to Dramatically Overhaul Streaming Metadata and Crediting

Paul Resnikoff

April 27, 2021

Muso.AI has developed a promising solution to help streaming services render missing credits an issue of the past. Now, the metadata platform aims to deepen the impact of that solution through a newly finaliz... Read More...

As Streaming Takes Over, Music Metadata Is Becoming More Critical for Musicians. How Critical, You Ask?

Paul Resnikoff

March 22, 2021

photo: Werner Gmünder Music metadata: it’s the oft-overlooked chore that can make a music career successful – or doom it to obscurity. Today, music metadata impacts everything in an artist's career, includin... Read More...

Netflix Says It Has ‘No Plans’ To Test Spatial Audio Support, Lagging Behind

Ashley King

February 24, 2021

Photo Credit: Thibault Penin Netflix has put to bed rumors that it is testing AirPods spatial audio support for its platform. Earlier this month, Digital Music News reported that spatial audio support might ... Read More...

Is Your Metadata Complete? Muso.AI Wants to Fix the Industry’s Credits Problem by Verifying the Data With Creators Themselves

Paul Resnikoff

October 20, 2020

Despite the accumulation of millions in unpaid royalties and the emergence of several purported solutions, missing credits remain a major problem in the music industry. Muso.AI wants to help the music industr... Read More...

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Jaxsta’s Official Credit Metadata Means Good Business For PROs, CMOs, Labels, Publishers And Managers

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‘Recognize the Music’ Initiative Launches to Bring Music Identification Technology to UK Venues

iHeartRadio Will Power Vinfast Electric Vehicle Models in the US

Deezer’s ‘360 Sessions’ Spatial Audio Playlist Kicks Off with Dua Lipa

Apple Music Is Expanding Lossless Audio and Dolby Atmos Support to India

VEVA Sound Thinks Song Credits Are ‘Cool’ Enough With New Campaign — “Credits Are Cool”

Think Spatial Audio for Apple Music Isn’t a Game Changer? Think Again

Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio for Apple Music Is Here

Spatial Audio for Independent Artists – Will Indie Distributors Support Spatial Audio?

AI-Split Audio Tracks Aren’t Perfect, But They’re Getting There

Tuned Global Is Helping the $26 Billion Fitness App Industry Figure Out Music — Without the Legal Headaches

Muso.AI Partners With Music Story to Dramatically Overhaul Streaming Metadata and Crediting

As Streaming Takes Over, Music Metadata Is Becoming More Critical for Musicians. How Critical, You Ask?

Netflix Says It Has ‘No Plans’ To Test Spatial Audio Support, Lagging Behind

Is Your Metadata Complete? Muso.AI Wants to Fix the Industry’s Credits Problem by Verifying the Data With Creators Themselves