Music

AI Composers Turn Algorithms Into Music
AI Composers Turn Algorithms Into Music
March 29, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

An artificial intelligence (AI)-created blues song that went viral has ignited discussions among experts about the revolutionary role AI might play in reshaping the music...

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Paid Subscriptions Credited for Spike in Recorded Music Revenues
Paid Subscriptions Credited for Spike in Recorded Music Revenues
March 22, 2024  |  Subscription Commerce

Global recorded music revenues exploded in 2023, thanks mainly to a surge in paid streaming subscribers. According to The IFPI Global Music Report, revenues from...

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Spotify Buys Music Trivia Game Heardle
Spotify Buys Music Trivia Game Heardle
July 12, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Spotify has purchased Heardle, a daily music game, in what it says is a way to add more opportunities for music discovery, a company press...

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Pop Duo Chainsmokers to Give Away NFTs That Include Streaming Music Royalties
Pop Duo Chainsmokers to Give Away NFTs That Include Streaming Music Royalties
May 12, 2022  |  NFTs

Pop act The Chainsmokers will release NFTs to give fans a piece of the streaming royalties from the new album “So Far So Good,” Bloomberg...

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PYMNTS NFT Series: NFTs Used by Artists to Create Musical ‘Middle Class’
PYMNTS NFT Series: NFTs Used by Artists to Create Musical ‘Middle Class’
January 10, 2022  |  NFTs

Welcome to the fifth installment of PYMNTS’ series on NFTs, the newest craze in crypto.  Over 12 days, we’ll be looking at every part of...

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Spotify’s Premium Subscriber Base Expands To 165M Amid Push Toward Monetizable Content
Spotify’s Premium Subscriber Base Expands To 165M Amid Push Toward Monetizable Content
July 28, 2021  |  Earnings

The ranks of Spotify’s premium subscribers soared by 20 percent year over year to 165 million in the second quarter, as the streaming company reported...

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AMZN vs. WMT Weekly Report: Neil Young, HD Music And The Limits Of Subscriptions
AMZN vs. WMT Weekly Report: Neil Young, HD Music And The Limits Of Subscriptions
May 21, 2021  |  Retail

In order to understand this week’s chronicle of the battle of the retail titans, it’s necessary to understand the latest Big Tech battleground: music. Specifically,...

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Every Download Costs Apple Music About One Cent
Every Download Costs Apple Music About One Cent
April 16, 2021  |  Apple

A letter viewed by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) from Apple Music that was sent to creators, publishers and labels said that the tech giant...

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Dallas Mavericks Reportedly Consider Jumping Into The NFT Craze
Dallas Mavericks Reportedly Consider Jumping Into The NFT Craze
March 26, 2021  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is said to be seeking use cases to harness non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for his NBA team, CNBC...

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