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Could audiobooks, not HiFi, be key to Spotify ‘Supremium’ tier’s success?
When will Spotify actually launch its hi-res tier? Later this year, seemingly – and audiobooks may be a key part of the package.
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Boomers may not be the saviours of music subscriptions
Strong growth in music-streaming subscriptions can’t be taken for granted. But could boomers be a key source of growth? Perhaps not.
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Ticketing firms join US president Biden to tackle ‘junk fees’
US president Joe Biden may need to go back to Ticketing Platform Pronunciation School judging by his White House event yesterday.
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Twitter’s latest headache is a lawsuit from music publishers
The NMPA is suing Twitter for copyright infringement on behalf of 17 of its members, seeking more than $250m in damages.
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Spotify and Amazon Music sign up for Music Fights Fraud taskforce
Streaming manipulation is well and truly on the music industry’s radar in 2023. ‘Music Fights Fraud’ is the latest initiative tackling it.
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Spotify hit with €5m fine from Swedish privacy regulator IMY
Spotify has fallen foul of the privacy watchdog in its homeland, and has been slapped with an SEK 58m (€5m) fine.
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New study explores impact of user-centric music-streaming payouts
The latest study attempting to understand the potential impact of user-centric music-streaming payouts was commissioned by Pro Musik.
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Maria Schneider’s YouTube lawsuit dismissed just before trial
Musician and composer Maria Schneider’s long-running legal battle with YouTube has come to an end after her lawsuit was dismissed.
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European Parliament to produce report on streaming royalties
The next frontier for the debate about the music streaming economy may be the European Parliament, with a new report underway.
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Meta’s new MusicGen AI was trained on 20k hours of (licensed) music
If you’re a music industry exec wanting a bracing start to your week, look no further than the latest musical AI model… built by Meta.
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DaFuq!?Boom! storms YouTube with short videos… and toilets
What’s hot on YouTube right now? Computer-animated heads popping out of toilets to sing at you, that’s what.