Apple Music In The News

Savan Kotecha’s Visva Records forms JV with Republic Records after ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ chart success

Republic will distribute Visva's roster, as the latter aims to develop international artists.

Federal court blocks FTC’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule for subscription services days before rollout

A US appeals court found that the FTC failed to properly conduct a preliminary regulatory analysis.

UMG’s Michael Nash on AI: ‘Copyright is not the enemy of innovation…’ and 3 other things we learned from his keynote at the UN’s AI summit

Michael Nash, EVP and Chief Digital Officer at Universal Music Group, delivered a keynote presentation at the UN's AI for Good summit in Geneva on Tuesday (July 8).

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Apple Music to establish new studio space in Los Angeles

The move comes over three years after Spotify launched its own creative hub in Los Angeles.

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The AI music problem on Spotify (and other streaming platforms) is worse than you think

MBW has found 13 AI artists with over 4.1 million cumulative monthly listeners on Spotify

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Indie artists can now upload videos to Spotify through DistroKid’s video service

Spotify's music video feature is available in beta in 98 markets, but the US and Canada aren't among them

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Spotify edges closer to long-awaited lossless audio launch (report)

Findings by Spicetify, a third-party customization tool for Spotify, uncovered mentions of “lossless” audio functionality within Spotify’s latest software update.

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Absolute Label Services launches ‘Anthology’ business management portal for independent sector – featuring support from an AI-powered ‘music executive’

Absolute says that its AI chatbot is trained on "vast amounts of industry knowledge, data, and expertise"