News DIY music distributor DistroKid launches mobile app App, launched on Thursday May 4, is initially only available for iPhone
Analysis News Gamma has invested in its own vinyl pressing plant… and 5 other things we learned from Larry Jackson and Snoop Dogg’s sit-down chat Larry Jackson appeared at the Milken Institute 2023 Global Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday (May 3), on a panel with Snoop Dogg and hosted by Variety Executive Editor, Shirley Halperin.
News SoundCloud, Merlin strike global deal to bring fan-powered royalties to indie labels SoundCloud introduced its “fan-powered royalties” model in April 2021
News Viberate claims new emerging artist chart will bring increased speed and precision to discovering new talent Enhanced filter options provide ability to set specific guidelines in search for buzz-generating artists
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Justin Tranter The hit songwriter selects the tracks that have had the biggest influence on their life and career to date
News Grimes launches AI project in partnership with development studio CreateSafe, inviting users to create AI songs using her voice Artist partnered with Los Angeles-based CreateSafe to launch the project
Analysis Ad-supported music streaming is broken. Resso, Deezer, and Gaana have all cut their free tiers in the past year. Will more services follow?
News TikTok sister music app Resso shuts down free tier, goes subscription-only Today's news comes eight months after another major music streaming service in India, Gaana, shut down its free tier
News TikTok’s parent is working on an AI music app that ‘significantly lowers the music creation barrier’ A pair of new job ads shed light on TikTok and ByteDance's AI plans
News Believe: We’ll block 100% AI-created music from being uploaded to streaming services via TuneCore The arrival of AI-generated music has triggered a number of concerns for the music industry
Interviews ‘The industry has controlled what the consumer listens to for way too long.’ Emma Banks of Frtyfve and Instrumental is interviewed in MBW's Inspiring Women series
News Pandora’s monthly user base fell beneath 47m in Q1, as parent SiriusXM saw revenues dip 2% YoY SiriusXM has been struggling to retain Pandora’s user base since its $3.5 billion all-stock acquisition of the streaming company in late 2018
News Clubhouse to lay off over 50% of staff amid ‘resetting’ of live audio app The layoffs were revealed by Clubhouse founders Paul Davison and Rohan Seth in an email to staff that was made public on Thursday (April 27).
News From Universal’s AI fightback to Primary Wave’s $100m deal in India… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest music biz headlines from the past week, all in one place
News YouTube ad revenue dropped 2.5% YoY in Q1, but paid subscription sales increased 9% The number of YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscriptions reached 80 million towards the end of last year