Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer said on Tuesday (May 23) that the company is focused on the fight against low-quality content -- which he called "the lowest common denominator" -- flooding top streaming platforms.
Spotify is the world’s most popular music streaming service, with over 400 million monthly active users and 172 million premium subscribers1. However, unlike some of its competitors such as Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited and YouTube Music, Spotify has not raised its subscription prices in the U.S. for its individual premium plan, which costs $9.99 per month
Canadian Music Week 2023, the country's leading entertainment event showcasing conferences, trade exhibitions, award shows, and a six-night new music festival featuring hundreds of bands at various live music venues in downtown Toronto.
Universal Music Group has declared war on AI-generated music that it believes has been created using commercial music without a license. The major label has sent emails to music streaming services, asking them to stop giving access to their music catalogue to developers who use it to train AI technology, according to the Financial Times.
Jakomi Mathews takes a closer look at the British Phonographic Industry's (BPI) latest study The figures show that major artists are now getting paid less than they were in 2007, despite the industry being worth more than ever before.
The BPI, which represents independent labels and major record companies in the UK, conducted new research on the success of streaming compared to the CD era. The research found that a larger number of artists are successful in the streaming era, compared to the CD era.
