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Spotify Unveils New Playlist Management Tools and Eurovision 2025 Fan Favorites
Streaming data from Spotify offers a glimpse into which entries are resonating most with listeners as Eurovision 2025 kicks off in Basel.
Best Music Apps to Try in 2025: Part II. Collaboration, Networking & Music Curation
In this article series, we're looking at music software across different categories. Part II is focused on collaboration, networking, and music curation apps.
Fanfiction Goes Vocal: How AI Voice Cloning Helps Fandoms Grow
Why is fanfiction so popular? How does the rise of AI voice cloning change the fandom? (And can you go to jail for it?)
How to Sample Songs Legally And Creatively in Your Beats
Sampling is like building with musical LEGO blocks: you take a small piece of music, maybe a drum pattern, a guitar riff, or even someone singing, and use it as part of your new song. Let's see how it's done!
Chart Toppers or Heart Stoppers: What Is Good Music?
In a world flooded with playlists and yet another viral today-only music sensation, is “good” music just a numbers game—or something deeper that goes way beyond trends and time?
SoundCloud Responds to Backlash Over AI Training Controversy
SoundCloud spokesperson said that the company “has never used artist content to train AI models".
Amsterdam to Host AI Song Contest 2025 in November
A jury of over 20 global experts in music, AI, songwriting, and ethics will review the submissions in September and select entries for the final round
Spotify Unveils New Playlist Management Tools and Eurovision 2025 Fan Favorites
Streaming data from Spotify offers a glimpse into which entries are resonating most with listeners as Eurovision 2025 kicks off in Basel.
Press Start to Continue: Your Quest Into Video Game Music
From jazz degrees to Star Wars: Andrew Karboski's story opens the secret doors into game music—and why composers might be knocking on the wrong ones.
Stairway to Lawsuit: How to Spot (and Stop) Plagiarized Music?
With an increasing number of AI tools that can create “original” songs (that sound way too familiar) in seconds, can artists and lawyers fight back the plagiarism?
How to Get YouTube Music Premium for Free: An Ultimate Guide
From student discounts to trial tricks, learn how to access premium features.
Lights, Camera, AI-ction: Motion Designers vs Sora
As Sora creates stunning (and less stunning) videos, should designers fear obsolescence or pop champagne as AI handles all the boring work?
7 Biggest AI Music, Audio & Video Stories of the Year
Wrapping up the key moments that defined the AI-music nexus in 2024.
Will Generative AI Replace Human Artists in Tomorrow’s Music Industry?
We all want to be told human stories from other human beings. What can be done to help human artists find sync opportunities for their work in the age of AI?
The Everchanging Role of A&R: Finding The Next Rising Star in a Modern Music Industry
Before the streaming era, A&R was largely a gut-driven process. Today, the game has changed.
Press Start to Continue: Your Quest Into Video Game Music
From jazz degrees to Star Wars: Andrew Karboski's story opens the secret doors into game music—and why composers might be knocking on the wrong ones.
“Watch films, read books, and just make stuff” - An Interview with Joe Brashaw and Alex Truscott
We hear how Burial, escape films, and lockdown conversations fueled the inception and creation of Joe Brashaw’s short film, Magpie.
“Orchestral music will always feel more like home to me” - An Interview with Emma Abrams
From learning the flute to granular synthesis, we hear from Emma Abrams about her journey to becoming an award-winning composer for film and TV.
“I came up with this track and felt that I'd never written anything as good before” an Interview with Transistor Rhythms
Discussing self-releasing his debut album, creating a soundscape for the most-renowned music festival in the world, and more.
Editors' Picks
Copyright Challenges in AI-Generated Music: Who Really Owns the Melody?
As its popularity grows, the debate over AI-generated music copyright and authorship heats up, and a number of legal battles explode. Who owns the rights?
Music Charts in 2024: Industry Dinosaurs or Still Relevant?
Are music charts still the ultimate measure of an artist's success, or have they lost their relevance in the age of streaming?
The Battle for AI Airwaves: Radiant's Patrick Quinn vs. Spotify
Talking with the founder, Lead Engineer, and Community Manager of Radiant on AI, radio, Spotify copying the app idea, and how streaming did (not) kill the radio star.