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Podcasters view YouTube’s latest announcement to soon add podcasts to its YouTube Music app as an opportunity to find more listeners, according to conversations with four podcast executives — at a time when listenership has slowed. While YouTube said it is in the process of integrating RSS feeds into the platform to let podcasters automatically […]
From throbbing techno hits to silky-smooth jazz, the country’s musical landscape is as diverse as its physical one. Offering rich snapshots of American history, here are the greatest music cities to tune into. 1. Lexington: bluegrass Folksy, string-filled offshoot of classic country, bluegrass is rooted in the musical styles of early British and Irish settlers across […]
As we age, most of us tend to stop paying attention to new music and stick with the songs from our past. Researchers explore why we narrow our horizons for exploring new music as we age and say listening to new tracks can help create new memory bonds and experience new pleasures. According to an […]
Universal Music Group posted booming results for 2022, with revenues soaring 21.6% to nearly $10.95 billion, driven by streaming and a strong performance from its recorded music and publishing divisions. Recorded music’s revenues from streaming and subscriptions were up around 19% to over $5.6 billion, while digital revenues form publishing division were up a whopping […]
Anyone can own music and it won’t take millions of dollars—fractional ownership is now a legitimate option. EVEN IN AN economic downturn, anyone can invest in and own music. In the past, music ownership traditionally resided with five entities: major labels, independent labels, publishing companies, artists and talent managers. Now, the tide has shifted with […]
Remember Face to Face? Yup. Savvy music fans have begun using Google Assistant to identify obscure samples from the music of artists like Daft Punk and Oneohtrix Point Never. Sampling service Tracklib reports that the technique was pioneered by members of a Discord community named Sample Hunting. By running audio directly from their computers into […]
How is generative AI impacting market demand in the music and video tech space? Find out. Music technologies have been gradually evolving for years, but new innovations are now speeding up the tempo. Artists say they want technologies that will enable real creative expression and authenticity, and the developers who listen to them will be […]
Though YouTube is a hotbed for video podcasts, the Google-owned platform hasn’t cracked straight-up audio shows just yet. YouTube podcasting head Kai Chuk announced Thursday that podcasts will be added to YouTube Music soon. “We will soon start to bring both audio and video-first podcasts to YouTube Music for users in the U.S., making podcasts […]
Lose yourself to dance one more time. Daft Punk are set to release a 10th-anniversary edition of their final album, Random Access Memories, featuring new unreleased music, in May. Announced yesterday (22 February) by the iconic French dance duo, who broke up in 2021, the special edition of the album will include 35 minutes of […]
The Princess of Girona Foundation and The Art House Academy launch AmplificARTE España, an educational project by and for young people that aims to “understand what reason cannot explain” Music and education to promote the emotional wellbeing of young people around the world, extolling values and promoting musical culture. These are the aims of AmplificARTE, […]
