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The service includes access to over 50,000 tracks and 200,000 sound effects. Universal Production Music, a division of Universal Music, has launched a new music and sound effects subscription service for content creators. The service will give creators access to over 50,000 tracks and 200,000 sound effects claims-free, meaning that no further royalties are due […]
For artists, technology platforms developed by a Vancouver music-tech company are unlocking new insights and opportunities. Given that Spotify dominates about a third of the world’s streaming market, indie artists can be forgiven for thinking the key to success is getting their original music on the Sweden-headquartered company’s playlists. But even if an artist’s song […]
The mid-year data from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) published this week reveals that 2023 is going to be the third year in a row of record breaking revenue in the music industry. However, the main beneficiaries of the streaming royalties are the major labels, and most of the artists are forced to […]
Agreement with Deezer aims to boost royalties for artists and labels and reduce payouts for ‘noise’ Universal Music has struck a deal to reshape the economics of music streaming, with changes aimed at directing more money to professional musicians and away from a “sea of noise” that chief executive Lucian Grainge has criticised this year. […]
AudioCraft can produce high-quality, realistic music and sound effects – but there are some risks marketers need to consider first. Meta has rolled out a new AI tool that enables marketers to create music using text prompts. The new system, which is called AudioCraft, uses three models, AudioGen, EnCodec and MusicGen to produce high-quality, realistic […]
A UK developer, DJ and record label owner has built a tool that supposedly provides more accurate recommendations for dance music on Discogs. A UK developer, DJ and record label owner has built a tool that supposedly provides more accurate recommendations for dance music on Discogs. The work-in-progress Timehri Dig Assistant, built by Timehri Records […]
The fund will offer financial support, editorial exposure, and marketing across Beatport’s social media platforms to help organisations that share the aim of promoting diversity within the electronic music community. The Beatport Group has announced that it is opening applications for grants to its annual Diversity + Parity Fund. First launched in 2022, the initiative […]
BGM Cast offers tons of music and sound effects and can be found within the audio interface’s companion app Roland has unveiled BGM Cast, a service for finding background music and sound effects for live streams. It’s been created to be used with its Bridge Cast dual bus gaming mixer for premium live stream audio. […]
These partnerships mark a significant expansion of the company’s SoundCloud for Artists: Member Benefits programme. SoundCloud is partnering with SquareSpace, Adobe, Discord, and Rap Plug, in order to further boost member benefits. The move marks a significant expansion to the company’s SoundCloud for Artists: Member Benefits programme, which includes offers and discounts from music industry […]
The tool can generate 15 seconds of audio, or 120 seconds for those signed up to its host platform. Meta has created an AI music tool of its own named MusicGen, which has been trained on 20,000 hours of music. MusicGen uses text or melody prompts to create new music, and looks to be a […]
