From Max Martin to Shellback, meet the songwriters who engineer pop’s catchiest hooks.
Madonna’s Spotify listeners jumped 33% this year, and TikTok can’t stop using ‘Like a Prayer.’ The twist: most of her audience wasn’t alive for the original run. Here’s what the data reveals about her surprising Gen Z resurgence.
Earlier this year, YouTube launched a new feature called ‘Stations’ on its service. They were old-school MTV-style linear channels of music videos that broadcast 24/7, launching initially with around 40 artists.
From songwriting to final mix, the artist discusses how an integrated workflow can simplify the path from idea to release.
The changes take effect with the ARIA chart dated August 31 and distinguish between music generated primarily by artificial intelligence and recordings where AI is used only as a supporting creative tool.
The two companies have partnered on “drivable music,” a new approach that uses AI stem separation and real-time vehicle data to turn existing songs into interactive soundtracks. Instead of playing a track passively in the background, the car can reshape musical elements as the driver accelerates, turns, signals, and moves through the road.
Launched on International Women’s Day 2021, the Equal platform is a global commitment by the DSP that aims to foster equity for women working in audio.
Soundplate says its engineering team extracted Stemmer’s core algorithms and used them as the foundation for the new infrastructure, which was built from the ground up. The technology now powers the company’s consumer-facing mastering tools, including its redesigned Online Mastering service, a dedicated mastering engine for vinyl releases and its recently launched AI Stem Splitter.
Marquee TV, the global streaming service for dance, opera, theatre, and contemporary music, has announced a strategic content partnership with Qwest TV, the music streaming platform founded by Quincy Jones. Launching September 1, the partnership brings an acclaimed slate of jazz, soul, global music, and contemporary performance films to Marquee TV subscribers worldwide.
This new plan helps African listeners cut mobile data costs by scheduling music downloads during cheaper overnight hours on supported carriers.
If there’s one area of the music industry that’s ripe for some positive involvement of AI, it’s analytics. Having a deluge of streaming and social data hitting you in the nose is all very well, but making sense of it is another challenge.
Believe India has launched BL/UR, a new pop imprint “designed to blur in-country and global boundaries with a fresh, modern sound”.
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