Analysts are starting to believe that AI may be an existential threat for the major labels. Is that overly pessimistic?Why the majors' market share is stronger than you might think – just as so-called virtual idols come to prominence in China
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50 Ways to Love Your Data with the RIAA’s Josh FriedlanderThe Recording Industry Association of America has been collecting U.S. recorded music sales data for 50 years. Many important stories are contained in that much data, and RIAA SVP of. Continue reading
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Campaign to ban facial recognition at live events asks artists, venues & fans to pledge supportA coalition of musicians, fans, and human rights groups have convinced 40 of the world’s largest music festivals, including Bonnaroo, Bottle Rock, Bumpersoot, and Coachella, to pledge not to use. Continue reading
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10 AI Apps to help create album artworkNot all music artists have a knack for visual creativity, unfortunately. However, there are many resources to help you get over that hurdle, like these ten AI apps that will. Continue reading
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Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hütz on Their New Album, Ukraine, and the Struggles of ProgressAllMusic talks with Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hütz about the band's new album 'Solidaritine,' Ukraine, the struggles of progress, band synergy, new projects, and much much more.

Gimme Radio shuts down after 6 years, unable to raise needed financingSocial audio platform Gimme Radio will shut down on April 29th after failing “to raise the financing needed to support the streaming services and grow Gimme to reach all music. Continue reading
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New Music Critique: Stacy AntonelStacy Antonel   Contact: stacy.antonel@gmail.com

Web: stacyantonel.com

Seeking: Booking, LabelStyle: Americana

Here’s twangy, classic country by Stacy Antonel, whose rangey voice is ideal for her original material. She even accents it effortlessly with that authentic “yodel” inflection. On “Always The Outsider” Antonel sings about “small town games” while her pedal steel player imbues it with tasty tones. The laidback, romantic “Planetary Heartache” has a waltz feel to it, and a wonderfully lilting melody. Our favorite song of the bunch is “Heartbroken Tomorrow” whose brisk, rockin’ beat is a winner and allows Antonel’s voice to really climb the scale. And the guitar solo finale is drop-dead dazzling till the fade out. Antonel is really singing the hell out of this one. No question this artist and her band would rock the house wherever they play.  

Confirmed: Kobalt posted a $21.9m operating profit in FY 2022, up 71% YoYKobalt's successful writers in FY 2022 included Rogét Chahayed, Sam Fender, Finneas, Max Martin, Andrew Watt, Ozuna, Karol G, Phoebe Bridgers, Stevie Nicks, Justin Quiles, The Foo Fighters, Roddy Ricch, and Gunna.
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No, Diddy isn’t paying Sting $5K a day for sampling ‘Every Breath You Take’.Multiple media outlets reported the figure, but Diddy now says it was a joke.
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Millennials: Music’s most valuable age group has doubts about streaming [MIDiA]A new report by Tatiana Cirisano and the team at MIDiA leads with a surprising finding. Millennials (age 25-34) are “both the music industry’s most valuable age group and, for. Continue reading
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Is the Metaverse a metadud? Just 7% of US teens plan to buy VR headsetThe Metaverse promised to be The Next Big Thing transforming how we gather, enjoyed live music, and much more. But despite a raft of improvements and new tools, adoption rates. Continue reading
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From Meta’s competition probe in Italy to Robert Kyncl’s ‘multiplier’ plan… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days
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Last week in music industry commentaryLast week, commentators in the thick of the industry shared their opinions and thoughts on the threat of the death of car radio, how to book a band, and more…. Continue reading
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Getting It Done: The Week in D.I.Y. & Indie MusicLast week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered how to build a brand as a musician, popular social media myths everyone falls for, and more…. Continue reading
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REWIND: The new music industry’s Week In ReviewLast week was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with more answers on AI copyrights, creators on Fanfic making a $70k salary, and. Continue reading
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