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fromZDNET
4 days ago
Music production

I used Apple Music's new AI tool to break out of my music rut - and it worked

fromZDNET
1 month ago
Apple

Apple Music vs. Spotify: I tested both music streaming services, and my choice is clear

Music production
fromZDNET
4 days ago

I used Apple Music's new AI tool to break out of my music rut - and it worked

Playlist Playground in iOS 26.4 allows users to create AI-generated playlists from prompts, offering a quick but sometimes inconsistent experience.
fromZDNET
1 month ago
Apple

Apple Music vs. Spotify: I tested both music streaming services, and my choice is clear

#netflix
Media industry
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Netflix vs Spotify: Which Streaming Stock Will Outperform?

Netflix and Spotify show contrasting trajectories as they enter 2026, with Netflix expanding aggressively and Spotify focusing on user growth and operational efficiency.
Social media marketing
fromZDNET
2 days ago

How Flipboard's new Surf app lets you merge social feeds, YouTube, and RSS to escape the algorithm - finally

Flipboard Surf aims to create a customizable social network experience by integrating various content types without relying on algorithms.
Music
fromConsequence
1 day ago

Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week March 28th - April 3rd

New music highlights include tracks from BbyMutha, Deb Never, and Disclosure, showcasing diverse styles and emotional depth.
Podcast
fromRAIN News
5 days ago

New audio ad service seeks reach + relevance

StreamGuys launched SGcreative, an audio advertising service targeting the U.S. Hispanic market in partnership with Nueva Network.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 days ago

Eddy Cue on how iTunes became Apple's services blueprint

"It truly revolutionized music, and it really gave us a whole different perspective of what services can do," Cue said.
Apple
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Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 days ago

Johnny On The Spotify; DOJ Closes The Book On A Rental Ads Scam | AdExchanger

Spotify's ad business faces challenges due to preference for direct podcast deals and lagging audio ad spend.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 days ago

Spotify's ad exchange grew its programmatic ad base, but buyers want more

Spotify's ad exchange significantly increased its programmatic advertiser base, achieving 222% growth in active advertisers since its launch.
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago
Music production

Spotify's new SongDNA feature maps how your favorite songs are connected | TechCrunch

Music production
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Spotify's SongDNA can tell you all about the track you're listening to

Spotify's new SongDNA feature reveals the creators behind tracks and their influences, enhancing music discovery for Premium users.
Music production
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists | TechCrunch

Spotify is testing a feature allowing artists to review and approve releases before they appear on their profiles.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 days ago

Johnny On The Spotify; DOJ Closes The Book On A Rental Ads Scam | AdExchanger

Spotify's ad business faces challenges due to preference for direct podcast deals and lagging audio ad spend.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 days ago

Spotify's ad exchange grew its programmatic ad base, but buyers want more

Spotify's ad exchange significantly increased its programmatic advertiser base, achieving 222% growth in active advertisers since its launch.
Music production
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Spotify's new SongDNA feature maps how your favorite songs are connected | TechCrunch

Spotify's new feature, SongDNA, allows deeper exploration of music by revealing connections between songs, artists, and their collaborators.
Music production
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Spotify's SongDNA can tell you all about the track you're listening to

Spotify's new SongDNA feature reveals the creators behind tracks and their influences, enhancing music discovery for Premium users.
Music production
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists | TechCrunch

Spotify is testing a feature allowing artists to review and approve releases before they appear on their profiles.
Film
fromConsequence
4 days ago

Pavement Announce Pavements+, "The World's First Streaming Service Dedicated Entirely to Just One Band"

Pavement has launched a new streaming service, Pavements+, featuring their film and exclusive content.
Software development
fromEngadget
6 days ago

Bluesky's next product is an AI assistant that helps build custom social media feeds

Attie helps users generate custom social feeds using natural language prompts without coding knowledge.
Music production
fromRAIN News
4 days ago

Streams up; downloads down. RIAA's 2025 year-end report

Total 2025 revenue for the radio industry reached $11.5 billion, with paid subscriptions and vinyl sales driving significant growth.
Podcast
fromMarTech
5 days ago

Why digital audio is a must-have for your retail media plan | MarTech

Digital audio is becoming a crucial advertising channel, reflecting changing consumer behavior and offering significant opportunities for targeted marketing.
Apple
fromThe Verge
6 days ago

The mad dash to build the future of multimedia

A small team at Apple revolutionized multimedia by developing software-based video playback, eliminating the need for expensive hardware.
Media industry
fromSemafor
6 days ago

Exclusive: Substack rival Beehiiv makes a push into podcasting

Beehiiv enters podcasting to compete in the creator economy by offering a comprehensive service for independent creators.
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

ElevenLabs releases a new AI-powered music generation app | TechCrunch

ElevenMusic allows users to generate up to seven songs per day using natural language prompts, with options to adjust song length, lyrics, and writing style.
Music production
Music production
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Spotify is testing a tool to help real artists deal with AI slop on their profiles

AI-generated content is causing confusion by being falsely attributed to real musicians on streaming platforms.
Podcast
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations | TechCrunch

Spotify launches a beta feature allowing Premium listeners to review, edit, and fine-tune their algorithmically generated Taste Profile that powers personalized recommendations.
Marketing tech
fromTNW | Spotify
3 weeks ago

Spotify launches Taste Profile editor

Spotify launches Taste Profile, allowing Premium listeners to view and directly modify the algorithmic data model that powers their personalized recommendations.
Podcast
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Spotify tests letting users directly customize their Taste Profile

Spotify Premium users in New Zealand can now view and customize their Taste Profile to directly control music recommendations and listening trends.
Music production
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Underscores, Lightris, JWords, and More: This Week's Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Pitchfork Selects playlist showcases favorite new music from staff, featuring various artists and tracks each week.
Apple
fromTechRepublic
1 month ago

Apple Music Plans Transparency Tags for AI-Generated Tracks - TechRepublic

Apple Music is implementing transparency tags to identify AI-generated music, normalizing disclosure practices across streaming platforms as synthetic music volumes increase.
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

Spotify rolls out 'bit-perfect' playback in Windows app

Without Exclusive Mode turned on, your computer may alter audio before it reaches your DAC by resampling it, mixing other system sounds in, and changing the volume. With the mode enabled, all other sounds from your computer are disabled so Spotify can deliver the highest quality and most accurate version of a song possible.
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fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Spotify's new Taste Profile feature lets users fine-tune their algorithm's recommendations

Spotify introduces Taste Profile, an AI-powered feature allowing Premium users to customize their listening algorithm by specifying music preferences, genres, and contextual listening needs.
fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

17 Songs You Should Listen to Now

On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we're sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff's favorite new music.
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Podcast
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Spotify is rolling out Audiobook Charts | TechCrunch

Spotify launches weekly Audiobook Charts for the U.S. and U.K., ranking top audiobooks by overall and genre categories based on listening behavior and engagement.
Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

YouTube rolls out an AI playlist generator for Premium users | TechCrunch

YouTube Premium users on iOS and Android can generate personalized playlists from text or voice prompts using a new AI playlist feature.
Music production
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
3 weeks ago

TikTok introduces full-song Apple Music streams to app

TikTok now allows Apple Music users to play full songs in-app instead of 30-second previews, enhancing music discovery and engagement while supporting artist payments.
Music production
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

TikTok now lets Apple Music subscribers play full songs without leaving the app | TechCrunch

TikTok partners with Apple Music to enable subscribers to play full songs within TikTok without switching apps, plus introduces a real-time Listening Party feature for social music experiences.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Why Spotify says its developers haven't written new code more than a month

Spotify's senior engineers stopped writing code since December, using Claude Code and Honk via Slack to generate, receive, and deploy app features and fixes.
Podcast
fromRAIN News
1 month ago

A landscape of listening

Podcasting in the U.S. continues significant growth, reaching diverse demographics—especially ages 25–44, males, Black and Hispanic listeners—with strong crossover between listening and watching.
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

I traded Spotify with an MP3 player for a week. Life outside the algorithm was rough

A week without Spotify streaming reveals how algorithmic recommendations create passive listening habits, while analog MP3 players foster deeper musical engagement through intentional curation.
#music-streaming
Apple
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Apple's iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more | TechCrunch

iOS 26.4 adds AI-generated playlists in Apple Music, video support in Podcasts, RCS end-to-end encryption, Concerts discovery, UI refreshes, and other media improvements ahead of a spring release.
#ai-transparency
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fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals

Apple Music introduces voluntary Transparency Tags metadata system requiring artists and labels to label AI-generated content across tracks, compositions, artwork, and music videos.
Music production
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Apple Music to add Transparency Tags to distinguish AI music, says report | TechCrunch

Apple Music introduces optional metadata tags allowing record labels and distributors to flag AI-generated or AI-assisted content across songs, artwork, compositions, and music videos.
Music production
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals

Apple Music introduces voluntary Transparency Tags metadata system requiring artists and labels to label AI-generated content across tracks, compositions, artwork, and music videos.
Music production
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Apple Music to add Transparency Tags to distinguish AI music, says report | TechCrunch

Apple Music introduces optional metadata tags allowing record labels and distributors to flag AI-generated or AI-assisted content across songs, artwork, compositions, and music videos.
Music production
fromVulture
1 month ago

Apple Music Doesn't Want to Trick You With AI Songs

Apple Music requires record labels to disclose AI-generated content through Transparency Tags across sound recordings, compositions, artwork, and music videos.
#apple-podcasts
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Spotify's Smart Reorder treats your playlists like a DJ set

Spotify's "Smart Reorder" option, announced on Wednesday, is available now in the Spotify app for Premium subscribers. To try it out, open a playlist and tap the "Mix" button then "Edit." The "Smart Reorder" button should be at the bottom of the editing screen.
Music production
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Spotify now lets you share what you're streaming in real time with friends | TechCrunch

The company on Wednesday said it is introducing a new Messages feature that will let users see what their friends are streaming in real time and send requests to start Jams, the app's collaborative listening feature. Users would first have to navigate to their Settings and turn on the "listening activity" feature in the "Privacy & Social" section. Once that's done, your listening activity will appear at the top of Messages chats.
Music
fromFast Company
2 months ago

The answer to AI in music isn't suppression. It's data

But to anyone tracking the data over the past few years, it was inevitable. In 2022, Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti redefined the market, driving Latin music's streaming growth to new heights. It later became the first Spanish-language album nominated for Grammy Album of the Year. The takeaway is simple: When you have accurate, real-time data, you don't guess where culture is going, you know.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Is AI Ruining Music?

Streaming economics, algorithmic recommendations, and generative AI commodify music, reduce artist revenue, and threaten creative control and discovery.
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

16 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Week's Pitchfork Selects Playlist

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we're sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff's favorite new music.
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