Music Biz Looks for Subscription Boost in China; AI in Music is Here to Stay

Music Ally has been talking to our sources in China to get a sense of the market’s development last year, for our latest country profile.

The Spotify enterprise sales chief for Europe, Middle East and Africa has three reasons why he can help the streaming giant significantly grow its ad revenue in 2022 after years of sluggish growth.

Music services are using 360-degree sound to reel you in.

RiRi crosses the billion-streams milestone on YouTube with her 2013 ballad, which features guest vocals from Nashville’s Mikky Ekko.

Deal comes four months after Lickd secured £5.1m ($7m) in new funding.

From classical symphonies to endless chill-hop playlists, AI is everywhere in music. Where that leaves human songwriters is uncertain.

Independent artists like Dalton Dover, Madeline Edwards, and Ashley Cooke mingle with major-label names like Morgan Wade and Breland.

“Time” is the first single from FINKEL’s forthcoming album, Islanders. FINKEL wrote Islanders on the isolated wintry archipelago, Mackinac Island, MI. The experience was documented by friends, Slowblink, and turned into a feature-length documentary, distributed by Kamikaze Dogfight.

Aspiring producers will have a chance to build upon greatness using the new Audius “Remix Contests Dashboard,” with the inaugural remix competition with DJ Dillon Francis launching today on Audius. Francis is lending his expertise and track “Real Love ft. Aleyna Tilki” to the contest.

Boomy is a service that lets you generate AI music in less than 30 seconds, then submit the tracks to Spotify and other platforms.