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| Aug 4, 2026 | Yash Raj Films Launches Raah Records: Non-Film Artist Incubator for India’s Streaming Era | By Maxwell Templeton
Published: Aug 04 2026, 1:37 PM EDT
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| Aug 4, 2026 | SoundCloud Launches The Upload to Fix What Streaming Algorithms Cannot | By John Bright
Published: Aug 04 2026, 4:28 PM EDT
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| Jul 23, 2026 | SoundCloud Acquires Nina Protocol’s Artists and Archive After Blockchain Failure | By Adrian Parham
Published: Jul 23 2026, 11:56 AM EDT
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| Jul 18, 2026 | Sisyphus Is Streaming: GMTK Breakout Imagine Sisyphus Happy Launches Obstacle Course Mode | By Chase Fiorini
Published: Jul 18 2026, 10:40 AM EDT
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| Mar 24, 2026 | AI Reshapes Music: Spotify's Intelligent Future Meets Artist Connection | Music's future unfolds rapidly. AI transforms streaming, boosting personalization and discovery. Spotify leads with innovative AI features like ChatGPT integration and Prompted Playlists. Competitors race to keep pace. Simultaneously, tradi... |
| Mar 22, 2026 | Why Spotify AI more than music will be the secret to keeping subscribers | A new ChatGPT integration with Spotify and a “Prompted Playlists” feature are signals from the music streamer that investing in AI may be the best defense from threats including AI commodification of music and Apple, YouTube and Amazon comp... |
| Dec 29, 2025 | How Generative AI Is Enabling More Connections With True Fans | Walled Culture has written a number of times about the true fans approach – the idea that creators can be supported directly and effectively by the people who love their work. As Walled Culture the book explains (available as a free ebook),... |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Single Player vs Multiplayer: Why Single Player Games Often Outshine Online Play | By Glanze Patrick
Published: Dec 16 2025, 12:32 PM EST
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| Dec 7, 2024 | Что на неделе: новая лента Вконтакте, цвет года по версии Pantone и неожиданный факт о геймерах | Продолжаем вести учет самых громких новостей, и на этот раз в центре внимания первая декабрьская неделя. За эти дни в России, к счастью, не произошло громких блокировок, и все оставшиеся сервисы по-прежнему живы и доступны. Зато Pantone, ка... |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Исследование: геймеры тратят больше времени на просмотр видео об играх, чем на игру в них | Геймеры тратят на просмотр видео об играх больше времени, чем на игру в них, демонстрирует исследование Midia Research. Если на просмотр контента в среднем уходит 8,5 часа в неделю, то на саму игру — 7,4 часа. Речь идёт о просмотре роликов ... |
| Oct 7, 2024 | The Evolving Landscape of Gaming and AI: A New Era of Innovation | The gaming industry is a dynamic beast, constantly shifting and evolving. Recent developments reveal a landscape rich with innovation, challenges, and opportunities. From the rise of new game engines to the transformative power of artificia... |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Недельный геймдев: #194 — 06 октября, 2024 | Из новостей: публичный бета-тест Nau Engine назначен на конец ноября, Ubisoft обдумывают возможность продажи компании Tencent’у, Nintendo убила Ryujinx, Epic Games теперь финансово стабильна.
Из интересностей: кто разрабатывает новых HoMM: ... |
| Mar 23, 2024 | ‘The superstars are getting smaller’: Why emerging artists are Spotify’s golden ticket | Emerging musicians are finding it easier to break into a traditionally tightly-controlled market using streaming platforms, like Spotify.
Despite industry concerns about the viability of these platforms as a way for small artists to make mo... |
| Feb 22, 2024 | As possible EC fine nears, Apple claims Spotify is trying to get ‘limitless access’ to its tools without paying | With the European Commission set to rule on Spotify’s complaint focused on competition in the streaming music market, there are hints that the ruling will not be in Apple’s favor. This week, the Financial Times reported the EC will issue it... |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Жизнь после Spotify: какими музыкальными сервисами пользуются россияне | В сентябре 2023 года компания Mediascope BrandPulse провела исследование, согласно которому зарубежные музыкальные стриминговые сервисы остались в ТОП-5 самых популярных среди россиян. Несмотря на уход из страны, проблемы с оплатой премиум-... |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Spotify's CEO says the music industry has 'legitimate concerns' about AI-generated songs | Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said concerns from labels and music companies about AI are "legitimate."
Ek said it's working with partners to protect artists, but still wants innovation on its platform.
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| Oct 21, 2022 | 10+ Startups Shaking up the Entertainment Industry | Athens, Bucharest, Sofia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania ~
What do you think when you see the words entertainment or media? Most of us zoom in mentally to free time having fun, and maybe snackable content breaks, but most tech entrepreneurs have... |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Warner Music Group signs on to SoundCloud’s artist-friendly payment model | When Soundcloud launched its artist-friendly fan-powered royalty system last year, the model was only available for independent artists subscribed to the streamer’s paid tiers. Now, Soundcloud has inked its first major label partnership wit... |
| May 4, 2022 | BE THE CHANGE: Women in Music 2022—A sobering picture emerges of little change in the challenges that women face in the industry since the inaugural study in 2021 | "Those who do not value an array of perspectives lose growth opportunities and suppress innovation. Equality is quality. ... We must BE THE CHANGE we want to see!”
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| Apr 22, 2022 | What Netflix Stock Signals About the Broader Market. And a Fed President Who Sees Lower Interest-Rate Hikes. | This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron’s.The Attention Recession
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| Apr 1, 2022 | Eyes On The Price: Putting A Value On The Great Music Catalogue Bonanza | NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 11: Bob Dylan's 1964 "It Aint Me Babe" lyrics inscribed and signed sheet music ... [+] at display at "Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction 2018" online auction lasting April 11 - 20 at "Gotta Hav... |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Barclays Analysts Predicts Increasing Interest in VR Via Metaverse and NFTs in Games | Ryan Epps, Tech Times 18 February 2022, 07:02 pm
In a blog post released by Barclays Eagle Labs titled "Predicting the games industry's biggest trends of 2022," several analysts highlight the burgeoning road map for NFTs in games,... |
| Feb 17, 2022 | MIDiA Research, TuneCore and Believe Launch Global Study on Gender Equality in the Music Industry | Imogen Heap said, "There are many incredibly talented people across the industry who come from diverse backgrounds and still remain the minority. It will take us all pulling together – every creator and every institution to show that b... |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Amazon and Apple Music flaunt support for Neil Young with special deals and playlists after legendary artist breaks from Spotify in ultimatum over Joe Rogan podcast | Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify in protest of vaccine misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast.
Spotify's shares were down by 12% after Young announced his break with the music streamer.
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| Jan 25, 2022 | Social Media Trends Taking Off In 2022 (And How To Leverage Them) | Social media has been a transformative force in the world of marketing and advertising. While it offers brands innumerable ways to reach consumers, the smartest marketers keep a close watch on new trends popping up on various social platfor... |
| Jan 21, 2022 | YouTube Music Will Soon Be Available for Children to View Via Family Link | Sophie Webster, Tech Times 21 January 2022, 02:01 pm
Google announced through an email to Family Link subscribers that children will soon access YouTube Music and other parts of the video streaming site. Google to Allow Kids to View YouTube... |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Spotify still tops other music services, but its market share declined | Music streaming is continuing to grow around the world. According to a new report from MIDiA, an entertainment research firm, 523.9 million people subscribed to a music streaming service globally as of the second quarter of 2021. This marks... |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Apple Music is using Shazam to solve the streaming industry’s problem with DJ mixes | Apple Music announced today that it’s created a process to properly identify and compensate all of the individual creators involved in making a DJ mix. Using technology from the audio-recognition app Shazam, which Apple acquired in 2018 for... |
| Jul 26, 2021 | Vistas Media Acquisition : New MIDiA Research Report Illustrates MENA's Music Market Opportunity | NEW YORK, July 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ahead of its historic listing on NASDAQ New York via proposed merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Company, a special purpose acquisition company (NASDAQ:VMAC), Anghami, the Middle East and North ... |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Sexism, Ageism and Lower Pay: Female Musicians Struggle for Equality in Male Dominated Industry | Who run the world?
For Beyonce, the answer is "girls!" But, it doesn't feel like that in the male-dominated music industry where sexism and ageism reign supreme, according to a new report. Despite megastars like Beyonce, Taylor Sw... |
| Mar 25, 2021 | BE THE CHANGE: Women Making Music 2021 | BE THE CHANGE: Women Making Music 2021 The study reveals the main reasons behind why female creators feel unsupported and identifies key areas of improvement. It arms us with the information we need to do better," said Andreea Gleeson,... |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Are Music Charts A Relic Of The Past? | getty |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Snap Acquires Songwriting Startup Voisey, as Music Tech Gains Traction in Social Media | Santa Monica-based Snap has acquired Voisey, a U.K.-based music-tech startup that launched in 2019. The deal was reported by Business Insider, which did not include terms.
Voisey is a mobile app similar to TikTok, but with more of a creator... |
| Nov 5, 2020 | A New LA Company Aims to Give Fans a Way to Invest, Literally, in the Musicians They Love | AmplifyX launches next week to offer shares in musicians' future royalty income
Its first tranche is two Detroit-based musicians, each of whom are offering 20% of future royalties for $10,000 at an effective $25 share price
In the future, A... |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Column: How Music Tech is Making it Easier — and Harder Than Ever — for Artists | For many musicians, the democratization of music production and distribution carried the promise of reaching multitudes of eager fans at the touch of an upload button.
Yet with over 40,000 new tracks being uploaded each day, creating a virt... |
| Aug 19, 2020 | The Pandemic Has Changed the Music Industry Forever. Meet the LA Music-Tech Startups Poised to Reshape It. | The pandemic has ravaged the music industry, but music-tech companies are poised to drive its growth into an industry where a music company is much more than music.
Los Angeles is home to a bustling ecosystem of startups empowering musician... |
| Dec 6, 2018 | Amazon Music customers can now talk to Alexa more naturally | Amazon Music, reportedly the third-largest subscription-based music service worldwide, is doubling down on voice. The company is today announcing the launch of a new set of features that will allow Amazon Music customers to chat with Alexa ... |
| May 24, 2018 | Amazon Music’s app adds hands-free listening, courtesy of Alexa | In September, Amazon announced it was adding support for Alexa voice control to its Amazon Music app for iOS and Android. However, it was implemented as a tap-to-talk function – something that didn’t quite mesh with the hands-free voice con... |
| Apr 23, 2018 | 43% of music revenues came from streaming last year | Streaming services and their subscription revenue has saved the music business, according to a new music industry report, which notes that 2017 was the third consecutive year of revenue growth — again, thanks to digital music consumption. G... |
| Aug 21, 2017 | Without Majors, SoundCloud Had The Potential To Be A Better, Independent Music Space | 39 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
It’s no secret that SoundCloud is troubled. Last month, news broke that the music streaming service slashed 40 percent of its workforce (173 jobs) and closed two of its offices (London and San Franc... |
| Aug 21, 2017 | Without Majors, SoundCloud Had The Potential To Be A Better, Independent Music Space | 40 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
It’s no secret that SoundCloud is troubled. Last month, news broke that the music streaming service slashed 40 percent of its workforce (173 jobs) and closed two of its offices (London and San Franc... |
| Jul 16, 2017 | Amazon Music Now Third Largest Streaming Subscription Service | Amazon Music Now Third Largest Streaming Subscription Service
Bret Kinsella on July 16, 2017 at 2:07 pm
Mark Mulligan of Music Industry Blog and MIDiA Research reported Friday that Amazon Music is now the number three music streaming subscr... |
| Jul 14, 2017 | 3.3 Million Amazon Echo Sold on Prime Day – MIDiA Research | 3.3 Million Amazon Echo Sold on Prime Day – MIDiA Research
Bret Kinsella on July 14, 2017 at 4:51 pm
MIDiA Research revealed today that there were 3.3 million Amazon Echo sold on Prime Day, Tuesday, July 11th. The firm also suggested that m... |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Spotify Will Reportedly Let Labels Pay to Put Music in Your Playlists | In the latest chapter of 2017 a.k.a. "The Gang Watches Late Capitalism Go Cyber," the BBC reports that Spotify is currently testing out a system wherein record labels can pay to have music appear in the playlists of the service's ... |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Even The Usual Defenders Of The RIAA Are Pointing Out They're Simply Lying About YouTube | Paul Resnikoff’s Digital Music News site is a worthwhile read, often turning up some really interesting news. However, the site pretty consistently takes the legacy music industry’s point of view in the various debates on copyright and musi... |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Pollen VC And Priori Data Announce The App Developer Millionaires Index | A whopping 1,887 app developers have generated more than $1 million in revenues in the last 12 months - dispelling the popular myth that there is no money in apps.
Games continue to dominate as the app category responsible for the lion's sh... |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Imbalanced 'Incentives' Hurt Creativity More Than They Help | Are lawyers the driving force behind artistic freedom? Astonishingly, that’s the impression you get when you read the Copyright Alliance’s account of a recent panel on music copyright hosted at George Mason University. To be clear, they not... |
| May 20, 2015 | Good news for mobile indie developers determined to make it big | A middle class of mobile game developers making significant money is finally emerging — thanks to the preferences of lucrative players from the “long tail.”
Let’s start with the supply-side of the equation.
The steady stream of new apps acr... |
| This 34-year-old former Facebook freelancer who just raised $2.3 million from elite VCs to build a Web3 social network shares her advice on how to pitch investors and create an online community | Playground's Jia Ling Yang. Jia Yang/Jia Yang This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Jia Ling Yang, founder of social experience platform Playground, closed funding from Web3 pow... |
| TikTok takes on Spotify, Apple Music as it expands into music streaming | TikTok launched its music streaming service this month in Indonesia and Brazil — its second and third-largest markets. It is also testing TikTok Music in Australia, Mexico and Singapore.
"There's already this large installed base of us... |
