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“We are prepared to call for legislative action”: Ivors Academy calls for “robust” AI action
Songwriters’ body also calls for fairer distribution of streaming revenue
The BBC sticks its neck out and predicts success next year for... Chappell Roan
The 2025 Sound Of longlist contains plenty of artists who are already successful
Amazon Music Unlimited is now free for 3 months thanks to this epic Black Friday streaming deal – and subscribers will get access to Audible for nothing, too
Music fanatics can save $33 on an Amazon Music Unlimited subscription right now, with three free months of high-fidelity streaming
Shazam exceeds 100 billion song recognitions
“It's equivalent to 12 songs identified for every person on Earth”
Spotify co-president says AI-generated music is welcome on the streaming platform
Gustav Söderström says Spotify will host AI-generated music, but won't generate its own, warning that other streaming services could generate AI music in-house - at the expense of real musicians
“Back at that time, Rolling Stone was promoting Limp Bizkit and Korn, two overtly misogynist bands”
The Mars Volta discuss their story in revealing documentary
How self-releasing artists can build a dedicated audience in the 2020s
“65% of Gen Z identify as creators, and 8% consider themselves 'Professional Fans' - earning money from their fan activities”
How the music production industry has taken note of the huge number of self-releasing artists
“More music is being released today (in a single day) than was released in the calendar year of 1989”
