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Universal and Deezer launch new "artist-centric" streaming royalty model that rewards popular artists: "This is the most ambitious change to the economic model since the creation of music streaming"
By Matt Mullen published
The new model awards higher payouts to so-called 'professional artists' with an established fanbase

Groovifi is a free app that promises a better way to create Spotify playlists by letting you decide the mood, BPM, key, rhythm and genre of your songs
By Ben Rogerson published
If the algorithm isn’t cutting it, maybe it’s time for you to take control

Spotify now has an AI DJ feature, but it might not be the one you actually wanted
By Ben Rogerson published
Artificial announcer will choose your music and talk to you between songs

Inside the fight to fix streaming: “It's absolutely, fundamentally broken. Some people are getting paid an awful lot of money, and no one else is getting anything”
By Matt Mullen published
Has streaming saved the music industry, or broken it? We speak with two prominent voices on either side of the debate

Create your own Spotify Playlist in a Bottle time capsule - here's how
By Will Groves published
Sending out a digital SOS (by 31 Jan, please)

Harry Styles dominates as UK music streams double in five years, breaking 150 billion in 2022
By Will Groves published
Vinyl also grew last year, gaining on CD sales again

Apple Music reboots its Replay experience and steals a march on Spotify Wrapped
By Ben Rogerson published
Most played song and album also revealed

Apple embraces Dolby Atmos as it brings Spatial Audio to Apple Music, and Lossless Audio is coming, too
By Ben Rogerson last updated
All subscribers will be able to listen to music in higher quality, and in new dimensions

Apple Music launches DJ mixes in Spatial Audio, announces exclusive mix from Jeff Mills
By Matt Mullen last updated
Boiler Room sessions from Boys Noize, Benji B, India Jordan and FJAAK also made available in Spatial Audio

Guthrie Govan explains why he's switched to Axe-Fx digital modeling live on his latest tour: "This is something I've been wanting to try for a few years"
By Rob Laing published
He's using the Fractal FM-9 amp modeller and FX processor, and he also reveals more about how he's been using it for his film soundtrack work with Hans Zimmer
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