{"id":104272,"date":"2025-05-01T12:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T11:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=104272"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T11:22:25","slug":"music-industry-news-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/music-industry-news-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The biggest music industry news | April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">AI tools, streaming policy shifts, and platform updates. Plus, YouTube\u2019s new AI features and Spotify\u2019s controversial royalty threshold.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>RouteNote launches Dolby-powered mastering for artists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Independent musicians can now access professional-grade mastering with RouteNote&#8217;s new Dolby integration. 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The policy continues to spark debate over fair compensation in the streaming era.\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/spotify-officially-announces-new-policy-for-royalty-payouts-artificial-streams-and-functional-noise?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-routenote-blog wp-block-embed-routenote-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6qS3Wu6mWj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotifys-1000-stream-threshold-cost-indie-artists-50-million-in-2024\/\">Spotify\u2019s 1,000-stream threshold cost indie artists nearly $50 million in 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Spotify\u2019s 1,000-stream threshold cost indie artists nearly $50 million in 2024&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotifys-1000-stream-threshold-cost-indie-artists-50-million-in-2024\/embed\/#?secret=6qS3Wu6mWj\" data-secret=\"6qS3Wu6mWj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>YouTube splits premium in South Korea amid antitrust pressure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube plans to introduce a new \u201cPremium Lite\u201d tier in South Korea, offering ad-free viewing without YouTube Music. 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