YouTube Music is making artificial intelligence a much bigger part of how listeners find music. Google is expanding Ask Music, YouTube Music’s conversational AI feature, with a much more prominent position inside the mobile app…
Most artists click “I agree” and start uploading. That is understandable. Distribution agreements are not particularly exciting. But those terms determine what a company can do with your music and money. Here are 12 things…
Music discovery has always relied on someone deciding which artists deserve more attention. Once, that meant radio programmers, record labels and music journalists. More recently, Spotify playlists, TikTok trends and recommendation algorithms have become some…
Xiaomi has officially unveiled the Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, bringing huge batteries, flagship Snapdragon processors, secondary displays and some interesting upgrades for anyone who uses their phone heavily for music. But…
Meta has unveiled what could be one of the biggest changes to virtual reality hardware in years: Meta VR Glasses. Instead of another large headset strapped to your face, Meta has squeezed much of the…
Meta has unveiled a new generation of smart glasses, including a completely new Ray-Ban Meta Audio model that removes the camera and puts music, podcasts, calls and AI at the centre of the experience. Announced…
You open Spotify for Artists and see a new release. There is one problem. You never made it. Fake or incorrectly mapped releases can confuse fans, distort analytics and damage an artist’s catalogue. First determine…
Some songs warn you that they’re sad. Slow piano. Minor chords. Singer sounds like they’ve spent the afternoon crying. Easy. The more interesting songs do the opposite. They make you dance while describing: breakups loneliness…
Yes — for ordinary streaming and music-store revenue, DistroKid says it passes 100% of the earnings allocated to artists, minus banking fees and applicable taxes. That’s a strong offer. But artists need to understand exactly…
Music streaming on iPhone Duo works much like it does on any other iPhone. You can listen through Apple Music and download third-party services such as Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, TIDAL and Deezer from…
