Artificial intelligence
Google, MusicLM, and music AI’s UX problem
May 30 2023

We’ve been pondering when music will get its “Midjourney moment” — namely, when high-quality song creation will become as easy for the everyday user as clicking a button.

Streaming
Comparing “For Artists” features on music streaming platforms
May 23 2023

Today’s music streaming platforms are increasingly trying to position their offerings as “artist-friendly.” But what does that phrase actually mean — and who’s doing it right?

Artificial intelligence
Starter Packs: Music AI deepfakes
April 18 2023

How deepfake songs actually work, how we got here, and what kinds of battles to expect moving forward.

Web3
Web3 music strategy in a bear market: Tips from our community
April 17 2023

For many artists and their teams, it feels like the Web3 playbook — which had barely been written in the first place — has once again been ripped up.

Artists
Starter Packs: Music and brand partnerships
April 03 2023

Securing an endorsement deal is no longer a matter of “selling out”; for many artists, it’s a matter of survival.

Artificial intelligence
The music AI attribution problem

Generative music AI models may be upending attribution as we know it in the music business.

Gaming
The Score: Mapping Epic Games’ future music strategy
March 28 2023

It took nearly one whole year for the independent music community to see some initial fruits from Epic Games’ acquisition of Bandcamp.

Web3
Music NFTs in Latin America: Collaborative database
March 23 2023

A first-of-its-kind snapshot into the distinct imprint of music NFTs in Latin America, outlining the ecosystem’s key region-specific characteristics and trends.

Starter Packs
Starter Packs: Digital music curation
March 20 2023

If the music industry is an orchestra, curation is like its conductor — arranging and guiding otherwise disparate artists, scenes, and styles into a dynamic, narrative whole that is much greater than the sum of its parts.

Artificial intelligence
Voices “R” Us: The future of voice models in the music business
March 08 2023

Several tools exist today that allow artists and brands alike to generate high-quality, convincing AI voices with just minutes of training data.

Starter Packs
Starter Packs: Music in virtual worlds
March 06 2023

Music’s potential in virtual worlds is much more than just a game.

Artificial intelligence
What musicians REALLY want from creative AI tools
March 01 2023

Hint: Yes, it really is about the music.