The partnership, which follows a similar collaboration with TIDAL, was announced by UMG CEO Lucian Grainge on an earnings call.
"The model right now really sucks when rain and white noise is eating into market share," says one exec at a distribution company.
The new ad-supported network has content deals in place with Raedio, Complex Media, Mercury Studios, LVRN and more.
Grammy Award-winning songwriting and production team Beach Noise is the first U.S. act to join the program.
The fintech firm's CEO believes a faster and more transparent royalty process will "help all facets of the industry earn more money."
The publishers are accusing the service of “unlicensed exploitation of musical and lyrical works,” including songs by Lil Jon and Kelly Clarkson.
KINGSHIP and Overlord are among those participating in the test, which is available to Android users in select countries.
Five Italian titles hit the Global Excl. U.S. survey as the build-up to Eurovision ramps up.
The discussion around AI has become increasingly prevalent over the past year, with the advent of many AI image generation services like Midjourney, OpenAI’s DALL-E, or ChatGPT. AI services, in a way, have been used for a long time but they’re now becoming more intelligent and, more important
The streaming platform launched "DJ" for premium users in the U.S. and Canada
