MusicTech Rewinder - Streaming, data, deepfakes, AI, Sampling

December 02, 2022

Hi,

here comes this weeks recap on the latest music tech news.

Enjoy reading and have a wonderful weekend.

Cheers,

Matt

A broken eject button and a stuck Paul Simon tape doesn’t sound like cause for nostalgia, but I think of it often and fondly.

Self-described "computer musician" Holly Herndon explains why AI vocal clones can help give fellow artists sovereignty over their work.

The Competition and Markets Authority has published a final report in connection with its market study into music and music streaming.

Lyor Cohen has dominated the music industry since the rise of Run-DMC and Def-Jam records. Now he's all-in on YouTube Shorts, can he learn TikTok a thing or two?

Why is music clearance becoming increasingly complex and what are the solutions? Eamonn Forde investigates.

Fruits Music founder, Stef Van Vugt, believes that AI will create a major opportunity for ambitious companies to challenge the majors…

Fake streams and inflated social media stats are commonplace in today’s data-driven music industry. Here are some of the red flags to look out for.

Chances are you already heard of Spotify promotion tools, offering you guaranteed streams, saves and monthly listeners. Here's why engaging with these fake streaming bot farms is a sure way to ruin your algorithmic potential.

Charlotte Kemp Muhl (UNI and The Urchins) on the future of bot-generated art.

It’s a social media trend that survives year after year. And it thrives on your personal data.

Recent hits by David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, Jack Harlow, Yung Gravy, and Latto have given Pop music a retro flair by sampling older music.

Here is Music Ally's handy primer on the best sources of data on the music market: industry stats, surveys, forecasts, and more.