Jade’s face peered out at me through the Zoom window, one of 25 faces in an elementary music class that recently went fully remote during the pandemic. Although Jade was only in the fifth grade, she had decided, like many others her age, that she was not into music. Trying to motivate students to learn
For many musicians, the democratization of music production and distribution carried the promise of reaching multitudes of eager fans at the touch of an upload button. Yet with over 40,000 new tracks being uploaded each day, creating a virtually infinite selection of music available on most streaming platforms, breaking through as an artist has in
STAMFORD, Conn. , March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SponsorUnited, the leading global sports and entertainment intelligence platform tracking 1.1 million sponsorships and endorsements for 250,000 brands and properties across sports, media, music and entertainment, today released its 2022 Music Festivals & Artists Marketing Partnerships Report, analyzing more than 8,300 brands, 850 artists, and 600 music festivals. READ MORE FROM
Spotify’s annual Stream On event unveiled the platform’s latest announcements, growth numbers, features and celebrity partners live from Los Angeles this week. Starting and ending with CEO Daniel Ek’s unbridled optimism, Stream On 2023 showcased the organization’s innovations – most notably a new TikTok-esque scrollable home screen – and program pivots fronted by key Spotify leaders across
As interest in the metaverse continues to mount, entertainment events, from music to sport, are increasingly taking place in the virtual space The 2018 film Ready Player One, which envisioned a future where people are connected to – and living in – the metaverse, may have been a work of fiction, but with the concept dominating
Online entertainment has rapidly gained immense popularity in recent years, largely due to the convenience and accessibility offered by digital platforms. With the rise of the internet and advances in technology, the way people consume entertainment has changed dramatically. From streaming movies and music to playing online games and betting on sports, there seems to
Chart-topping DJ David Guetta has said "the future of music is in AI" after he used the technology to add a vocal in the style of Eminem to a recent song. The DJ used two artificial intelligence sites to create lyrics and a rap in the style of the US star for a live show.
A pattern we see in many industries is that technology changes alongside culture and society, and this remains true for entertainment. The most obvious to consumers has been the shift from terrestrial television to streaming services like NetflixNFLX -0.8% and AmazonAMZN -1% Prime. The greater flexibility allowed consumers to decouple themselves from an entertainment schedule, being dictated by broadcast
To maximize any chance of success in the music business, aspiring artists must gain an understanding of how music is consumed and how that is changing alongside technology. This graphic from Athul Alexander highlights global music consumption habits. Data is from 2022 and is sourced from a survey of over 44,000 people from 22 countries by IFPI that asked
New York, NY – January 30, 2022 – Sony Music Group (SMG) today announced the global expansion of its annual Beyond The Instrument initiative. Now in its third year, the program will include academic activations in the U.S. and U.K. throughout the month of February, providing international resources and exposure to music professionals and creatives and collaborating with community
