8 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Musicians Face One of the Highest Suicide Rates in the World, Study Finds
Contradictions have long plagued the music industry, where creative freedom meets relentless pressure. A new study examines the devastating reality beneath the surface: musicians are at a significantly higher risk of suicide than most other professions across the world. Published in Frontiers in Public Health, the epidemiological data found that musicians in England have one of […]
5 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
SoundCloud Prevails, TikTok Flails in Legitary's Streaming Transparency Rankings
As streaming platforms wage war for market share, one metric is emerging as a demonstrative measure of success: reporting integrity. Legitary, a data analytics firm that provides AI-powered auditing, recently released its latest ranking of streaming services with regard to the reliability of their play count data. Their investigation, which examined billions of streams across […]
4 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Vegas Sphere Owners Developing “Mini-Sphere” Venues in Other Cities
After redefining live entertainment with its groundbreaking venue in Las Vegas, Sphere Entertainment has begun teasing plans to develop scaled-down versions in new markets. As the original Vegas Sphere continues to dazzle audiences and draw major musical acts for residencies—including Anyma, U2 and Backstreet Boys—its proprietors are looking to extend its reach with smaller, more […]
2 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Purple Fly Records Launches Publishing House, Expands Into Music Rights and Licensing
A bold new player has entered the music publishing game after Purple Fly Records launched a new venture, aiming to leverage the independent label’s expansive catalog to reshape opportunities for electronic music creators. The label’s new publishing house, EDM Publishing, enters the market with an impressive catalog of thousands of tracks, spanning from commercial dance-pop to underground […]
20 Feb, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
The Secrets to Getting Signed by Defected Records, According to Label's Head of Music
For many producers, landing a release with Defected Records is a dream. But with countless demos submitted daily, it’s difficult to figure out what to do to make your submission stand out. In a recent Defected newsletter shared with EDM.com, the label’s Director of Music, Andy Daniell, shared his insights into the A&R process and […]
The popularity of sub-genres rises and falls in the electronic music world, but few could have predicted the demise of big room house music in the mid-twenty-tens. But the genre is now staging a furious comeback, sparking new creativity and connection amongst producers worldwide. That’s according to a recent study by MIDiA and Splice, whose […]
28 Jan, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Deezer Is Flagging 10,000 AI-Generated Tracks Daily as Artificial Music Surges
In the dim glow of the studio, a musician strums a chord progression that took months to perfect. Across the internet, an AI churns out a melody in seconds. Such is the reality of making music in 2025. But Deezer, the Paris-based streaming service, is taking action to ensure human artists aren’t having to elbow […]
22 Jan, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
MusiCares Has Raised Over $3 Million for LA Wildfire Relief Efforts
MusiCares, the Recording Academy’s philanthropic arm, has raised over $3 million in wildfire relief funds for the Los Angeles music community, Variety reports. $2.2 million has reportedly been distributed to those affected thus far. However, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said the organization is “going to need a lot more” as the catastrophic fires […]
16 Jan, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Practice Makes Pointless: Suno AI CEO Claims Most People “Don't Enjoy” Making Music
Mikey Shulman, co-founder and CEO of the generative AI music platform Suno, is facing backlash after claiming in an interview that most people find the music creation process “not really enjoyable.” Shulman painted a rather bleak picture of music production speaking on the venture capital industry podcast The Twenty Minute VC (20VC), suggesting that learning an […]
16 Jan, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Boiler Room Acquired by Superstruct Entertainment as DICE Refocuses Strategy
European live music powerhouse Superstruct Entertainment has reportedly acquired Boiler Room, the iconic electronic music livestream platform, from UK-based ticketing company DICE. The move signals a shift in DICE’s strategic priorities and a new chapter for Boiler Room under Superstruct’s expansive festival and live music umbrella. DICE originally acquired Boiler Room in 2021 after a $122 million funding […]