Apple Music Rolls Out AI Transparency Tags, But Platform-Level Oversight Still Missing
Chaitanya Kohli / medianama - Announcing the transparency tags in a newsletter to the industry partners, Apple said it is leaving it to the labels to determine what qualifies as AI content, like "genres, credits and other metadata". The post Apple Music Rolls Out AI Transparency Tags,…
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Apple unveils Transparency Tags for AI-generated music
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Back to Top / Thursday, March 5, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 20179 / 12 stories in 41 hrs
Audible launches a cheaper ‘Standard’ subscription plan, challenging Spotify
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The new plan is $6 cheaper than the platform's existing "Premium" plan, which costs $14.95 per month.
Back to Top / Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 20068 / 6 stories in 3 days
Portable Sonos Play Speaker Leaked on Best Buy Canada’s Website
Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - An unannounced Sonos Play speaker has leaked online via a Best Buy Canada listing.The post Portable Sonos Play Speaker Leaked on Best Buy Canada’s Website first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
Back to Top / Monday, March 2, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 19988 / 3 stories in 4 days
YouTube adds downloads and background play to Premium Lite plan
techspot - YouTube said the changes were based on user feedback, noting that the additional features would make Premium Lite more attractive to people currently using the free service. They are already available to Lite users in the US and will be gradually rolled o…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 19743 / 4 stories in 9 days
Google launches Lyria 3 music generation model
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Google LLC today introduced an artificial intelligence model called Lyria 3 that consumers can use to generate short tracks. The algorithm is rolling out to the company’s Gemini app and Dream Track, a music generation feature in YouTube’s creator toolkit.…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 8:20 pm / permalink 19392 / 9 stories in 16 days
Apple Launches Apple Music Connect With New Pitch and Marketing Tools
iclarified - Apple has officially launched Apple Music Connect, a new portal described as the home for direct music delivery partners. The platform launches first with a suite of marketing tools that let labels and distributors pitch upcoming releases to Apple's globa…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 19351 / 4 stories in 16 days
London-Based Mozart AI Raises $6M To Expand Music Creation Tools
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Mozart AI has secured $6 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by Balderton Capital. The round also included participation from Mercuri, EWOR, Kevin Hartz, Charles Ferguson, and Emery Wells, alongside existing investors and stra…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 19007 / 5 stories in 23 days
Spotify pops 14% on strong user growth, earnings beat
cnbc - Spotify's stock popped as the music streaming platform reported strong monthly average user growth and said it had its best "Spotify Wrapped" ever.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 18975 / 10 stories in 24 days
This free YouTube Music feature just vanished behind a paywall
Craig Donaldson / pocket-lint - YouTube Music no longer wants you to look at lyrics for free.
Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 18956 / 7 stories in 25 days
YouTube Music implements paywall for full song lyrics
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Google has rolled out a paywall for lyrics on YouTube Music, restricting free users to five songs per month after initial testing in September limited the feature to Premium subscribers. YouTube Music accounts now face this limitation based on multiple us…
Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 7:22 am / permalink 18928 / 9 stories in 25 days
ElevenLabs raises $500M, says building towards IPO
John Reynolds / tech - Hyped AI-audio generator ElevenLabs has raised $500m in a Series D funding round, valuing it at $11bn, with its CEO saying it is building towards an IPO. The $11bn valuation marks more than a tripli...
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IPO Momentum: Blueprint for ElevenLabs’ public debut and future.
Mixed Industry update: Multiple players amid funding rounds.
Tech dollar details: ElevenLabs funding highlights and valuation numbers.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 18747 / 14 stories in 4 wks
Spotify-backed Soundtrack acquires Tunify and Ambie to combine local expertise with global scale
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Soundtrack Technologies has acquired Tunify, a B2B music provider operating in Belgium and the Netherlands, along with Ambie, a UK-based background music service focused on the hospitality sector. Ambie’s client base includes global brands such as Rocco F…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 18738 / 3 stories in 4 wks
Sony launches LinkBuds Clip open earbuds for all-day listening
Wayne Williams / betanews - Sony has introduced a new pair of open earbuds designed to let users hear music and their surroundings at the same time. The LinkBuds Clip use an open clip design and are aimed at people who want lightweight earbuds for everyday use without blocking out e…
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 4:20 pm / permalink 18257 / 9 stories in 6 wks
Spotify (SPOT) Stock: Drops Following Third U.S. Premium Plan Increase
Newton Kitonga / parameter - TLDRs; SPOT fell nearly 4% after announcing a $1 Premium price hike in the U.S. Investors are watching subscriber churn closely amid rising subscription costs. Spotify’s U.S. Premium segment remains key revenue driver despite slowing growth. February earn…
Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 17993 / 4 stories in 7 wks
Spotify Raises Premium Price to $12.99/Month in the U.S.
iclarified - Spotify is increasing the monthly cost of its Premium subscription for customers in the United States. The streaming giant has begun notifying subscribers that the price for an individual plan is rising by one dollar, pushing the monthly fee from $11.99 t…
Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 17932 / 11 stories in 7 wks
Opera browser R3 update expands tab organization and AI integration
techspot - Opera One R3 is a major update that adds more customization options to Tab Islands for improved tab management, a faster and more context-aware AI built-in, plus a more versatile sidebar with Google services and expanded split-screen layouts.Read Entire A…
Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 17911 / 6 stories in 7 wks
Bandcamp bans music that heavily features generative AI
Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Bandcamp is taking a big stand against AI in music. In a blog post, the company confirmed that it will ban music that is “generated wholly or in substantial part by AI.” It also prohibits the use of AI tools to impersonate artists or music styles. Bandcam…
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 17875 / 10 stories in 7 wks
Apple bundles creative apps such as Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro into a single subscription
Kris Holt / engadget - Apple has been putting more onus on its services for the past several years — the company makes tens of billions of dollars in revenue from that side of the business, which it claimed had a record year in 2025. Apple is nudging a little more in that direc…
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Apple Creator Studio launch overview
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Back to Top / Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 9:20 am / permalink 17829 / 32 stories in 7 wks
Bose made the consumer friendly move to open source its SoundTouch speakers
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Bose recently announced the pending end of cloud support for its SoundTouch line of home speakers. This will, in effect, turn the smart speakers into dumb speakers as they will no longer have access to many features and any related software updates. Well,…
Back to Top / Thursday, January 8, 2026, 11:23 am / permalink 17642 / 5 stories in 1 month
Spotify Now Shows Listening Activity on Mobile
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Spotify users on mobile can now share their listening activity in real time and invite friends into a live listening session.The post Spotify Now Shows Listening Activity on Mobile appeared first on Thurrott.com.
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 17598 / 9 stories in 1 month