Yamaha Releases New Digital Vocaliser Software
Yamaha has today released its new vocal synthesis software – ‘VOCALOID 5’ – which claims to to produce “any kind of singing voice”... Read More
European Union Rejects Online Copyright Reform
The European Union has rejected draft legislation which sought to penalise digital platforms for user-uploaded copyright breaches – reform incurring significant costs for... Read More
Sir McCartney Calls For Music Copyright Reform
Music legend, Sir Paul McCartney, has urged members of the European Parliament to back copyright changes, which would pay songwriters and artists... Read More
Spotify Registers Wireless Devices With FCC
Spotify has reignited speculation that its hardware debut isn’t far away, following a new registration with America’s FCC to test wireless devices [grantee... Read More
YouTube Music Poaches Spotify Hip-Hop Programming Lead
YouTube has appointed former Spotify hip-hop programming lead, Tuma Basa, as its new Urban Music Director – news which follows the launch... Read More
Amazon Echo Spot Lands In Australia
Set to further ignite competition in the smart speaker market, Amazon has announced its Echo Spot is now available to buy in... Read More
Streaming Revenues Trump Music Downloads For First Time
IFPI’s latest Global Music Report reveals Apple and Spotify are the music industry’s largest revenue generators, with sales from music streaming surpassing physical and digital... Read More
Google To Axe Play Music, New Premium Content Platform Tipped
Hours after Spotify announced a new expanded service for freeloaders, Google is tipped to axe its Play Music service replacing it with... Read More
EU Slams Brakes On Apple’s Shazam Buy
An in-depth investigation by the European Commission is set to delay Apple’s purchase of music identification app, Shazam, by several months. Whilst... Read More
Spotify To Revamp Free Music Platform
Spotify is planning to change up its free version of the music platform to make it easier to use, especially for those... Read More