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Spotify has made a very interesting announcement today: it's launching an AI-powered DJ feature – as in radio DJ.

South Korean music company Hybe enjoyed another bumper year in 2022, with its revenues growing 41.6% to 1.78tn won.

We tend to think of the 'radio' features of streaming music as being lean-back listening governed by the DSPs' recommendation algorithms.

Say what you like about whether the music industry really needs its own 'LinkedIn of the music biz', but these companies are acquirable.

Last June, the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) published a report called 'Three Chords & The Actual Truth' on country music diversity.

UK-based ticketing and live events firm Shoobs has published a review of 2022, noting that it supported more than 7,000 events.

British startup ClicknClear has always been about licensing music for use in performance sports like cheerleading and gymnastics.

"You're an artist, not a marketing expert," is how startup Rivet pitches its fan-management platform to musicians.

It's interesting to see some of the waves being made by creative AI technology in other sectors beyond the music industry.

In December, research firm Oxford Economics published a report commissioned by YouTube to quantify its impact in India.

Streaming radio service Gimme Metal has been catering for collectors for a while now with its vinyl club. Now it's giving NFTs a try.

Remember the days when the maximum length of a TikTok video was 15 seconds? The limit has increased in a series of giant steps.