Emmy-nominated actress Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) did an all-vinyl, free, 4-hour DJ set at San Diego bar Part Time Lover https://t.co/mpLzvMBDs9, sampling an eclectic mix of “Shoe Pop Dream Gaze”, a blend of shoegaze, dream pop, and atmospheric indie music.
Artists in the US can now sell their music on @Tidal! Upload an album, set a price, and sell directly to your fans. Listeners can download the highest quality files to their device or play within the Tidal app. No subscription required. 💰🎶📲
The @water_and_music 2025 guide to music tech's new power players https://t.co/mq7x6fcNz3 The takeaway: Private equity firms and major labels are locked in a battle for control over independent music infrastructure.
Most useful department. Klippr. Klippr enables electronic music artists to create shareable track release videos from Traxsource or Beatport links in just 30 seconds. Ideal for Insta etc https://t.co/HwYnZAWRwr
Expose from Benn Jordan. Using AI To Detect AI Music (and other music industry data-porn) https://t.co/n6BmvpiZFZ out of 5,560 top generated songs and staff picks scraped from Udio, only 11 were not being monetized by posing as a human artist on a digital streaming platform.
Anti-algorithm, anti-perfection – the rise of a music counter-culture https://t.co/EqnkunpgmP @Mark_Mulligan "...there is a thriving underground that both looks and feels different. Its home is SoundCloud."
What is the future of the DAW? @holmesprice@DJmag Emerging technology has left the DAW at a crossroads. Declan McGlynn asks: will the DAW adapt or die? https://t.co/s5ptAUsXff
Problems are opportunities and the music industry has plenty.
So, I asked 35,245 people “what’s the biggest problem to solve in music?”.
Here are the most common answers:
(Plus my thoughts below)