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Snapchat Launches Now Playing With Spotify, Bringing Real-Time Music Sharing To Snap Map

Snapchat has introduced Now Playing, a new feature that lets users share the music they’re listening to on Snap Map through a Spotify integration. Available now in markets where both Snapchat and Spotify operate, the feature allows users to connect their Spotify account, control who can see their listening activity and discover music through friends. […]

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Spotify Removes 75 Million Spam Tracks As AI Music Fraud Crackdown Intensifies

Spotify says it removed more than 75 million spam tracks from its platform over the past 12 months as it steps up efforts to tackle AI-driven music fraud, fake streaming and unauthorised voice cloning. The streaming giant stressed that the crackdown is not aimed at AI-generated music itself, but at low-quality, mass-produced uploads designed to

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Saudi Arabia’s Live Entertainment Market Continues To Grow As Platinumlist Launches New Membership Programme

Saudi Arabia’s live entertainment industry continues to expand at pace, with the market now valued at an estimated $2.98 billion. As demand for concerts, festivals, sporting events and cultural experiences grows, ticketing platform Platinumlist has introduced Platinumlist Plus, a new membership programme aimed at frequent event-goers in the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia is the first market

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Spotify Launches Direct Full-Length Video Uploads For Artists In Challenge To YouTube

Spotify is expanding its video ambitions by allowing artists to upload full-length videos directly through Spotify for Artists, a move that positions the streaming giant in even closer competition with YouTube. The new feature is currently being rolled out in beta and enables eligible artists to upload official music videos, live performances, studio sessions, acoustic

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The 39 Biggest Problems Facing The Music Industry Right Now

In December 2024, music industry strategist Rob Abelow published a blog post on Where Music’s Going entitled Music’s Biggest Problems, built around a simple question posed to 35,245 people: What’s the biggest problem to solve in music? The responses came from across the music ecosystem, including artists, managers, executives, entrepreneurs, technologists and fans. Taken together,

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Deezer Launches Free AI Music Detector For Playlists Across Major Streaming Platforms

Deezer has launched a free online AI music detector that allows users to scan their playlists across multiple streaming platforms to identify AI-generated tracks. The tool, announced on Thursday 11 June 2026, is designed to give listeners greater transparency over synthetic music in their libraries and works with accounts from 20 of the most widely

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Why New Music Is Released On Fridays And How It Changed The Music Industry

At 12:01am every Friday, digital streaming platforms and download stores around the world update their catalogues with new releases. Albums, EPs and singles go live simultaneously across major markets, making Friday the most important release day in the modern music calendar. The system known as Global Release Day was introduced on 10 July 2015, when

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Ed Sheeran Named UK’s Most-Played Artist Again As He Beats Taylor Swift To No. 1

Ed Sheeran has been crowned the UK’s most-played artist of 2025, securing the top spot for the eighth time in 11 years according to new data released by PPL. The achievement places Sheeran ahead of Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa, who finished second and third respectively in PPL’s annual chart tracking music played across UK

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Music Superfans Are Younger, More Social And More Engaged, Says New Luminate Study

New research from Luminate suggests that age plays a major role in how music superfans engage with artists, communities and fan culture. The study, based on Luminate’s U.S. Music 360 data, explores how different generations behave as music fans, from attending concerts and buying merchandise to engaging in fan fiction, livestreams and online communities. According

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