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WTF happned this week?! So much!

Consultation on a new National Cultural Policy started. Research about recreational reading in Australia was released. Spotify released a feature exploring music through collaborators, samples and covers. And Spotify and Apple Music have integrated concernt ticketing into their platforms.

https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-27/

#CulturalPolicy #reading #books #music #MusicStreaming

WTF now?! #27 – Thursday 19–Wednesday 25 March 2026

There was so much that happened this week! Australia is developing its next National Cultural Policy, strategies to get Australians reading recreationally were suggested, Anthropic shared results from its massive open ended survey and more.

elliottbledsoe.wtf

engengeng 1d ago

DistroKid × MELODIE Guide to Music Streaming & BGM Use [For VTubers and Streamers] *Japanese article available; translations into various languages provided

Revised 24 March 2026

#EN
#VTuber
#MusicStreaming
#CopyrightCompliance

https://enghaishin.com/music_distrokid_epidemic-sound/

音楽配信＆BGM利用のDistroKid×MELODIEガイド【VTuber・配信者向け】

VTuberや配信者として活動する方へ。オリジナル曲や歌ってみたを配信したい人と、配信や動画で安全にBGMを使いたい人のために、DistroKidとEpidemic Soundの違いと使い分け事例を整理したガイドです。音楽を出したい人も素材として活用したい人も、スタイルに合うサービスを選ぶきっかけとして活用できます。

世界で輝く英語配信サポート!VTuber・YouTuberガイド

ResearchBuzz: Firehose 5d ago

Music Business Worldwide: Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by bots pleads guilty. “The man at the center of what’s been described as the first-ever criminal prosecution for AI-assisted streaming fraud in the United States has pleaded guilty. Michael Smith, of Cornelius, North Carolina, pleaded guilty today (March 19) to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/20/music-business-worldwide-streaming-fraud-man-who-pocketed-8m-using-hundreds-of-thousands-of-ai-songs-streamed-billions-of-times-by-bots-pleads-guilty/

Dani 6d ago

About half a year ago I switched from Spotify to Tidal. While in a wider view the both are so similiar, that I would recommend the switch, here are a few things that bother me:

- when you pause a song on your phone and then want to continue to listen, it starts over the song.

- same thing happens with albums. Say you are listening to an album and you pause (i.e. because you need to attend a meeting at work) then come back and want to continue to listen after a while, it starts over the whole album (is this a cookie thing?)

- the phone app, the desktop app and the web player are not synced. So I can't listen to an album or a playlist on my way to work on my phone and then continue to listen to that same album or playlist on my computer at work. Instead it will start over (see above) the album that I was listening to yesterday on the web player.

In my day to day use those are just small things that bother me a little. Minor bugs really. I'd still recommend switching to Tidal or any other service that pays better per stream than spotify.

#spotify #tidal #streaming #musicstreaming #streamingservices #music

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Kevin Karhan

6d ago

I do disagree with this assumption being not solely the fault of #Enshittification caused by #Streaming providers...

Because #MusicStreaming on the major platforms never "clicked" for me either.
- Not because I didn't want i.e. #SoundCloud and #BandCamp to be good, but because the stuff I listen to is more often than not even "too niche" for them as well...

Online Piracy's Great Comeback

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Pickr Mar 15

Scrolling and swiping up to jump through videos on social comes with a bit of a sore point: you might never find out what that song was. Fortunately, there's now a fix of sorts. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/apple-tiktok-collaborate-to-let-you-listen-to-that-song #homeentertainment #news #online #apple #applemusic #musicstreaming #tiktok

Bernd Korz Mar 14

Wenn eine Handvoll Performer mehr als 90 % der Einnahmen bei @Spotify bekommt, wenngleich man nur die Musik von seinen Favoriten hört... Das System #Musikstreaming #musicstreaming ist völlig im Arsch. https://www.tagesschau.de/kultur/musik-streaming-verguetung-100.html

Wer verdient am Musikstreaming?

Herbert Grönemeyer nennt es "das größte Idiotensystem im Kapitalismus". Gemeint ist das Vergütungsmodell von Streaming-Plattformen. Musikschaffende beschweren sich schon lange darüber. Nun wird die Politik aktiv.

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Audiartist Mar 14

In a world where millions of songs compete for seconds of attention, the future of streaming may depend less on algorithms alone and more on trust, curation, and human discovery.

#MusicStreaming #MusicIndustry #AttentionEconomy #StreamingPlatforms #MusicDiscovery #IndependentArtists #AIMusic #MusicMarketing #DigitalMusic #Audiartist

Music Streaming Overload: 253M Tracks and the Attention Crisis

With 253 million tracks and 106,000 daily uploads, streaming faces an attention crisis. Discover how algorithms, playlists, and AI-generated music reshape discovery.

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Audiartist Mar 14

For artists and listeners alike, this signals an important moment. AI-powered discovery, smarter recommendations, and integrated live events are shaping how audiences will find, experience, and connect with music in the years ahead.

#AppleMusic #MusicStreaming #AIMusic #MusicDiscovery #MusicTech #StreamingPlatforms #MusicIndustry #AIPlaylists #LiveMusic #Audiartist

Audiartist Mar 13

AI music is flooding streaming platforms — and Deezer is fighting back. The platform now licenses its AI-music detection technology to the industry, aiming to protect royalties, improve transparency.
https://www.audiartist.com/deezer-ai-music-detection-licensing-2/

#MusicStreaming #AIinMusic

Deezer Opens Its AI Music Detection Tech, Pushing New Industry Standards

Deezer opens and licenses its AI-generated music detection technology, aiming to set new standards for tagging, discovery, and monetization.

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