SOCAN CEO Jennifer Brown. Photo Credit: SOCAN Canada’s SOCAN has announced record 2025 revenue – and warned of “growing pressures” on creatives “amid accelerating digital change” in the AI era.
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What a week! Hope things are good with you. Me, I’m distracting myself as usual with lots of new music and today I review six new records, plus a look
Photo Credit: Christian Wiediger YouTube becomes the latest subscription streaming service to hike prices in the US, with both YouTube Premium and ad-free YouTube Music affected. Look out, YouTube subscribers—the
If no one has coined the dark cabaret trap metal genre before the drop of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dead, the honour has to go to Born Pessimist. The opening
Photo Credit: Ticketmaster Ticketmaster becomes the latest company to launch a ChatGPT app, hoping to cash in on more people using AI chatbots instead of search engines. Ticketmaster has climbed
Alabama Shakes start their 2026 tour on April 16 in Richmond, and in celebration they’ve shared a brand new single, “American Dream.” It’s an atmospheric, bluesy, psychedelic slow-burner and Brittany
Photo Credit: Andrew Santellan Udio the creator-friendly AI music platform? Not so fast. Though the startup’s been making headlines for its pacts with the majors, Merlin, and most recently Kobalt,
Some of the lushest RnB of the decade landed when SHALINI RANI dropped Backseat. The Watford-based British-Indian soul-pop artist has built her voice and vision on her own terms, pulling
Welsh post-hardcore vets Mclusky are back in the US on their first tour here since 2024, supporting last year’s The World Is Still Here and So Are We (their first
Updated April 2026 — Choosing a distributor is the first step to getting your music on Spotify. We’ve fully refreshed this guide with 2026 pricing, new distributors, and what’s actually
