Is Production Music "Toast"?

Apple Music Chief: We're Drowning in AI Music That No One Listens To

And optional labeling isn’t going to fix it

More Bots Blowback; Why Do Artists Hate Touring?; Peak Gen X at the Rock Hall

The Last Spotify Holdout; Plus: Coachella vs. Stagecoach Fan Buy-Off

"Streaming is Broken," says Breaking Rust Mastermind

Tracking Hot 100 Winners and Losers in Billboard's Post-YouTube World

Can Songwriters Get Some of That Anthropic Money?

Apple's AI Baby Steps + the Mighty Billy Preston

The Wildest Copyright Case in Music is Reaching a Critical Stage

A dancehall reggae production duo want credit for the beats to "Despacito," "Titi Me Preguntó," and 1800 other reggaetón songs; they'll soon find out if they have a shot

Spotify's Music Video Player is Worth a Toggle

Did Taylor Swift and Lyor Cohen Just Give the Music Streamers a Video Strategy?

The history of video on music streaming platforms is long, expensive and extremely uneven. But a feud between YouTube and Billboard -- and Taylor Swift's reaction to it -- might have changed things.

TikTok's Black Box, Plus: Napster is Back, and It's Weird

Why Did Music Docs Dip? + Our Favorite New Streamer

Is the World Making Fewer Music Fans? + Remembering James Bernard

Adventures in Music Fans' Shopping Habits

Holiday Special! Stems digs into whose fans dig what brands

Those AI Hits Are Coming From Inside The Building

Plus: The Associated Press Jacked Our Scoop!

Can Music Streamers Fend Off Peak AI Slop?

Exclusive: Is this Blanco Brown Songwriter the Man Behind AI Hitmaker Breaking Rust?

Warning Signs in UMG's Deal with AI Music Maker

Will Gen AI Kill "Vibe" -- or Save It? Plus: Tom Waits Returns