Music/Audio

The podcast industry has been on a crazy ride for the past month and a half. As people spend more time at home, listeners are still gravitating toward their favorite programs, but ... More

Online video tech firm Bitmovin is now offering support of Dolby Vision, the high dynamic range 4K video format. Bitmovin will license and implement Dolby’s technology into its t... More

Pearl Jam planned to release its “Gigaton Visual Experience” – a special audio-visual event around their new album — in theaters just before the album’s March 27 release,... More

Today, we know MTV and VH1 more for reality shows like Teen Mom and Love & Hip Hop than for the iconic videos they launched. But here's the funny thing: Music videos haven't lost t... More

We know our online activities are evolving. People are spending 60% more time with music and other forms of remotely accessed entertainment. The barriers between home life and work... More

As in-home listening rises, many hosts have kept up regular production on lower-tech setups: "We thrive in moments of experimentation and necessity."... More

Streaming music still has a lot of room to grow, it appears. Counterpoint Research has determined that paid music subscriptions jumped 32 percent in 2019 to reach 358 million thank... More

Dolby has announced the release of its Dolby On app for Android. If you’re making music at home, with friends, or anywhere outside of a studio, this app is designed to make your ... More

With people across the country confined to their homes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, many are increasingly turning to their smart speakers for news and entertainment, a... More

Andrew Lloyd Webber is to stream a production of one of his musicals for free on YouTube each week during the coronavirus crisis. Lloyd Webber’s YouTube initiative to entertain f... More

The coronavirus pandemic has tested podcasts’ reliance on a commuting audience, but new polling from Morning Consult shows the public is actually tuning in more over the past few... More

Open source developments in music are leading the industry in a new direction. An increasing number of creators, for example, are building custom instruments and software, then cho... More

As the adage goes about necessity being the mother of invention, with the Coronavirus pandemic live shows coming home are quickly taking on new meaning and importance, both to conn... More

Shows are drastically scaling down their studio time, production teams are increasingly shifting to remote workflows, public radio stations are postponing their pledge drives, and ... More

It’s taken some time — and the unfortunate circumstance of a pandemic — but concert livestreaming could finally be having its moment. Amid major festival cancellations and hu... More

A reported 80 million consumers paid for a music subscription in 2019, up 12 million from the previous year. The rebound in music consumption continued in 2019 thanks to continued ... More

Veritone announced the expansion of its content classification capabilities to support IAB Tech Lab Content Taxonomy-compliant metadata output via aiWARE APIs. The new offering wil... More

Dolby has been named in Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in music for its latest innovation – Dolby Atmos Music. The list honor... More

The major reason why the sales of smart speakers skyrocketed on a global scale during 2019 and especially during the fourth quarter is strong promotional activity combined with the... More

Pearl Jam and film distributor Abramorama announced the Gigaton Listening Experience on March 25 in theaters around the world. The event will feature a playback of Pearl Jam’s up... More