AI music has found its way into the mainstream — you’ve probably heard a few seconds of it even today: soundtracking ads on YouTube and Facebook, or providing the emotional context of a TikTok ...

Explore the pros and cons of ad-supported music streaming and its impact on the music industry and artist earnings.

When New York-based singer, songwriter, and producer Evan Kreutz started making music as a solo artist, he’d already been ...

YouTube Music is testing static banner ads on the Now Playing screen for free users. The banner ad placement could irritate some users due to the shrinking of the album art and playback controls.

The exterior of London's Dominion Theatre, advertising the film 'The Sound of Music'. In the mid-1960s, families flocked to it. Movie theaters showed it as a "roadshow" attraction.

Base for Music has scored a $1.73 million fundraising round with strategic investors to “redefine music marketing” through ...

One person who hopes to democratise the TikTok music ad process is PushTok CEO Itai Winter, whose agency has worked with “1,800 artists and every major record label on the planet” since it ...

“The Waiting” an original folk musical by Clifton Park native Maria Andreoli and EmmaLee Kidwell, is part of the theater’s new Playhouse Premieres program.

Amazon Music Goes Ad-Free on Select Podcasts for Prime Members. Publishers like CNN, NPR, The New York Times, Barstool Sports, Slate and ESPN will offer their podcasts on the streamer without ads.

Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling (Source Images: Medios y Media/Getty Images, Anna Kurth—AFP/Getty Images, Alexander Tamargo—WireImage/Getty Images) The biggest music story of 2025 remains ...