music industry

The Great Spotify Gamble: Is It Worth the Grind for Today’s Artists? running vehicles on road

The Great Spotify Gamble: Is It Worth the Grind for Today’s Artists?

Russ B. November 16, 2025

In the summer of 2024, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” became the soundtrack to millions of lives, racking up...

Subvert: The Artist-Owned Platform Challenging Bandcamp’s Crown beach sand

Subvert: The Artist-Owned Platform Challenging Bandcamp’s Crown

Russ B. November 5, 2025

When Bandcamp was acquired first by Epic Games and later by Songtradr it sent a tremor through...

Spotify Partners With Major Labels to Build the Future of AI Music ai generated, boy, earphones, audio, dj, entertainment, expression, face, fun, guy, handsome, headphones, headset, lifestyle, listen, man, music, sound

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Spotify Partners With Major Labels to Build the Future of AI Music

Russ B. October 23, 2025

In a landmark announcement that could reshape how artificial intelligence transforms the music industry, Spotify revealed on...

The Evolution of Sampling in Music Production: From Musique Concrète to Hip-Hop’s Golden Age Energetic hip hop dancer in a yellow sweater striking a pose indoors with brick wall backdrop.

Energetic hip hop dancer in a yellow sweater striking a pose indoors with brick wall backdrop.

The Evolution of Sampling in Music Production: From Musique Concrète to Hip-Hop’s Golden Age

Russ B. October 23, 2025

Sampling has transformed from experimental tape manipulation techniques of the 1940s into the backbone of modern music...

Why Sampling Is Embraced While AI Music Creation Remains Contentious A DJ performs with vibrant light effects during a music event in a nightclub setting.

A DJ performs with vibrant light effects during a music event in a nightclub setting.

Why Sampling Is Embraced While AI Music Creation Remains Contentious

Russ B. October 23, 2025

Sampling in music is widely viewed as a creative process that respects, transforms, and celebrates the original...

The Underground AI Music Exchange: Building a Napster for the Algorithm Age Dynamic urban scene showcasing interconnected light trails representing digital communication networks.

Dynamic urban scene showcasing interconnected light trails representing digital communication networks.

The Underground AI Music Exchange: Building a Napster for the Algorithm Age

Russ B. October 7, 2025

The Underground AI Music Exchange: Building a Napster for the Algorithm Age As artificial intelligence transforms music...

Does AI Music Have Soul? The Great Emotional Authenticity Debate ai, robot, artificial intelligence, computer science, digital, future, chatgpt, technology, cybot, ai generated, artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence

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Does AI Music Have Soul? The Great Emotional Authenticity Debate

Russ B. October 7, 2025

Does AI Music Have Soul? The Great Emotional Authenticity Debate The question of whether artificial intelligence can...

The Parallel Paths: How Human and AI Music Education Share Common Ground Close-up of a robotic hand with a woman pointing, showcasing advanced prosthetic technology.