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Over the past year, 'clipping' has grown from a promotional tool in the livestream space to a key strategy for promoting artist content.

Abstract: With the rapid development of online information, there has been an increase in the demand for music information retrieval among different types of music enthusiasts, making music ...

TLDR: New research suggests Spotify’s AI may be limiting the visibility of local artists in Australia, prompting a clear question for Canada: are Canadian artists facing the same uphill battle? If ...

Plaintiff's Attorney Michael H. Joseph Will Seek Amazon Music's Artists' Station Curation, Algorithms and Overall Suppressive Mechanisms in Landmark Lawsuit's Discovery Phase NEW YORK, March 17, 2026 ...