AI-music firm Suno’s big announcement yesterday was a new integration with Apple’s iMessage app, but it was rather undercut by an investigative report claiming to answer the longstanding question of what it trained its model on.
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Spotify brings messaging back eight years after removing it
Spotify is bringing messaging back to its service, hoping for higher engagement than when it removed the feature back in 2017.
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WhatsApp status updates may soon include music-sharing option
Meta’s next music move will seemingly focus on its WhatsApp messaging app, judging by its latest beta release for Android phones.
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Building fan communities around artists: ‘People like to be seen’
“Traditional social media is broadcast media. Community is when all members of the community can add value.”
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Fan-communities startup Levellr raises $1m of pre-seed funding
Levellr has created a business around helping artists use messaging tools like Telegram and Discord. Now it has raised $1m.
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WhatsApp rolls its ‘Channels’ out to more than 150 countries
Running a WhatsApp community for an artist has always involved a certain amount of… bodging. Perhaps no longer though.
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WhatsApp Channels could be a new way for artists to ping fans
WhatsApp’s new ‘Channels’ are pitched as a way “to receive important updates from people and organizations”.
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Instagram is adding messaging-based ‘broadcast channels’
Is Instagram about photos, or videos, or messaging? The obvious answer: all three, and that third prong is getting a big new feature.
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Discord adds YouTube integration and monthly $3 subscription
Popular chat platform Discord has announced some new features which will be relevant for artists building communities there.
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Creator-focused CRM startup Laylo raises more funding
US startup Laylo has been building a business around B2B customer relationship management (CRM) tools for musicians.
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WeChat hopes 40m people will watch Backstreet Boys livestream
Everybody, yeah, rock your body, yeah? Even if you’re rocking it at your desk or on the sofa. Because yes, Backstreet’s back…
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Messaging app Telegram now has 700m monthly active users
The milestone came with more news: the launch of a premium subscription tier where users will pay a monthly fee.
