Music

Gadget of the Week: Now playing – your comfort zone, on repeat

Spotify’s AI DJ knows what you like – and won’t let you forget it, writes ARTHUR...

SA artists rise as AI tunes listener habits

Local artists were streamed by new listeners over 1.1-billion times on Spotify last year, writes JASON...

Apple Music
Classical arrives

The classical music streaming experience is available to subscribers at no additional cost.

SA music industry booms, at last

The new Global Music Report 2023 released by IFPI last week shows SUb-Saharan Africa leading gowth...

Ancient art of winemaking embraces science

South Africa remains at the forefront of winemaking science and art, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK

Virgin Music launches across Africa

The world's biggest music company has launched a new division to serve artists across the continent...

AI portal will guide music industry in playlist creation

Musicube, a provider of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the music industry, has launched a...

Creators to get credit for role in music recording process

The Recording Academy will host its 3rd annual Behind The Record initiative tomorrow, in a social...

New monthly music chart will rank content creators

The Song Breaker Chart from Logitech and Billboard will rank and acknowledge digital content creators’ role...

Spotify keeps fans connected through music

New data from Spotify reveals users across Africa are using collaborative features like group playlists and...

SAMRO goes hi-tech to fix royalty mess

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation has turned to technology to address the inefficiencies of music...

Spotify spotlights African artists in For The Record podcast

The Spotify: For the Record podcast's latest episode spotlights the fast-growing African music scene, and features...