Composer Sarah Schachner Abruptly Departs ‘Modern Warfare II’ Soundtrack Project

Composer Sarah Schachner abruptly departs the ‘Modern Warfare II’ soundtrack project, citing challenges working with the game’s audio director, Stephen Miller. Composer Sarah Schachner has stepped down from scoring the soundtrack for …

Paris-Based Believe Reports Q3 2022 Financials – Revenues Rose 37% YoY

 Believe’s revenues rose 37% year-over-year in Q3, with the group increasing its full-year forecast for the second quarter in a row. The Paris-based music company Believe reports substantial revenues in Q3, generating $192 million with a 36.9% ye…

Spotify Stock (SPOT) Threatens to Sink Below $70 Per Share for the First Time — Will a Price Increase Turn Things Around?

Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) is threatening to fall beneath $70 per share for the first time in company history – prompting investors and observers to speculate about the Stockholm-based business’s path forward and long-term outlook. During today’s tradi…

Disney Faces Frozen II Copyright Infringement Lawsuit — “This Can Only Be Explained by Copying.”

Disney faces a copyright infringement lawsuit over a song in Frozen II, which “can only be explained by copying.” Artist and songwriter Daniel E Grigson is suing Disney, claiming that a song that appeared on the soundtrack to 2019’s F…

SiriusXM Posts Q3 Revenue Gain As Satellite Radio Subscriber Growth Offsets Pandora Listener Dip

SiriusXM posted an almost four percent year-over-year (YoY) revenue improvement for Q3 2022 as an income boost stemming from satellite radio self-pay subscribers helped to offset Pandora’s YoY decrease in the same category as well as monthly active use…

Meta Says AI-Powered Audio Codec Offers 10x Compression Over MP3

Meta has announced an AI-powered audio compression method that supposedly delivers ten times better compression than the MP3 format. The audio compression method is called ‘EnCodec,’ which Meta debuted on October 25 in a paper titled by &#8…