New and Noteworthy: Issue 58

👋 Welcome to the 58th issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio. That’s a wrap for 2023. We’re now taking a much needed break… see you all in the New Year.

Research

Revenue sharing at music streaming platforms

Around the web

Musical pitch is not “high” or “low”

Synth Wars: The Story of MIDI

Nile Rogers tells UK House of Commons select committee that David Bowie would have failed in today’s music industry

Microsoft Copilot gets a music creation feature

Analytics can predict hit singles, but skeptics say it's far less effective at identifying enduring artists

Pitchfork selects 10 best music books of 2023

Apple may incentivise spatial music

IFPI Global Music Report 2023

The Record Label Crisis

UK Council of Music Makers publishes Economics of Music Streaming Score Card

There’s no “best ever” in art

State of the music creator economy – The consumer era

Video: The Neve 5088 Custom LEGO Building Set

“The test of a first-rate intellect is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in your head at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Video: Long-lost Moog synthesiser finally makes it to the stage

Video: The death of the guitar solo