This month saw dramatic shifts in the music technology landscape. Samsung’s acquisition spree continues while AURALiC shutters, the “Death to Spotify” movement reaches mainstream media, and platform dark patterns spark renewed discussion of data sovereignty. Amid the turbulence, new music players emerge with a focus on intentional listening, and self-hosters score a rare victory as Synology backtracks on hardware restrictions.

This month: the music ownership movement picks up steam with practical guides and technical insights, how self-hosting platforms can enable data sovereignty, new music players bridge different approaches, and streaming developments remind us why ownership matters.

This month: self-hosting services expand their reach, new music players embrace nostalgia, AI gets involved in playlist generation, and we take a look back at some music industry curiosities.

This month: owning your own content, and avoiding ‘pushed’ content, backups and a bunch of music-not-really-tech-related stuff.

This month: the history of the “Internet Radio” feature seen on on many devices, home brewed vintage players, toilet music(!) and the more serious nature of the legal challenges of the music and tech industries, tested by Musi.