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This quarter, we are rolling out updates across key areas of the platform: Unified Listening for scheduled shared audio moments, Figaro AI tagging for richer metadata and discovery, a developer sandbox for platform evaluation and MVP development, AI-generated playlist images, improved CMS preview, Progressive Web App support and a redesigned analytics dashboard.
Together, these updates help teams test ideas faster, enrich catalogues, curate with less friction, manage app experiences more easily and create new ways for listeners to engage with music. If you want to get in touch about any of these product updates or see them in action, contact us here. 

Unified Listening: shared audio moments, delivered at the right time

What it is:
Unified Listening is a live broadcast feature that streams the same audio to all your listeners simultaneously, on a schedule you control. Music, playlists, branded audio drops, announcements all delivered live, at a set time, to your audience.

Think of it as your own live radio station, managed through the Tuned Global platform.

How it impacts you:
It moves your app beyond on-demand listening into scheduled, shared experiences. Brands can run daily programming blocks, wellness sessions, live campaigns, or community listening events, giving users a reason to tune in at a specific time, just like traditional radio. Custom announcements and audio drops can be layered in, making each broadcast feel intentional and alive.

How to get access: 
Unified Listening is available through the Tuned Global platform and can be configured around your use case, content rights, and app experience. Reach out to your Tuned Global contact to get started.

Figaro AI tagging: more advanced genre intelligence for music catalogues

What it is:
Following Tuned Global’s acquisition of Figaro.ai, we have integrated its advanced audio classification engine into our Music Cloud Platform.

Figaro.ai analyses the audio itself and assigns structured genre tags across more than 200 granular categories. Unlike basic genre tagging tools that rely heavily on supplied metadata or broad classifications, Figaro is designed to deliver more detailed, consistent and scalable genre intelligence for large music catalogues.

This gives clients a richer metadata layer to support catalogue management, search, playlisting, recommendations and personalisation.

How it impacts you:
Better genre tagging makes music easier to find, programme and personalise.

For clients managing large or complex catalogues, Figaro.ai helps reduce the limitations of incomplete, inconsistent or overly generic metadata. It can classify tracks at scale, create more consistent genre outputs and give editorial, product and data teams a stronger foundation for discovery and curation.

Because Figaro.ai works from the audio file itself, it can add value even when existing catalogue metadata is limited or unreliable.

How to get access: 
Figaro AI tagging is available as part of Tuned Global’s Metadata & Tagging offer and can be integrated into catalogue enrichment, discovery and personalisation workflows.

Developer sandbox: faster testing and prototyping

What it is:
The developer sandbox gives prospects, partners and technical teams a controlled environment to explore Tuned Global’s platform before moving into production.

It provides access to key platform capabilities, including Tuned Global’s 500+ APIs and CMS, so teams can test workflows, review the developer experience and understand how the platform supports licensed music projects.

How it impacts you:
The sandbox helps reduce friction at two important stages of a project.

For companies evaluating Tuned Global, it makes the platform more tangible before a full commitment. For teams already planning a music product, it can provide a practical environment to build an MVP or start development while licensing and commercial details are being finalised.

How to get it:
Sandbox access is managed by Tuned Global’s commercial and technical teams. It is designed for prospects evaluating our platform, partners validating a use case, and teams building MVPs or early-stage music experiences before production launch. Reach out to us for more details.

AI playlist images: from playlist idea to visual identity

What it is:
Tuned Global has already introduced Text-to-Playlist, allowing editorial teams to generate playlist ideas and track suggestions from simple prompts.

Now, we are extending that creative workflow with AI-generated playlist images, helping editorial teams move from a playlist idea to both track suggestions and matching artwork.

For example, a team creating a “sunset electronic chill” playlist or “90s hip-hop workout” playlist can use AI to support the creative process from concept to visual identity.

How it impacts you:
Playlist creation becomes faster and easier. Editorial teams can use AI to speed up ideation, support campaign creation and create stronger playlist presentations without starting from a blank page.

Combined with Text-to-Playlist, this helps teams turn ideas into polished playlist experiences more quickly.

How to get it:
AI playlist image generation is available to clients in the Tuned Global CMS.

CMS preview: see content before it goes live

What it is:
Tuned Global’s CMS now includes improved content page preview functionality, giving teams a clearer view of how pages will look before publishing.

Teams can preview layouts directly from the CMS and see changes in real time, including page structure, background colours, spacing and content presentation.

How it impacts you:
This makes content management faster and less frustrating. Instead of publishing, checking the app, returning to the CMS and repeating the process, teams can review pages before they go live.  It helps reduce errors, improves workflow for editorial teams and gives non-technical users more confidence when managing app content.

How to get it:
CMS preview is available in the Tuned Global CMS. If your team would like a walkthrough or help making the most of the feature, contact your Tuned Global representative or fill out this form.

Progressive Web App support: another way to reach listeners

What it is:
Tuned Global’s white-label solution already supports music experiences across mobile apps, TV, web, watch and in-car environments. We have now added Progressive Web App support as another deployment option.

A Progressive Web App, or PWA, gives users an app-like experience through the web, helping clients make their music experience easier to access across more devices and user journeys.

How it impacts you:
PWA support gives brands another flexible way to reach listeners without relying only on native app downloads or app store distribution. It can be useful for services looking to reduce barriers to entry, support broader accessibility, test new markets or provide a lightweight companion experience alongside existing white-label apps.

How to get it:
Progressive Web App support is available as part of Tuned Global’s white-label platform capabilities. Speak with the Tuned Global team to add PWA support to your service.

New music data analytics

What it is:
We have updated our streaming analytics dashboard to give clients greater visibility into music usage, content performance and listener behaviour.

The goal is to make key data easier to access, understand and use across product, editorial and business teams.

How it impacts you:
Better analytics help teams make sharper decisions. Clients will be able to better understand what content is being consumed, how users are engaging and where there may be opportunities to improve programming, catalogue strategy or product performance.

How to get it:
The new analytics dashboard is available to all clients. Please speak to your account manager for activation or contact us here.

Building more flexible music experiences

This quarter’s updates are connected by a simple idea: making it easier for our clients to build compelling music products without unnecessary friction.

Unified Listening creates new possibilities for shared and scheduled audio moments. The developer sandbox helps teams test and prototype faster. AI playlist images and Text-to-Playlist support smarter creative workflows. CMS preview makes content management easier. Progressive Web App support gives brands another way to reach listeners wherever they are.

Together, these updates strengthen Tuned Global’s role as the Music Cloud Platform for businesses that want to launch, manage and scale music experiences with confidence.

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