TikTok is testing an in-app chatbot called Tako that can answer questions about videos and recommend other content. The post TikTok explores conversational AI with tests of Tako chatbot appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus did not pull any punches in his introduction to the latest annual report by collecting societies body CISAC. The post Björn Ulvaeus warns music industry: ‘We will lose the next Paul McCartney’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Peso Pluma is the latest breakout music success from Latin America, with the Mexican artist riding high on Spotify and YouTube. The post Mexican artist Peso Pluma is having a big streaming moment in the US appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Lana Del Rey’s new single isn’t actually a new song. ‘Say Yes To Heaven’ was originally recorded in 2013 but never came out. The post Sped-up TikTok surge sparks release of long-lost Lana Del Rey track appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s clearly the season for senior major-label executives to outline what they feel is wrong with the current music-streaming economy. The post Sony Music boss warns of music streaming’s ‘meaningless volume’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

SoundCloud is hoping to be a profitable business in 2023, but that’s going to involve further reducing its headcount. The post SoundCloud lays off 40 more staff in drive for profitability appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Universal Music Group has signed a partnership with AI-music startup Endel, to create mood-music soundscapes with its artists. The post Universal Music Group signs deal with AI-music startup Endel appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Warner Music Group’s CFO wants music streaming services to plan recurring subscription price increases, not just one-off rises. The post WMG hopes for recurring music-subscription price increases appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A lawsuit filed against YouTube by Maria Schneider has been denied class-action status, but a trial is still due to begin on 12 June. The post Maria Schneider’s YouTube lawsuit denied class-action status appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok is hitting back with a lawsuit to overturn a planned ban of its app by the US state of Montana, due to start in January 2024. The post TikTok challenges the US state of Montana over ban of its app appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A track by Palestinian artist Mohammad Assaf called ‘Ana Dammi Falastini’ has been removed from several streaming services. The post Streaming takedown of Palestinian artist’s song sparks criticism appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A US Supreme Court ruling concerning Andy Warhol has been hailed by music industry bodies as important for our industry too. The post US music bodies hail new Supreme Court ruling on fair use appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

In 2020, musician and composer Maria Schneider filed a class action lawsuit against YouTube. The case is coming to trial this June. The post Musician Maria Schneider’s YouTube lawsuit set for June trial appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Are you planning to talk about AI music in a positive context in the near future? You’d better not stand so close to Sting while doing so. The post Sting slams AI music, predicts ‘battle we all have to fight’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok is testing a new feature that integrates its app directly with music streaming services, starting with Apple Music. The post Exclusive: TikTok tests direct streaming links with Apple Music appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

OpenAI boss Sam Altman has said his company supports the rights of musicians to control how their work is used to train AI models. The post OpenAI boss on music and AI-training: ‘Creators deserve control’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Chinese music-streaming giant Tencent Music showed decent growth in its financial results for the first quarter of 2023. The post 94.4m people are now paid customers of Tencent Music in China appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Labels have sued brands who use their music in their content on TikTok and other social networks without a proper sync licence. The post TikTok wants more artists to join its Commercial Music Library appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Musician Holly Herndon has been thinking about AI music and artists’ rights for a long time, and has some advice for fellow artists. The post Holly Herndon warns artists off signing AI voice-rights deals too early appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

SM Entertainment has published its latest financial results. They’re the first since it fended off an attempt by rival HYBE to take control. The post SM Entertainment revenues grew 20.3% in first quarter of 2023 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

K-Pop firm HYBE has unveiled its latest artist, Midnatt, releasing the official music video for their debut release in six languages. The post HYBE’s virtual artist Midnatt releases debut in six languages appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ is the most-streamed track of all-time on Apple Music, with more than 930m streams. The post Ed Sheeran may soon have first 1bn-stream track on Apple Music appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A headline claiming ‘TikTok Tests Exclusive Deals With Music Artists, Edging Into Labels’ Turf’ is calculated to make waves in the music biz. The post TikTok is quietly stepping up its SoundOn distribution deals appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Europe may soon become the first territory to craft and pass new legislation on the use of artificial intelligence technologies. The post Europe’s AI Act takes next step including training-data rules appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

In January this year, Google announced that it had built a new AI model capable of “generating high-fidelity music from text descriptions”. The post Google is now letting people play with its MusicLM AI tool appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Here’s more evidence for our theory that the real problem with generative AI is what humans choose to do with it. In this case, what someone chose to do was to create a bunch of deepfaked Frank Ocean tracks, claim they were leaks of real recordings, and sell them in an underground music collectors community […]

Two topics loomed large in Warner Music Group’s quarterly earnings call yesterday. First, CEO Robert Kyncl’s views on current payout models in music streaming, and second, his thoughts on the impact generative AI will have on WMG, its artists and the wider music industry. The post WMG boss Kyncl talks streaming payouts and generative AI […]

Two topics loomed large in Warner Music Group’s quarterly earnings call yesterday: streaming payouts and generative AI. The post WMG boss Robert Kyncl talks streaming payouts and generative AI appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

There’s news of an inventive new Daft Punk activation on Snapchat, in aid of the 10th anniversary of the ‘Random Access Memories’ album. The post Daft Punk unlock some new memories with Snapchat AR features appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Block will be pleased by a judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit focusing on its acquisition of Tidal. But it may wince at the wording… The post Judge defends Block’s ‘terrible business decision’ to buy Tidal appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Which Swedish artist has generated the highest payouts from Spotify since the streaming service launched in 2008?No surprise: it’s Avicii. The post New streaming study focuses on Swedish artists’ Spotify payouts appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

SoundCloud has unveiled ‘Fans’, a new product that helps artists message their most engaged fans, and understand who they are. The post SoundCloud’s new ‘Fans’ feature helps artists identify superfans appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

There was good news for AI music startup Boomy this weekend: it has reestablished its distribution pipeline to Spotify. The post AI music startup Boomy reestablishes its pipeline to Spotify appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok’s latest music feature is a very early test at this stage, but an interesting one. It’s called ‘Work with Artists’. The post TikTok tests new feature to connect TikTokers with music artists appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Ed Sheeran’s fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as a jury has ruled him not liable in a case where he was accused of ripping off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ The post Ed Sheeran cleared of Marvin Gaye copyright infringement appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Indie licensing agency Merlin has announced a global licensing deal that lets Merlin members and their artists participate in FPR on SoundCloud. The post Merlin signs up to Soundcloud’s fan-powered royalty system appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok’s sister app, music-streaming service Resso, is removing its free tier and becoming a premium-only subscription service. The post ByteDance shuts down the free tier of its Resso music streaming service appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Is a crackdown on AI-generated music by streaming services beginning? Startup Boomy’s distribution pipeline to Spotify has been cut off. The post AI music startup Boomy warns of catalogue removals from Spotify appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

BTS may be on hiatus but that hasn’t prevented the company behind them, Hybe, from achieving record first-quarter financial results. The post Hybe reports another strong quarter as K-Pop growth continues appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Audius has added a toggle switch to artists’ settings page that enables them to opt in to allowing interactions with AI-generated tracks. The post Audius wants to help artists to opt in (or out) of AI music appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

AI music has hit one of those moments where individual news stories come thick and fast, creating a bigger picture. The post Music AI update: Grimes, The Beatles, Sound Ventures, EU’s AI Act… appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Triller’s relationships with the music industry have been distinctly rocky in recent times, epitomised by a Sony Music lawsuit. The post Triller to pay Sony Music $4.5m in case over music usage appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Pressure on Live Nation and its Ticketmaster business from US politicians isn’t letting up, led by Amy Klobuchar and Richard Blumenthal. The post US senators target Ticketmaster with Unlock Ticketing Markets Act appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Major labels are demanding that AI music firms be properly licensed if they are training their models on commercial music. The post UMG boss says label is ‘open for business’ with ‘legitimate’ AI music firms appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

In 2021 European indies body Impala published a 10-point plan for reforming music streaming. Now it’s revisited and reworked those ideas. The post Impala offers its latest plan for reforming the streaming economy appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

If you apply Gartner’s famous hype cycle methodology to web3 technologies and music, where do we stand in 2023? The post web3 music in 2023: experiments, communities… and weirdness appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Startup JKBX is launching a marketplace for trading in music royalty streams as an asset class, but consent from musicians is non-negotiable. The post JKBX says musicians will benefit from its royalty-streams marketplace appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify has published its latest quarterly financial results, revealing that it now has 210m premium subscribers, and 515m active listeners. The post Spotify ended Q1 2023 with 515m listeners and 210m subscribers appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

One artist who isn’t getting too cross about the prospect of their voice being cloned for AI-generated tracks is Grimes. The post Grimes encourages people to use her voice in AI-generated tracks appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Startup Beatly Music says it’s going “back to Napster days” with a safe haven for music with AI-generated vocals based on real artists. The post Beatly Music wants to build a takedown-proof home for AI music appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A new agreement between Indian music bodies IMI and ISRA will see performance rights revenues flowing to the latter’s artist members. The post Indian artists to benefit from agreement between industry bodies IMI and ISRA appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Independent music publishers accounted for 27.1% of the global publishing market in 2021 according to the latest report from the IMPF. The post Independent music publishers had a 27.1% market share in 2021 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Instagram has been famously restrictive when allowing users to post links to external websites: only one link was allowed, and that was only possible in your bio at the top of the profile, not in text accompanying posts; hence the endless pleas to “see link in bio”. Now that’s changed: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced […]

The two most popular YouTube channels by monthly views are music channels – but not from major western artists. The post Nursery rhymes and Indian film-music top YouTube monthly view charts appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Coachella may be a two-weekend festival in real life, but now it has an ‘always-on’ version in the metaverse too: a Fortnite island. The post Coachella Island opens up in Fortnite to accompany IRL festival appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Do major and independent labels get their fair share of streams on the big music services? Music Tomorrow has published its latest analysis. The post Study explores majors’ share of key (and niche) Spotify genres appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Music industry economist Will Page has been ruffling feathers with his latest report: an examination of equitable remuneration (ER) models. The post Former Spotify economist Will Page causes a stir with equitable remuneration report appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The latest stats from industry body the RIAA offer the latest evidence for the long-term, streaming-fuelled surge of Latin music in the US. The post Latin music soared to $1.09bn of US recordings revenues in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The body representing music streaming services, DiMA, has published a report estimating ‘The Impact of Digital Music Streaming’ in the US. The post DiMA says music streaming contributed $14.32bn to US GDP in 2021 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The latest report analysing diversity in the music industry trains its sights on audio production and engineering. The post How is diversity in audio production and engineering? Not great… appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Universal Music Group is flexing its corporate muscles to clamp down on AI-generated music trained on commercial music without a licence. The post Report: UMG wants DSPs to block unlicensed AI-training scraping appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Streaming startup Gimme Radio is shutting down. Is this an example of chilly funding headwinds blowing for other music-tech startups? The post Gimme Radio shuts down as startup funding squeeze starts to bite appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Meta appears to have not just opened a can of worms, but tipped that can all over itself, with its music-licensing dispute in Italy. The post Italian watchdog AGCM investigates Meta over its music dispute appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Hi-res music-tech firm MQA has announced that it has restructured and entered administration, after its financial backer sought an exit. The post Music technology firm MQA restructures and enters administration appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Google is on the wrong end of a new court ruling in France over advertisements for unauthorised secondary ticketing services. The post FEAT hails French ruling over unauthorised secondary ticketing appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

British music body the BPI has published its latest report: ‘The New Music Democracy: How More Artists Are Benefitting From Streaming’. The post BPI’s new report explores more streaming stats for UK artists appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify has tripled its number of users in India in the past two years, and is now reportedly generating 10bn monthly streams there. The post Spotify says it has tripled its Indian users in last two years appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Tidal’s ‘DJ’ feature has launched officially with a new name: Tidal Live. It turns streaming listeners into music broadcasters. The post Tidal rebrands its ‘DJ’ feature as ‘Live’ for official launch appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok is in privacy trouble again: it has been fined £12.7m by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office for misusing children’s data. The post TikTok fined £12.7m in the UK for misusing children’s data appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

German collecting society GEMA has published its financial results for 2022, and they show strong growth in its collections and distributions. The post 2022 was a billion-Euro year for GEMA as revenues rose 13.4% appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

China is now the fifth biggest recorded-music market globally. Music Ally’s new country profile explores the trends driving its growth. The post China’s music industry expects strong subscriptions growth appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Earlier this year, YouTube renewed its deal to livestream the Coachella festival. Now it has revealed a major expansion in that coverage. The post YouTube steps up Coachella livestreams with six-stage broadcast appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify is shutting down its live-audio app Spotify Live, but says it will continue experimenting with live features in its main service. The post Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Reports claim that TikTok’s parent company ByteDance made more than $80bn of revenues in 2022 – up 30% year-on-year. The post Reports: TikTok was 12% of ByteDance’s $80bn revenues in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The recently-appointed CEO of UK indies body AIM, Silvia Montello, has given her first ’State of Independence’ address. The post AIM boss on independent growth; DIY sector and major questions appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Distributor Believe is buying publishing-tech firm Sentric from Utopia Music, in what has been a tough time for the latter company. The post Utopia Music sells Sentric to Believe – but what happens next? appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Ed Sheeran’s ‘Eyes Closed’ single has now been used in more than 1m video creations on TikTok, the company has announced. The post TikTok hails 1m creations milestone for Ed Sheeran’s ‘Eyes Closed’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

YouTube has announced three new stats focused on the musical impact of its short-video feature YouTube Shorts. The post YouTube reveals new Shorts music stats: views, artist reach and subscriptions growth appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Automata Radio is a Twitch channel streaming electronic music round the clock, with ChatGPT playing a hosting role, responding to listeners. The post Twitch channel Automata Radio blends music with ChatGPT AI appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Warner Music group is laying off 270 people, but said it’s “not a blanket cost-cutting exercise”. We have some thoughts on the implications. The post WMG lays off 270 people: ‘This is not a blanket cost-cutting exercise’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

BMG’s latest financial results are out, and they’re impressive. The company saw its annual revenues grow by 30.6%. The post BMG’s 2022: revenues up 30.6% and €509m signings and catalogue spend appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Twitter owner Elon Musk’s latest smart idea is to bar non-paying users’ tweets from appearing in the service’s ‘For You’ feed. The post Twitter’s ‘For You’ feed will soon only include paying users appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Tencent Music has been showing off its first ‘hyper-real virtual pop idol’, an avatar artist named Lucy who debuted in late 2022. The post Tencent Music talks up Lucy, its first ‘hyper-real’ virtual artist appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Generative AI startups raised $5.9bn of funding in 2022, up from $1.5bn in 2020, according to figures from investors’ database Pitchbook. The post Funding for generative AI startups is picking up pace rapidly appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Did TikTok CEO’s appearance before a congressional hearing yesterday make a US ban more or less likely? Probably neither. The post Will TikTok CEO’s congressional testimony stave off a US ban? appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

British labels body the BPI has published new stats supporting its argument that streaming is helping more artists to find success. The post BPI publishes its latest data hailing streaming’s diversity appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The latest controversy around Spotify concerns the $100m Creator Equity Fund that it announced just over a year ago. The post Spotify faces questions about its Creator Equity Fund spending appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Today’s the day for TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s appearance at a US congressional hearing. Ahead of that, the Washington Post published a poll. The post Washington Post poll finds 41% of Americans support a TikTok ban appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Fortnite isn’t just a game where players run around shooting (and occasionally pickaxing) one another, with the occasional music concert. The post Fortnite’s ‘Creator Economy 2.0’ could be exciting for musicians appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Ahead of TikTok CEO Shout Zi Chew’s appearance at a US congressional hearing tomorrow, his written testimony has been published. The post TikTok CEO’s promise: ‘ByteDance is not an agent of China’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Chinese streaming giant Tencent Music’s latest financial results are a mixed bag. Profits doubled but revenues declined. The post Tencent Music shares fall after financials show revenue decline appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

This afternoon sees the publication of the IFPI’s Global Music Report: the annual assessment of how the recorded music industry is growing. The post Talking recorded music’s growth in 2022: ‘Emerging markets led the way’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The global music industry made $26.2bn from recorded music in 2022, according to the IFPI. That’s up 9% year-on-year. The post Global recorded music revenues grew 9% in 2022 to $26.2bn says IFPI appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify has removed the catalogue of Indian rightsholder Zee Music, after licensing talks between the two reached an impasse. The post Spotify removes Zee Music catalogue after licensing impasse appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

This Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will be appearing before a congressional committee in the US for a grilling. The post TikTok says it now has 150m monthly active users in the US appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Twitch is laying off 400 employees as part of wider cuts announced yesterday by its parent company Amazon. The post Twitch to lose 400 staff as part of latest Amazon layoffs appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Music industry companies have been speaking publicly more often about what they think about creative artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The post Music bodies join Human Artistry Campaign to set principles for creative AI appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Consultancy firm Midia Research estimates that global recorded music revenues grew by 6.7% to $31.2bn in 2022. The post Report: global recorded music revenues grew 6.7% to $31.2bn in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We already knew that Deezer had signed on to become the second music streaming service working with UMG to explore new payout models. The post UMG confirms Deezer deal to explore new economic models for streaming appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Some news stories move fast, and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is one of them. It was used by a wide range of technology firms. The post Startups could face payroll crunch as Silicon Valley Bank collapses appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A sudden peace has broken out in the battle for control of K-Pop music company SM Entertainment, as Hybe abandoned its efforts to buy 40%. The post Hybe abandons its efforts to buy a 40% stake in SM Entertainment appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

One of the announcements at last week’s Spotify ‘Stream On event was an expansion of its ‘Discovery Mode’ tool. The post Future of Music Coalition slams Spotify Discovery Mode expansion appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Miley Cyrus’s hit ‘Flowers’ has just reached the milestone of being used in more than 600k YouTube Shorts clips. The post Miley Cyrus’s ‘Flowers’ has been used in 600k YouTube Shorts appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Stones overturned. Cans of worms kicked open. Cats flung into flocks of pigeons. Light is being shone into the music streaming economy. The post Public Knowledge urges the FTC to investigate music streaming appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s not so long since SoundCloud’s CEO stepped down to be replaced by its president. Now it’s happening again. The post SoundCloud has a new CEO: its president Eliah Seton appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Session is the music credits startup founded by superstar Swedish songwriters Björn Ulvaeus, Max Martin and Niclas Molinder. The post Royalty-processing firm Salt buys music-credits startup Session appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We’ve shown you Spotify’s new mobile homepage feed, and brought you coverage of its announcement last night. The post Spotify boss thinks streaming is having its radio-to-MTV moment appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Apple’s new Apple Music Classical app will launch on 28 March for iPhone, with an Android version to follow, the company has announced. The post Apple Music Classical is launching on 28 March appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Industry body the RIAA has published its annual figures today, showing that the value of recorded music grew by 6.1% in 2022 to $15.87bn. The post US recorded music revenues grew 6.1% to $15.87bn in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

As publication day nears for the IFPI’s Global Music Report, another of the world’s biggest recorded music markets has published 2022 figures. The post UK music revenues grow but industry wants more government support appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify held its ‘Stream On’ event in Los Angeles tonight, and while one of the big announcements leaked out early, there was other news. The post Spotify’s new artist tools: Clips, Countdown Pages, Showcase ads and more appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We’re going to need some kind of wall-chart to keep track of the growing number of US legislative bills that could lead to a ban on TikTok. The post RESTRICT Act is the latest US bill threatening a TikTok ban appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Japan may have been late to the music-streaming party, but it’s been making up for lost time judging by the latest figures from the RIAJ. The post Japan’s music streaming revenues grew by 25% in 2022 to $674m appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TuneCore and Believe have published their latest ‘Be The Change’ study of gender equality in the music industry. The post Be The Change study offers new stats on sexual harassment in music appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Middle Eastern and North African streaming service Anghami has published preliminary financial results for 2022. The post Anghami revenues up 35.6% in 2022 as it passed 1.5m subscribers appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Things are moving fast in South Korean tech company Kakao’s efforts to buy a stake in K-Pop firm SM Entertainment. The post Kakao wants to buy a bigger stake in K-Pop firm SM Entertainment appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

As 2023’s economic headwinds continue to bite, US satellite radio firm SiriusXM has become the latest company to announce a round of layoffs. The post SiriusXM lays off 8% of staff ‘affecting nearly every department’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

This week, Spotify will hold its ‘Stream On’ event in Los Angeles. Last held in 2021, it’s the company’s equivalent of Apple’s WWDC keynotes. The post Spotify’s new vertical discovery feed is more than just a TikTok clone appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The UK’s Glastonbury Festival confirmed the final two thirds of its main-stage headliners lineup on Friday. The post Glastonbury all-male headliners problem: ‘We’re trying our best’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s been a busy messaging morning for Music Ally. “Who even are you lol?” asked Billie Eilish, before asking us for recommendations. The post AI startup whose chatbot mimics Billie Eilish and Kanye West valued at $1bn appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Another day, another reason for TikTok’s policy and public relations teams to open their inboxes and grimace. The post Charities want TikTok to do more to protect children’s wellbeing appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We knew that the modern music industry often involves more co-writers on songs, but here’s one we didn’t see coming: the Earth itself. The post Musicians name Earth as a co-writer to raise funds for climate activism appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Economic crisis? What economic crisis? Certainly when it comes to Universal Music Group’s financials, the numbers continue to be buoyant. The post UMG sees strong growth in recordings and publishing alike appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Earlier this week we reported on the European Commission narrowing its antitrust investigation of Apple. Now it has responded. The post Apple ‘pleased’ at narrowing of EC’s App Store investigation appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok has announced its latest new features focusing on the wellbeing and safety of its younger users, including a big move. The post TikTok adds teen time-management features as US pressure ramps up appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Deezer published its latest financial results yesterday, hailing 2022 as a “successful” year on the grounds of a 13% growth in annual revenues. The post Deezer financials show revenue growth but a dip in subscribers appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Germany, for example, saw its recorded music revenues grow by 6.1% in 2022 to €2.07bn ($2.2bn at current exchange rates). The post BVMI reveals Germany’s recorded music market grew 6.1% in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Tidal launched its ‘Direct Artist Payouts’ [DAP] feature in November 2021, as its first step towards a more user-centric system. The post Tidal shuts ‘Direct Artist Payouts’ scheme after paying $500k appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The European Commission launched a pair of formal antitrust investigations of Apple in June 2020. Now there’s a development. The post EC narrows its Apple music-streaming investigation to ‘anti-steering’ issues appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We called this one in January! The Weeknd has become the first artist to have more than 100 million listeners on Spotify. The post The Weeknd hits new Spotify milestone of 100m monthly listeners appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Secondary ticketing firm StubHub has been coming in for some criticism this month, from Live Nation and David Lowery alike. The post StubHub hits out at Live Nation’s backing for FAIR Ticketing Act appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Last week, the IFPI crowned Taylor Swift as the top artist of 2022 globally, while announcing that Harry Styles had the biggest single of the year. The state was set for a battle between the two for the body’s final award: top album, right?. Not quite. Enter Bad Bunny, making history by becoming the first […]

Live music revenues are growing again, after the massive hit caused by Covid-19 and its resulting lockdowns. The post Live Nation: concerts are ‘one of the last experiences fans will cut back on’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The parent company of Chinese music service NetEase Cloud Music has published its latest financial results. The post NetEase Cloud Music ended 2022 with 38.3m paying music users appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The biggest music track globally in 2022 was Harry Styles’ ‘As It Was’ with 2.28bn ‘global subscription stream equivalents’. The post Harry Styles ‘As It Was’ was the biggest global music track in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s annual-awards time for global music body the IFPI, which is staggering its rankings for artists, tracks and albums over several days. The post Taylor Swift regains top spot from BTS in IFPI global artist chart appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Snap launched its ‘Sounds’ feature on Snapchat in August 2020, after striking licensing deals with various labels and publishers. The post Snapchat’s Sounds has been powering 7.6bn monthly video views appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The US Copyright Office has just made an important and interesting decision regarding copyright and creative AIs. The post US Copyright Office reaffirms its rules on AI-created content appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify has made a very interesting announcement today: it’s launching an AI-powered DJ feature – as in radio DJ. The post Spotify taps OpenAI tech to create an AI-powered DJ for its service appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

South Korean music company Hybe enjoyed another bumper year in 2022, with its revenues growing 41.6% to 1.78tn won. The post K-Pop giant Hybe’s revenues grew 41.6% to $1.36bn in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We tend to think of the ‘radio’ features of streaming music as being lean-back listening governed by the DSPs’ recommendation algorithms. The post YouTube Music now lets listeners create their own radio stations appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Say what you like about whether the music industry really needs its own ‘LinkedIn of the music biz’, but these companies are acquirable. The post Music credits firm Jaxsta buys music biz social network Vampr appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Epic Games acquired music platform Bandcamp just over a year ago. Now the latter is curating a Fortnite in-game radio station. The post Fortnite enlists Bandcamp to curate an in-game radio station appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s now nearly 15 months since Spotify started testing a vertically-scrolling music video discovery feed, inspired by TikTok ‘For You’. The post Spotify’s TikTok-style discovery feed may be ready for action appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

AI music firm Endel has found a new frontier for its sleep tracks: Amazon Music. It has launched a ‘Sleep Science’ playlist with the DSP. The post Amazon Music adds ‘Sleep Science’ playlist from AI music startup Endel appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok limiting users from using certain commercial tracks in its app in Australia as a ‘test’ was guaranteed to go down badly with labels. The post Australian music body ARIA criticises TikTok over music test appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Napster is buying Mint Songs, a startup that had raised $4.3m of funding to build its music NFTs marketplace. The post Napster’s first web3 acquisition is music NFTs startup Mint Songs appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

More than 600 music festivals and organisations have now taken Keychange’s pledge committing them to being more inclusive. The post Keychange’s next phase has a four-point ‘Pledge Action Plan’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

DiMA, the US-based trade body representing music streaming services, has published a new report on streaming’s impact on listeners. The post DiMA reveals new streaming stats in Fan Engagement Report appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Rightsholders may be energetically seeking a slice of TikTok’s advertising revenue in its next set of music licensing deals. The post Report: TikTok is working on a new paywalled posts feature appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

There’s money to be made in helping influencers use licensed music in their videos. TikTok certainly thinks so. The post YouTube opens its Creator Music licensed-music library in the US appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

When you hear the term ‘activist investor’ it can conjure up visions of barnstormingly angry speeches at shareholder meetings. The post Spotify has a new activist investor: ValueAct Capital Management appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The boss of the US-based National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has been giving his views on creative AI. The post NMPA boss talks AI music: ‘This is not necessarily bad…’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Shall we start with a gripe? It’s time to stop talking so distrustfully about ‘the algorithms of the streaming services’. The post How DO streaming algorithms change the way we listen to music? appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

If you read our new India country profile yesterday you’ll know about industry body IMI’s desire to grow paid streaming subscriptions there. The post IMI chairman predicts some Indian music services ‘may just vanish’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

If you need another nudge on music streaming’s boom times facing their biggest challenge yet, yesterday’s WMG financials may provide it. The post WMG revenues fall but new CEO says ‘music is still undervalued’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We wrote about tech firm Kakao buying a stake in Korean music company SM Entertainment earlier this week, but now it’s been joined by Hybe. The post Now Hybe moves to take a stake in K-Pop firm SM Entertainment appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Music licensing firm Songtradr has long had an eye for an acquisition: Big Sync Music in 2019, CueSongs in 2020, Pretzel in 2021… The post Songtradr agrees acquisition deal for B2B music firm 7digital appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

News that David Guetta’s latest track features Eminem may not raise an eyebrow: the latest in a long line of big-name collaborations… The post David Guetta replicated Eminem with an AI (but won’t release the track) appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Today saw the second evidence session of the UK Parliament’s inquiry into misogyny in music and the music industry. The post Misogyny in music: ‘The imposter syndrome is created by the systems’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

US president Joe Biden gave his annual State Of The Union address last night, including a couple of legislative priorities relevant to music. The post Biden talks crackdown on ticketing fees and kids’ data collection appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Distributor Believe isn’t publishing its financial results for 2022 until mid-March, but it’s pulling a stat out early to trumpet its success. The post Believe hails its billion-euro digital sales year in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It seems that Meta really will be completing its long-planned acquisition of virtual reality music-fitness startup Within. The post FTC accepts decision that Meta can acquire music startup Within appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Nick Cave may not be a fan of conversational AI ChatGPT, but he’s certainly not scared of it. Y’know who might be scared of it? Google. The post Is the music biz ready for a world of conversational search AIs? appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Piracy isn’t as big a headline issue for the music industry nowadays as it was in the early 2000s. Which doesn’t mean it has gone away. The post UK study finds a sharp increase in online music infringers appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Alphabet published its latest financials yesterday and they reveal a worrying trend for YouTube: a decline in its advertising revenues. The post YouTube’s ad revenues were down 7.8% in final quarter of 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Music licensed to Spotify by the three major labels and indie licensing agency Merlin accounted for around 75% of Spotify streams in 2022. The post DIY artists now account for a quarter of Spotify’s music streams appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Meta announced plans to buy VR startup Within – the company behind music-fitness service Supernatural – in late 2021. The post Meta wins latest stage in battle to buy music startup Within appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

One of the big debates about creative AI technology at the moment concerns how these models are trained – especially on copyrighted content. The post UK government rethinks plans for AI-training copyright exception appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We reported on Universal Music Group’s announcement yesterday that it’s working with Tidal on a new economic model for streaming. The post UMG’s DSP talks include bonus pools and superfan subscriptions appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Regrets? He had a few, but Spotify CEO Daniel Ek also defended his company’s spending decisions in 2022 in the company’s Q4 earnings call. The post Spotify CEO on spending decisions: ‘I probably got a little carried away’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Universal Music Group boss Sir Lucian Grainge thinks that “the economic model for streaming needs to evolve”. The post UMG just found a streaming service to work with on ‘artist-centric’ payouts appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify has published its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2022, and thus for the entire year. The post Spotify ended 2022 with 205m subscribers and 489m active users appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We’ve said this before, but on platforms like Roblox, music activations have tended to be one-offs, rather than persistent worlds. The post Warner Music Group gets persistent on Roblox with Rhythm City appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok has been facing increasing pressure in the US over issues including privacy and children’s safety. Its CEO will appear at a hearing. The post TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to appear before US House in March appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The music industry has been thinking a lot about how South Korean artists like BTS and Blackpink are growing their audiences. The post Gap widens between YouTube and Melon services in South Korea appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Google has built an AI model capable of “generating high-fidelity music from text descriptions” that “outperforms previous systems”. The post Google reveals (but doesn’t release) text-to-music AI MusicLM appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A group of artists have been denied class-action status in a lawsuit focusing on termination rights and Universal Music Group. The post Artists denied class-action status in UMG termination rights lawsuit appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Indian news site Mint has been celebrating the fact that Bollywood playback star Alka Yagnik is the top artist on YouTube’s global chart. The post Indian artists are still dominating YouTube’s global music chart appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

New York’s attorney general Letitia James has written to MSG Entertainment with some pointed questions about its facial recognition tech. The post Madison Square Garden owner questioned about facial recognition tech appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

There’s a big figure in the latest blog post from Twitch’s chief product officer Tom Verrilli and chief monetization officer Mike Minton. The post Twitch says its streamers earned more than $1bn in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The latest tool to help musicians cut their carbon emissions comes from talent development firm One House and sustainability company Aerial. The post One House and Aerial launch tool to fuel greener music tours appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit focusing on Google’s dominance of the digital advertising market. The post US Department of Justice sues Google over digital ads market appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Look what you’ve made them do, Taylor Swift. ‘Them’ being the politicians on the US Senate Judiciary Committee. The post Live Nation talks bots but US politicians are talking breakup appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Hipgnosis has acquired 100% of Justin Bieber’s interest in his publishing copyrights, recordings and neighbouring rights. The post Hipgnosis returns to acquisitions with $200m Justin Bieber deal appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Front-row seats are brilliant, right? Possibly not if you’re Joe Berchtold, president and CFO of Live Nation Entertainment. The post US Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for ticketing hearing appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The Kid Laroi’s partnership with Fortnite publisher Epic Games goes beyond an individual performance, with his own island. The post The Kid Laroi will debut new music in his Fortnite island appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s fair to say Shakira is having a bit of a moment at the start of 2023, thanks to her recent Bzrp Music Session. The post Shakira sets a new Spotify record for Latin American artists appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

This month, UMG boss Sir Lucian Grainge went public with his belief that “the economic model for streaming needs to evolve”. The post What do we mean by ‘artist-centric’ music streaming models? appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify has announced a round of layoffs as part of what CEO Daniel Ek called an effort “to bring our costs more in line”. The post Spotify confirms layoffs and management re-org with Dawn Ostroff departing appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Meta, Amazon and Microsoft have recently announced thousands of layoffs, and on Friday it was the turn of Google and YouTube’s parent firm. The post Alphabet cuts 12k jobs as Spotify layoffs speculation emerges appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Sometimes when videos go viral on TikTok, it’s not an entirely organic phenomenon. Forbes has offered some evidence for this. The post Sometimes ‘heating’ is the reason videos go viral on TikTok appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We hear a lot about the new revenue streams that labels are hunting down in social, gaming, fitness and other areas The post Music publishers talk innovation: ‘When there’s a will, there’s always a way’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Remuneration is THE hot topic in the music industry of 2023, in terms of the models used by streaming services for their payouts. The post Music streaming remuneration: ‘The value is fans, less so scale’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s been a few weeks since the last call from Spotify for a regulatory crackdown on Apple, so it must be time for another one. The post Spotify and Deezer step up their pressure for an Apple crackdown appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The grumbling about how bad actors are trying to game the streaming system and siphon royalties away has slowly but surely grown. The post Just how big is the music industry’s ‘fake streams’ problem? appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

This comes soon after a class-action lawsuit filed by three visual artists against the company, along with Midjourney and DeviantArt. The post Now Getty Images is suing Stability AI over its training appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

2023 is shaping up to be a fascinating year for TikTok, for reasons both positive and negative. And 2022 was eventful enough… The post TikTok music boss talks short video, long-form listening and licensing appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The debate about how the music streaming economy works for artists and how it could be improved has reached new heights. The post Regulating the streaming economy: ‘Consumption isn’t the same as consumer’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Some big names in text-to-image AI were facing a new challenge yesterday: a class-action lawsuit from three visual artists. The post Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt face artists’ lawsuit appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s a brave person who gets the ChatGPT AI to write a song in the style of Nick Cave, then sends it to Nick Cave to see what he thinks. The post Nick Cave gives ChatGPT both barrels: ‘This song is bullshit’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Music tech firm Orfium’s CEO Rob Wells relished his mic-drop moment at NY:LON Connect 2023 yesterday. The post Orfium bolsters broadcasting tech with Soundmouse acquisition appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The Keychange Initiative was started to improve gender representation in the music industry. How is that mission going? The post Diversity, equity and inclusion in music: ‘You have to look harder’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We’ve moved from a music industry based on physical sales to one driven by streams, but what are the new music formats looming? The post New music formats: ‘Your fans aren’t AI. Your fans are real people’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Oana Ruxandra has been a prime mover in a host of new partnerships and tech experimentation for Warner Music Group. The post WMG’s Oana Ruxandra on music’s evolution: ‘Conservatism is out the door!’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

In the wake of TikTok’s ban in India, Moj prospered. However, its parent company ShareChat is having to make cutbacks now. The post Moj parent company ShareChat holds another round of layoffs appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Music livestreaming app Sessions, the startup founded by former Pandora boss Tim Westergren, shut down abruptly before Christmas. The post Livestreaming music app Sessions has shut down appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We’ve been paying close attention to the UK parliamentary inquiry into the economics of music streaming, as our past coverage shows. The post DCMS Committee publishes UK streaming inquiry follow-up report appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Did you think the catalogue-acquisitions bandwagon had forgot about Dre? The post Dr Dre joins catalogue sales boom with UMG and Shamrock deals appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Universal Music Group chief Sir Lucian Grainge has sent his annual start-of-the-year message to employees. The post UMG boss Grainge: ‘The economic model for streaming needs to evolve’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Apple’s annual state-of-services post, this year written by services boss Eddy Cue, revealed new stats focused on its spatial audio feature. The post More than 80% of Apple Music subscribers listen to spatial audio appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

“There are no two ways about it, 2023 is going to be a challenging year” according to Midia Research MD Mark Mulligan. The post Streaming subscriptions could be ‘affordable luxuries’ in 2023 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

AR Rahman is one of the most revered Indian musicians, but now he has ambitions in the music-tech world too. The post AR Rahman talks up plans for Katraar digital music platform appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Hearty congratulations to British artist Raye, who sits atop the latest official singles chart in the UK with her latest release ‘Escapism’. The post Independence (and TikTok) fuelled Raye’s rise to UK chart summit appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

In the US, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) was set up to collect mechanical royalties from streaming services, then pay them out to publishers and songwriters. The post Musicians press for US rule over post-termination mechanicals appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

One of the more acquisitive companies in the independent music space, Downtown Music Holdings, has swooped again. The post Downtown Music Holdings acquires Curve Royalty Systems appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Yesterday was an expensive day indeed for Meta, hit by €390m of fines from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC). The post Irish regulator slaps Meta with €390m of privacy fines appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The label has been accused of withholding nearly $750m of royalties from its artists in a proposed class-action lawsuit by Black Sheep. The post UMG could face a class-action lawsuit over Spotify royalties appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Electronic music star Calvin Harris is the latest artist planning a livestream on TikTok, with ‘The Calvin Harris Experience’ on 13 January. The post Calvin Harris taps Wave for a virtual concert on TikTok appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

British music industry body the BPI has published its annual figures for recorded music consumption in the UK, which grew by 4.3% in 2022. The post Recorded music consumption in the UK grew by 4.3% in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Since the dawn of the streaming economy, De La Soul’s back catalogue was a say-no-go area for music services. That’s now changing. The post 2023’s the magic number: De La Soul’s first six albums hit streaming services in March appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Moonbug Entertainment has become one of the biggest players in children’s music and YouTube videos, according to its latest financial results. The post Kids entertainment firm Moonbug’s revenues grew 148% in 2021 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Congratulations are due to The Weeknd, whose track ‘Blinding Lights’ has (at the time of writing) 3,334,180,640 streams on Spotify. The post The Weeknd beats Ed Sheeran for most-streamed Spotify track appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s more than a year since Meta announced that it was buying VR startup Within, but the deal has yet to close. The post Meta delays Within acquisition amid court battle with FTC appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A new feature enables TikTok users to tap on any ‘For You’ video’s share panel to see why it was recommended to you. The post TikTok gets more transparent about ‘For You’ recommendations appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Although it’s still the second biggest recorded music market in the world, Japan was famously one of the slowest to adopt streaming. The post Japan’s music streaming revenues have grown by 24% in 2022 so far appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Today’s topic is music and the metaverse. online games and virtual worlds, virtual reality, augmented reality, avatar artists and more. The post 19 moments from music’s exploration of the metaverse in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s an almighty double-OOF for one of the biggest brands in children’s entertainment. The post Epic Games to pay $520m in two FTC settlements over Fortnite appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

British music streaming service Roxi has signed up another starry playlist curator, and announced its first user figures. The post Roxi now has 1m users… and Simon Cowell as a curator appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A streaming service teaming up with an AI music startup to create “over 170k songs”? Sound the klaxons! The post Anghami taps Mubert for 170k AI-generated football chants appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Today, we’re talking web3, a space that generated buzz and backlash in pretty much equal measures this year. The post 14 thoughts about music, NFTs and web3 technologies in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Production music firm Epidemic Sound gets quite a few people’s backs up in the music industry, it’s fair to say. The post Epidemic Sound’s music is heard 1.5bn times a day on YouTube appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Facts and figures about India’s music industry are hard to come by, and when they are shared, the numbers are most often self-proclaimed. The post 22 stats to help you understand India’s music industry in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

What was that we wrote yesterday in our look back at the big TikTok news stories of 2022? The post US Senator Marco Rubio wants TikTok to be banned in the US appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

SoundCloud doesn’t describe them as listeners, we should note. The post SoundCloud ended 2021 with 130m listeners and 19.2% revenue growth appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made great strides in recent years, and one area where it is beginning to have an impact is music. The post 7 reasons why AI music was a fascinating space in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Fresh from controversy surrounding tickets for Taylor Swift’s North American tour, Ticketmaster is facing criticism in Mexico. The post Ticketmaster under fire over ticketing issues at Bad Bunny gig appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok was never far from the music industry headlines in 2022, for better or worse. We’re looking at the biggest talking points. The post 12 big talking points around TikTok and music in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Using smart-links to direct fans to their preferred streaming service is a long-established part of music marketing. The post Feature.fm gets YouTube conversion and attribution data appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Russian social network vKontakte was regularly criticised by music rightsholders for allowing its users to upload and share copyrighted music The post Users may be uploading copyrighted music to Russian site VK appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Hipgnosis Songs Fund enjoyed a good run as a media darling, with warm coverage of its ambition to make songs a lucrative asset class for investment. The post Hipgnosis reveals 7.5% revenue rise in its half-year results appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

At the end of 2021 there were 523 million users of paid music streaming subscriptions. The post Report: global music subscribers grew to 616.2m in Q2 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Step by step, the American Music Fairness Act is working its way through the US legislative system. The post American Music Fairness Act takes another step forward appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The US Federal Trade Commission and Meta are heading to a courtroom in San Jose today The post FTC and Meta prepare for court battle over Within acquisition appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Traditional music industry boundaries continue to blur, particularly around artist development. The post SoundCloud launches joint venture with music firm Third & Hayden appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Ticketmaster’s difficult end to 2022 continues. The recent on-sales for Taylor Swift’s North American tour are at the centre of it. The post Ticketmaster faces a ticketing lawsuit from Taylor Swift fans appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

What’s the deal with Triller and music? It’s a longstanding question around the short-video service, and there are competing narratives. The post Triller music deals under the microscope amid catalogue removals appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Here is Music Ally’s handy primer on the best sources of data on the music market: industry stats, surveys, forecasts and more. The post 22 best data sources to understand the music industry in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Apple, YouTube and Deezer did well to get their end-of-2022 recaps out yesterday: Spotify has just launched its annual Wrapped promotion. The post Spotify Wrapped 2022 is here: end-of-year charts, artist data and more appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Independence is still being stressed, with Gates and fellow co-founder Michel Lambot retaining majority control of PIAS. The post Universal Music Group buys 49% stake in indie group PIAS appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

With Spotify’s annual Wrapped promotion imminent, three other streaming services launched their recap features for listeners yesterday. The post Apple Music, YouTube Music and Deezer launch their annual recaps appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The Middle East and North Africa is one of the ‘high potential’ regions being eyed eagerly by the global music industry. The post IFPI publishes its first official music chart for MENA region appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The UK’s competition regulator the CMA has published its final report from its market study of music streaming. The post UK’s CMA publishes its final report on music streaming market appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Chartmetric’s latest deep-dive blog post comes from SoundCloud’s director of music intelligence and analytics Wyatt Marshall. The post Sao Paolo, Mexico City and Santiago are the metal megacities appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Utopia Music is one of the companies that has been most aggressive with its headcount growth in recent times. The post Utopia Music confirms layoffs to focus on ‘sustainable growth’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

If labels weren’t already pushing for a share of TikTok’s advertising revenues, the latest predictions from research firm Omdia should change that. The post TikTok tipped to grow its annual ad revenues to $122.5bn by 2027 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Ticketmaster’s difficult end to 2022 continues, with the company now facing a hearing in the US Senate over its business practices. The post Ticketmaster to face US Senate hearing by the end of this year appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

WMG had another strong quarter in Q3 2022, with its financial results revealing a 9% year-on-year growth in the major’s revenues. The post Warner Music Group revenues grew 9% to $1.5bn in Q3 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Earlier this year, Instagram took down a music video featuring a track called ‘Secrets Not Safe’ by British drill artist Chinx (OS). The post Instagram’s takedown of a drill music video has been overturned appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s time to announce the winners of Music Ally SI:X, our new global showcase, contest and mentorship program for music/tech startups. The post DAACI, Hawkr, Volta XR, Biiah, Curve and Music Health win Music Ally SI:X appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

UK Music’s latest Workforce Diversity Survey data is an important guide both to the progress made so far, and areas for improvement. The post UK Music report reveals updated stats on industry diversity appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The UMG subsidiary service will combine audio, video and livestreams with music drawn from the DG and Decca catalogues. The post Deutsche Grammophon launches Stage+ classical subscription service appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Ticketmaster has cancelled the public on-sale of tickets for next year’s US leg of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’, with the company firmly on the defensive amid criticism from fans and politicians alike. The post Ticketmaster cancels public on-sale for Taylor Swift tour appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Middle Eastern and North African music streaming service Anghami has published its financial results for the third quarter of 2022. The post Anghami revenues grow but 22% of its staff have been laid off appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The IFPI’s Global Music Report makes plenty of springtime headlines with its figures for the recorded music industry. The post IFPI explores 2022’s music-listening trends in its new report appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Ticketmaster has rescheduled some of the onsales for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour, after “historically unprecedented” demand for tickets in the initial presale. The post Ticketmaster shifts Taylor Swift onsales after presale chaos appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Yesterday, the UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee held a pair of follow-up sessions for its inquiry into the economics of music streaming. The post UK streaming inquiry: ‘The elephant in the room is fair remuneration’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Thought you’d heard the last of the UK’s parliamentary inquiry into the economics of music streaming. Soz, but no. The post UK music streaming inquiry returns with follow-up evidence sessions appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A survey by the charity Help Musicians has found 98% of musicians are ‘concerned’ about their ability to earn enough income in the next six months. The post Musicians to suffer from ‘cost of working’ crisis this winter appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Chinese music-streaming giant Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has published its financial results for the third quarter of 2022. The post Tencent Music revenues fall, but its online music business is still growing appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

British artist Emma McGann is launching a Discord RPG bot game alongside her latest EP ‘Monsterverse’, as well as Unreal music videos. The post Emma McGann talks Discord RPGs, Unreal music videos and pushing tech boundaries appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

This is a guest post by Roman Rappak, of the band Miro Shot, and co-founder of music metaverse startup Ristband. He’s been performing and touring live mixed reality concerts since 2017, creating digital twins of live events in his metaverse platform. In this article, he writes about the electronic music and digital arts festival MUTEK, […]

The new AI-music startup, like its established rivals, is pitching itself as a boon for human songwriters rather than a replacement for them. The post Staccato pitches itself to songwriters as ‘an AI Lennon to your McCartney’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

“In the first ten months of the year, independently-released music made up 28.6% of the UK music market,” announced the BPI this morning. The post BPI trumpets indies’ growth ahead of streaming inquiry follow-up appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Lorde sold nearly 20,000 tickets to her recent London concerts, which makes her one of the artists who’s keeping her head above water. The post Lorde warns fans about the ‘demented struggle’ of touring appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s possible you don’t want a daily blow-by-blow account of what Elon Musk is doing and saying as the new owner and CEO of Twitter The post Elon Musk has ‘killed’ Twitter’s official labels… or has he? appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

YouTube has published its latest copyright transparency report, covering the first half of 2022. It includes stats for Content ID. The post YouTube Content ID processed 758m copyright requests in 1H22 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s more than a year since YouTube announced that it had 50 million paid subscribers for YouTube Music and YouTube Premium. The post YouTube now has 80m paid Music and Premium subscribers appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta has announced plans to lay off 11,000 of its staff – around 13% of its workforce. The post Meta to lay off more than 11,000 staff – 13% of its headcount appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Did you enjoy the spoof Vogue magazine cover created to promote Drake and 21 Savage’s new album? Condé Nast didn’t. The post Condé Nast sues Drake and 21 Savage over promo campaign appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

There has been a steady increase in the chorus of grumbling from music rightsholders about how TikTok pays royalties for music. The post Pressure mounts on TikTok over its music royalties payments appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Last week’s big tech-layoffs news story may have been Twitter, but this week’s seems likely to be Meta, according to the Wall Street Journal. The post Report: Meta could announce significant layoffs this week appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

More than five million people (plus an unknown number of viewers watching livestreams in China) watched the final matches of the League of Legends Worlds 2022. The post Lil Nas X stars at League of Legends Worlds opening ceremony appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Live Nation has hailed “record levels” of demand for concerts in the third quarter of this year, but there may be some regulatory clouds gathering for its ticketing business in the US, encouraged from the very highest level of US politics. The post Live Nation posts strong Q3 but Biden tweet spells trouble ahead appeared […]

Business continues to be very good for distributor Believe, which announced its Q3 2022 financial results yesterday. The post Believe reports 36.9% growth in its Q3 2022 financial results appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Every year, author and former Spotify chief economist Will Page publishes his analysis of the ‘global value of music copyright’. The post Report: global music copyright value grew 18% to $39.6bn in 2021 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Is Spotify buying Middle Eastern streaming service Anghami? The question wasn’t in our minds until we read this quote from the company’s spokesperson: “We have no news to report regarding a potential acquisition between Spotify and Anghami.” The post Spotify says ‘no news to report’ on Anghami acquisition rumour appeared first on Music Ally. Source: […]

K-Pop giant Hybe has published its financial results for the third quarter of 2022. The post Hybe revenues grow and Com2uS buys stake in SM Entertainment appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Elton John has launched his own Roblox experience today. It’s called Elton John Presents ‘Beyond The Yellow Brick Road’. The post Elton John goes ‘Beyond the Yellow Brick Road’ on Roblox appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

There has been a growing wave of concern and anger within the music industry about how Black artists’ lyrics have been used as evidence against them in US courtrooms. The post Labels, artists and DSPs join campaign to protect Black art appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

US satellite radio firm SiriusXM has published its financial results for the third quarter, including the latest figures for its music-streaming service Pandora. The post Pandora ad revenues increase but listener total still falling appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Women may be underrepresented in Blokur’s chart of the top 100 songwriters globally, but this week at least, it’s a different story in Billboard’s Hot 100 tracks chart in the US. The post Taylor Swift clean-sweeps top 10 in Billboard Hot 100 chart appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Startup Blokur has released its second ‘Songwriters’ Review’ report, based on its analysis of Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube. The post Olivia Rodrigo was 2021’s top songwriter – but only 15% of the top 100 were women appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Amazon unveiled the Amp app in March, with artists, radio hosts, journalists and listeners able to launch their own music station and play DJ. The post Amazon lays off some Amp staff but says still focused on growth appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Deezer is the latest digital music company to publish its financial results for the third quarter of 2022. The post Deezer revenues rise but subscriber total declines slightly appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

You wouldn’t get a prize for predicting that Elon Musk’s first few days in charge of Twitter would be eventful, for better or worse. The post Elon Musk’s Twitter: paid verification, moderation council and more appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Universal Music Group has reported another strong quarter, with its Q3 revenues up 23.7% year-on-year to €2.66bn ($2.65bn) – or up 13.3% at constant currency, which translates last year’s figures to today’s exchange rates. Whichever metric you go with, UMG’s business is growing well. The post Universal Music Group Q3 revenues up 23.7% year-on-year appeared first on […]

Something we missed in our report on Meta’s latest financial results yesterday: CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed a new milestone stat for its Instagram service. The post Instagram now has more than 2bn monthly active users appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Collecting societies body CISAC has published its annual Global Collections Report this morning, revealing the latest figures and trends from its member bodies. The post CISAC and SCAPR publish their annual collections figures appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

British organisation Black Lives in Music has announced its anti-racism code for the music industry, which will be adopted in 2023 with the backing of industry bodies and the UK’s Independent Standards Authority. The post Black Lives in Music unveils its industry anti-racism code appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Earlier this year, we launched Music Ally SI:X, our new, global music startups contest. Today, we’re announcing the 36 finalists. The post Music Ally SI:X 2022 :: meet the 36 finalists in our startups contest appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The Musicians’ Union’s response to the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee ‘Misogyny in Music’ inquiry has been published. The post Musicians’ Union publishes ‘Misogyny in Music’ inquiry response appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

YouTube’s advertising revenues were down 1.9% year-on-year in Q3: a rare decline for one of tech firm Alphabet’s key business lines. The post Alphabet financials reveal decline in YouTube ad revenues appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The cost-of-living crisis isn’t biting yet for Spotify’s premium business. It’s expecting to cross the 200m milestone by the end of this year. The post Spotify reaches 195m subs and hints at future price rise appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s been a troubling few weeks watching Ye (formerly Kanye West) making antisemitic comments in a series of interviews. The post CAA ends relationship with Ye after antisemitic comments appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

If Apple’s move paves the way for its rivals to follow suit, this may be a significant moment. Can we quantify the impact? The post Will Apple Music subscription rise spur rivals to follow? appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Live Nation and Ticketmaster completed their merger in January 2010, after receiving regulatory approvals. The post Activist groups team up for ‘Break up Ticketmaster’ campaign appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Amid all the speculation about TikTok Music, TikTok has been quietly working on… a new music format. It’s called StemDrop. The post TikTok debuts StemDrop music format with UMG, Syco and Samsung appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We’ve written a few times recently about Stability AI. It’s the company behind the text-to-image Stable Diffusion system, and also a backer of the Harmonai project that recently launched AI music tool Dance Diffusion. The post Stability AI raises $10m as Stable Diffusion reaches 10m users appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Amazon Music is going to be livestreaming weekly music concerts, but not through the sister service you might expect. ‘Amazon Music Live’ will air every Thursday not on Twitch, but on Amazon Prime Video. The post Amazon Music launches series of livestreamed music concerts appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok moving into audio is already the subject of frenetic speculation, with rumours that a TikTok Music streaming service (or just a geographic expansion of Resso with deeper TikTok integration) may be imminent. The post Report suggests podcasts could be TikTok’s next expansion appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Despite premature reports of the demise of K-Pop titans BTS, the group returned for a stadium concert in their homeland this weekend The post BTS Busan livestream attracted more than 49m viewers appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok has been pitching brands and agencies on the idea of amping up their spending in its app even more. The post Latest TikTok advertising features include Focused View appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify for Artists; Apple Music for Artists; Amazon Music for Artists… and now SoundCloud for Artists. The post SoundCloud rebrands creator tools with growth in mind appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Drake is one of the first artists to benefit from Spotify flexing the muscles of its sponsorship of Catalan football giant FC Barcelona. The post Spotify puts Drake OVO Sound logo on FC Barcelona’s next match kit appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

American band Animal collective announced yesterday that they have cancelled their upcoming tour of the UK and Europe. The post ‘Economic reality’ puts paid to Animal Collective’s UK and EU tour appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The recent history of creative AIs and music has been a tale of fledgling startups and huge technology companies alike. The post Google and Harmonai reveal their latest AI music models appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We knew Spotify was preparing to make a big splash in audiobooks, most recently signified by its acquisition of specialist firm Findaway. The post Spotify launches audiobooks… with an a la carte pricing model appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Bodies representing music venues in the UK have warned that spiralling costs of gas and electricity could put members out of business. The post UK venue bodies react to government’s energy-relief plans appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Doodles is one of the more successful brands in visual NFTs, with a collection selling for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. The post NFTs brand Doodles raises $54m with music expansion in mind appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Universal Music Group revealed its plans yesterday for a new division with a familiar name: Virgin Music Group. The post UMG brings together its artist and label services into one unit appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

If the creator economy is booming, why are some of the most prominent creator-economy companies laying off staff? The post Patreon layoffs are latest wobble for the creator economy appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

YouTube paid out $6bn to the music industry in the 12-month period between July 2021 and June 2022, the company has announced. The post YouTube’s annual music industry payouts grow to $6bn appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Linkfire’s bio links have become a key part of the music marketing space, among those of its smart-links competitors. The post Linkfire launches its ‘next-generation’ bio link for artists appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

After months of speculation about whether Kobalt was up for sale, who might buy it and for how much, finally some concrete news. The post Investment firm Francisco Partners buys controlling stake in Kobalt appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Collecting society GEMA has commissioned a report from consultancy firm Goldmedia on music streaming in Germany. The post GEMA-commissioned study explores Germany’s music-streaming economy appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

How many people work in India’s music industry? Whatever you guessed, it’s probably well short. The answer is 14 million. The post India’s ‘informal’ music industry: DJs, indie artists, brass bands… appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Last week, Indian music company Saregama announced a deal to make its catalogue available for use on YouTube Shorts globally. The post Report: Saregama ditches Meta platforms for YouTube Shorts appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Italy was the tenth biggest recorded music market in the world last year according to the IFPI, buoyed by a 27.8% increase in revenues. The post Italy’s recorded music revenues up 18.3% in first half of 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

More than 170 people applied for the prize, with five winners announced this week: Novaa, Jenny Gerdts, GOTOPO, Maxi Menot and Nora Medín. The post First Female* Producer Prize winners announced in Germany appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

SoundCloud employees received an email yesterday from CEO Michael Weissman, who told them “we have decided to make reductions to our global team that will impact up to 20% of our company The post SoundCloud to lay off “up to 20%” of its workforce appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Will Page, the former Chief Economist of Spotify, and British collecting society PRS for Music, has brought together some hefty sets of data in order to map the change in UK consumer behaviour around music before, during and after the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown. The post Will Page analyses lockdown’s effect on UK music and predicts bounce-back appeared […]

Catalogue music – traditionally defined as songs over 18 months old – has always been an intriguing proposition, containing locked-away value that sometimes seemed difficult to eke out. The post Chartmetric report challenges catalogue definition appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The idea of songs being “leaked” in the early internet era had an illicit thrill, but the concept has changed somewhat since it became clear that considerable social media excitement followed a leak The post TikTok’s SoundOn service allows official pre-releases of songs appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

As the world experiences shocking extreme weather due to the climate emergency, there’s increasing attention on celebrities’ use of private jets. The post Pop stars, private jets, and the bigger picture appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

News that the FTC wants to block its acquisition of music VR app Supernatural wasn’t the only piece of bad news for Meta yesterday. The post Meta financials reveal a year-on-year decline in revenues appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance already has a couple of music streaming services: Resso in India and a few other markets, and Qishui Yinyue in China. The post TikTok’s latest trademark filing hints at a music service appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Meta announced plans to acquire music-driven VR fitness app Supernatural in October 2021, but the deal is running into some big problems in the US. The post The FTC wants to block Meta’s acquisition of Supernatural appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We think the changes could be significant for music marketers as well as everyone else using the platforms. The post Meta changes: Facebook Feeds tab and auto-Reels videos appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Meta is facing a big headache in the form of a $142m copyright infringement lawsuit from production music firm Epidemic Sound. The post Epidemic Sound sues Meta in $142m infringement lawsuit appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Warner Music Group has become the first major to sign up for SoundCloud’s user-centric ‘fan-powered royalties’ system. The post WMG signs up for SoundCloud’s ‘fan-powered royalties’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

E-commerce firm Shopify is steadily signing up the biggest music streaming and social services as partners. The post Shopify adds YouTube to its roster of music DSP partners appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s no secret that tech businesses are steeling themselves for an economic slowdown – or in other words, initiating job cuts and hiring freezes. The post Report claims TikTok is laying off staff amid wider economic uncertainty appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

YouTube is using the tenth anniversary of the release of Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ – 4.48bn views and counting – to put out some wider stats on the upper echelon of music videos on its platform. The post Over 300 music videos are in YouTube’s ‘Billion Views Club’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Apple has unveiled two new ways for artists to work with Apple Music on exclusive material. The post Apple debuts Apple Music Sessions and Antidote Editions appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The company has announced the latest changes that it’s making to make its experience more positive for users. The post TikTok reveals its latest efforts to be ‘safe and entertaining’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

When social media companies sign music licensing deals covering user-generated content, those users do NOT include brands. The post Brands be warned: TikTok’s UGC music licences don’t include you appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Korean group Blackpink are returning soon with new music, and they’ll be building anticipation for it with a concert in the PUBG Mobile game. The post K-Pop stars Blackpink to play a virtual concert in PUBG Mobile appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify has snapped up Heardle, the Wordle-inspired music identification game that became popular earlier this year. The post Spotify buys music trivia game Heardle with discovery in mind appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

SoundCloud revealed its ‘fan-powered royalties’ plans in March 2021, applying them to its community of independent artists. The post How do SoundCloud’s ‘fan-powered royalties’ work for artists? appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Lofi Girl is the lo-fi hip-hop music brand that reached the milestone of 10 million YouTube subscribers earlier this year. The post Copyright claim takes down Lofi Girl’s YouTube music streams appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The live industry’s efforts to bounce back from Covid-19 continue, with Live Nation hailing Q1 2022 as its “best first quarter ever”. The post Live Nation’s Q1 2022: ‘Fan demand has never been stronger’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Crowdfunding firm Patreon has published its first ‘Creator Census’, based on a survey of more than 13,000 people. The post Patreon survey offers more data on the creator economy appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

SoundCloud has acquired Musiio, the Singapore-based startup that has developed a service offering AI-powered analysis and tagging of music catalogues. The post SoundCloud acquires AI music-tagging startup Musiio appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify is the latest music company exploring the potential of gaming platform Roblox: and its ‘Spotify Island’ is about creating music as well as listening to it. The post Spotify launches on Roblox with music-making features appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

In March, collecting societies body CISAC launched a ‘Creators for Ukraine’ support fund for victims of the war. The post 4,000 ‘Creators for Ukraine’ call for Russian invasion to end appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

British collecting society PRS for Music has published its annual financial results, revealing that its revenues grew by 22.4% to £777.1m ($989.6m) in 2021. The post PRS for Music reveals that revenues grew by 22.4% in 2021 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Europe’s DSA is one step closer to being implemented after the European Parliament and European Council reached ‘political agreement’ on the proposed legislation. The post Europe’s Digital Services Act includes ‘recommender’ rules appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A number of global music companies have been suspending their businesses and/or services in Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. The post Believe and CISAC explain how they’re dealing with Russia appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

British newspaper The Observer published an investigation this weekend pointing to some of the tracks available on the service. The post Now Spotify is facing pressure over anti-vaccine music appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Although industry body Promusicae has warned that the country remains behind many of its neighbours in terms of streaming uptake. The post Spain has more than 4m paid music streaming subscribers appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally