Music Industry
Prince's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits Explored
The late icon's catalog counts “When Doves Cry,” “Purple Rain” and “Kiss” among its biggest successes.
Beck Announces North American Tour, Releases "Ride Lonesome" Video
“Ride Lonesome” marks a reunion with producer Nigel Godrich
Prince’s 40 Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hit Songs
The late icon's catalog counts “When Doves Cry,” “Purple Rain” and “Kiss” among its biggest successes.
Beck Readies North American Tour, Shares Video for New Song
“Ride Lonesome” marks a reunion with producer Nigel Godrich
Kraftwerk copyright battle rages on as Court of Justice of the EU delivers landmark ruling in sampling case
The CJEU's ruling could have wide-ranging implications for artists that employ sampling in their creative process
Kraftwerk copyright battle rages on as CJEU delivers landmark ruling in sampling case
The Court of Justice of the EU's decision could have wide-ranging implications for artists that sample other artists' work
Justin Bieber’s Catalog Surges in Streams After Coachella, Returns to Hot 100 With Classic Hits
“Beauty and a Beat” and “Baby” hit the Hot 100 for the first time in more than a decade.
How Gloria Trevi Became a ‘Second Mother’ to Chiquis: ‘Gloria Has a Big Place in My Heart’
The Mexican pop star will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at Billboard's 2026 Latin Women in Music gala.
Disney+ Taps 'Toddler Techno' DJ Lenny Pearce for New Music Series
Disney Jr. Music: Lenny Pearce Toddler Techno will feature remixes of classic tracks from the Disney Jr. catalog.
Revisiting Prince’s 2013 Billboard Cover Story: ‘UR Pen Is Like My Guitar’
Marking 10th anniversary of icon’s death, Gail Mitchell looks back at interview to include moments that didn’t make the published story.
Music Attorney Lisa Alter on Her Nearly All-Woman Team & Helping Clients Avoid Catalog Market Pitfalls
As the co-founder of Alter Kendrick & Baron, Alter and her team have worked on catalog deals for Primary Wave, BMG and more.
Teddy Swims & Josh Groban to Perform at 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala as Their Label, Warner Records, Is Honored
Atlantic Records and Republic Records were the label honorees at the two previous Grammy Hall of Fame galas.
Why infrastructure is the key to Africa’s long-term music success: guest column
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns voicing the opinions of notable authors, or advancing specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion, are not paid-for, and do not necessarily reflect Music Ally’s own opinion. You can read our guest col
AFEM to attend Miami Music Week
As Miami Music Week (MMW) returns, AFEM will be on the ground supporting a programme of gatherings that connect our global community.
AFEM to participate in International Music Summit Ibiza
We’re looking forward to returning to International Music Summit Ibiza this April, with a programme that reflects the conversations shaping our sector right now.
Amazon Music reveals ‘Just Walk Out’ merch plans for BTS concerts
Amazon Music has inked a merch partnership with BTS for the US, Canada and Mexico legs of their comeback tour. The post is from Music Ally.
Disney Signs ‘Toddler Techno’ DJ Lenny Pearce For Disney+ Music & Development Deal
Disney Jr. Music: Lenny Pearce Toddler Techno will feature remixes of classic tracks from the Disney Jr. catalog.
Amazon will invest up to $25bn more in AI company Anthropic
Despite a damaging fallout with the White House – and ongoing lawsuits from music publishers – AI company Anthropic continues to have no problems raising huge amounts of funding from tech giants. Amazon has just invested another $5bn in the company “with up to an additional $20 billion in the future
PopArabia adds distribution with acquisition of Viral Wave
PopArabia has made its name with publishing and label services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, but now it is adding distribution too. The company is acquiring label and distributor Viral Wave, which is based in Egypt’s capital Cairo. Its senior commercial manager Rania Ibrahim
UMG and Concord sue fashion startup Quince for music in socials
Repeat after us: individuals can use copyrighted music in their social posts thanks to the licensing deals struck by those platforms… but brands can’t. They need sync licences, although a succession of brands have been sued by labels for ignoring that fact and using their tracks anyway. The latest l