Music Industry
TuneCore Appoints Brian Miller as Chief Business Officer
Miller previously served as the company's chief revenue officer for the last two years.
Music industry trade bodies join forces with music publishers to defeat Anthropic’s “AI is fair use” defence
The music publishers suing Anthropic recently asked the judge to reject the AI company’s fair use defence. Now eight music industry organisations have filed an amicus brief also arguing that AI training can never be fair use, because the development of AI music models causes market dilution
Mariah the Scientist to Receive Billboard's Rising Star Award
This is partner content. Mariah the Scientist is going to be honored with the Rising Star Award at Billboard Women in Music 2026 presented by Honda Stage, and we’re running through her historic year!
Mariah the Scientist to Be Honored With Rising Star Presented by Honda Stage at Billboard Women in Music 2026 | Billboard News
This is partner content. Mariah the Scientist is going to be honored with the Rising Star Award at Billboard Women in Music 2026 presented by Honda Stage, and we’re running through her historic year! Tetris Kelly: Mariah the Scientist, has had a whirlwind of a year. She’s the perfect Rising Star for
Brian Miller appointed Chief Business Officer at TuneCore
Miller has served as Chief Revenue Officer at TuneCore for the last two years Source
Responsible Merch Guide encourages planet-friendly products
A report published this week by Green Music Australia, Reverb and The CSO Shop aims to help artists and their teams, as well as labels and merch suppliers, make “better environmental and ethical choices”. The ‘Responsible Merch Guide’ covers issues ranging fromm clothing materials and certification
Create Music Group leads $2m funding for marketing startup Soundlink
Startup Soundlink launched in 2025 as a service to help music marketers solve “the attribution problem” – understanding how their social-media ads impacted streams. Having signed up more than 5,000 artists and labels, now Soundlink has raised a $2m seed-funding round, led by Create Music Group. The
Chartmetric warns 2025’s ‘pop slump’ has continued in 2026
Slump? What slump?! With global recorded-music revenues up 6.4% last year, the industry would be forgiven for taking a quiet moment to celebrate recently. However, analytics firm Chartmetric’s latest research may interrupt that, based on its analysis of the streaming charts. “Last year was notably l
WMG to buy Revelator in wake of UMG’s Downtown Music acquisition
Two theories emerged when UMG completed its acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings recently. One was that the lengthy regulatory scrutiny of the deal might discourage major labels from other indie acquisitions – for a while at least. The other, though, was that it may encourage such deals – particul
US music bodies weigh in to publishers’ Anthropic lawsuit
A group of music publishers are continuing to sue AI firm Anthropic for copyright infringement, focusing on its alleged use of their lyrics to train its Claude model, as well as some of its outputs. Now they have the backing of a group of US music-industry bodies: the RIAA, NMPA, A2IM, SONA, Black M
New platform Fieldworks wants to fill the digital gap in Indian arts education
These days, professional musicians are expected to be creators, who are somehow automatically equipped with the skills to constantly upload slickly filmed social media content that consistently keeps them in […] The post is from Music Ally.
‘They’ve Done a Lot of Damage to the Festival Scene’: How The Demise of Bluesfest Has Been a Suckerpunch For an Industry In Crisis
The beloved Easter long-weekend festival was meant to get underway today, April 2.
Australia introduces new “orphan works” copyright legislation
Australia’s government has unveiled new copyright reforms this week, specifically involving ‘orphan works’. The post is from Music Ally.
The 2025 Royalty Numbers are in: Loud & Clear Updated with new Data & Takeaways
Artists deserve transparency about how music streaming works. That’s why we launched Loud & Clear in 2021 — to share detailed data on Spotify’s royalty payments, break down how money […] The post is from Music Ally.
BTS Tops YouTube Global and U.S. Charts, Secures No. 1 with “Swim”
The K-pop superstars crash the streaming giant’s Global Top Songs chart with 11 titles impacting the top 100, including the No. 1 with “Swim.”
BTS Dominates YouTube’s Global, U.S. Charts
The K-pop superstars crash the streaming giant’s Global Top Songs chart with 11 titles impacting the top 100, including the No. 1 with “Swim.”
Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds Announce Fall Arena Tour
The band, led by Sturgill Simpson's new persona, will hit nearly 30 markets.
Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds Set Fall Arena Tour
The band, led by Sturgill Simpson's new persona, will hit nearly 30 markets.
Tony Visconti on Bowie's Reaction to Holy Holy Project
Visconti joins us to talk Holy Holy's farewell tour, working with Paul McCartney and why AI is "clogging the arteries" of the music business
AFEM to Engage with Global Community at Miami Music Week 2026
As Miami Music Week (MMW) returns, AFEM will be on the ground supporting a programme of gatherings that connect our global community.