Music Industry
‘Dhurandhar The Revenge’ album launch heralds the OST’s chart-dominating success
Dhurandhar The Revenge, the sequel to the 2025 Hindi blockbuster, was one of the most anticipated releases of this year. Its accompanying soundtrack, which follows the prequel’s clutter-breaking OST, was […] The post is from Music Ally.
‘Dhurandhar The Revenge’ album launch heralds the OST’s chart success
Dhurandhar The Revenge, the sequel to the 2025 Hindi blockbuster, was one of the most anticipated releases of this year. Its accompanying soundtrack, which follows the prequel’s clutter-breaking OST, was […] The post is from Music Ally.
Unison Discusses Digital-First Music Rights Management Platform
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
AFEM to Participate in Miami Music Week 2026 Program
As Miami Music Week (MMW) returns, AFEM will be on the ground supporting a programme of gatherings that connect our global community.
Dynamite Songs hires Claudia Namukasa as Catalogue Manager and Charlotte Hancock as Rights Acquisition Manager
New appointments will support the growth and management of Dynamite’s portfolio of music rights, as the business continues to expand Source
Spotify revamps sponsored playlists and debuts carousel ads
It’s the time of year when social-media platforms and streaming services unveil their latest ad formats and initiatives – Spotify included. The post is from Music Ally.
Live giant CTS Eventim grew its revenues by 9.6% in 2025
Ticketing and live firm CTS Eventim has published its latest financial results, including figures for 2025 as a whole. The post is from Music Ally.
SeatGeek gives ticketing an AI twist with ChatGPT integration
The number of music-related integrations with ChatGPT is growing, with SeatGeek joining Spotify and Apple Music on OpenAI’s app store. The post is from Music Ally.
Happiness is a warm Gaussian Splat: The Beatles meet Snapchat
It’s 1 April, so when we were sent a press release about a famous band that includes the phrase ‘Gaussian Splat’, we were on full Spoof Alert. The post is from Music Ally.
Instagram sets out its stall as a ‘music superfandom’ platform
“Music superfans are on Instagram,” is one of the lead takeaways in a new report commissioned by Instagram from Luminate. The post is from Music Ally.
Shane Knotts promoted to SVP, Global Royalties at Sony Music Publishing
Knotts joined SMP in 1994 as a Royalty Manager and has spent his entire career at the company. Source
OpenAI raises $122bn and says it’s now making $2bn a month
What was that about OpenAI raising a $110bn funding round valuing the company at $730bn? The AI giant has now updated those figures. The post is from Music Ally.
Crusy delivers A Sunset in San Francisco
Toolroom delivers a record that does exactly what it says on the tin, and it comes from one of the label’s key players, Crusy. 2026 is already seeing Crusy continue his upward climb with a release on Nic Fanciulli’s iconic Saved Records and Tony Romera’s House Delivery wasting no time in setting the
Australia passes copyright bill for orphan works
The Copyright Amendment Bill 2026 introduces for the first time an “orphan works” scheme.
Australia’s Parliament Passes Copyright Bill That Unlocks Orphan Works
The Copyright Amendment Bill 2026 introduces for the first time an “orphan works” scheme.
AFEM to Participate in 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.
Unison discusses digital-first publishing rights management
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
AFEM to support global community at 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.
Spotify ‘Pre-Nostalgia’ feature soundtracks users’ future memories
Spotify’s latest personalised-playlists feature taps in to an unexploited listener emotion: nostalgia for things that haven’t happened yet. The post is from Music Ally.
AFEM to Host LinkedIn Live on Lyric Translation
Join us on Monday 2 March for a LinkedIn live session on BELEM Lyric Translation presented by AFEM.