Streaming & Digital
2024 Album Releases from Kehlani, Loukeman, and Gia Margaret
Stream new releases from Kehlani, Loukeman, and Gia Margaret
11 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Kehlani, Loukeman, and More
Stream new releases from Kehlani, Loukeman, and Gia Margaret
Lucy Dacus Releases New Single "Planting Tomatoes" Ahead of Tour
The song comes ahead of Dacus' summer tour. Lucy Dacus Unveils Reflective New Single “Planting Tomatoes”: Stream Kiana Fitzgerald
Cutting Through the Noise – Owen Kiernan
The next instalment of our Members Voices series is live. Owen Kiernan, Head of Digital at Cr2 Records, on how artists and labels can cut through the noise of more than 120,000 tracks added to DSPs every day
Lucy Dacus Unveils Reflective New Single “Planting Tomatoes”: Stream
The song comes ahead of Dacus' summer tour. Lucy Dacus Unveils Reflective New Single “Planting Tomatoes”: Stream Kiana Fitzgerald
Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny top Spotify’s all-time streaming charts
Spotify launched in its first countries 20 years ago. To celebrate, the company has been mining its data to identify the most-streamed artists, albums and tracks from that first two decades. There are no big shocks. Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist in Spotify’s history ahead of Bad Bunny, Dr
Artist Guidance for UGC Platforms by AFEM and Downtown
Matt Whitmire (VP of Business Development, FUGA) distills five key lessons of his Platforms & Performance series, outlining how artists and teams can protect rights, build visibility, and grow sustain
Olivia Rodrigo wants fans to “drop dead”
…Or sing along to her new single “drop dead”, that is. In partnership with the pop star’s label Interscope Records, TikTok is hosting karaoke events in 24 cities around the world, which fans can enter for a chance to attend through a dedicated in-app hub on the platform. Fans can also join Olivia’s
YouTube rolls out celebrity AI likeness detection
The platform announced on Tuesday that they will be broadening their Content ID system to include celebrity content, designed to flag deepfakes and protect creators from identity scams and other non-approved content using the individual’s likeness. YouTube first developed the feature last year in a
Gems in Japan
This week’s Music Ally Country Profile is on Japan, a country which has continued to see revenues climb in 2025 as the second largest domestic recorded music market worldwide. “This growth is dual-engine in nature, with digital revenues up 7% and physical revenues up 12%,” president of Warner Music
Anthropic’s Claude AI adds Spotify and StubHub as ‘connectors’
It seems clear that a growing proportion of online searching and shopping will be happening via AI chatbots… and also, perhaps, music discovery – from artists and songs to concerts and ticketing. Hence the eagerness of companies including Spotify, Apple Music, Ticketmaster and SeatGeek to launch int
Demi Lovato Goes Deep With Deluxe Edition of ‘It’s Not That Deep’: Stream It Now
The extended version includes eight new tracks.
Royalties London talent academy seeks emerging creatives
The latest initiative aimed at young creatives is Royalties London, although it has a long history behind it. The post is from Music Ally.
Shaboozey’s Outlaw Era Rides on With ‘Born to Die’: Stream It Now
“Born to Die” is a thigh-slapping, country music party pressed into 2 minutes 45 seconds.
Foo Fighters Unwrap ‘Your Favorite Toy’: Stream It Now
Foo Fighters press play on "Your Favorite Toy," the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inducted band’s 12 studio album.
Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen’s ‘I Can’t Love You Anymore’ Duet Has Arrived: Stream It Now
The highly anticipated new duet from two of the biggest stars in country music has arrived.
Cre8audio Programm Sequencer Blends Playability and Algorithmic Generation
The 12 track sequencer can be used as a desktop device or Eurorack module
How will the major labels overcome the copyright threat from AI music? By turning to the most powerful weapon available: AI itself.
MBW digs through new patent filings describing a 'media rights platform' that sits between rightsholders, gen AI systems, and the end users who want to prompt AI to create derivative works from copyrighted music Source
AFEM and Downtown Offer Guidance for Artists in UGC Landscape
Matt Whitmire (VP of Business Development, FUGA) distills five key lessons of his Platforms & Performance series, outlining how artists and teams can protect rights, build visibility, and grow sustain
Artist Guidance for UGC Platforms from AFEM and Downtown
Matt Whitmire (VP of Business Development, FUGA) distills five key lessons of his Platforms & Performance series, outlining how artists and teams can protect rights, build visibility, and grow sustain