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Drake’s lawyers recently filed motions to access ‘custodial files’ for UMG boss Sir Lucian Grainge – his emails included. UMG isn't happy.
In July, when AI band The Velvet Sundown had 1.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, we warned that this was simply a metric of curiosity.
Eamonn Forde Meets… – each month, the veteran music business journalist speaks to a senior industry figure about the topics that really matter – and gets the opinions of the people who make the ...
It’s a marriage made in metaverse heaven. Trilok, the “AI spiritual rock band” created by Indian talent management company Collective Artists Network, is partnering with Suno and will also serve […] ...
A pair of Indian companies, the booking and talent coordination agency 7Entertainment and the artist management firm Startist, have formed a joint venture with the Australian multi-service music ...
South Asian music and media companies, Divo in India and M Entertainments in Sri Lanka, have entered into a strategic partnership “to amplify the reach of each other’s music catalogue”.
As labels and streaming services never tire of pointing out, hit global artists can come from anywhere nowadays.
The last time Music Ally wrote about musician Victoria Canal, in 2024, she had just won an Ivor Novello award as one of the rising talents in the songwriting world. Now, in an Instagram post, she has ...
Amid the ongoing arguments about Spotify’s ‘bundling’ strategy in the US and its impact on publishers, something else has been happening: the streaming service’s move towards direct licensing deals ...
Explore Bandcamp Friday data, revealing sales of over $3.5m in music and merch during the recent promotional event.
Lots of people are watching Netflix hit KPop Demon Hunters on TV, tablet and phone screens – as well as playing its soundtrack.
Uncover the truth about the Crowded House deepfake video featuring Neil Finn discussing erectile dysfunction in a surprising way.