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RSS Jul 13, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Ivors Academy presses Irish government to protect songwriters
The debates about AI and musicians rumble on in parliaments around the world – including Ireland this week. Tomorrow (14 July) a motion filed by politician Aengus Ó Snodaigh will be debated in the country’s Dáil (assembly).
RSS Jul 13, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Björn Ulvaeus on AI: ‘Tracing the output was always the wrong question’
Cisac president and ABBA co-founder Björn Ulvaeus has given his latest – and most detailed – speech about AI and creators, at the United Nations’ AI for Good Summit in Geneva. One of his key points was counselling against focusing too much on licensing the outputs of AI-music models – the tracks that they generate. “I think it […]
RSS Jul 10, 2026 12:43pm · Musically
‘Blox and Roll Circus: the Rolling Stones hit the metaverse
You’d be forgiven for thinking the Venn diagram of ‘Rolling Stones fans’ and ‘Roblox players’ is two separate circles.  That means the venerable band’s big new Roblox activation is either a baffling mismatch, or a genius move to bring their music and history to another new generation of potential fans. Take your pick, but you […]
RSS Jul 10, 2026 12:39pm · Musically
Hanroro tops South Korea’s first-half streaming charts for 2026
It would be easy to assume that BTS must have had the biggest streaming track in South Korea in the first half of this year, such has been the scale of their comeback. Nope. BTS had the biggest-selling album of that period according to the Korea Popmusic Industry Association, but the most-streamed track was ‘Landing In […]
RSS Jul 10, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Splice launches samples label with ‘Drums That Knock’ maker Decap
Have you heard of ‘Drums That Knock’? Even if not, you may well have heard sounds from this popular samples library – they’ve been used in big tracks by the likes of Bad Bunny, Charli XCX, Karol G and the Chainsmokers. The man behind the series is American producer Nicholas Piantedosi, who goes by the professional […]
RSS Jul 10, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
UK music-tourism spending saw double-digit growth in 2025
The big stars were out in force touring the UK last year, and the country’s music-tourism revenues spiked accordingly – something quantified in the latest report by industry body UK Music. It reports 24.7 million ‘music tourists’ attending concerts and festivals in the UK last year, up 4.8% on 2024. This includes 22.6 million ‘domestic music […]
RSS Jul 10, 2026 12:00pm · Musically
Sandbox Guide :: Future-proof your business and marketing strategies
The 2026 Music Ally NEXT conference brought together music biz people from across the industry, for a day of sessions on topics shaping the future of music marketing, culture and the business at large. Many of the day’s key takeaways revolved around how to build impactful, long-lasting campaigns that stay in fans’ memories – and […]
RSS Jul 10, 2026 12:00pm · Musically
Three live marketing trends in 2026 (Udo Lindenberg, Rosalía, Zara Larsson & Avery Cochrane)
1. Artist exhibitions. Promoter Semmel Concerts recently chatted to Pollstar about the growth of this latest non-concert format, calling it “one of the most exciting developments in live”. Udoversum is the exhibition of Udo Lindenberg, one of Germany’s most iconic artists. As Finn Regenhold of Semmel Concerts notes: “[Exhibitions] allow us to tell stories over […]