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Apple Music Gets Social with TikTok & Full Song
Apple Music Gets Social with TikTok TikTok has added two major features called “Play Full Song” and “Listening Party” that allow its users, who are subscribed to Apple Music, to play full tracks without leaving the app. Let’s examine the full impact of the tools by looking at audience engagement, monetization, and advertising. Audience Engagement TikTok has historically been a weird place for music promotion.…
Spotify launches SongDNA in beta for Premium subscribers, tracing how songs connect through shared producers, samples and covers
SongDNA lets subscribers trace how one song connects to another through shared producers, samples and covers. Source
‘People want fewer layers between themselves and the thing they care about.’
First, Justin Kalifowitz saw that music publishing was changing. Then, he saw indie services were the future. Now, with Downtown sold in two parts – for a combined price of $1.2 billion – where does he see the world of entertainment heading next? Source
Seeker Music Group closes $267M asset-backed securities transaction to fuel growth, scale catalog
The company has closed its first ABS, backed by a catalog of more than 19,000 copyrights and master recordings. Source
UMG, Concord, and ABKCO file new motion asking judge to rule that Anthropic infringed their copyrights and reject AI ‘fair use’ argument: ‘The evidence in this case is overwhelming.’
Publishers filed motion for partial summary judgment on Monday (March 23) in the Northern District of California Source
Heather Vassar appointed Senior Vice President, Nashville at The Orchard
Vassar previously launched EMPIRE's Nashville division, where she is credited for her role in signing Shaboozey. Source
FKA Twigs files lawsuit against indie duo in trademark dispute, following seven-figure demand for ‘co-existence’
Grammy-winning artist accuses twin-sister band of 'weaponizing' barred trademark claims after a decade of co-existence. Source
D2C before DSPs is music’s parallel economy. Here’s the data from EVEN.
This post is written by Mag Rodriguez, Founder and CEO of EVEN, a direct-to-consumer music infrastructure platform. EVEN has onboarded over 500,000 artists through distribution partnerships with UnitedMasters, Too Lost, […] The post is from Music Ally.
Amid rise of AI deepfakes, Spotify to let artists vet releases before they appear on their profiles
Artist Profile Protection offers artists a proactive layer of control on top of existing reporting tools. Source
New & used: the majors’ pivot away from new music (guest column)
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns which voice the opinions of notable authors that advance specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and […] The post is from Music Ally.
Music messaging app Feels, which counts Eminem manager Paul Rosenberg among its investors, launches with licensing deals from all three majors
The app, available globally on iOS and Android, lets users send short-form music video clips as messages. Source
Spotify cracks down on fake releases with ‘Artist Profile Protection’ feature
There have been several examples of new tracks or albums seemingly released by artists that turned to be fake. Now Spotify is cracking down. The post is from Music Ally.
Firebird acquires majority stake in Goodlife Management, the home of Fred again.., The Blessed Madonna, and more
Deal brings Goodlife founders Oliver Sasse, Lucy Sasse, Ellie Shaw, and David Watters, along with their team and talent roster into Firebird's expanding ecosystem of management companies Source
Hybe India announces auditions to find the next “global stars”
The big news out of Hybe in India this week wasn’t about BTS breaking streaming records with Arirang—though it’s likely to debut atop Spotify’s Weekly Top Albums chart for the […] The post is from Music Ally.
Hanumankind, Anuv Jain to stage Australia tours with UNI7IED
When Australian music services company Unified Music Group and Indian booking and talent coordination agency 7Entertainment announced their joint venture, which they’ve called Uni7ied, last August, they said the union […] The post is from Music Ally.
Japanese duo Creepy Nuts touch down in Sony Music’s Roblox world
Creepy Nuts are big well beyond their homeland of Japan, having notched up more than 900m global streams of their 2024 hit ‘Bling-Bang-Bang-Born’ and collaborated with Dua Lipa. They’re playing the US Coachella festival in April, but before that they’re making a splash on Roblox. The hip-hop duo are signed to Sony Music, and are […] The post is from Music Ally.
Bridge Conference and Jukebox Ventures launch £1m accelerator
We like to keep a keen eye on new opportunities for music-tech startups to develop and get funding. Croatian event Bridge Conference has teamed up with Jukebox Ventures to do both. They are launching a new startup-accelerator program for early-stage companies in the music, entertainment and tech worlds. It will start with a session at this year’s […] The post is from Music Ally.