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RSS Nov 18, 2025 2:17pm · Hypebot

NTS Thrives in the Spaces That Streaming Leaves Behind

From our friends at MIDiA Research, a story about online radio and community building through NTS' Don’t Assume Day. The post NTS Thrives in the Spaces That Streaming Leaves Behind appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Nov 18, 2025 1:45pm · Hypebot

Grant Applications Now Open for Family Alliance in Music Support

The FAM Support Grant is open now through Dec. 1, offering $25,000 to help individuals and small businesses balance caregiving responsibilities while working in music. The post Grant Applications Now Open for Family Alliance in Music Support appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Nov 18, 2025 1:30pm · Musically

Baby Shark creator Pinkfong goes public with $372m valuation

The company behind Baby Shark has gone public in South Korea, with The Pinkfong Company raising KRW 76bn ($51.9m at current exchange rates) in its IPO. Bloomberg reported that this values Pinkfong at KRW 545bn ($372m), although that’s a comedown from the days – in 2021 – when it was valued at more than KRW 1tn. Still, the IPO went […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 18, 2025 12:36pm · Music Business WorldWide

The Circuit Group launches $500m+ music investment fund backed by Create Music Group

The new fund aims to bring together Circuit Group’s expertise in electronic music with CMG’s financial resources, technology and infrastructure Source

RSS Nov 18, 2025 12:30pm · Musically

UK government expected to ban reselling tickets for profit

Last year, the UK’s Labour Party promised to cap resale prices for tickets if it won the country’s general election and formed the next government. It duly won, and reports suggested that the cap might be set at up to 30% above a ticket’s original face value. Well, things appear to have changed on that front. The […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 18, 2025 11:00am · Music Business WorldWide

Dynamite Songs acquires 150 tracks via deals with Eric Turner, John ‘$K’ McGee, TIEKS and Dan Harkna

The catalogs include Tinie Tempah's "Written in the Stars," Avicii's "Broken Arrows," and Trey Songz's "Neighbors Know My Name." Source

RSS Nov 18, 2025 11:00am · Music Business WorldWide

Aisha Salem-Howey named General Counsel at UAE’s Music Nation

She will lead legal, regulatory and governance strategy for the company while also handling international engagement. Source

RSS Nov 18, 2025 10:18am · Music Business WorldWide

Ticket resales above face value to be banned by UK government in crackdown on touts

The move marks a more aggressive approach after ministers initially considered allowing resales at up to 30% above face value. Source

RSS Nov 18, 2025 9:30am · Music Business WorldWide

Musixmatch launches Music Lens, an AI agent that ‘transforms’ catalogs into ‘actionable insights’ for publishers, labels, and creators

Musixmatch's new AI-powered Music Lens tool is 'built for - not on - the industry' Source

RSS Nov 18, 2025 9:23am · Musically

Music marketing strategies for 2026: Eight key takeaways

Music Ally Marketing Week kicked off with a panel presented by Beautiful Digital exploring modern music marketing. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 18, 2025 8:16am · Music Business WorldWide

Mushroom Music inks sub-publishing deal with peermusic for Americas

peermusic will handle copyright registration, royalty collection, sync licensing and creative opportunities for Mushroom's roster of songwriters. Source

RSS Nov 18, 2025 8:00am · Music Business WorldWide

Meet BTS label boss Seon Jeong Shin, the exec steering the K-pop mega stars’ ‘unprecedented’ return

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Seon Jeong Shin, President of HYBE's flagship record label BIGHIT MUSIC Source

RSS Nov 18, 2025 5:00am · Musically

Connect Chats: Martha Earls – ‘Don’t be afraid to fail!’

“Don’t be afraid to fail! It’s okay to release a song that doesn’t perform as well as the previous one… Just learn from the experience.” The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 17, 2025 8:20pm · Payusnomind

Is Playlist Supply Worth It? Full Breakdown & Analysis

Visit Playlist Supply's Website ---> Playlistsupply.com Playlist Supply Analysis A Playlisting Database Built for Real Discovery Playlist Supply isn’t another submission platform — it’s a database of genuine music curators who share songs because they love music, not because they’re paid to. It strips playlisting back to its original purpose: music discovery and community, not monetized gatekeeping.…

RSS Nov 17, 2025 6:09pm · Music Business WorldWide

Musixmatch owner seized on rival’s Russia connection in Spotify talks, alleges court filing

Dispute may relate to LyricFind's historical provision of lyric services to Russian service, VKontakte Source

RSS Nov 17, 2025 5:36pm · Music Business WorldWide

Fresh from Clipse Grammy shortlist triumph, Roc Nation Distribution unveils ‘cutting-edge’ new artist platform

The new dashboard 'democratizes access to tools and information historically reserved for the very few established label superstars' Source

RSS Nov 17, 2025 5:14pm · Hypebot

TIDAL Introduces “Upload,” “Spotlight,” and a $100k Contest for Indie Artists

TIDAL's new feature gives creators direct access to the platform, bypassing traditional distributor gatekeepers, and incentivizes artists with contests and editorial coverage. The post TIDAL Introduces “Upload,” “Spotlight,” and a $100k Contest for Indie Artists appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Nov 17, 2025 4:22pm · Musically

It’s Music Ally Marketing Week… Meet our speakers

Today’s the day for our new tentpole online event, Music Ally Marketing Week, to kick off. It includes four days of panel sessions. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 17, 2025 2:08pm · Musically

Amazon Music is latest music service with ‘Share to TikTok’ button

TikTok launched its ‘Share to TikTok’ feature last November with Spotify and Apple Music, as a way for people using those services to quickly share music tracks to the short-video app. Now Amazon Music is joining the party. Its ‘Share to TikTok’ feature will work on its iOS and Android apps, and is built into the ‘Insights’ […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 17, 2025 2:05pm · Hypebot

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: AI Artists Galore & a Human Artist With 1B Streams

Episode 276 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart's podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. The post Your Morning Coffee Podcast: AI Artists Galore & a Human Artist With 1B Streams appeared first on Hypebot.