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RSS May 1, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
TuneCore will not distribute AI tracks made on ‘pirate studios’
Believe and its TuneCore subsidiary have adopted a new policy when it comes to AI-generated music: they will not distribute tracks made using “pirate studios”. Note the small ‘p’ and ’s’ – this isn’t an unexpected crusade against the popular network of self-serve recording studios. In this context, pirate studios are unlicensed AI-music platforms. Who, though? […]
RSS May 1, 2026 12:00pm · Musically
Behind “Turn The Lights Off” by Justė
The 2025 revival of “Turn The Lights Off” is a textbook example of how a 15-year-old catalogue hit can be translated into a modern one.  By pairing a nostalgic track with a high-intensity artist development program for the Lithuanian newcomer, the team achieved 1 billion radio plays and 37m Spotify streams. Here are the highlights […]
RSS May 1, 2026 12:00pm · Musically
Vine is (kinda) back, baby
Big news for any wistful former Vine users in the house – the app is getting a reboot, under the new name Divine.  Divine is offering access to roughly 500,000 restored Vine videos from the original service, as well as offering creators the floor to post new Vines, which has attracted the attention of some […]
RSS May 1, 2026 12:00pm · Musically
TikTok launches new feature for audience reach
TikTok has just announced a new optimisation reminiscent of YouTube tags, which could be beneficial for artists reaching their intended audience.  As app researcher Jonah Manzano posted to Threads, in addition to TikTok’s automatically-added keywords to posts based on popular searches, the feature now also enables users to manage the keywords assigned to uploads as […]
RSS May 1, 2026 12:00pm · Musically
Fred Again.. is pushing the limits of USB002 shows
Fred again.. is known for his innovative ways of releasing music, playing live and engaging fans – as his recent USB002 tour has been further testament to.  The artist’s initial USB002 tour in late 2025 featured ten shows, ten cities, ten weeks and ten new tracks released at each tour stop – all to be […]
RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:40pm · Musically
Openstage launches ‘Fanbase API’ with Gorillaz and Yungblud
We’ve been covering the growing number of big-artist partnerships signed by Openstage in recent times, with Radiohead, Hayley Williams, Bad Bunny and Oasis among the clients using its tech for ticket pre-sales. Now the startup is expanding its scope with the launch of something called ‘Fanbase API’, which it describes as “a toolkit that enables artists […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:40pm · Musically
FAC reveals first artists supported by UK Artist Touring Fund
The money from the UK’s voluntary levy on arena and stadium tickets is already being distributed to support the country’s grassroots live sector. We reported on the Music Venue Trust’s plans earlier this week, and now the Featured Artists Coalition has announced the first musicians to benefit from its UK Artist Touring Fund – set up to […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Korin AI is ’trained with African datasets, built by Africans’
The biggest AI-music startups are based in the US, while there are plenty of innovative firms launching out of Europe and Asia. But Africa, too, has an emerging AI ecosystem. Korin AI is a good example. While its website is currently in a holding pattern ahead of its ‘Korin 2.0’ upgrade launch next week, news site OkayAfrica has […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Merlin’s ‘Engage’ mentorship program returns for fourth year
‘Engage’ is indie licensing agency Merlin’s annual mentorship program for female executives in the music industry. It is returning for its fourth year this month with its largest cohort yet. That means 18 pairings of mentors and mentees across 21 cities around the world – including mentees from Australia, India and Paraguay for the first […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Funding roundup: Tamber, Futures Music Group, Inversa…
This week brings a spate of new ventures and funding announcements in the music sphere. Starting with Tamber, a startup that pitches itself as a “sonic intelligence-powered creative suite”. What’s that? An AI-powered tool that’s “assistive, non-generative”, taking musicians’ text and vocal prompts and sourcing sounds from a library of audio recorded by humans – complete […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
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, Drake, The Weeknd and Ariana Grande. […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:00pm · Musically
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 Japan Takeshi Okada told us. “We […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:00pm · Musically
Aura readings are the new experiential marketing trend
There’s a new experiential marketing trend on the rise for brand activations that could provide some serious inspo for fan events.  According to Event Marketer, brands like Simply Pop and T-Mobile have tapped into the trend of aura reading – where attendees have their energy captured, visualised, and interpreted in real time.  These setups usually […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:00pm · Musically
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 pilot program for a small group of creators, before a […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:00pm · Musically
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 listening party, […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 24, 2026 11:30am · Musically
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 integrations with OpenAI’s ChatGPT as part of its apps directory […] The post is from Music Ally.