Music News Stream

RSS Nov 17, 2025 1:50pm · Musically

SOM chairwoman sets out Swedish concerns about Downtown deal

The latest opinion piece criticising UMG’s plans to buy Downtown Music comes from Eva Karman Reinhold (pictured), chairwoman of Swedish industry body SOM, and a board member of European organisation Impala. It was originally published on Swedish site Musikindustrin, with Impala providing an English translation. Reinhold runs through arguments that have been a consistent thread in the opposition […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 17, 2025 1:45pm · Musically

New York City Comptroller has questions for Spotify about ICE ads

Brad Lander is the New York City comptroller – essentially the city’s independently-elected chief financial officer. The city’s public pension funds are under his wing; those funds include investments in Spotify. That has now spurred Lander to write to CEO Daniel Ek with some questions about the recent controversy over Spotify running recruitment ads from the US Immigration […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 17, 2025 1:17pm · Hypebot

The Musician’s Guide to Email Marketing

If you’re serious about growing your fanbase and revenue, this musicians guide to email marketing belongs at the center of your strategy. The post The Musician’s Guide to Email Marketing appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Nov 17, 2025 1:07pm · Music Business WorldWide

Paul McCartney adds track to vinyl version of ‘silent’ album protesting UK AI copyright law proposal

Profits from sales of the album donated to the charity, Help Musicians Source

RSS Nov 17, 2025 12:03pm · Music Business WorldWide

TIDAL opens direct uploads for indie artists, but tracks won’t earn royalties

TIDAL is launching a contest that will award $100,000 each for 10 artists whose work get playlisted among TIDAL Upload's headliners. Source

RSS Nov 17, 2025 11:46am · Musically

StubHub share-price falls after lack of Q4 guidance for analysts

Secondary-ticketing firm StubHub published its financial results for the third quarter of 2025 last week. Revenues were up. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 17, 2025 10:28am · Music Business WorldWide

Live Nation acquired Pukkelpop, one of Belgium’s largest music festivals. Now the market’s competition watchdog is investigating the deal.

The Belgian Competition Authority noted that Live Nation already provides artist booking services and organizes three of Belgium’s largest festivals. Source

RSS Nov 17, 2025 9:42am · Music Business WorldWide

Warner Music Group strikes deal with Feed.fm to supply licensed music clips for apps

The partnership promises to “make it easier for developers to integrate high-quality, fully-licensed song clips through a secure, scalable system.” Source

RSS Nov 14, 2025 7:16pm · Music Business WorldWide

‘I see an explosion of hybrid sounds coming from Africa. The next big global hits will come from these cultural crossovers.’

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Nuno Rocha, Head of Business Development for MENA, Lusophone, and Francophone markets at ONErpm Source

RSS Nov 14, 2025 6:08pm · Music Business WorldWide

Kabiru Bello, Head of A&R, EMEA at Warner Music, is leaving the company

Exec has worked at Warner Music Group since 2017 Source

RSS Nov 14, 2025 4:34pm · Music Business WorldWide

From 50,000 AI tracks flooding Deezer daily, to Spotify’s Premium Platinum pilot

The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source

RSS Nov 14, 2025 4:17pm · Hypebot

TuneCore Surpasses $5 Billion in Indie Artist Earnings

Independent artist development platform, TuneCore, announced that artist have now earned over $5 billion since the company started. The post TuneCore Surpasses $5 Billion in Indie Artist Earnings appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Nov 14, 2025 3:31pm · Music Business WorldWide

Leho Nigul promoted to Chief Technology Officer at WMG, as Ariel Bardin exits after three years

Nigul will lead WMG’s technology strategy, team, and product roadmap, reporting to CEO Robert Kyncl Source

RSS Nov 14, 2025 2:12pm · Hypebot

The “Tiny Desk Boom” Is Real: Here’s How NPR Helps Boost Artist Influence

Luminate Data helps quantify the influence of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts on artists' digital reach. The post The “Tiny Desk Boom” Is Real: Here’s How NPR Helps Boost Artist Influence appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Nov 14, 2025 2:09pm · Music Business WorldWide

TikTok launches ‘bulletin board’ broadcast channel feature for artists and creators

The new feature will make it 'quick and easy for creators to post news and updates, share exclusive content, and build thriving communities' Source

RSS Nov 14, 2025 1:59pm · Music Business WorldWide

Sony Music strikes partnership with the Netherlands’ Avalon Music, spanning A&R, Marketing and strategic investment

The partnership aims to expand Avalon’s reach across North Africa and develop local artists. Source

RSS Nov 14, 2025 1:50pm · Musically

Equal Beats: ‘The biggest reward has been seeing a real connection happen’

AlphaTheta made its name with DJ and music-production hardware, as well as the software to go with them. And now the Equal Beats podcast. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 14, 2025 1:34pm · Hypebot

Murat Esmer’s The Sound Vault Takes a Hybrid AI and Human Approach to Music Discovery

We sat down with Murat Esmer, founder and editor of The Sound Vault on Substack, to talk about his extensive music curation practice, and how AI helps him assert more. Continue reading The post Murat Esmer’s The Sound Vault Takes a Hybrid AI and Human Approach to Music Discovery appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Nov 14, 2025 1:20pm · Musically

Spotify’s Turkish charm offensive continues with ‘Icon Türkiye’

2025 has been a tricky year for Spotify in Türkiye. The country’s competition regulator launched an investigation into the company in July. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 14, 2025 1:00pm · Musically

AI music-transcription startup Songscription raises $5m

Songscription is putting AI technology to use for transcribing music, with a focus on helping musicians to transcribe their songs and jams. The post is from Music Ally.