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RSS May 26, 2026 12:32pm · Musically
Un:hurd Music launches its own ‘tech-enabled marketing agency’
Startup Un:hurd Music has been building its business of marketing-tools for artists, with more than 200,000 signed up. Now it’s launching a new venture for managers and labels called Contxt. It’s described as “a tech-enabled marketing agency” focusing on “teams who want a partner to do the heavy lifting, whilst having a clear, transparent and realtime […]
RSS May 26, 2026 12:31pm · Musically
Charli XCX ‘b-sides’ will be Instagram and vinyl-only releases
Streaming has eroded the value of b-sides for single releases, but Charli XCX is doing her bit to bring the idea back ahead of her upcoming album. ‘I Keep on Thinking about You Every Single Day and Night’ was the b-side for lead track ‘Rock Music’, and ‘Playboy Bunny’ is the b-side for second single […]
RSS May 26, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
SoundCloud and Overtune strike deal and launch creator contest
Overtune is a popular service for creating music, and SoundCloud is a popular service for creators to upload their music. An opportunity for partnership, you’d think. And now it has come to pass. Overtune will now include a feature to publish tracks directly to SoundCloud, as well as joining the latter company’s benefits program. To […]
RSS May 26, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Ozzy Osbourne avatar is ‘not gonna be f***ing lame’ says son
Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died last July, and plans for his legacy are firmly underway – including the announcement last week that he’s the latest musician being turned into a posthumous avatar. Son Jack Osbourne revealed at the Licensing Expo conference that his family are working with metaverse firm Hyperreal on the technology. The company has previously worked […]
RSS May 26, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
TikTok’s new UMG deal cracks down on unauthorised GenAI music
It’s just over two years since Universal Music Group and TikTok renewed their licensing deal after a damaging (and public) fall-out over terms, as well as UMG’s claim that TikTok was “flooded with AI-generated recordings”. That appears to have been a two-year agreement, because late last week the two companies announced its renewal – thankfully for all concerned with […]
RSS May 26, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Ed Sheeran leaves WMG (but not because he’s ‘disgruntled’)
It’s the end of an era for Ed Sheeran… and no, not just because he shaved his head a few weeks ago. But his follicular fresh start did, as it turns out, point the way to his big news this week. “A lot of new beginnings in my life atm,” wrote Sheeran at the time. And […]
RSS May 26, 2026 11:30am · Musically
Live Nation files to reverse US monopoly verdict but faces UK pressure
Live Nation has made its latest move to overturn the recent verdict that it is an illegal monopoly in the US. However, it could soon be facing another policy headache across the Atlantic due to calls for a new competition investigation in the UK. In the US, the company has filed two motions with Manhattan […]
RSS May 25, 2026 10:01am · Music Business WorldWide
Has Warner Turned A Corner?
The latest 'Tim's Take' from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham Source
RSS May 22, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Lisa, Anitta and Rema team up for globe-spanning World Cup song
One of the big industry talking points in recent years has been about artists from the most exciting non-Anglo territories collaborating with one another – no English-language artists required to break a track globally. One of the tracks on this year’s ‘Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album’ (yes, that’s a thing) offers the latest example, […]
RSS May 22, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
WMG-backed pilot shows unsold vinyl records can be recycled
Recycled vinyl has been A Thing for a while now… but is it really A Thing that sounds as good as non-recycled vinyl? A pilot scheme from Warner Music Group and GZ Media aims to prove that it does. The pilot involved taking 10,000 unsold records, shredding them, and then pressing new records made up […]
RSS May 22, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Endel and Richie Hawtin’s ‘Deeper Focus’ gets ‘remastered and reduced’
Five years ago, techno titan Richie Hawtin teamed up with AI-music startup Endel to launch ‘Deeper Focus’ – an “adaptive soundscape” based on his samples and creative DNA. Since then, it has been streamed for more than 5m hours. Now it’s getting a reworking: ‘Deeper Focus: Remastered and Reduced’. Launched this week, it enables listeners to […]