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RSS Dec 10, 2025 12:16pm · Music Business WorldWide

The following MBW op/ed comes from Frederic Schindler, founder of music supervision company Too Young Ltd. and the licensing platform Catalog Source

RSS Dec 10, 2025 12:12pm · Music Business WorldWide

ABBA Voyage has had a $2.7bn economic impact in the UK since 2022 opening, says report

In 2025 alone, the concert experience added £660 million ($878m) in UK turnover compared with £1.40 billion ($1.86bn) in the first two years combined. Source

RSS Dec 10, 2025 12:01pm · Music Business WorldWide

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ Die With a Smile is Vevo’s most watched music video in 2025 with 932m global views; JENNIE records biggest premiere with 33.4m views in first 14 days

On Vevo’s premiere charts, South Korean artist JENNIE's Like JENNIE recorded the most views globally in its first 14 days at 33.4 million. Source

RSS Dec 10, 2025 12:00pm · Billboard

Tileyard Education Announces Music Business Summer Camp in Association With Billboard U.K.

The four-week online programme runs in June 2026 and is designed for emerging artists and future music industry professionals.

RSS Dec 10, 2025 11:34am · Music Business WorldWide

China’s Modern Sky strikes partnership with Steel Wool Entertainment, including a strategic investment, to expand operations in the US

Steel Wool will also assist Modern Sky in supporting independent artists seeking international reach. Source

RSS Dec 10, 2025 11:30am · Musically

Boxscore chart reveals five tours grossed over $300m in last year

Two concert charts in two days, and Coldplay tops them both. The second is the annual Boxscore chart published by Billboard. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Dec 10, 2025 11:15am · Billboard

Foo Fighters’ One-Off Tasmania Concert Sells Out In ‘Record Time’

'We’re literally flying down for 48 hours… we’ll go onstage and blast it out for three hours, then come home,' explains Dave Grohl.

RSS Dec 10, 2025 11:15am · Musically

ABBA Voyage has contributed more than £2bn to the UK’s economy

ABBA’s holo-tastic ABBA Voyage concerts kicked off in 2022 in a 3,000-capacity venue in London. But how much is it worth to the UK economy? The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Dec 10, 2025 11:00am · Musically

Hangout adds a fully-licensed Generate Music’ AI feature

Social-music service Hangout launched in November 2024 as a revival of early-2010s platform Turntable·fm. Now it has a GenAI feature. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Dec 10, 2025 10:45am · Musically

Spotify takes its beta music-videos feature to US and Canada

Spotify’s music videos feature, which is still officially in beta, has expanded to the US and Canada this week. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Dec 10, 2025 10:30am · Musically

Study: most US teenagers are using YouTube and TikTok every day

The US-based Pew Research Center has published its latest study into the online habits of teenagers. It reveals that 92% of them use YouTube. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Dec 10, 2025 10:15am · Musically

Pinterest’s 2026 trends include Gummy, Glamoratti and Poetcore

If you, like us, love a trends report with new phrases to baffle your friends with, Pinterest’s predictions for 2026 are a rich source. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Dec 10, 2025 10:01am · Musically

Katseye are TikTok’s top artist of 2025 with over 30bn views

There’s a very cosmopolitan feel to TikTok’s chart of its top artists in 2025, and not just because the top spot is taken by Katseye. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Dec 10, 2025 9:54am · Musically

Spotify confirms it paid no royalties to fake King Gizzard band

We reported yesterday on the removal from Spotify of music uploaded to the service in the name of ‘King Lizard Wizard’. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Dec 10, 2025 9:34am · Musically

European Commission investigates Google over AI training

Yesterday, the European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into Google, focusing on its AI training processes. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Dec 10, 2025 7:36am · Musically

Downtown Music CTO, Tom Allen: “People are running scared from AI”

Technical skills: Tom Allen is CTO at Downtown Music, where he oversees the company’s deployment of technology and how it works with external products and services. Music companies’ relationship with technology has shifted dramatically over the past century.…

RSS Dec 10, 2025 5:00am · Musically

Connect Chats: Nathalie Birocheau – ‘Stay curious, stay transparent’

“The thing that has impressed me the most this year is how quickly AI has stopped being a buzzword,” says Ircam Amplify’s Nathalie Birocheau. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Dec 9, 2025 10:03pm · Pitchfork News

An Evening With PinkPantheress Extends Into 2026

The singer-producer returns to North America next spring

RSS Dec 9, 2025 9:53pm · Pitchfork News

Devo Add Another Tour to Their 2026 Slate

One for themselves and one with the B-52s

RSS Dec 9, 2025 9:53pm · Rolling Stone Music News

Grammy-Nominated Singer Stabbed to Death, Son with Alleged ‘Mental Instability’ Arrested

Jubilant Sykes was found with stabbing wounds inside his Santa Monica, Calif., home after a 911 call, police said