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Author Archives: Joe Sparrow
Managing Editor, Music Ally
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Building a More Trusted Platform for Artists and Listeners
In today’s music landscape, it’s more important than ever for artists to build real connections with their listeners. Artists want to represent themselves authentically, deepen their relationships with fans, and […]
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Country Profile – Poland 2026
Poland’s music industry is in rude health – although exports remain problematic.
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More Prediction Markets: Meta aiming to create prediction market platform – report
Meta’s internal R&D team has long been trying to build new stuff that allows the company to expand outside of its titanic trios of Instagram and Facebook – with varying success. […]
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Spotify seeking to grow ad business via AI ad voice-overs and automation
Yesterday, we reported that Snap was looking to juice up its ad offer by adding AI-powered tools, and lo! here’s another ad platform doing a similar thing. Spotify’s VP of […]
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Deezer lets fans remix songs in-app, with original artists compensated accordingly
It’s been clear for a while now that music has moved from being a thing that a small number of people make, and the rest of us listen to, to […]
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Luminate data: US market diversifying away from domestic and Anglophone music
The US has always, understandably, been a domestic-centric market – but it’s now at a “vibrant international crossroads”, a new Luminate report says. While two thirds of on-demand audio streams are […]
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Anukari is a virtual 3D Lego-like build-your-own synth platform
We in Music Ally’s Editorial team are always looking for ways to distract ourselves from work (Hey, get back to your writing – ed.) and this year the World Cup, […]
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UK competition watchdog levies £900k fine on StubHub UK and orders additional £590k refund to customers
The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) watchdog has levied a £900,000 fine on StubHub UK for “drip pricing” and ordered it to also refund 50,000 customers to the tune of £590,000 – on average around £10 per transaction.
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Era-defining executive, label chief, and producer Clive Davis dies aged 94
Music industry giant Clive Davis has died, at the age of 94. Davis helped shaped the modern music industry though a series of adroit signings that showcased his skill for […]
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Olivia Rodrigo announces festival with all-women line-up; net proceeds go to non-profits
There’s an increasing pattern of music superstars – often, we have noticed, women – who are using their leverage not merely to talk about causes they believe in, but to roll […]
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AI Round Up: platform news, new marketing tools, and SZA, Jack Conte and Fenix Flexin
AI is in an unusual position where it sparks polarised public opinions, yet is simultaneously being used by everyone and their dog to do things that they couldn’t do before: […]
