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UK artist D3lta says the “fundamentals don’t change” regarding fan outreach post-social media bans

Sonia Chien — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:35:34 +0000

Earlier in June, the UK became the latest country to propose a ban on social media for under 16s — in an announcement by the Labour Party’s Keir Starmer which has since been somewhat eclipsed by the news of his resignation.

Partner at Fox Rothschild, Cynthia Katz: “Any and all revenue streams related to music have turned into an asset class”

Eamonn Forde — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:02:00 +0000

Eamonn Forde Meets… – each month, the veteran music business journalist speaks to a senior industry figure about the topics that really matter – and gets the opinions of the people who make the decisions that count.

Key Production founder and CEO, Karen Emanuel: “I’ve always found it really odd that people don’t value their staff”

Eamonn Forde — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 06:05:00 +0000

President of CD Baby, Molly Neuman: “There is a narrowing of success where there should be a big pool of possibility”

Eamonn Forde — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:34:03 +0000

Johnny Marr talks mentorship, musicians and venue closures

Joe Sparrow — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000

It’s perhaps a little frustrating being Johnny Marr: despite being widely recognised as one of the greatest British songwriters, the legacy of his earliest work as guitarist and songwriter in The Smiths looms large over everything he has done since – all the more remarkable considering the indie icons were only active for four, hyper-productive years.

Michelle Szeto on why superfan relationships can’t be just transactional

Sarah Seukeran — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:03:00 +0000

Team Talk is Music Ally’s interview series, where our marketing experts speak to music industry teams about their latest work, best practices, and smart strategies. You can find the archive here.

Jungle’s ‘Back on 74’ – a viral trend 10 years in the making

Marlen Hüllbrock — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

NMPA president & CEO David Israelite: music publishing must be the first thought, not an afterthought

Eamonn Forde — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:40:22 +0000

AIM CEO Silvia Montello: Apple Music Atmos royalty change hurts Indies

Eamonn Forde — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Interview – Believe CEO Denis Ladegaillerie: “India is the perfect market”

Amit Gurbaxani — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0000

This exclusive interview is taken from our recent Quarterly Report – the 2023 International Report – which Music Ally subscribers can access here in full.

Last.fm is 20: VP of Product Michael Horan on Last.fm’s 20 years in music-tech – and the future of data in the music industry

Music Ally — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 16:30:19 +0000

This article from Last.fm is Partner Content. The Music Ally Focus Podcast recently welcomed Michael Horan, VP of Product at Last.fm, which is just about to hit a remarkable milestone: […]

The post is from Music Ally.

Interview: Jenuelle Na-Oy and Nelson Navarro from Music Ally’s Creative Entrepreneur Programme

Joe Sparrow — Thu, 06 May 2021 05:30:28 +0000

Music Ally launched our Creative Entrepreneur Programme (CEP) in early 2020 as a way to give skills and support to young people in the UK between 18 – 25 who want to understand how the modern music industry works – but may not have the support or resources to access opportunities, or lack access to traditional academic or vocational pathways.

Spotify CEO talks Covid-19, artist incomes and podcasting (interview)

Stuart Dredge — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:28:58 +0000

Spotify announced its latest financial results yesterday, with growth in listeners and subscribers at the top end of its forecasts, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. CEO Daniel Ek talked to Music Ally after the financials were announced, starting with his view on the growth.

CISAC report reveals growth in global music collections

Stuart Dredge — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 08:50:19 +0000

CISAC, the global collecting-societies body, has published its annual ‘Global Collections Report’ setting out the 2018 collections of its 239 members in more than 120 countries.

Transgressive Records at 15: ‘Sometimes great things take time…’

Eamonn Forde — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 06:00:48 +0000

On paper, 2004 was one of the worst years in living memory to set up a record label. The decade-and-a-half decline in recorded-music revenues was well underway, with CD sales falling off a cliff. And the main lifeline in sight, Apple’s iTunes Store, was unbundling the traditional album. Optimism was in short supply.