Amit Gurbaxani, Author at Music Ally https://musically.com/author/amit-gurbaxani/ Analysis, knowledge and skills for the modern global music business Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:15:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://musically.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-music-ally-square-favicon-32x32.png Amit Gurbaxani, Author at Music Ally https://musically.com/author/amit-gurbaxani/ 32 32 212918794 Spotify India enters into “first-of-its-kind telco partnership” with Vi https://musically.com/2026/06/29/spotify-india-enters-into-first-of-its-kind-telco-partnership-with-vi/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:15:52 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=272554

Vi—which was created from the merger of the telecom companies Vodafone India and the Aditya Birla Group conglomerate’s Idea Cellular—has entered into a partnership with Spotify. Through the tie-up, Vi […]

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Sonu Nigam’s I Believe Your Music will bring other artists under his label https://musically.com/2026/06/25/sonu-nigams-i-believe-your-music-will-bring-other-artists-under-his-label/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:45:23 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=272383

On his birthday—which falls on 30 July—in 2020, Sonu Nigam launched his own label I Believe Music. This year, the veteran Indian film playback and pop singer used another special […]

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UK-based Virtuoso Music expands into India https://musically.com/2026/06/25/uk-based-virtuoso-music-expands-into-india/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:55:45 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=272305

UK-based music company Virtuoso Music, which is “dedicated to empowering artists, amplifying creativity and creating experiences”, has announced its expansion into India. Like in the UK, the firm will work […]

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Diljit Dosanjh breaks own record with North American leg of ‘Aura’ tour  https://musically.com/2026/06/25/diljit-dosanjh-breaks-own-record-with-north-american-leg-of-aura-tour/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:45:48 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=272312

Attendance and revenue figures for tours by Indian acts are hard to come by. Among the exceptions are the record-breaking runs by Diljit Dosanjh. The 15-date, 13-city North American leg […]

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TuneCore will take an Indian act to this year’s Axean Festival https://musically.com/2026/06/24/tunecore-will-take-an-indian-act-to-this-years-axean-festival/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:50:34 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=272268 tunecore logo

TuneCore has been among the sponsors of the Axean Festival since the South-East Asian music conference and showcase’s inaugural edition in 2021. As part of its association with the event, […]

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AI background music startup Tringbox is also working with live venues https://musically.com/2026/06/23/ai-background-music-startup-tringbox-is-also-working-with-live-venues/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:55:26 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=272173

Among the venues that Indian AI background music startup Tringbox has been working with are cafés, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and hotels—places that are likely to also host live performances. The […]

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How DJ duo MadStarBase’s Bollywood bootlegs got an official release https://musically.com/2026/06/22/how-dj-duo-madstarbases-bollywood-bootlegs-got-an-official-release/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:00:09 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=272118

Delhi-based DJ-producer duo MadStarBase aka Neal Sekhri and Anant Ahuja have signed a deal with Saregama to officially release four remixes of classic Hindi film songs that the pair first […]

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Indian performance rights organisation PPL reinstated as a copyright society https://musically.com/2026/06/22/indian-performance-rights-organisation-ppl-reinstated-as-a-copyright-society/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:50:53 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=272100

In 2021, the government of India’s decision to register Recorded Music Performance Limited (RMPL), and not Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), as the country’s sole copyright society with respect to sound […]

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Indian AI background music startup Tringbox raises seed funding https://musically.com/2026/06/19/indian-ai-background-music-startup-tringbox-raises-seed-funding/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:48:26 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=271951

Tringbox is an Indian AI startup that’s making background music more generic and specific at the same time. The Mumbai-headquartered company has built what it describes as an “environment-aware” platform […]

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Report highlights big-tech platforms’ role in spreading Indian ‘hate music’ https://musically.com/2026/06/19/report-highlights-big-tech-platforms-role-in-spreading-indian-hate-music/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:40:36 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=271946

US-based non-profit The Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) has published a report titled ‘Profiting from Hate Music: The Role of YouTube, Meta, Spotify and Apple Music in […]

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Artist deals round-up: Yugm, Prateeksha Srivastava, Sunanda Sharma https://musically.com/2026/06/19/artist-deals-round-up-yugm-prateeksha-srivastava-sunanda-sharma/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:15:54 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=271940

Folk-fusion band Yugm and Indian classical-fusion duo Harshad and Duhita Golesar are the first acts to sign with TSC Artists, a new platform launched by Indian record label The Shakti Collective […]

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Warner Music India expands into Bengali music market with SVF Entertainment deal https://musically.com/2026/06/17/warner-music-india-expands-into-bengali-music-market-leader-with-svf-entertainment-deal/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=271754

Warner Music India has entered into a partnership with Kolkata-headquartered media conglomerate SVF Entertainment to gain a foothold in the Bengali music market. SVF Entertainment, which has produced over 180 […]

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Republic Collective, Shivam Malhotra launch South Asian music label Ziza Records https://musically.com/2026/06/16/republic-collective-shivam-malhotra-team-up-to-launch-ziza-records/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:25:07 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=271688

Universal Music Group division Republic Collective has partnered with Indian music entrepreneur Shivam Malhotra’s US-based enterprise Ziza Inc. to launch Ziza Records. The multi-year joint venture will focus on developing […]

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Post Malone’s Guwahati concert had an economic impact of Rs43 crore https://musically.com/2026/06/12/post-malones-guwahati-concert-had-an-economic-impact-of-rs43-crore/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:10:14 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=271464

When BookMyShow announced that Guns N’ Roses would be returning to India to play two cities in November, that Bengaluru was one of them was no surprise given that it’s […]

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Lexic launches legal mentorship programme for Indian independent acts  https://musically.com/2026/06/11/lexic-launches-legal-mentorship-programme-for-indian-independent-acts/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:35:14 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=271425

Music lawyer Sandhya Surendran, who runs Lexic, is marking the tenth anniversary of her Bengaluru-based law firm with the launch of Lighthouse, an initiative through which four Indian or Indian-origin […]

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