Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns voicing the opinions of notable authors, or advancing specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion, are not […]
Tag: Guest Columns
We occasionally publish posts which voice the opinions of guest authors, and advance specific perspectives on important issues. They are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and are not paid-for.
Artists winning on the road build more than a stage (guest column)
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns voicing the opinions of notable authors, or advancing specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion, are not […]
Ticketing’s Real Problem Isn’t Live Nation – Guest column
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns voicing the opinions of notable authors, or advancing specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion, are not […]
What the PRS v Steam dispute should teach the games industry – guest column
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns voicing the opinions of notable authors, or advancing specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion, are not […]
Why infrastructure is the key to Africa’s long-term music success: guest column
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns voicing the opinions of notable authors, or advancing specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion, are not […]
New & used: the majors’ pivot away from new music (guest column)
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns voicing the opinions of notable authors, or advancing specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion, are not […]
Guest Post: Words matter. So why do lyrics generate just 1% of publishing income?
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns which voice the opinions of notable authors that advance specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and […]
Licensed or lost? In the future of AI training, “the world is splintering”
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns which voice the opinions of notable authors that advance specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and […]
Beyond direct licensing: building a blanket solution for generative AI (guest column)Â
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns which voice the opinions of notable authors that advance specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and […]
How GenAI music is hacking the system – and getting paid
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns which voice the opinions of notable authors that advance specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and […]
How music discovery and fan commitment are inextricably linked
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns which voice the opinions of notable authors that advance specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and […]
“Unimaginable in any other sector” – Impala’s Helen Smith on planned Downtown acquisition
Last week, the European Commission started its investigation into UMG’s planned acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings. A number of independent music companies and others in the space have raised their concerns in Brussels – and the executive chair of one of them, Impala’s Helen Smith, has penned this guest column:

