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Openstage is connecting fan-data to Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT
Beyond the heated debates and dealmaking around GenAI music, use of chatbots and other AI tools is…
Misheard ‘Doobie Scoot Canoe’ lyric fuels a big TikTok surge
Excuse me while I kiss this guy… All the lonely Starbucks lovers… Parrot, parrot, parrot eyes… and…
Impala outlines new five-step plan for the digital-music market
European independent-music body Impala is never shy about putting forward its views on how the music industry…
Lume to offer fans ‘the world of an album’ – and Lorde is on board
It’s a year since the release of Lorde’s fourth album, ‘Virgin’, and she celebrated the anniversary by dropping…
Tidal allows AI-generated music – but it won’t earn royalties
Tidal is the latest music-streaming service to set out its policies around AI-generated music, and it’s going…
Madonna preps livestream and pop-ups with TikTok and iHeartRadio
Madonna-maniacs, take note: this Thursday (2 July) the Queen of Pop is hosting a listening party for…
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Latest music-tech insight report
Music Ally Insight Report :: Startups 2025
Welcome to Music Ally’s music-tech startups Insight Report for 2025. As in previous years, this report aligns with our annual startup showcase, contest and mentorship support program, Music Ally SI:X, which is supported this year by Amazon Music, ASCAP Lab, Push Entertainment, Reed Smith LLP, Rock Paper Scissors, and Universal Music Group Digital Innovation. Each…
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Report: There are now more than 400m Gen-Z fans of esports
It’s been a little while since we checked in on the esports market, but y’know who’s checking in regularly on professional gaming tournaments? Gen-Z, that’s who. At least, that’s a…
Le Sserafim return to the stage of gaming event BlizzCon 2026
BlizzCon is the annual convention held by games company Blizzard Entertainment, whose franchises include World of Warcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone and Overwatch. It’s been going since 2005, and music often plays…
Reactional Music wins €2.5 million EIC grant to scale gaming “music monetisation layer”
We’ve written about Stockholm-based Reactional Music a lot before, including a series of partnerships with industry rightsholders, and a $2m fundraising round. Their premise is a tantalising one: a platform that helps…
Music Technology UK relaunches FemTUK and aims to increase number of female founders
Music Technology UK (MTUK), the trade association for the UK’s Music Tech sector, recently relaunched FemTUK, its community supporting female founders and aspiring founders in Music Tech. It’s now appointed Sarah Jones,…
Digital replicas, avatars, and NIL rights: is this the future of music?
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…
Despite dying 30 years ago, Tupac Shakur is acting in a new game
Acting in games – voice but also motion-capture and likeness – is a growing opportunity for actors. Tupac Shakur included, despite being dead.
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Openstage is connecting fan-data to Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT
Beyond the heated debates and dealmaking around GenAI music, use of chatbots and other AI tools is growing rapidly across the music industry.
Impala outlines new five-step plan for the digital-music market
European independent-music body Impala is never shy about putting forward its views on how the music industry should develop.
Tidal allows AI-generated music – but it won’t earn royalties
Tidal is the latest music-streaming service to set out its policies around AI-generated music, and it’s going further than many of its peers.
Backstreet Boys are latest artists to file for voice trademarks
Everybody! (Yeah!) File your trademarks! (Yeah!) Everybody! (Yeah!) Protect your body of vocal work… alright! No, it doesn’t scan. But US man-band Backstreet Boys have become the latest artist to…
Google has thoughts on AI and copyright regulation in the US
“The debate over AI governance is stuck in a false choice between over-regulation and no regulation. There is a middle way,” noted the tech giant in a blog post about its…
Suno launches grants, mentorship and support for indie artists who use the platform
Earlier this week, we reported on SZA’s fury with AI platforms like Suno, and the artists that collaborate with them. Her warning to other artists – all-caps tirade warning – was…
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Lume to offer fans ‘the world of an album’ – and Lorde is on board
It’s a year since the release of Lorde’s fourth album, ‘Virgin’, and she celebrated the anniversary by dropping 49 demos.
Innovate UK launches £10m funding competition for ‘createch’ startups – music included
Innovate UK’s latest competition will see it invest up to £10m in ‘createch’ startups. The good news is that music is included.
GigLogic is a “gig intelligence platform” to help artists evaluate live gig income
Touring, as every artist knows, is a tough game. Uncertainty is high, margins are razor thin, and once an artist deducts piffling luxuries like, erm, accommodation and food from their…
Tuned Global partners with music prediction app FanLabel
It’s prediction market news week here on Music Ally, apparently – to catch up, try listening to The Price of Music from a couple of days ago – and in that episode, we wondered…
Tools :: Highnote FM
As legacy platform algorithms become less creator-friendly, many artists have faced the dilemma of their fans not seeing tour dates, release announcements and other updates on their feeds. We think…
Reactional Music wins €2.5 million EIC grant to scale gaming “music monetisation layer”
We’ve written about Stockholm-based Reactional Music a lot before, including a series of partnerships with industry rightsholders, and a $2m fundraising round. Their premise is a tantalising one: a platform that helps…
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Misheard ‘Doobie Scoot Canoe’ lyric fuels a big TikTok surge
Excuse me while I kiss this guy… All the lonely Starbucks lovers… Parrot, parrot, parrot eyes… and now Doobie Scoot Canoe.
Madonna preps livestream and pop-ups with TikTok and iHeartRadio
Madonna-maniacs, take note: this Thursday (2 July) the Queen of Pop is hosting a listening party for her new album ‘Confessions II’.
Threads, Instagram and TikTok update customisable algorithm features
It appears that social media might be moving away from opaque systems that predict user interests, and instead are handing over the reins for users to decide. Platforms like Threads,…
The Ting Tings share TikTok CML experiment
In a time where it feels like it’s getting harder and harder to cut through the noise on TikTok, due to an ever-increasing volume of music and posts being uploaded…
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.…
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:…
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Report: There are now more than 400m Gen-Z fans of esports
It’s been a little while since we checked in on the esports market, but y’know who’s checking in regularly on professional gaming tournaments? Gen-Z, that’s who. At least, that’s a…
Le Sserafim return to the stage of gaming event BlizzCon 2026
BlizzCon is the annual convention held by games company Blizzard Entertainment, whose franchises include World of Warcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone and Overwatch. It’s been going since 2005, and music often plays…
Reactional Music wins €2.5 million EIC grant to scale gaming “music monetisation layer”
We’ve written about Stockholm-based Reactional Music a lot before, including a series of partnerships with industry rightsholders, and a $2m fundraising round. Their premise is a tantalising one: a platform that helps…
Digital replicas, avatars, and NIL rights: is this the future of music?
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…
Despite dying 30 years ago, Tupac Shakur is acting in a new game
Acting in games – voice but also motion-capture and likeness – is a growing opportunity for actors. Tupac Shakur included, despite being dead.
Sandbox Guide :: Embracing the youth social media bans
Sandbox Guides are for music marketers: explaining new platforms, new strategies, and how to build new audiences. Featuring cutting-edge case studies, expert interviews, benchmark data, and a series of actionable takeaways,…
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