Beyond the heated debates and dealmaking around GenAI music, use of chatbots and other AI tools is growing rapidly across the music industry.
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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.
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Live-focused superfans startup Swsh raises $4m funding round
Swsh is the latest superfan-focused music startup, but its focus is on a specific aspect of fandom: live experiences.
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Indigo is the latest startup connecting artists and superfans
There is no shortage of startups hoping to help artists connect with their keenest fans. The latest to join the throng is Indigo, whose co-founders include Demi Weitz, whose Quarantunes initiative […]
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Next-gen music culture: key shifts, scenes and genres in 2026
We are gearing up for the Music Ally NEXT conference on 18 June in London, and one of its strands will focus on ‘next-gen music culture’.
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Luminate digs into music superfans’ demographic differences
Does age matter? It may do when it comes to music superfans, according to research firm Luminate. Its latest study explores some of the differences in fandom for various demographics, and makes […]
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Charli XCX is planning ‘conversations’ with fans in New York
Fancy a chat with Charli XCX? If you’re in New York, you may have to join a long queue… With fans eagerly awaiting her next post-Brat move, the British star’s latest […]
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Hybe reports biggest-ever first quarter with revenues up 39.5%
South Korean music firm Hybe enjoyed a bumper Q1 this year, and no prizes for guessing one of the prime drivers of its growth: BTS. Hybe reported revenues of KRW 698.3bn […]
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Fred Again.. uses Dropbox to share USB002 tour content with fans
When Fred Again.. kicked off its USB002 tour last year, there was a message to fans to put their phones in their pockets in order to properly live in the […]
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Music, Sports, and the Fans Who Got There First
A couple of years ago, I was standing in a live music venue in my hometown of Paris, France and tears started streaming down my face uncontrollably. The artist on […]
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Openstage launches ‘Fanbase API’ with Gorillaz and Yungblud
We’ve been covering the growing number of big-artist partnerships signed by Openstage in recent times, with Radiohead, Hayley Williams, Bad Bunny and Oasis among the clients using its tech for ticket […]
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Instagram sets out its stall as a ‘music superfandom’ platform
“Music superfans are on Instagram,” is one of the lead takeaways in a new report commissioned by Instagram from Luminate.
