European independent-music body Impala is never shy about putting forward its views on how the music industry should develop.
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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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UK report highlights post-Brexit problems touring in the EU
The UK Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee certainly has its dander up when it comes to urging changes in the music industry. Its latest report focuses on the barriers […]
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YouTube reveals the 24 artists in its ‘Foundry’ class of 2026
Artists including Dua Lipa, Rosalía, Arlo Parks, Dave and Beabadoobee have benefited from YouTube’s ‘Foundry’ emerging-artists program over the years. Now its 2026 cohort has been announced. 24 artists are part […]
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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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French project ReDisco has recycled more than 1.2m records
Record-recycling is all the rage at the moment: witness our recent report on a WMG-backed pilot turning unsold vinyl into new records while keeping the sound quality high. In France, ReDisco has been at […]
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Popkollo wins Impala award for work with girls and trans youth
European indies body Impala has announced the winner of its 2026 ‘Changemaker’ award: Swedish youth-music organisation Popkollo. It focuses on running music camps and other activities for girls and trans youth, […]
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Artistic Futures wants to help songwriters find missing royalties
A European Union co-funded project called Artistic Futures is aiming to put AI to positive use for songwriters: by helping them to identify unclaimed royalties and broken metadata. The project is the […]
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Meta blames Iran and Russia for decline in daily active users
Red alert, red alert, klaxon klaxon! Meta had 3.56 billion daily active people across its apps in March 2026, down from 3.58 billion people in December 2025. Clear the decks for […]
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EC study examines music discoverability on streaming services
It’s a fine morning for fans of 337-page studies on the discoverability of diverse European cultural content in the digital environment. One has just been published by the European Commission! Stay […]
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Open letter pushes back on calls to ban Israel from Eurovision
Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is one of the hottest music-political potatoes in the world right now, just under a month before the event in Austria. In December, […]
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Rethinking European music exports: it’s not just about copying South Korea
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 […]
