Hip-hop nostalgics could lose plenty of time going misty-eyed while scrolling through Genius and Sprite’s ‘The Living Tracklist’ collaboration.
Author Archives: Stuart Dredge
Music Ally's Head of Insight
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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 […]
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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 […]
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MMF and YouTube managers accelerator evolves into ‘Hyperdrive’
UK managers body the MMF has a long-term relationship with YouTube for its management accelerator. Now the program is evolving and rebranding as ‘Hyperdrive’. The idea is similar: a four-month […]
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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 latest report.
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Open letter: Musicians ‘must not be pressured into AI deals’ by rightsholders
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: the music industry wants permission, payment and transparency from AI companies.
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Role Model is first artist to use Spotify ‘Reserved’ ticketing
Spotify’s next big step into ticketing is rolling out. ‘Reserved’ was announced last month at Spotify’s investor day in New York, and is now live for its premium subscribers in the […]
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BandLab launches major update for its education-focused version
Music-creation firm BandLab’s business isn’t just about its mobile app for consumers. It also has BandLab for Education, a version designed to be used in classrooms. Now it’s getting a […]
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Penske Media Corporation acquires digital publisher Vox Media
Having already snaffled Billboard, Variety, Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter as part of its corporate expansion, Penske Media Corporation (PMC) has now made its next acquisitive move. The company […]
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‘No Fakes Act’ takes its next step towards becoming US law
The ‘No Fakes Act’ is the proposed US legislation tackling unauthorised AI deepfakes, which was recently reintroduced for a third time in the Senate.
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Linear Festivals founders win International Entrepreneur of the Year
Congratulations to Vishruti Bindal and Bharavi, the co-founders of Linear Festivals in India. They have won the 2026 Music Ally International Entrepreneur of the Year award, in association with Universal Music Group […]
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UMG UK’s Rebecca Allen: ‘We’ve got to pivot, we’ve got to adapt’
If you’re looking at how major labels are reshaping themselves for the next era, Rebecca Allen is one of the best primary sources.
