The filings are in for the ‘Phonorecords V’ process to set the mechanical-royalty rates for music streaming in the US for the next five years. And NMPA boss David Israelite is already on Instagram ...

There is definitely something in the air around predictive intelligence tools for the music industry. We’ve written about HumanCulture, Rocketship and SeatGeek’s TourIQ in recent weeks, and now ...

One of the encouraging trends in AI-music this year is the growing number of startups that, right from launch, talk about their commitment to ethical training policies.

The current inhabitant of the White House has made it very clear: anyone who doesn’t stop saying ‘artificial intelligence’ and start using his preferred term of ‘super intelligence’ is “THE ENEMY”.

While Bollywood remains the biggest segment in India, its growth is slowing down, revealed Luminate last week. According to the entertainment data company, in the first half of 2026, streams […] ...

When promoter Team Innovation and ticketing platform thumpN announced Arijit Singh’s long-awaited return to the road, they ...

When Raye announced a show in London’s Royal Albert Hall, you’d expect demand for tickets to be high. But when the show received 1.8 pre-sale million sign-ups – for a 5000 seat show – it became clear ...

UK-based organisation Black Lives in Music (BLiM) has launched a new report titled Race Equality in Music Event Licensing (REMEL) - which it says is “the most comprehensive investigation to date into ...

Distributor Too Lost has launched a daily public report page, which shares operational data from its platform, including support volumes and resolution times, DSP deliveries, payout acceptance times, ...

Spotify’s Get Ready for 2026 Wrapped landing page is now live on Spotify for Artists. Aside from the usual message for fans, eligible artists can this year share a performance video too. These could ...

Two lawsuits caught our eye today, both of which tell you something about the tension between established artist contracts and music rights – and how they fit in a modern media and legal landscape.

BMG and Concord are now one company, but is it a merger or an acquisition? Chief transformation officer Kent Hoskins used another word when he appeared at this week’s Music Ally Publishing Summit. “I ...