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RSS Jun 3, 2026 2:00pm · Musically
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, they’re designed so that you can get started immediately. Explore our Sandbox archive here. Social media bans: what now? Driven by growing concerns over the […]
RSS Jun 3, 2026 1:29pm · Musically
2.5bn people are now using Google’s AI overviews in search
“People are increasingly turning to generative AI tools to help them find, sort through and understand information,” is how Google opens a blog post that goes on to say that its AI Overviews search feature now has “over 2.5 billion monthly active users”. A cynic might wonder how many of those people are less “turning to” this […]
RSS Jun 3, 2026 1:21pm · Musically
Meta’s latest tests focus on episodic reels and teen wellbeing
Barely a week goes by at the moment without Meta testing some new features on one of its apps and/or scrambling to head off concerns of regulators about the way they work. We’ve got one of each for you this morning. First, Meta is testing a new reels feature called ‘Series’ on Instagram and Facebook. […]
RSS Jun 3, 2026 12:45pm · Musically
New next-gen labels roundup: Volyum, Home Hits and Orinda
What do you want from a record label? If it’s “intentional and emotionally resonant audio music experiences” then today is your lucky day… That’s what Yannick Bolloré, CEO of advertising group Havas, is promising from its new label Volyum, armed with a name that even ChatGPT might think twice before suggesting in a brainstorming session. As […]
RSS Jun 3, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
SoundExchange and IFPI make it easier to get ISRCs assigned
The announcement of ‘new ISRC auto-assignment capabilities’ may sound dry, but it’s a valuable step forward in the ongoing battle to improve music metadata and get musicians and rightsholders paid accurately. In this case, it’s SoundExchange and the IFPI working together to ease the burden of registering International Standard Recording Codes (ISRCs) for individual recordings. “The new […]
RSS Jun 3, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Federal appeals court reverses 2 Live Crew catalogue ruling
Back in October 2024, veteran rap group 2 Live Crew won a legal battle over the termination rights for their recordings catalogue. They had faced off in court against label Lil Joe Records, which had acquired the catalogue in the mid-1990s. As we noted in our reporting at the time, the case hinged on whether termination […]
RSS Jun 3, 2026 11:45am · Musically
ARIA boss blasts latest call for pro-AI copyright reforms
Scott Farquhar became one of Australia’s first tech billionaires in 2015 when his company Atlassian went public, although he stepped down in 2024 to focus on his family, philanthropy and to “help further the technology industry globally”. He may not be a name that trips off the tongue of people who aren’t either Australian or […]