MOBO Awards founder Kanya King dies at 57
'The music world has lost one of its most fearless champions.' Source
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UMG’s south-east Asia moves continue with S1 partnership
Universal Music Group has been making a number of moves in south-east Asia recently. The latest is a partnership with S1 in Thailand.
Taco Bell adds 100 more artists to its ‘Feed The Beat’ initiative
Taco Bell has been supporting hungry artists on tour for 20 years now via its ‘Feed The Beat’ initiative, which began in 2006.
Embracing the youth social media bans
Our latest Sandbox explores the under-16 youth social media bans, first introduced by Australia this past December. A growing number of countries have followed suit, with Indonesia, Brazil, and, as of June 1, Malaysia all now requiring social media platforms to implement similar age verification measures. It’s a complex issue with emotive arguments on both […]
How artists are riding the Off Campus sync wave
In mid-May, Amazon Prime Video launched the first season of their new show Off Campus, which instantly became a global hit. The series reached 36 mil viewers in its first 12 days, becoming the platform’s third biggest debut series ever. The show features various syncs, through which the soundtracked artists have seen a big upsurge […]
Threads launches music stickers to all users
After a round of testing with selected users, Threads has launched a music stickers feature which allows creators to include 30-second song clips in both posts and replies through streaming services. Similar to music for Instagram Stories, users can choose between featuring cover art, art and lyrics, or the artist and song title in the […]
How T-pop is blowing up the global charts
Thai pop has been quickly gaining worldwide momentum, thanks to fandom culture as a growth driver. With an expected T-pop label collective revenue of Bt11 bil (£250 mil) for 2026 and 13Bt (£295 mil) projected for 2029, the genre has been upsurging, recovering from pandemic levels with the help of diehard supporters. Midia research reports […]
Instagram details the features in its new ‘Plus’ subscription
Instagram has confirmed the details of what people will be getting in the $3.99-a-month Instagram Plus tier.
Tidal aims to help DIY artists sell music directly to fans
Tidal’s latest D2C move is a feature enabling artists to sell albums or individual tracks to their fans via its Tidal Upload offering.
Chordal reveals 21 new partners for its sync-licensing network
Music-rights tech firm Chordal continues to build momentum for its ‘InstantClear’ pre-clearance licensing system.
New tools for touring artists: Bandsintown Boost and Laylo’s AI ticket-sales agent
It can be tough out there touring in 2026, but two new tools from Bandsintown and Laylo are aiming to help artists fill venues.
TikTok wants to teach its creators how to write micro-dramas
How do you write a micro-drama script? TikTok wants to educate more of its creators on how to write episodic shows for its app.
Cisac launches Paris Commitment while Human Artistry Campaign takes to skies with Suno protest
Collecting-societies body Cisac has been taking a prominent role in the AI policy debates. Its latest contribution is a declaration.
Everything that happened at Spotify India’s first Equal Day
On 14 May, Mumbai joined nine cities across the world in hosting Spotify’s Equal Day. The event—named after Spotify’s global initiative to fuel equality in the music industry—was held in […] The post is from Music Ally.
Indian artists did win at the 2026 Grammys Awards after all
When the nominations for this year’s Grammy Awards were announced in November 2025, releases by Indian acts made up half of the six nods in the Best Global Music Album […] The post is from Music Ally.
PaRa Music is a new Indian “AI-powered” label — that says it won’t be using AI to create songs
Indian music industry professional and former executive VP at Saregama, Rashna Pochkhanawala, has founded PaRa Music, an “AI-powered” company. But the venture won’t involve AI artists or music. Instead, the […] The post is from Music Ally.
Remember ‘Say No To Suno’? Someone just hired a plane to fly it over an AI investor summit… featuring Mikey Shulman.
Its location in the skies was significant – directly over the UBS AI in Entertainment Summit at the Shutters on the Beach hotel, where Suno CEO Mikey Shulman was among the speakers. Source
Concord invests in and strikes strategic partnership with Lito Music, the company founded by Latin hip-hop & reggaeton artist Lito MC Cassidy
The deal expands Concord’s presence in Latin music Source
A bill moving through Congress could change who controls the US Copyright Office. Here’s why it matters for the music business.
Who controls the machinery of copyright in the United States, and what happens to music if that control shifts? Source
Canada walks back plan to make US audiovisual streaming services pay a bigger Canadian-content levy
The measures were announced by Marc Miller, Canada's Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages. Source