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RSS Apr 2, 2026 12:27pm · Musically
Create Music Group leads $2m funding for marketing startup Soundlink
Startup Soundlink launched in 2025 as a service to help music marketers solve “the attribution problem” – understanding how their social-media ads impacted streams. Having signed up more than 5,000 artists and labels, now Soundlink has raised a $2m seed-funding round, led by Create Music Group. The startup says it will use the funding to grow its […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 2, 2026 12:25pm · Musically
Chartmetric warns 2025’s ‘pop slump’ has continued in 2026
Slump? What slump?! With global recorded-music revenues up 6.4% last year, the industry would be forgiven for taking a quiet moment to celebrate recently. However, analytics firm Chartmetric’s latest research may interrupt that, based on its analysis of the streaming charts. “Last year was notably lacking in breakout hits and chart-topping new singles, with only 23 tracks cracking […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 2, 2026 12:22pm · Musically
WMG to buy Revelator in wake of UMG’s Downtown Music acquisition
Two theories emerged when UMG completed its acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings recently. One was that the lengthy regulatory scrutiny of the deal might discourage major labels from other indie acquisitions – for a while at least. The other, though, was that it may encourage such deals – particularly for UMG’s rivals looking to compete against its […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 2, 2026 12:21pm · Musically
US music bodies weigh in to publishers’ Anthropic lawsuit
A group of music publishers are continuing to sue AI firm Anthropic for copyright infringement, focusing on its alleged use of their lyrics to train its Claude model, as well as some of its outputs. Now they have the backing of a group of US music-industry bodies: the RIAA, NMPA, A2IM, SONA, Black Music action […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 2, 2026 11:30am · Musically
Social-media roundup: ‘Passive’ use, slop letter, video forecasts
There’s a lot going on around social-media platforms right now, much of it not-entirely positive. A group of stories today offers a snapshot of some of the concerns – but also the money that’s still driving the giants of the sector. Start with UK communications regulator Ofcom’s latest report, which we sense may shed light on trends […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 1, 2026 4:58pm · Music Business WorldWide
Larry Mestel: How it started…
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RSS Apr 1, 2026 4:33pm · Musically
Havells mYOUsic aims to be a talent hunt with a difference
Havells mYOUsic is an Indian talent hunt that distinguishes itself from similar initiatives in multiple ways. Firstly, it isn’t restricted to singers and is also open to music producers, lyricists, […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 1, 2026 4:00pm · Musically
Music Ally Insight Report :: The State of Music Streaming 2026
Welcome to our first Insight Report of 2026, which looks at the music streaming ecosystem.And the topic that dominates this year’s issue is, of course AI. But fret not: this isn’t an ‘AI is brilliant’ brovangelising report, but neither is it a ‘sky’s falling in’ doomread. The industry is now at a true inflection point, and our thinking […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 1, 2026 2:55pm · Musically
Dialled In Records launches to uplift South Asian talent
UK-based south Asian cultural organisation Dialled In—which operates in such areas as festival production and live programming—has launched Dialled In Records. The London-headquartered label will develop and break South Asian […] The post is from Music Ally.