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RSS Mar 30, 2026 12:45pm · Musically
Music-merch survey: ‘Younger fans want more than a t-shirt’
Midia Research has been quizzing 1,000 US music-merch buyers about their habits, with some encouraging findings for artists and their teams – but also some warnings. “Younger fans want more than a t-shirt,” is one of the lessons, with Midia noting that 16-24 year-olds are “over-indexing for listing merch options like posters, keychains, and jewellery as their […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 30, 2026 12:45pm · Musically
UMG hits back at Drake’s appeal in ‘Not Like Us’ lawsuit
Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s diss-track ‘Not Like Us’ was dismissed by a judge in October 2025, but he launched an appeal against the decision in January. Drake’s attorneys argued that the ruling “created a dangerous categorical rule that rap diss tracks can never be actionable” while slamming UMG for having “waged […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 30, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Major labels to challenge recent copyright-termination ruling
In January we reported on a significant ruling by a US federal appeals court that seemed to pave the way for songwriters to terminate copyright deals and regain their rights globally, not just in the US. The ruling followed a court case involving 1963 song ‘Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love) by Cyril Vetter, and the small […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 30, 2026 11:30am · Musically
Slop Tracker website aims to track ‘the AI streaming drain’
In the time it took to write this news story, $256 was “drained” from human artists by tracks from just 50 AI-generated artists on Spotify. At least, that’s according to a site called Slop Tracker that’s been set up to highlight the issue. The site claims that the 50 artists in its list have earned just under […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 27, 2026 1:57pm · Musically
The Hidden Jams wants to be the Wikipedia of music deep-cuts
Deep cuts are the lifeblood of music fandom, and now The Hidden Jams wants to become the platform where people come together to curate and discover underlooked tracks from artists’ back catalogues. “The Hidden Jams is specifically tackling artist catalog rankings and discovery by becoming a Wikipedia-like platform that crowdsources fan opinions, giving music lovers traditional label-like […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 27, 2026 1:55pm · Musically
Bandcamp adds radio shows for electronic, indie and gaming music
Bandcamp may be best known as a collection of artist-run stores selling music and merch, but as part of its curation work the company also has one foot in online radio. Bandcamp Radio already hosts a weekly ‘Bandcamp Selects’ show as well as metal and hip-hop focused shows. Now it has added three more to the […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 27, 2026 1:50pm · Musically
Former WMG subsidiary Uproxx now has 160m monthly viewers
The narrative of ‘artist formerly signed to a major label enjoys life as an independent musician again’ is one that pops up regularly. James Blake is the latest example. It’s also a narrative that we see somewhat less regularly for startups, services or media entities that were acquired at some point, then broke away again […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 27, 2026 1:45pm · Musically
Distributor Symphonic acquires YouTube-focused Distro Nation
It’s been quite the path for YouTube-focused music network and distributor Distro Nation over the years. Founded as Indmusic, it was acquired by Live Nation in 2016, renamed Live Nation Video Network, then separated off again in 2024, becoming Distro Nation. Now it has a new owner: distributor Symphonic. “Today, they support over 200 artists and are […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 27, 2026 1:30pm · Musically
Deezer has a customer for its AI-detection tech: EJI in Hungary
Deezer isn’t just using its in-house AI-music detection technology to announce scary updates on the ever-increasing scale of AI slop being uploaded to DSPs. The company wants to license the technology to other companies and organisations in the music industry: it’s one of the key products in its newly-revamped Deezer for Business division. Now it has announced a […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 27, 2026 1:30pm · Musically
BMG revenues fell in 2025 after selling ‘non-core’ live businesses
The 2025 annual report of BMG’s parent company Bertelsmann offers the latest insight into its music division’s financial performance. While BMG’s revenues fell in 2025, there are other positive metrics to report. The decline was 6.5%, with BMG posting €900m ($1.04bn at current exchange rates) of revenues for 2025 as a whole, down from €963m the previous […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 27, 2026 1:30pm · Musically
Spain’s live-music industry grew 11.2% to €807.2m last year
Spain’s Association of Musical Promoters (APM) has published its annual report, revealing the latest year-on-year growth for the country’s live-music sector. Revenues grew by 11.2% to €807.2m ($929.9m at current exchange rates) in 2025, following a 25.3% spike the previous year in a sustained bounceback from the Covid-19 lockdowns. “Surpassing the €800 million mark is not just a […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 27, 2026 1:30pm · Musically
Spotify and labels seek $322m default judgement from Anna’s Archive
‘Shadow library’ website Anna’s Archive’s decision to scrape Spotify and announced that it would be making a huge stash of metadata and audio files available last year is increasingly looking like the mother of all own-goals. Spotify and the three major labels swiftly sued Anna’s Archive, winning a preliminary injunction in January to stop it from releasing the […] The post is from Music Ally.