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RSS Oct 15, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
YouTube Music to label AI-generated tracks using its own system
YouTube Music is the latest of the big streaming services to reveal how it plans to label AI-generated music. Its labels went live yesterday (14 October) for songs “created primarily using generative AI”. The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Oct 15, 2026 11:30am · Musically
NMPA boss criticises Amazon Music over Phonorecords V filing
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 giving DSPs a piece of his mind for their proposals. The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Oct 14, 2026 11:01pm · Music Business WorldWide
Ben Katovsky joins Matt Spetzler’s Pipeline as CEO
Pipeline is the $200 million-backed financing platform for the music and creative industries that launched in January through Matt Spetzler's investment firm Jamen Capital. Source
RSS Oct 14, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Today in Music AI news: Raye gets botted; UMG senior AI role; Character•AI bankruptcy; Rocketship launches
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 to Raye’s team that “scalpers [were] using AI bots to create hundreds of thousands of fake registrations.” Now her team are manually reviewing the sign-ups to make sure that actual fans are on the list.…
RSS Oct 14, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Too Lost launches daily data transparency report
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, client retention, uploads and product updates shipped. The data updates daily. The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Oct 14, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Newswrap: Spotify Wrapped live performances; Shakira breaks records; Lego musical on YouTube; Tom Petty podcast
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 be things like live shows, acoustic takes, or studio sessions. They can then show up in fans’ “Your Top Songs” playlist in Wrapped, and fans can watch live versions of their favourite tracks.…
RSS Oct 14, 2026 6:09am · Musically
Post-merger BMG doesn’t see itself as ‘the fourth major’ – for a good reason
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 would suggest it’s a combination,” he said. “When you look at Concord and BMG as two organisations that have come together, we’re both about the same size as each other – we both, in 2026, will do about a billion dollars of revenue.…
RSS Oct 13, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
YouTube argues for more business support and funding for EU creators
YouTube has published a “proposal for unlocking the EU Creator Economy”, which argues that its community of creators in Europe should be treated more like small businesses, given access to the same EU funding (like the Creative Europe programme, or tax incentives) as established media companies, and that its recommendation engine is a fair, open marketplace where European viewers decide what they want to watch. The post is from Music Ally.