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‘The industry is almost certainly leaving significant revenue on the table.’
Vevo’s EVP of Content, Programming and Marketing, JP Evangelista, discusses the power of nostalgia, the opportunities for the future of music video and why the commercial infrastructure around short-form video needs overhauling… Source
PRS for Music partners with B2B streaming service Soundtrack to get data on music played in 7,000 UK shops, bars and public spaces – and pay royalties accordingly
PRS will begin incorporating that data into royalty payments to songwriters, composers, and music publishers from December 2026. Source
Believe’s Denis Ladegaillerie: How It Started…
How It Started… is MBW’s series delving into the origin stories behind the industry’s most notable founder-led companies. It’s over 20 years since Denis Ladegaillerie launched Believe, which has gone on to revolutionize the independent artist and label market worldwide… Source
Songwriter who claimed Drake’s ‘Janice STFU’ chorus was ‘literally identical’ to his demo drops lawsuit after 11 days
The notice gives no reason for the withdrawal and leaves Aviel Calev Hirschfield free to refile his claim. Source
Jay-Z and J. Cole Back Lil Durk’s Latest Bid for Release: ‘Respectful and Focused’
Lil Durk is seeking pretrial release by pledging all his future earnings as security for his appearance at a second trial scheduled for August 2027
Brakence Sets 2027 North American Tour
The producer and singer-songwriter dropped his new album Marrow just last Friday
Beyoncé’s Super Bowl Halftime Revolutionized How to Deliver a Knockout Performance
Jay-Z is taking the biggest sports stage in 2027. We look back at how his wife shifted the bar for the halftime show in 2013
Hum Are Hitting the Road in 2027
It’s the Illinois rock band’s first proper run since 2015
Neil Young Really Wants Trump to Stop Playing “Rockin’ in the Free World”
He’s suing (again) over the president’s unauthorized use of the song at political rallies
Listen to MJ Lenderman Cover Lambchop’s “Weakened”
From the veteran Nashville band's new covers EP Demoed
Shelved David Bowie Concert Film Revived for Immersive Live Show
Moonage Daydream director Brett Morgen has remastered the unreleased 1978 film “Stage” for a multi-screen extravaganza
Anthropic publishes filing to go public – with MANY risk factors
And we’re not joking about the ‘many’. The Risk Factors section of Anthropic’s S-1 filing starts on page 27 and ends on page 119. The post is from Music Ally.
Overtune debuts ‘Hit-Boy Season’ in its Roblox game Beat Battle
In November 2025, Icelandic music startup Overtune told us that it was building a “virtual music studio” for Roblox. That work evolved into a game called Beat Battle, which has just launched a new artist partnership. The post is from Music Ally.
Edged Out Records built ‘the first costume shop for AI agents’
Meta’s efforts to make its Muse AI agent cuddly and friendly for non-tech folk is a plushy-style mascot called Jolly. Now independent label Edged Out Records has launched an inventive marketing campaign riffing off the character. The post is from Music Ally.
Discogs to sell collection of nearly 1,300 rare Beatles records
Music marketplace Discogs is preparing its most high-profile drop yet: nearly 1,300 rare Beatles records sourced from a private collection by German record store Black Plastic Records. The post is from Music Ally.
Primary Wave inks Mary J. Blige deal for songs and recordings
Primary Wave’s thirst for partnerships and catalogue deals shows no sign of being slaked. Its latest announcement is with Mary J. Blige, and (thankfully for her) it has nothing to do with Suno. The post is from Music Ally.
Legal roundup: Drake bots, Neil Young vs US president, Suno
In November 2025, rapper RBX sued Spotify, accusing it of having “turned a blind eye” to “billions of fraudulent streams” of Drake’s music on its service. Whatever happened to that case? It’s just been thrown out. The post is from Music Ally.
Report: UMG has ‘discussed going private’ with investment firms
How long will Universal Music Group remain a publicly-listed company? It’s a question that reared up in April when hedge-fund Pershing Square tried to buy the major label for $63.5bn, before ultimately being rejected. The post is from Music Ally.
Factory Floor Return With First Album in 10 Years
Listen to “Continuation” and the title track from One Trip