Earlier this month, the pop star was arrested for driving while under the influence of a "combination of drugs and alcohol" and released from custody overnight
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.