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Brian Miller appointed Chief Business Officer at TuneCore
Miller has served as Chief Revenue Officer at TuneCore for the last two years Source
PassPass wants artists to join its real-world scavenger hunts
PassPass claims to be “the #1 viral giveaways platform in America” with its real-world scavenger hunts and contests. Now it wants to get more artists involved with its promotions.…
Responsible Merch Guide encourages planet-friendly products
A report published this week by Green Music Australia, Reverb and The CSO Shop aims to help artists and their teams, as well as labels and merch suppliers, make “better environmental and ethical choices”.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
TikTok’s distro service SoundOn cracks down on manipulated audio via ACRCloud partnership to intercept unauthorized tracks
ACRCloud’s Derivative Works Detection service uses audio fingerprinting to identify modified works Source
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.…
SeatGeek launches ChatGPT integration, bringing ticket listings to OpenAI’s chatbot
The ticketing platform says it's the first to bring both primary and resale inventory into OpenAI's chatbot. Source
‘In today’s world, what does the word ‘manager’ mean? You’re really just sitting at the table with the artist.’
Culture Collective founder Jonathan Azu talks about his multi-hyphenate background, working with Grammy-winning artists, and where he wants to go from here… Source
New platform Fieldworks wants to fill the digital gap in Indian arts education
These days, professional musicians are expected to be creators, who are somehow automatically equipped with the skills to constantly upload slickly filmed social media content that consistently keeps them in […] The post is from Music Ally.
Australia introduces new “orphan works” copyright legislation
Australia’s government has unveiled new copyright reforms this week, specifically involving ‘orphan works’. The post is from Music Ally.
The 2025 Royalty Numbers are in: Loud & Clear Updated with new Data & Takeaways
Artists deserve transparency about how music streaming works.  That’s why we launched Loud & Clear in 2021 — to share detailed data on Spotify’s royalty payments, break down how money […] The post is from Music Ally.
Courtney Love to Dave Grohl: ‘Just Say We’re Cool’
When appearing on Billy Corgan's podcast, Love urged Grohl to tell his fan base of "straight white males" to stop "picking" on her
Sabrina Carpenter Recruits Madelyn Cline & Margaret Qualley for ‘House Tour’ Video: Watch a Teaser
The full music video will drop Monday.
Ella Langley Ropes Miranda Lambert, Luke Grimes, Ava Phillippe, Kaitlin Butts & More for All-Star ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Video
The cinematic visual was filmed in Fort Worth, Texas.
Where to Shop Last-Minute Alabama Shakes’ Tickets Online
The Brittany Howard-led band will kick off their 2026 tour on April 16.
Lindsey Buckingham Uninjured After Attack With Unknown Substance in Santa Monica
The female suspect allegedly doused the ex-Fleetwood Mac member with an unknown liquid substance