There is plenty of excitement around the growth in streams for Indian and South Asian artists, but in some cases royalties aren’t yet flowing as they should be.…
2026 is going to be quite the year for K-Pop’s global growth. BTS have revealed their new album and a 79-date world tour, but fellow South Korean stars Blackpink are also back on cycle this year.…
Early next week, a group of French and Nigerian songwriters will be getting together in Lagos to collaborate under the wing of Mavin Records, French collecting society Sacem and the French Embassy in Nigeria.…
Last November, streaming service Tidal started allowing artists to upload tracks directly to its platform, SoundCloud-style. The announcement came with the promise of a ‘Headliners’ contest with a $1m prize pool for DIY musicians.…
There is more restructuring afoot within BMG, which is bringing together its sync, production music and media services teams into one brand called Sync+.…
Fresh from signing licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, AI-music startup Udio is now looking to build bridges with the music industry in another way: by recruiting a head of artist partnerships.…
Spotify’s announcement last August that it was raising its subscription prices outside the US begged the obvious question of when it would do so *inside* the US too. Reports in November predicted a hike in Q1 2026, and they were on the money.…
We’re already thinking hard about how streaming services should treat AI-generated music in 2026, but as more tracks using AI in various ways go viral, there are challenges for another group of industry entities: chart compilers.…