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RSS Nov 12, 2025 5:21pm · Music Business WorldWide

Vevo unveils its 2026 DSCVR Artists to Watch list, begins roll-out of accompanying promotional campaigns

Leading music video network shines the spotlight on 20 top tips for next year Source

RSS Nov 12, 2025 4:20pm · Hypebot

AI Detection and Fan-Sourced Feedback: Is Coda Music Streaming’s Savior?

Coda Music is a new streaming app offering a human-first platform, ensuring users can enjoy genuine music without AI interference. The post AI Detection and Fan-Sourced Feedback: Is Coda Music Streaming’s Savior? appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Nov 12, 2025 3:51pm · Hypebot

Is a Song Just a “Data Object?” (Hint: No)

An OpEd by Ian Temple of Soundfly about the way we interact with songs as code-based entries in a data library, and what a "song" really could be? The post Is a Song Just a “Data Object?” (Hint: No) appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Nov 12, 2025 3:29pm · Music Business WorldWide

Gregg Nadel promoted to President of A&R at Warner Records Group

Nadel was most recently Co-Chair & Co-President of Warner Music Nashville, now Warner Records Nashville Source

RSS Nov 12, 2025 3:05pm · Music Business WorldWide

KATSEYE Grammy nominations mark breakthrough for HYBE’s global expansion strategy… and 3 other things we learned from the firm’s Q3 earnings call

MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories Source

RSS Nov 12, 2025 2:21pm · Hypebot

Just 2 Days Left To Update Spotify Artist Accounts For Wrapped 2025

There are just 2 days left to update Spotify Artists Accounts for Wrapped 2025. Fortunately, Hypebot makes it easy with a checklist and tips from Spotify to help every musician get ready. The post Just 2 Days Left To Update Spotify Artist Accounts For Wrapped 2025 appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Nov 12, 2025 2:13pm · Musically

ElevenLabs launches ‘Iconic Voice Marketplace’ for brands

Fresh from signing pioneering music-licensing deals with Merlin and Kobalt, AI firm ElevenLabs now has a new service driven by its roster of licensed voice-clones. Iconic Voice Marketplace launched this week as a way for brands to browse the catalogue of living and dead celebrities whose voices ElevenLabs has licensed, and then get connected to whoever owns […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 12, 2025 2:09pm · Musically

Music-mashups app Mixy has attracted 1.5m users since launch

The latest startup hoping to make a business out of music mashups is Mixy, founded by tech YouTubers and app developers Joe Kennedy and Jonah Siegle. Its iPhone app launched in June as a way for people to add songs, mash them together and then share them on TikTok and other platforms. According to its page on […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 12, 2025 2:04pm · Musically

Stingray Group is buying radio-aggregator TuneIn for $175m

The last time we were writing about radio-aggregation firm TuneIn, it was in August when it added Apple Music’s radio stations to its roster. Now there’s even bigger news: TuneIn is being acquired by music and media firm Stingray Group. The deal values TuneIn at $175m, which is something of a comedown from the days (specifically: 2017) […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 12, 2025 1:00pm · Music Business WorldWide

TuneCore has paid out over $5 billion to self-releasing artists to date

TuneCore has paid out around $1 billion since June 2024, or about $59 million per month until November 2025. Source

RSS Nov 12, 2025 11:48am · Music Business WorldWide

Australian ticketing firm TEG acquires Twenty3 Live, launches in-house creative agency Ovation amp

TEG has bought Twenty3 Live's six-person team into its organization and established Ovation amp, its in-house creative agency. Source

RSS Nov 12, 2025 11:43am · Music Business WorldWide

Epidemic Sound unveils AI ‘Studio’ tool to generate video soundtracks

Studio analyzes uploaded videos and generates a synchronized soundtrack using music from its catalog along with ambient sounds and foley effects. Source

RSS Nov 12, 2025 11:42am · Music Business WorldWide

Secretly Distribution expands global footprint with launch of Asia-Pacific division

Chris Cannon promoted to VP of International Strategy & Max Thomas Elevated to First Head of APAC Source

RSS Nov 12, 2025 10:31am · Music Business WorldWide

50,000 AI tracks flood Deezer daily – as study shows 97% of listeners can’t tell the difference between human-made vs. fully AI-generated music

Fully AI-generated music now accounts for 34% of all tracks delivered to Deezer each day, according to new data released by the French streaming platform. Source

RSS Nov 12, 2025 9:35am · Music Business WorldWide

Charlie Lexton appointed CEO of Merlin

He will succeed Jeremy Sirota, who is stepping down by the end of the year, after nearly two decades at the company. Source

RSS Nov 12, 2025 8:00am · Musically

Indie licensing agency Merlin reveals new CEO, promoting from within

Merlin has announced the successor to outgoing CEO Jeremy Sirota, and it’s a promotion from within. The new boss is Charlie Lexton. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 12, 2025 5:00am · Musically

50,000 AI-music tracks are now uploaded to Deezer every day

Deezer says that roughly 50,000 fully AI-generated tracks are now uploaded every day, accounting for 34% of all music delivered to it. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 12, 2025 12:01am · Musically

Music’s value to the UK economy was £8bn in 2024

The UK music industry’s contribution to the country’s economy was a record £8bn in 2024, while exports set a new high of £4.8bn. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 11, 2025 10:36pm · Music Business WorldWide

Milk & Honey expands in UK, adding Bigfoot Music Management and clients

As a result of the pact, Jeremy Ford, Adam Beyer’s longtime manager, becomes Senior Vice President of Electronic for Milk & Honey globally Source

RSS Nov 11, 2025 4:52pm · Musically

Spotify and NMPA strike a deal… on ‘audiovisual opportunities’

Spotify and the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) have been at loggerheads for some time over the streaming service’s ‘bundles’. The post is from Music Ally.