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RSS Mar 31, 2026 2:00pm · Musically
Sandbox Guide :: The album is back
Sandbox Guides are for music marketers: They explain how you can use new platforms, create new strategies, and build new audiences. The Guides feature cutting-edge case studies, expert interviews, benchmark data, and a series of actionable takeaways, so that you can get started immediately. Published 10x per year as part of Sandbox. Explore our Sandbox archive here. […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 30, 2026 7:00pm · Music Business WorldWide
‘We must continue evolving how K-pop is made.’
With concert revenues up 53% in Q4 2025, a new boy group set for 2026, and plans to ramp up acquisitions, SM Entertainment is betting big on its next chapter. In this exclusive interview, Co-CEOs Daniel Jang and Dmitry YJ Tak take us inside a K-pop powerhouse... Source
RSS Mar 30, 2026 12:50pm · Musically
Argos sees social spike from Kurupt FM-soundtracked campaign
UK retailer Argos may not seem like it has an obvious link to rave culture. However, its social-media ‘Stockroom’ campaign late last year was an amusing take on Boiler Room-style DJ sets. Stats now suggest that it performed well. The retailer worked with agency Billion Dollar Boy and music-licensing firm Lickd on the campaign, which featured the […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 30, 2026 12:50pm · Musically
Tech firm FiEE says it will spend $3m to expand into AI music
The debate about whether AI-generated music is unfairly sluicing royalties away from human artists and songwriters is in full swing. But where there’s money, there’ll be more companies looking to take a share of it. FiEE is the latest, announcing plans to invest around $3m to get into the AI-music game. $51k of that is being […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 30, 2026 12:45pm · Musically
Music-merch survey: ‘Younger fans want more than a t-shirt’
Midia Research has been quizzing 1,000 US music-merch buyers about their habits, with some encouraging findings for artists and their teams – but also some warnings. “Younger fans want more than a t-shirt,” is one of the lessons, with Midia noting that 16-24 year-olds are “over-indexing for listing merch options like posters, keychains, and jewellery as their […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 30, 2026 12:45pm · Musically
UMG hits back at Drake’s appeal in ‘Not Like Us’ lawsuit
Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s diss-track ‘Not Like Us’ was dismissed by a judge in October 2025, but he launched an appeal against the decision in January. Drake’s attorneys argued that the ruling “created a dangerous categorical rule that rap diss tracks can never be actionable” while slamming UMG for having “waged […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Mar 30, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Major labels to challenge recent copyright-termination ruling
In January we reported on a significant ruling by a US federal appeals court that seemed to pave the way for songwriters to terminate copyright deals and regain their rights globally, not just in the US. The ruling followed a court case involving 1963 song ‘Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love) by Cyril Vetter, and the small […] The post is from Music Ally.