The music industry doesn’t have a streaming problem. It has a customer ownership problem.
The following MBW op/ed comes from Deviate Digital founder Sammy Andrews... Source
Music News Stream
Admin tools: fetch latest RSS + Bluesky now.
SoundExchange and IFPI make it easier to get ISRCs assigned
The announcement of ‘new ISRC auto-assignment capabilities’ may sound dry, but it’s a valuable step forward in the ongoing battle to improve music metadata and get musicians and rightsholders paid accurately. In this case, it’s SoundExchange and the IFPI working together to ease the burden of registering International Standard Recording Codes (ISRCs) for individual recordings. “The new […]
Federal appeals court reverses 2 Live Crew catalogue ruling
Back in October 2024, veteran rap group 2 Live Crew won a legal battle over the termination rights for their recordings catalogue. They had faced off in court against label Lil Joe Records, which had acquired the catalogue in the mid-1990s. As we noted in our reporting at the time, the case hinged on whether termination […]
Music Technology Australia VMDO panel report: ‘No one’s made metadata fun!’
Recently, Music Ally attended the Victorian Music Development Office (VMDO) Music Data and Insights Summit.
SoundExchange and IFPI introduce automatic ISRC assignment for individual recordings
The new system is designed to reduce administrative steps for small labels and self-releasing artists that do not own and manage large catalogs. Source
ARIA boss blasts latest call for pro-AI copyright reforms
Scott Farquhar became one of Australia’s first tech billionaires in 2015 when his company Atlassian went public, although he stepped down in 2024 to focus on his family, philanthropy and to “help further the technology industry globally”. He may not be a name that trips off the tongue of people who aren’t either Australian or […]
International Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 nominees: Leo Ballesteros (Atonemo)
Atonemo is a Swedish startup whose Streamplayer device turns any speaker into a fit-for-streaming wireless speaker.
GoDigital Music launches Nashville country imprint Orinda under General Manager Cooper Lycan
Orinda signs Nic D as its first artist Source
Suno raises over $400 million, pushing valuation to $5.4 billion
The round was led by Bond Capital, alongside IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, and Quiet Source
International Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 nominees: Dr. Moti Margalit (SonicEdge)
Startup SonicEdge focuses on ‘micro-sized speakers’ for headphones, earbuds and hearing aids – small speakers with big audio quality.
International Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 nominees: Vishruti Bindal and Bharavi (Linear Festivals)
Linear Festivals has been rethinking music festivals in India by booking artists to play concerts along public-transportation lines.
2 Live Crew can’t take back their recorded music copyrights after all, appeals court rules
A US federal appeals court has overturned 2 Live Crew's high-profile victory in their long-running copyright fight Source
‘Blurred Lines’ copyright lawyer Richard Busch joins law firm Adams & Reese as Special Counsel
Drew Davis and David Niemierzycki will also join Busch in the firm's Nashville office, serving on the Global Intellectual Property team. Source
Concord Music Publishing ANZ acquires interest in catalog of The Presets co-founder Julian Hamilton
Concord has also signed Hamilton to a new publishing deal covering future works. Source
Havas, led by Yannick Bolloré, launches label via UMG’s Virgin Music Group
Virgin Music Group will handle VOLYUM's global distribution. Source
TikTok hails 11bn views (and streaming success) for ‘Self Aware’
With labels grumbling off-record to Bloomberg about TikTok caring more about its SoundOn distribution arm and direct relationships with artists, what better time to, ahem, celebrate the latest SoundOn success story? There’s nuance here though. ‘Self Aware’ by rock band Temper City was released and promoted by SoundOn, but there is a label involved too: indie Thirty […]
Bank of America is ‘Side by Side’ with Tomorrow’s Warriors
The 35th-birthday-year festivities continue for UK talent-development organisation Tomorrow’s Warriors – and now it has some big financial muscle joining the party: Bank of America. The latter is the partner for a new program called ‘Side by Side’ that will provide performance and mentoring opportunities for Tomorrow’s Warriors’ flagship ‘TW Big Band’ ensemble. The 17 […]
French project ReDisco has recycled more than 1.2m records
Record-recycling is all the rage at the moment: witness our recent report on a WMG-backed pilot turning unsold vinyl into new records while keeping the sound quality high. In France, ReDisco has been at this game since 2023 with its recycling program for vinyl, CDs and DVDs, turning them into “everyday objects” as well as new records. 1.2m recycled […]
Roli’s latest music-education move is a partnership with Casio
Earlier this year, we reported on music-education firm Roli’s launch of an ‘AI Music Coach’ to help people learn to play the company’s Airwave instrument. Now it’s branching out to more-traditional keyboards. The company has launched a partnership with Casio, debuting a ‘Roli Learn for Casio’ app in the UK and Japan this month. It promises “an immersive, […]
AI music-videos startup Neural Frames hits $5m annual run rate
Berlin-based startup Neural Frames has built a platform for creating music videos using AI, and its annual run rate (ARR – a projection of annual earnings from its current performance) has just crossed $5m. The milestone comes as Neural Frames adds a significant name to its team. Musiio founder-turned-investor Hazel Savage [pictured right] has been appointed as a […]