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RSS Nov 4, 2025 3:03pm · Hypebot
The Volume of Canceled Gigs Grows Louder Than Ever
With Morrissey and Benson Boone's recent cancellations due to exhaustion and vocal strain respectively, a growing concern in the music industry around how much is too much... The post The Volume of Canceled Gigs Grows Louder Than Ever appeared first on Hypebot.
RSS Nov 4, 2025 2:45pm · Hypebot
Live Nation and Ticketmaster Lawsuits: Tracking The Legal Battles
Live Nation and Ticketmaster are facing increased scrutiny and multiple lawsuits that could reshape concert ticketing and the entire live music industry in 2026. The post Live Nation and Ticketmaster Lawsuits: Tracking The Legal Battles appeared first on Hypebot.
RSS Nov 4, 2025 2:01pm · Musically
Australia to force streaming services to invest in local content
Not music services, we should point out. Policy teams at Spotify and co can rest easy – for now – as this is about video-streaming DSPs. But there is a music angle to the Australian government’s announcement this morning, which we’ll explain. “Legislation to be introduced in Parliament will mandate streaming services with more than one million […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:56pm · Musically
TikTok’s 2025 awards include a ‘Breakthrough Artist’ category
With its future in the US possibly, almost, nearly, perhaps secured, TikTok has announced plans for a glitzy awards ceremony in Los Angeles this December. Called simply the TikTok Awards, the ceremony will take place at the Hollywood Palladium in front of an audience of creators, although naturally it will also be streamed on TikTok – as well […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:51pm · Musically
Dune raising £2m for platform where fans buy stakes in artists
We don’t get to write about complex but lushly-produced space opera films much, but… Oh wait, not THAT Dune. No, this Dune is a music/tech startup based in the UK, which is in the process of raising a £2m Series A funding round. It’s the latest startup hoping to persuade music fans to buy financial stakes in […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:47pm · Musically
South Korea update: Spotify x Naver, Bemyfriends x Dreamus
Naver is one of Asia’s biggest tech companies. Based in South Korea, its business ranges from search and news aggregation to video streaming and mobile payments, as well as being the original developer of social app Line. Now it is partnering with Spotify.  Maeil Business Newspaper reported on the “strategic collaboration” that will link various Naver’s […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:43pm · Musically
GoDigital raises $230m and plans to rebrand Cinq Music
Music rightsholder and distributor Cinq Music’s parent firm GoDigital has raised a bumper funding round of $230m, focused on its GoDigital Music division. That’s the arm of the company that includes Cinq Music, but according to MBW the latter will soon be getting a rebrand including “a new name, which will be re-launched in the near future, […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:39pm · Musically
Michael Jackson is the ‘highest paid dead celebrity’ of 2025
Just in time for Halloween last week, Forbes published its slightly-ghoulish rankings for the ‘highest paid dead celebrities’ of the year so far. Top of the list is Michael Jackson, with an estimated $105m of earnings for his estate this year courtesy of streaming royalties but also five productions of MJ: The Musical and a Las […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:32pm · Musically
Danish collecting society Koda sues Suno for unlicensed training
Udio may have struck a deal with Universal Music Group, but the major labels’ lawsuits against rival Suno remain active – and now the company has an extra legal action to deal with. Danish collecting society Koda is suing Suno, accusing it of training its models on copyrighted works without permission. “We are excited about what […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Nov 4, 2025 12:34pm · Hypebot
Spotify Q3 2025 Earnings: 713M Users, 281M Subs, Rising Profits
Spotify reported its third quarter 2025 results this morning highlighting solid user growth, improving margins and a sharpened focus on long-term monetization. Key subscriber and revenue metrics met or beat analyst expectations. The post Spotify Q3 2025 Earnings: 713M Users, 281M Subs, Rising Profits appeared first on Hypebot.