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RSS Sep 25, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Macklemore: ‘Being apolitical during a genocide doesn’t work anymore’

Having been removed from Ed Sheeran’s ‘Loop’ tour in the US, Macklemore found himself with some white space in his live schedule. He’s moved to fill that quickly. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Sep 25, 2026 10:09am · Musically

STRATEGY SPOTLIGHT: Tools – SymphonyOS V2

SymphonyOS has launched SymphonyOS V2, its biggest update since launch. Billing itself as "the agent company of music", the platform has rebuilt its marketing suite around six specialised AI agents, each dedicated to a different part of an artist's career or a label's rollout. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Sep 22, 2026 1:00pm · Music Business WorldWide

Khosla Ventures-backed AI music company GRAI acquires social music platform Hangout

Hangout launched in November 2024 with a catalog of over 100 million tracks, licensed from Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Merlin. Source

RSS Sep 22, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Drowned in Sound and Music Venue Trust reveal new music magazine

It’s not often we get to write about the launch of a new print magazine focused on music: the recent past has seen plenty of them shut down or go online-only (then shut down or dwindle). The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Sep 22, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Snapchat has a new GenAI-powered ‘Chat to Song’ feature

Earlier this year, we wrote about the ‘text-to-song’ craze on TikTok, where people were feeding their message-threads into Suno to generate songs – some of which went viral. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Sep 22, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Italy’s Sanremo Music Festival bars AI if it replaces human creativity

The Sanremo Music Festival is a veritable institution in Italy: an annual music contest and TV broadcast that’s often had a secondary purpose of choosing Italy’s entry for the next Eurovision Song Contest. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Sep 22, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Suno hits back at ‘fundamentally flawed’ UMG and Sony Music claims

We reported yesterday on Universal Music Group and Sony Music’s new legal complaint against Suno, with a filing that attacked its latest v6 models as “the fruit of the same poisoned tree”. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Sep 22, 2026 11:54am · Music Business WorldWide

Vinyl counterfeiter who made $3.6M from fake Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar records jailed for 3.5 years in the UK

Rehan Ahmed generated £2.7M (USD $3.6M) from counterfeit vinyl pressed at a west London plant, in a case referred to police by the BPI. Source

RSS Sep 22, 2026 11:36am · Music Business WorldWide

Judge explains StubHub arbitration ruling: ticket buyer agreed to terms barring class actions when he clicked ‘Buy Now’

Judge Jed S. Rakoff explained the one-page order issued over a week ago, which sent the case to private arbitration. Source

RSS Sep 22, 2026 11:21am · Music Business WorldWide

UK-based avatar concert producer Unit1 Studio raises $20M led by Balderton Capital

The fundraise lands alongside what Unit1 calls a world first: the transfer of an avatar concert production from one venue to another. Source

RSS Sep 22, 2026 11:03am · Music Business WorldWide

Apple to open 600-capacity live music venue in London, with two recording studios and a broadcast control room built in

Artists who play the new Apple Music Hall can leave with a Spatial Audio recording, a mix ready for broadcast, and multi-camera video of the same show. Source

RSS Sep 22, 2026 8:42am · Musically

Apple Music secretly built a 600-capacity venue in its London HQ

Apple Music Hall is being unveiled this morning: a 600-cap venue in the Battersea Power Station complex. Apple plans to host a range of artists for concerts, up to superstar level, with the venue fully hardwired for livestreams and spatial audio. It’s a return to live music for the company whose iTunes Music Festival (later […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Sep 21, 2026 6:34pm · Music Business WorldWide

Tuboleta owner BeatHub buys out Chile’s BeLive to take 100% of Bogotá’s Movistar Arena

BeLive Entertainment retains 100% control of Colombiana de Escenarios, which runs the venue under a concession. Source

RSS Sep 21, 2026 6:33pm · Music Business WorldWide

American Music Tourism Act heads to Trump’s desk after House vote

The bill would add music to the tourism-promotion duties the Commerce Department already carries under the Visit America Act. Source

RSS Sep 21, 2026 6:30pm · Music Business WorldWide

Erica Campbell’s label sues distributor SRG/ILS Group, claiming it never sent a single royalty statement

My Block Records is seeking damages in excess of USD $1 million, plus interest and legal fees, and has demanded a jury trial. Source

RSS Sep 21, 2026 6:30pm · Music Business WorldWide

HYBE’s CEO and Musicow’s Chair named vice chairs of the Korea Venture Business Association

KOVA said it expects HYBE's arrival as a vice chair company to widen the connections between the content industry and Korea's venture ecosystem. Source

RSS Sep 21, 2026 4:57pm · Music Business WorldWide

T.J. Martell Foundation raises more than $3.2M at gala honoring Red Light Management’s Coran Capshaw – with Dave Matthews, Chris Stapleton, and Trey Anastasio performing

The sold-out gala honored Red Light Management founder Coran Capshaw with its Lifetime Music Industry Award. Source

RSS Sep 21, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Unit1 Studio raises $20m for its now-moveable avatar-concerts tech

We reported on startup Unit1 Studio when it launched in October 2025 with technology that could help artists turn themselves into digital avatars for concerts. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Sep 21, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

UK roundup: National Album Day, Sheffield study, Official Charts Pro

There’s plenty going on in the UK this week, starting with the upcoming National Album Day, which takes place on 17 October. The organisers have published the list of albums that are getting limited-edition re-releases for this year’s event. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Sep 21, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

South Korea’s Komca withdrew plans to register AI-assisted music

Earlier this summer, South Korean collecting society Komca announced that it would be allowing ‘AI-assisted’ music to be registered as works, as long as a human had made a creative contribution to the lyrics, composition and arrangement. The post is from Music Ally.