Music News Stream

RSS Jun 5, 2026 11:00am · Musically

Tidal aims to help DIY artists sell music directly to fans

Tidal’s latest D2C move is a feature enabling artists to sell albums or individual tracks to their fans via its Tidal Upload offering.

RSS Jun 5, 2026 10:19am · Musically

Chordal reveals 21 new partners for its sync-licensing network

Music-rights tech firm Chordal continues to build momentum for its ‘InstantClear’ pre-clearance licensing system.

RSS Jun 5, 2026 10:09am · Musically

New tools for touring artists: Bandsintown Boost and Laylo’s AI ticket-sales agent

It can be tough out there touring in 2026, but two new tools from Bandsintown and Laylo are aiming to help artists fill venues.

RSS Jun 5, 2026 10:02am · Musically

TikTok wants to teach its creators how to write micro-dramas

How do you write a micro-drama script? TikTok wants to educate more of its creators on how to write episodic shows for its app.

RSS Jun 5, 2026 9:59am · Musically

Cisac launches Paris Commitment while Human Artistry Campaign takes to skies with Suno protest

Collecting-societies body Cisac has been taking a prominent role in the AI policy debates. Its latest contribution is a declaration.

RSS Jun 5, 2026 6:55am · Musically

Everything that happened at Spotify India’s first Equal Day

On 14 May, Mumbai joined nine cities across the world in hosting Spotify’s Equal Day. The event—named after Spotify’s global initiative to fuel equality in the music industry—was held in […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Jun 5, 2026 6:35am · Musically

Indian artists did win at the 2026 Grammys Awards after all

When the nominations for this year’s Grammy Awards were announced in November 2025, releases by Indian acts made up half of the six nods in the Best Global Music Album […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Jun 5, 2026 6:30am · Musically

PaRa Music is a new Indian “AI-powered” label — that says it won’t be using AI to create songs

Indian music industry professional and former executive VP at Saregama, Rashna Pochkhanawala, has founded PaRa Music, an “AI-powered” company. But the venture won’t involve AI artists or music. Instead, the […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Jun 4, 2026 6:54pm · Music Business WorldWide

Remember ‘Say No To Suno’? Someone just hired a plane to fly it over an AI investor summit… featuring Mikey Shulman.

Its location in the skies was significant – directly over the UBS AI in Entertainment Summit at the Shutters on the Beach hotel, where Suno CEO Mikey Shulman was among the speakers. Source

RSS Jun 4, 2026 5:21pm · Music Business WorldWide

Concord invests in and strikes strategic partnership with Lito Music, the company founded by Latin hip-hop & reggaeton artist Lito MC Cassidy

The deal expands Concord’s presence in Latin music Source

RSS Jun 4, 2026 4:11pm · Music Business WorldWide

A bill moving through Congress could change who controls the US Copyright Office. Here’s why it matters for the music business.

Who controls the machinery of copyright in the United States, and what happens to music if that control shifts? Source

RSS Jun 4, 2026 2:58pm · Music Business WorldWide

Canada walks back plan to make US audiovisual streaming services pay a bigger Canadian-content levy

The measures were announced by Marc Miller, Canada's Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages. Source

RSS Jun 3, 2026 5:47pm · Music Business WorldWide

BMI promotes four executives across Creative and Corporate Communications teams

BMI promoted John Ellwood to Vice President, Creative, and elevated Deirdre Chadwick, Jeff Gilligan and Jodie Thomas to Assistant Vice President positions. Source

RSS Jun 3, 2026 5:28pm · Music Business WorldWide

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square is selling its remaining Universal Music Group stake, days after UMG rejected its $64B takeover bid

The news comes days after Universal Music Group's board officially rejected a takeover proposal from Ackman and Pershing Square Source

RSS Jun 3, 2026 4:12pm · Music Business WorldWide

The AI Music Streaming Flood: Where We’re At

The latest 'Tim's Take' from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham Source

RSS Jun 3, 2026 3:24pm · Music Business WorldWide

US Register of Copyrights continues The MLC’s designation as the statutory Mechanical Licensing Collective – as total royalties distributed to songwriters and publishers near $4B

The Register originally designated The MLC in July 2019 Source

RSS Jun 3, 2026 3:00pm · Music Business WorldWide

Seeker Music acquires the publishing catalog of Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde

The deal covers Raymonde's body of work as a member of the Scottish band, including his co-writes on the 1990 album Heaven or Las Vegas. Source

RSS Jun 3, 2026 2:59pm · Music Business WorldWide

Grammy-winner Youssou N’Dour named Vice President of CISAC as global rights org marks 100 years

N'Dour succeeds outgoing Vice Presidents Yvonne Chaka Chaka, a South African singer and songwriter, and Arturo Márquez, a Mexican composer. Source

RSS Jun 3, 2026 2:55pm · Music Business WorldWide

After Suno, Udio asks court to seal the size of its AI training data in Sony Music’s copyright case, also citing ‘competitive harm’

Udio argues that competitors could use the figure to build rival products faster and more cheaply. Source

RSS Jun 3, 2026 2:00pm · Musically

Sandbox Guide :: Embracing the youth social media bans

Sandbox Guides are for music marketers: explaining new platforms, new strategies, and how to build new audiences. Featuring cutting-edge case studies, expert interviews, benchmark data, and a series of actionable takeaways, they’re designed so that you can get started immediately. Explore our Sandbox archive here. Social media bans: what now? Driven by growing concerns over the […]