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RSS Apr 3, 2026 12:00pm · Musically
First child social media bans are falling short, Aussie study says
Indonesia recently became the second country to implement a social media ban policy for children under 16. New data from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner – the first country to initiate a ban three months ago – now reports that 4.7m accounts of children under 16 have since been removed, deactivated and restricted across social media platforms, […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 2, 2026 12:34pm · Musically
PassPass wants artists to join its real-world scavenger hunts
PassPass claims to be “the #1 viral giveaways platform in America” with its real-world scavenger hunts and contests. Now it wants to get more artists involved with its promotions. The startup has launched ‘PassPass for Artists’ as a way for artists and their teams to submit tracks for review. If they’re approved, they will then be […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 2, 2026 12:30pm · Musically
Responsible Merch Guide encourages planet-friendly products
A report published this week by Green Music Australia, Reverb and The CSO Shop aims to help artists and their teams, as well as labels and merch suppliers, make “better environmental and ethical choices”. The ‘Responsible Merch Guide’ covers issues ranging fromm clothing materials and certification to fair-labour manufacturing and vinyl/CD packaging. The organisations worked […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 2, 2026 12:27pm · Musically
Create Music Group leads $2m funding for marketing startup Soundlink
Startup Soundlink launched in 2025 as a service to help music marketers solve “the attribution problem” – understanding how their social-media ads impacted streams. Having signed up more than 5,000 artists and labels, now Soundlink has raised a $2m seed-funding round, led by Create Music Group. The startup says it will use the funding to grow its […] The post is from Music Ally.
RSS Apr 2, 2026 12:25pm · Musically
Chartmetric warns 2025’s ‘pop slump’ has continued in 2026
Slump? What slump?! With global recorded-music revenues up 6.4% last year, the industry would be forgiven for taking a quiet moment to celebrate recently. However, analytics firm Chartmetric’s latest research may interrupt that, based on its analysis of the streaming charts. “Last year was notably lacking in breakout hits and chart-topping new singles, with only 23 tracks cracking […] The post is from Music Ally.