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RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:40pm · Musically

Openstage launches ‘Fanbase API’ with Gorillaz and Yungblud

We’ve been covering the growing number of big-artist partnerships signed by Openstage in recent times, with Radiohead, Hayley Williams, Bad Bunny and Oasis among the clients using its tech for ticket pre-sales.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:40pm · Musically

FAC reveals first artists supported by UK Artist Touring Fund

The money from the UK’s voluntary levy on arena and stadium tickets is already being distributed to support the country’s grassroots live sector.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Korin AI is ’trained with African datasets, built by Africans’

The biggest AI-music startups are based in the US, while there are plenty of innovative firms launching out of Europe and Asia. But Africa, too, has an emerging AI ecosystem. Korin AI is a good example.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Merlin’s ‘Engage’ mentorship program returns for fourth year

‘Engage’ is indie licensing agency Merlin’s annual mentorship program for female executives in the music industry. It is returning for its fourth year this month with its largest cohort yet.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Funding roundup: Tamber, Futures Music Group, Inversa…

This week brings a spate of new ventures and funding announcements in the music sphere. Starting with Tamber, a startup that pitches itself as a “sonic intelligence-powered creative suite”.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny top Spotify’s all-time streaming charts

Spotify launched in its first countries 20 years ago. To celebrate, the company has been mining its data to identify the most-streamed artists, albums and tracks from that first two decades. There are no big shocks.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:00pm · Musically

Gems in Japan

This week’s Music Ally Country Profile is on Japan, a country which has continued to see revenues climb in 2025 as the second largest domestic recorded music market worldwide.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:00pm · Musically

Aura readings are the new experiential marketing trend

There’s a new experiential marketing trend on the rise for brand activations that could provide some serious inspo for fan events.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:00pm · Musically

YouTube rolls out celebrity AI likeness detection

The platform announced on Tuesday that they will be broadening their Content ID system to include celebrity content, designed to flag deepfakes and protect creators from identity scams and other non-approved content using the individual’s likeness.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:00pm · Musically

Olivia Rodrigo wants fans to “drop dead”

…Or sing along to her new single “drop dead”, that is. In partnership with the pop star’s label Interscope Records, TikTok is hosting karaoke events in 24 cities around the world, which fans can enter for a chance to attend through a dedicated in-app hub on th…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 11:45am · Musically

Circoloco India cancelled less than 24 hours before its scheduled debut in Mumbai

If 2025 was the year of recognition for India’s live music industry—when the world was alerted to the immense potential of the country’s ‘concert economy’—then 2026 is turning out to […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Apr 24, 2026 11:31am · Pitchfork News

Yung Lean Debuts New Music in Short Film Storm Pt. I & II

The Swedish rapper heads back to school in the short directed by Romain Gavras

RSS Apr 24, 2026 11:30am · Musically

Anthropic’s Claude AI adds Spotify and StubHub as ‘connectors’

It seems clear that a growing proportion of online searching and shopping will be happening via AI chatbots… and also, perhaps, music discovery – from artists and songs to concerts and ticketing.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 10:50am · Music Business WorldWide

Bang Si-hyuk: Police arrest bid rejected by Korean prosecutors (report)

Yonhap News Agency reports today (April 24) that the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office declined the warrant request Source

RSS Apr 24, 2026 8:33am · Musically

Royalties London talent academy seeks emerging creatives

The latest initiative aimed at young creatives is Royalties London, although it has a long history behind it. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Apr 24, 2026 4:47am · Pitchfork News

Listen to Lucy Dacus’ New Song “Planting Tomatoes”

The singer-songwriter’s first new song of 2026 is here

RSS Apr 23, 2026 11:02pm · Pitchfork News

Former Police Officer Arrested Over Planned Shooting At Louisiana Music Festival

Christopher Gillum's family reported him missing in North Carolina after he had reportedly threatened to harm Black people

RSS Apr 23, 2026 10:55pm · Pitchfork News

What Critics Are Saying About Michael: “Like Being Frog-Marched Through a Wax Museum”

The reviews are damning, though there is praise for lead actor Jaafar Jackson

RSS Apr 23, 2026 8:03pm · Music Business WorldWide

How will the major labels overcome the copyright threat from AI music? By turning to the most powerful weapon available: AI itself.

MBW digs through new patent filings describing a 'media rights platform' that sits between rightsholders, gen AI systems, and the end users who want to prompt AI to create derivative works from copyrighted music Source

RSS Apr 23, 2026 6:00pm · Music Business WorldWide

Record labels’ $2B+ copyright lawsuit against Verizon jointly dismissed in wake of Supreme Court’s Cox ruling

The case was originally filed in July 2024 Source