4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (451+ words) Nordic collecting societies TONO, Teosto and Koda have been collaborating on research for more than a decade now, surveying people in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland about their digital music habits and opinions. The latest report, based on a YouGov…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1012+ words) It’s been quite a journey for music-intelligence firm MusiMap. The company was founded in 2008 by a group of Belgian musicologists, drawing on research dating back to 1986. Its goal was to analyse music to understand its emotion and meaning, adding a…...

1+ week, 47+ min ago   (258+ words) Music-marketing startup un:hurd Music has rolled out a major update – version 2.0 – across its website and mobile apps. The company described the main goal of the update as one of “moving from tools that show artists their data to tools…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (603+ words) In the US, the big legal argument around generative AI is whether training models on copyrighted material qualifies as ‘fair use’ or not. If it does, AI firms don’t need to sign licensing deals and pay rightsholders. If it doesn’t,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (245+ words) Given their bitter, ongoing legal battle, Musixmatch and LyricFind won’t enjoy being grouped into the same news story. However, both made announcements in the last 24 hours, and together they show the companies’ product direction. Musixmatch’s news is a new hub,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (250+ words) Soundplate started as a record label before evolving into a company that makes marketing tools for independent artists. Now it’s turning acquirer by buying a firm called Stemmer. What’s that? An AI-powered music-mastering company that was founded in 2020. It has…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (128+ words) What is a key takeaway for music marketers? Music Ally's Director of Marketing & Strategy More by Marlen Hüllbrock Thanks to the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), big… “TikTok’s top song of summer 2025 is actually… 10 years… By all accounts, Olivia…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (162+ words) As highlighted in our recent MCP primer, the protocol acts as the “USB port” of the AI landscape. With data networks like Soundcharts and team logistics apps like Artist Growth already launching their own servers, X’s integration proves that marketing…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (324+ words) The financial and tech press are abuzz with talk of AI firm Anthropic’s upcoming “mega-IPO”. It could happen as soon as late September or early October and smash the record set earlier this year when SpaceX raised $86bn by going public....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (344+ words) Pretty much every major ticketing service wants customers to chat to it in 2026, whether through connections with Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini; integrations with Alexa+ and smart speakers; or their own chatbots. SeatGeek has just launched the latter in the form…...