https://musically.com/ Analysis, knowledge and skills for the modern global music business Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:53:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://musically.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-music-ally-square-favicon-32x32.png https://musically.com/ 32 32 212918794 https://musically.com/2026/07/20/the-bts-arirang-effect-sees-k-pop-album-exports-grow-by-125/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273938 We heard last week that South Korea has now become the third biggest music-exporter in the world, overtaking Canada. Now we’ve got some new figures behind that.

]]> 273938 https://musically.com/2026/07/20/apple-music-ups-subscription-prices-due-to-rising-licensing-costs/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273940 It shouldn’t be a surprise that Apple Music is raising the price of its subscriptions: the last time such a hike happened was four years ago in 2022.

]]> 273940 https://musically.com/2026/07/20/x-and-music-publishers-end-their-legal-battle-over-infringement/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273942 Music publishers appear to have resolved their legal battle with X (formerly Twitter) but it remains unclear whether that resolution includes licensing deals or some kind of financial settlement.

]]> 273942 https://musically.com/2026/07/20/lila-launches-uk-initiative-for-south-asian-musicians-and-industry-pros/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273944 UK-based non-profit Lila has launched its latest initiative, Lila Labs. It’s an extension of the organisation’s existing work supporting South Asian artists and industry professionals.

]]> 273944 https://musically.com/2026/07/20/tiny-vinyl-gets-into-hardware-with-a-player-crate-and-frame/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273948 Tiny Vinyl launched last year as a company selling, yes, tiny four-inch records, pitched as environmentally-friendly collectible items. Now the startup has taken the logical next step by releasing a device to play them on.

]]> 273948 https://musically.com/2026/07/20/world-cup-sent-wonderwall-to-top-of-spotifys-global-chart/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273951 If you’d told us a year ago that Oasis’s 1995 song ‘Wonderwall’ would be topping Spotify’s ‘Top 50 – Global’ chart this summer, we’d have assumed the band were playing more concerts – perhaps in Mexico, Brazil and other big-volume streaming markets.

]]> 273951 https://musically.com/2026/07/20/tiktok-tests-ai-likness-detection-as-patreon-blocks-ai-crawlers/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273953 The torrent of AI-generated content is giving digital services some challenges to solve, especially as rightsholders and public figures get hotter on infringement of likeness rights.

]]> 273953 https://musically.com/2026/07/20/ais-new-usb-port-what-the-mcp-standard-means-for-the-music-industry/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273880 One way to think about MCP is as AI’s equivalent of the USB ports on devices, and we think it could have a big impact on the music industry.

]]> 273880 https://musically.com/2026/07/17/merlin-awarded-more-than-3-2m-in-legal-battle-with-triller/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273853 Social-media platform Triller has faced various lawsuits from music rightsholders over royalty payments in recent years. Merlin is another of the litigants, and now it has won a default judgement in its case.

]]> 273853 https://musically.com/2026/07/17/reservoir-expands-latin-music-business-with-nacional-records-deal/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273856 Reservoir Media is the latest music company eyeing growth in Latin music through partnerships and acquisitions. In this case the latter: it is buying independent label Nacional Records, including the company’s publishing arm Canciones Nacionales.

]]> 273856 https://musically.com/2026/07/17/cinq-music-teams-up-with-cream-to-discover-african-talent/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273860 GoDigital Music-owned Cinq Music wants to help more African artists break worldwide – and it’s working with Afrobeats artist and label boss D’Banj to do it.

]]> 273860 https://musically.com/2026/07/17/aim-reveals-nominees-for-its-2026-independent-music-awards/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273863 UK independent-labels body AIM is preparing for its annual awards in September, with a raft of nominees announced this week for the respected event.

]]> 273863 https://musically.com/2026/07/17/laylos-ugc-agent-gathers-clips-from-fans-instagram-stories/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273868 Last month we wrote about fan-data firm Laylo’s new AI Ticket Sales Agent, which automated the process of reconnecting with fans who’d RSVP’d or clicked on a link.

]]> 273868 https://musically.com/2026/07/17/lorde-speaks-out-against-spotifys-about-the-song-feature/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273872 Clearly relishing her freedom as an independent artist, Lorde has been speaking out about technology issues lately: witness her well-timed takedown of Meta’s AI glasses at a recent festival – which was sponsored by its smart-specs partner Ray-Ban..

]]> 273872 https://musically.com/2026/07/17/uks-ofcom-launches-investigation-into-tiktok-over-child-safety/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://musically.com/?p=273875 The list of regulators’ child-safety investigations into TikTok has lengthened again. This time it’s the UK’s communications and media watchdog Ofcom holding the app to account.

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