Last month we reported on the upcoming launch of Lume – a startup helping artists to sell albums to their core fans.
Tag: Startups
Genotone unveils ‘Proof of Human’ initiative for AI music
Last week, a group of music-industry bodies published proposals for a two-badge system to label music that’s wholly AI-generated or AI-assisted. Humans disclosing this information are key to the system… but how will *they* be verified?
‘AI-native’ Indian ticketing platform thumpN aims to put ‘discovery first’
Indian “AI-native” and “discovery-first” ticketing platform thumpN has launched. The platform’s key feature is an AI agent named Shadow.
AI-powered live-music firm Gotobeat expands to arena shows
Startup Gotobeat launched in 2024 with its AI-powered ticketing platform and promotion for live music, using the technology to predict the demand for emerging artists and help them sell out […]
Indian music platform Madverse unveils v2.0
Less than a month after announcing that it had closed its first institutional funding round—led by Kobalt founder and chairman Willard Ahdritz’s Ahdritz Capital—Indian music distribution, publishing and marketing company […]
Lume to offer fans ‘the world of an album’ – and Lorde is on board
It’s a year since the release of Lorde’s fourth album, ‘Virgin’, and she celebrated the anniversary by dropping 49 demos.
Innovate UK launches £10m funding competition for ‘createch’ startups – music included
Innovate UK’s latest competition will see it invest up to £10m in ‘createch’ startups. The good news is that music is included.
GigLogic is a “gig intelligence platform” to help artists evaluate live gig income
Touring, as every artist knows, is a tough game. Uncertainty is high, margins are razor thin, and once an artist deducts piffling luxuries like, erm, accommodation and food from their […]
Tuned Global partners with music prediction app FanLabel
It’s prediction market news week here on Music Ally, apparently – to catch up, try listening to The Price of Music from a couple of days ago – and in that episode, we wondered […]
Tools :: Highnote FM
As legacy platform algorithms become less creator-friendly, many artists have faced the dilemma of their fans not seeing tour dates, release announcements and other updates on their feeds. We think […]
Reactional Music wins €2.5 million EIC grant to scale gaming “music monetisation layer”
We’ve written about Stockholm-based Reactional Music a lot before, including a series of partnerships with industry rightsholders, and a $2m fundraising round. Their premise is a tantalising one: a platform that helps […]
Music Technology UK relaunches FemTUK and aims to increase number of female founders
Music Technology UK (MTUK), the trade association for the UK’s Music Tech sector, recently relaunched FemTUK, its community supporting female founders and aspiring founders in Music Tech. It’s now appointed Sarah Jones, […]


