A group of music industry bodies have revealed plans for a system of labels for music that is wholly AI-generated or AI-assisted.
Tag: US
Gen-Z are outspending millennials on live music in the US
Luminate’s latest data-drop focuses on live music, and specifically on spending patterns in the US.
Judge knocks back Sony Music attempt to expand Udio lawsuit
AI-music startup Udio may have reached licensing deals with UMG, WMG, Merlin and the NMPA – settling lawsuits filed by the first two in the process – but Sony Music […]
69% of Spotify streams in the US go to American artists
The US is the biggest recorded-music market in the world, and it’s one where domestic artists are taking a big share of streams according to Spotify. “69% of all streams […]
Rough Trade and Sweet Relief launch joint artist support fund
Indie music retailer Rough Trade and Sweet Relief Musicians Fund have launched a new donation program to support musicians and professionals.
56% of Americans support a social-media ban for under-16s
Moves to ban social media for under-16s are spreading, slowly but surely, across the world. Not yet to the US at a federal level, although some individual states are mulling […]
Madonna preps livestream and pop-ups with TikTok and iHeartRadio
Madonna-maniacs, take note: this Thursday (2 July) the Queen of Pop is hosting a listening party for her new album ‘Confessions II’.
Google has thoughts on AI and copyright regulation in the US
“The debate over AI governance is stuck in a false choice between over-regulation and no regulation. There is a middle way,” noted the tech giant in a blog post about its latest report.
Jay-Z album anniversary campaign launches yearlong program
Jay-Z’s debut album ‘Reasonable Doubt’ turns 30 today, and Roc Nation is pulling out all the stops to throw a memorable anniversary celebration. The company is organising various pop-ups, activations […]
Luminate data: US market diversifying away from domestic and Anglophone music
The US has always, understandably, been a domestic-centric market – but it’s now at a “vibrant international crossroads”, a new Luminate report says. While two thirds of on-demand audio streams are […]
Music Ally Insight Report :: International Focus 2026
Welcome to our sixth annual Music Ally International Focus report – where we bring all of Music Ally’s Country Profiles published in the last 12 months into one place.
Role Model is first artist to use Spotify ‘Reserved’ ticketing
Spotify’s next big step into ticketing is rolling out. ‘Reserved’ was announced last month at Spotify’s investor day in New York, and is now live for its premium subscribers in the […]


