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.
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Album-selling app Lume launches: ‘We just think the current system is incomplete’
Last month we reported on the upcoming launch of Lume – a startup helping artists to sell albums to their core fans.
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Global on-demand music streams up 9.8% in first half of 2026
Fellow stat-nerds, assemble! Luminate’s mid-year report is out, with all manner of figures on music (not to mention TV and film) in the first half of 2026.
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Report predicts $56.8bn of annual recorded-music sales by 2030
Research firm Omdia has published its latest predictions for the growth of the global recorded-music market.
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The next social-media ban for children could be Europe-wide
Our coverage of social-media bans for under-13s – and the impact it might have for the music industry – continues with strong hints that the European Commission may soon announce its own plans along those lines.
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UK government launches ‘Turn It Up: Our Plan for Music’
As it awaits the appointment of a new prime minister, the UK’s government has announced ‘Turn It Up: Our Plan for Music’.
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DiMA, Suno and Deezer respond to AI-music labelling proposal
On Friday we reported on the announcement by a group of music-industry bodies of a new system for labelling wholly AI-generated music as well as ‘AI-assisted’ music.
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Music industry bodies reveal plans for AI-music labelling system
A group of music industry bodies have revealed plans for a system of labels for music that is wholly AI-generated or AI-assisted.
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30,000 artists have opted in to Landr ‘Fair Trade AI’ program
It’s two years now since Landr launched its ‘Fair Trade AI’ program for artists using its distribution service. The ahead-of-its-time initiative asked artists if they wanted to opt in to having their […]
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Milky Chance’s ‘Stolen Dance’ hits 2bn Spotify streams… 13 years after release
Milky Chance have just become the first German band to reach 2bn Spotify streams for a single track: ‘Stolen Dance’.
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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.
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CVC Capital Partners to acquire majority stake in DistroKid
Back in February, rumours were swirling that distributor DistroKid was touting itself to potential buyers with a valuation of up to $2bn. Five months on, a deal has emerged with investment firm CVC Capital Partners.
