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.
Author Archives: Stuart Dredge
Music Ally's Head of Insight
Posted inNews
X and music publishers end their legal battle over infringement
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.
Posted inNews
Lila launches UK initiative for South Asian musicians and industry pros
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.
Posted inNews
Tiny Vinyl gets into hardware with a player, crate and frame
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.
Posted inNews
World Cup sent ‘Wonderwall’ to top of Spotify’s global chart
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.
Posted inNews
TikTok tests AI-likeness detection as Patreon blocks AI crawlers
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.
Posted inNews
The BTS ‘Arirang’ effect sees K-Pop album exports grow by 125%
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.
Posted inNews
AI’s new USB port: what the MCP standard means for the music industry
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.
Posted inNews
Merlin awarded more than $3.2m in legal battle with Triller
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.
Posted inNews
Reservoir expands Latin-music business with Nacional Records deal
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.
Posted inNews
Cinq Music teams up with Cream to discover African talent
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.
Posted inNews
AIM reveals nominees for its 2026 Independent Music Awards
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.
