The IFPI’s Global Music Report makes plenty of springtime headlines with its figures for the recorded music industry.
Category: Analysis
UK streaming inquiry: ‘The elephant in the room is fair remuneration’
Yesterday, the UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee held a pair of follow-up sessions for its inquiry into the economics of music streaming.
UK music streaming inquiry returns with follow-up evidence sessions
Thought you’d heard the last of the UK’s parliamentary inquiry into the economics of music streaming. Soz, but no.
Climate emergency: notes from Julie’s Bicycle’s We Make Tomorrow 2022
As part of Music Ally’s coverage of the climate emergency and the music industry, we’ve written several times about Julie’s Bicycle.
Tidal talks profiles, fandom and why there’s more to music than streaming
Tidal users can now create a profile, complete with emoji-toting display names, which will house all the public playlists they have created.
Apple Music has 100m songs, says ‘human curation is more important than ever’
Apple Music has announced a new milestone. No, not how many subscribers it has, but the number of tracks available on its service. It’s 100m.
YouTube’s annual music industry payouts grow to $6bn
YouTube paid out $6bn to the music industry in the 12-month period between July 2021 and June 2022, the company has announced.
Black Lives in Music boss talks anti-racism, diversity and a fairer music industry for everyone
UK organisation Black Lives in Music is preparing to launch an anti-racism code of conduct for the music industry.
BPI boss Geoff Taylor talks Broken Record, new DSPs and AI music
In his first interview since announcing plans to step down as CEO of British labels body the BPI, Geoff Taylor has been talking to the Music Ally Focus podcast about […]
Spotify’s Soundtrap adds comments and live collaboration (exclusive)
It’s been nearly five years years since Spotify acquired music creation startup Soundtrap. Now it’s getting some new features.
How do SoundCloud’s ‘fan-powered royalties’ work for artists?
SoundCloud revealed its ‘fan-powered royalties’ plans in March 2021, applying them to its community of independent artists.
Winamp outlines its plans for aggregation, artists and NFTs
Media player Winamp’s original heyday may be some time in the past, but it remains a going concern – 80 million people are using it.