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Apple Music broke its revenues record in final quarter of 2025 musically.com/2026/01/30/a...
Apple Music broke its revenues record in final quarter of 2025
The final quarter of 2025 was a lucrative one for Apple, as its fiscal-Q1 revenues grew 16% year-on-year to $143.8bn.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Apple Music broke its revenues record in final quarter of 2025 musically.com/2026/01/30/a...
Deezer makes it easier for rival platforms to take a stance against AI-generated music techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/d...
Deezer makes it easier for rival platforms to take a stance against AI-generated music | TechCrunch
Last year, Deezer introduced an AI-detection tool that automatically tags fully AI-generated music for listeners and removes it from algorithmic and
techcrunch.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Deezer makes it easier for rival platforms to take a stance against AI-generated music techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/d...
Spotify Paid Out a Record $11 Billion to the Music Industry in 2025 variety.com/2026/digital...
Spotify Paid Out a Record $11 Billion to the Music Industry in 2025
Spotify paid out a record $11 billion to the music industry in 2025, 'the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history,' it claims.
variety.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Spotify Paid Out a Record $11 Billion to the Music Industry in 2025 variety.com/2026/digital...
Report: music is now a third of all viewing time on YouTube musically.com/2026/01/29/r...
Report: music is now a third of all viewing time on YouTube
Research firm Omdia has published some new estimates on YouTube, including the claim that music videos account for 33% of its viewing time.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Report: music is now a third of all viewing time on YouTube musically.com/2026/01/29/r...
Why the music industry needs to learn to live with AI musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/w...
Why the music industry needs to learn to live with AI
It has been some time since I last posted here. Most of my blog activity now takes place over at MIDiA Research and in the MIDiA newsletter (including the newsletter-only ‘Letter from the MD&…
musicindustryblog.wordpress.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Why the music industry needs to learn to live with AI musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/w...
Report claims Concord is an acquisition target for BMG musically.com/2026/01/30/r...
Report claims Concord is an acquisition target for BMG
It reported that BMG Rights Management is “weighing a possible acquisition of the music company Concord” for as much as $7bn.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Report claims Concord is an acquisition target for BMG musically.com/2026/01/30/r...
Deezer says up to 85% of its AI-music streams are now fraudulent musically.com/2026/01/29/d...
Deezer says up to 85% of its AI-music streams are now fraudulent
Deezer says it is now receiving more than 60,000 fully-AI tracks every day, and that’s 39% of total uploads.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Deezer says up to 85% of its AI-music streams are now fraudulent musically.com/2026/01/29/d...
Suno Doubles Down on Artist Relations: AI Giant Expands Artist Partnership Team, Adds Veteran Sam Berger to Further Outreach www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/29/s...
Suno Expands Artist Partnership Team, Adds Veteran Sam Berger
AI music company Suno expands its artist partnerships with the addition of music industry veteran and former Spotify exec Sam Berger.
www.digitalmusicnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Suno Doubles Down on Artist Relations: AI Giant Expands Artist Partnership Team, Adds Veteran Sam Berger to Further Outreach www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/29/s...
Stationhead merges with Mellomanic and sells a stake to UMG musically.com/2026/01/29/s...
Stationhead merges with Mellomanic and sells a stake to UMG
Superfans-focused startup Stationhead is merging with another music-tech firm, Mellomanic, with UMG taking a stake in the new company.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Stationhead merges with Mellomanic and sells a stake to UMG musically.com/2026/01/29/s...
Spotify and the three main major record labels sue Anna’s Archive for $13trillion www.nme.com/news/music/s...
Spotify and the three main major record labels sue Anna's Archive for $13trillion for "brazen theft of millions of files containing nearly all of the world’s commercial sound recordings"
Spotify and three major record labels have sued Anna's Archive for $13trillion, alleging that the platform scraped 86million music files.
www.nme.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Spotify and the three main major record labels sue Anna’s Archive for $13trillion www.nme.com/news/music/s...
Music bodies hail European Parliament committee AI proposals musically.com/2026/01/29/m...
Music bodies hail European Parliament committee AI proposals
The latest group of legislators to back the music industry’s view on AI training is the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Music bodies hail European Parliament committee AI proposals musically.com/2026/01/29/m...
Report claims’ majority’ of young people listen to AI music musically.com/2026/01/12/r...
Report claims’ majority’ of young people listen to AI music
Morgan Stanley has been conducting its annual survey of Americans’ audio habits, and this year asked them questions about AI music.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Report claims’ majority’ of young people listen to AI music musically.com/2026/01/12/r...
Musical AI Raises $4.5M in Funding www.finsmes.com/2026/01/musi...
Musical AI Raises $4.5M in Funding
Musical AI, an Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-based provider of an attribution and rights management platform for generative AI across the music sector, raised $4.5M in funding
www.finsmes.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Musical AI Raises $4.5M in Funding www.finsmes.com/2026/01/musi...
Spotify can’t control its AI-generated music suggestions www.trustedreviews.com/news/spotify...
Spotify can’t control its AI-generated music suggestions
Spotify says it isn’t pushing AI-generated music onto listeners, but many users aren’t convinced.
www.trustedreviews.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Spotify can’t control its AI-generated music suggestions www.trustedreviews.com/news/spotify...
Bandcamp takes a stand against AI music, banning it from the platform techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/b...
Bandcamp takes a stand against AI music, banning it from the platform | TechCrunch
"We want musicians to keep making music, and for fans to have confidence that the music they find on Bandcamp was created by humans," the company said.
techcrunch.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Bandcamp takes a stand against AI music, banning it from the platform techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/b...
5.1tn annual music streams... but 120.5m tracks had 10 or fewer musically.com/2026/01/15/5...
5.1tn annual music streams... but 120.5m tracks had 10 or fewer
Music-biz number-cruncher Luminate has published its year-end report for 2025, with plenty of stats for the industry to chew over.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
5.1tn annual music streams... but 120.5m tracks had 10 or fewer musically.com/2026/01/15/5...
Partly AI-generated folk-pop hit barred from Sweden’s official charts www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Partly AI-generated folk-pop hit barred from Sweden’s official charts
Song that topped Swedish Spotify rankings ruled ineligible after elements of song revealed to be partly AI-made
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Partly AI-generated folk-pop hit barred from Sweden’s official charts www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Universal Music Group Signs Multi-Year Licensing Deal With China’s NetEase Cloud Music themusicnetwork.com/universal-mu...
UMG Signs Licensing Deal With China's NetEase Cloud Music
Universal Music Group has announced a new multi-year license agreement with NetEase Cloud Music, a leading music streaming provider in China.
themusicnetwork.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Universal Music Group Signs Multi-Year Licensing Deal With China’s NetEase Cloud Music themusicnetwork.com/universal-mu...
Pipeline raises over $200m to fund independent music firms musically.com/2026/01/20/p...
Pipeline raises over $200m to fund independent music firms
Pipeline is a new ‘financing platform’ launching today after raising more than $200m of capital to invest in the sector.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Pipeline raises over $200m to fund independent music firms musically.com/2026/01/20/p...
TikTok Generated €1.8 Billion for the EU Music Business in 2025—According to TikTok www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/20/t...
TikTok Generated €1.8B for the EU Music Business in 2025
TikTok releases a study showing that the platform generated billions for the EU economy last year, including $1.8B for the EU music industry.
www.digitalmusicnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
TikTok Generated €1.8 Billion for the EU Music Business in 2025—According to TikTok www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/20/t...
Streaming service Audiomack now has 50m monthly active users musically.com/2026/01/21/s...
Streaming service Audiomack now has 50m monthly active users
Audiomack has announced its latest milestone: the music service now has 50 million monthly active users, up 31% in the last year.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Streaming service Audiomack now has 50m monthly active users musically.com/2026/01/21/s...
AI music creation platform Udio signs deal with indie label licensing body Merlin completemusicupdate.com/ai-music-cre...
AI music creation platform Udio signs deal with indie label licensing body Merlin
Udio has announced a licensing deal with Merlin, which means many indie labels and distributors will now be able to participate in the relaunch of the AI platform as an industry-endorsed service. Merl...
completemusicupdate.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
AI music creation platform Udio signs deal with indie label licensing body Merlin completemusicupdate.com/ai-music-cre...
Liza Minnelli, Art Garfunkel and more feature on ElevenLabs AI album musically.com/2026/01/22/l...
Liza Minnelli, Art Garfunkel and more feature on ElevenLabs AI album
This is a project where every musician involved is having their rights respected according to its organiser, ElevenLabs.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Liza Minnelli, Art Garfunkel and more feature on ElevenLabs AI album musically.com/2026/01/22/l...
Duetti Secures $200M To Scale Indie Music Catalog Acquisitions And Platform Capability Enhancements celebrityaccess.com/2026/01/21/d...
Duetti Secures $200M To Scale Indie Music Catalog Acquisitions And Platform Capability Enhancements
NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) - The music-technology and financial services company Duetti Inc. has just received $200 million in new funding. The company, which helps independent music creators make mon...
celebrityaccess.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Duetti Secures $200M To Scale Indie Music Catalog Acquisitions And Platform Capability Enhancements celebrityaccess.com/2026/01/21/d...
12.8 million people tuned in to Bruno Mars concert on Roblox musically.com/2026/01/23/1...
12.8 million people tuned in to Bruno Mars concert on Roblox
That's apparently a record audience for a music concert on Roblox, with an additional 53m views for social-media content from the event.
musically.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
12.8 million people tuned in to Bruno Mars concert on Roblox musically.com/2026/01/23/1...