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The Weeknd hits big in Hong Kong and China with Faye Wong sample
Here’s a new angle on local fan-service. The Weeknd just celebrated finishing his four-concert run in Hong Kong by releasing a brand new track – ‘Hong Kong (feat. 王菲季候風)’ that is already making waves in Hong Kong and mainland China. The post is from Music Ally .
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Vickie Nauman talks games (and why AI drones are more worrying than AI tunes)
Gaming is really, really different than anything else that’s out there. It’s not like film and TV synchronisation licensing. The post is from Music Ally .
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Music Ally Marketing Week agenda preview
We are delighted to give you a first preview at the agenda for the marketing summit of Music Ally Marketing Week! The post is from Music Ally .
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Spotify and Harry Styles throw Halloween party to close historic residency
Harry Styles plays the last of his 30 nights at Madison Square Garden on 31 October, and Spotify is marking the occasion with a free dance party elsewhere in New York the same evening. The post is from Music Ally .
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BigXthaPlug reveals album features with localised billboards
BigXthaPlug releases his fourth studio album Better Over Time on 30 October, and the rollout has included one of the more inventive feature reveals we’ve seen this year. Rather than posting a tracklist, his team put up billboards of each guest artist in their own hometown: Lil…
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Reddit’s new feed could help artists reach new audiences
Reddit is the latest platform to lean further into recommendations. Its homepage is being split into two feeds: “For You”, which will be the default and will show posts from communities people don’t follow, and “Following”, which sticks to the subreddits they’ve joined. The…
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Spotify is hoping to launch its AI remix tool in early 2027
In May, Spotify announced its plans to launch an AI tool “allowing fans to create covers and remixes” but – sensibly having learned from past missed-deadlines for its hi-res music debut – didn’t tie itself to a specific launch date. The post is from Music Ally .
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Audio Chateau Records raises $9m for ‘creator culture’ label
High-single-digit funding rounds for music-tech startups are familiar, but less so for labels. Audio Chateau Records is bucking that trend by trousering a Series A round of up to $9m. The post is from Music Ally .
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Duets connects music-startup founders with investors and experts
Well, not just music startups, as we’ll explain. Securing deals with music rightsholders is a huge part of any music startup’s workload, but so is attracting investors and advisors. A new platform called Duets Network wants to help with that. The post is from Music Ally .
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Youth Music Awards winners: Run It, Elevation Music, TiPP and more
This week saw the annual Youth Music Awards, where the UK-based charity celebrated emerging musicians as well as projects that work with young people and music around the country. The post is from Music Ally .
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Backstreet Boys are launching their own esports gaming team
Forget quitting playing games (with my heart). Pop veterans Backstreet Boys are very much not quitting playing games: they’re recruiting professional gamers as part of a move into the esports industry. The post is from Music Ally .
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Roblox’s Q3 2026: 138m daily users who spent 34bn hours playing
At first glance, some of the numbers in Roblox’s quarterly financials don’t look good at all when you compare them to Q3 a year ago. The post is from Music Ally .
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UMG talks AI music: ‘The volume is growing faster than the safeguards’
Universal Music Group’s quarterly financial earnings-call yesterday saw boss Sir Lucian Grainge sounding the latest alarm around AI music. He cited Deezer’s latest figures showing more than 90,000 fully AI-generated tracks are being uploaded to streaming services every day. The…
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Team Innovation to stage “flagship” festival ‘Home’ in Goa this December
Arijit Singh fans who couldn’t get hold of tickets to watch him perform in their city during his 2027 tour have a chance to catch the singer live this year […] The post is from Music Ally .
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Roblox game Steal An Egg has 9.7bn visits – and now a Jonas Brothers concert
Here’s a timely snapshot of how fast games can blow up on Roblox. Steal An Egg only launched towards the end of July this year, but has already racked up more than 9.7bn visits for gameplay summarised as “Steal eggs from pets. Hatch eggs to collect rare pets. Earn money from…
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Indies update: Merlin’s Japan payouts, Impala’s EDI report
Independent licensing agency Merlin is celebrating the 10th anniversary of opening its office in Japan with some new stats. Merlin says that its payouts to Japanese members have grown by nearly 60% in the last five years. The post is from Music Ally .
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Live focus: Sam Fender bot attack, Easol’s $30m funding round
Earlier this week we reported on artist Sam Fender promising to cut ticket prices and ditch the ‘premium standing’ zone for his upcoming stadium concerts in the UK. Now the tour is making headlines of another kind – for bot disruption. The post is from Music Ally .