Elton John's (Elton John) #PrideMonth campaign 'Speak Up Sing Out' invites fans to sing on Instagram Reels. Tag a supporter with #SpeakUpSingOutGiveaway for a chance to meet Elton and trigger a donation to his AIDS Foundation.

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Spotify (Spotify) adjusts its subscription fees in France by €0.13 to €11.12, reflecting a 1.2% increase to align with the new 'CNM tax' funding France's Centre National de la Musique.

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Ticketmaster(Ticketmaster) faces a major security breach as hacking group 'ShinyHunters' reportedly steals personal data of over 560 million customers, including partial payment details.

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Sony Music's (Sony Music) Rob Stringer at the 2024 Business Segment Meeting: Urges music streaming services to rethink free, ad-supported tiers, advocating a modest fee to bridge the gap between free and paid subscriptions.

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'In mature markets, we hope that our partners close that gap by asking consumers using ad-supported services to additionally pay a modest fee...'

Sony Music boss Rob Stringer wants streaming services to start charging free users.

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Exclusive to Music Ally Subscribers: 'The Latest Behind The Single with Tommy Richman – Million Dollar Baby' is out now! See how this debut soared to #1 on the Global 200.

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Dice's (DICE) new 'Extras' feature, launching this July in the UK and US, enables event creators to offer add-ons like merchandise and VIP upgrades.

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Pandora (Pandora) raises subscription fees due to rising music licensing costs. Military plan increases to $8.99/month, with hikes also applying to standard and family plans...

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Explore emerging music markets with our exclusive Country Profiles for Music Ally subscribers. New additions include China, Japan, and The Baltic States. Discover key trends and data. Learn more:musically.com/countries/

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Oral arguments for TikTok US's legal challenge to the US law mandating its sale or app store ban are set for September. The fast-tracked court schedule aims for a ruling by December, ahead of the January 2025 deadline

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Excited to highlight Sounds of Red Bull as a sponsor for Music Ally NEXT 2024! Join us on June 18th in London for an inspiring day of music innovation. Secure your tickets now: next.musically.com/tickets

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PRS for Music (PRS for Music) reports a record-breaking royalty payout of £943.6M to songwriters and composers, up 12.8% YOY, while Sweden's STIM hits all-time high revenues of SEK 3.1bn.

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Chartmetric (@Chartmetric) and Shoobs explore the evolving landscape of hip-hop in their latest analysis, highlighting genre diversification as a key factor in its chart decline. Is it the sound or the region that defines a genre today?

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Browse Music Ally's global job listings in the US, UK, Europe & beyond. Discover opportunities on our site & daily newsletter...

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British musician RAYE champions songwriters' rights during her Songwriter of the Year acceptance speech at The Ivors Academy, urging for fair royalties and ethical treatment from record labels.

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A lot of YouTubers and influencers use music from production library Epidemic Sound, so its survey of 1,500 of those creators is worth a look: musically.com/2024/05/24/epi…

Consultancy firm Midia Research has published its latest recorded-music predictions, extending its crystal ball out to 2031. By that point, it expects global revenues to reach $100bn in retail terms. Read more here: musically.com/2024/05/24/rep…

'Sorry, record labels, but I’m saying it, and we all need to start saying it. Points. A fee. Travel fees. Cover food and travel to sessions. This is just ethical. This is basic.'

Raye (RAYE) renews call for songwriters to receive points on recordings.

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DoJ drops the hammer: the US Justice Department and 30 state and district attorneys general has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster. And it IS seeking a breakup of the two companies: musically.com/2024/05/24/doj…