This week’s Sandbox dives into the album as a format, which is undergoing something of a cultural resurgence led by album-focused artists like Charli xcx, Lily Allen, Geese, Bad Bunny […] ...

Meta recently unveiled a suite of updates including new Reels ad placement options, improved creator partnership discovery, and new AI creative tools. Reels trending ads – which enable ad placement ...

Indonesia recently became the second country to implement a social media ban policy for children under 16. New data from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner – the first country to initiate a […] ...

Artists and rightsholders have unprecedented leverage over where to house their catalogs. Legacy brand prestige is no longer enough to retain them; instead, your artist network’s loyalty depends ...

PassPass claims to be “the #1 viral giveaways platform in America” with its real-world scavenger hunts and contests.

A report published this week by Green Music Australia, Reverb and The CSO Shop aims to help artists and their teams.

Having signed up more than 5,000 artists and labels, now Soundlink has raised a $2m seed-funding round, led by Create Music Group. The startup says it will use the funding to grow its product and ...

Last year was notably lacking in breakout hits and chart-topping new singles, with only 23 tracks cracking the top charts in the first half of 2025" ...

A group of music publishers are continuing to sue AI firm Anthropic for copyright infringement, focusing on its alleged use of their lyrics to train its Claude model ...

WMG announced yesterday that it is acquiring B2B music firm Revelator, in a deal aiming to close next quarter.

There’s a lot going on around social-media platforms right now, much of it not-entirely positive. A group of stories today offers a snapshot of some of the concerns – but also the money that’s still ...

These days, professional musicians are expected to be creators, who are somehow automatically equipped with the skills to ...