The torrent of AI-generated content is giving digital services some challenges to solve, especially as rightsholders and public figures get hotter on infringement of likeness rights.
Tag: TikTok
UK’s Ofcom launches investigation into TikTok over child safety
The list of regulators’ child-safety investigations into TikTok has lengthened again. This time it’s the UK’s communications and media watchdog Ofcom holding the app to account.
Avery Cochran’s ‘Shapeshifting On A Saturday Night’
Avery Cochrane is an emerging pop artist from Seattle (based in L.A), who has been releasing music since 2021. She’s been signed to Sonderview/S-Curve Records for about a year, with […]
Big tech platforms implement AI measures to curb AI
The major platforms have been coming under fire for the implementation of new AI features – with user backlash forcing Meta to remove an Instagram update that allows users to […]
Arson Theory talks heavy music: key challenges, fan culture, fairness and more
Just under a year ago, Cameron Almasi and Eddie Hermida co-founded Arson Theory. 300m streams later, the company is thriving.
My Chemical Romance join TikTok after 1.4bn ‘Teenagers’ views
Welcome to the, ahem, ‘Tok parade. Emo veterans My Chemical Romance have bitten the bullet and joined TikTok with an official account, which already has more than 425,000 followers a couple of days after it went live.
Nearly 2.2m fans showed up for Madonna’s TikTok livestream
We reported last month on plans for a TikTok ‘House of Confessions’ livestream on 2 July to celebrate Madonna’s new album. Now we know how many fans tuned in.
Sandbox Guide :: Future-proof your business and marketing strategies
The 2026 Music Ally NEXT conference brought together music biz people from across the industry, for a day of sessions on topics shaping the future of music marketing, culture and […]
Sandbox Guide :: Future-proof your business and marketing strategies
Sandbox Guides are for music marketers: They explain how you can use new platforms, create new strategies, and build new audiences. The Guides feature cutting-edge case studies, expert interviews, benchmark data, […]
Jared Benjamin’s indie blueprint for TikTok success
Dark-pop artist Jared Benjamin recently released his debut album ‘Icarus: Too Close to the Sun’, after successfully building his online audience and bagging a deal with Awal. The artist started […]
Misheard ‘Doobie Scoot Canoe’ lyric fuels a big TikTok surge
Excuse me while I kiss this guy… All the lonely Starbucks lovers… Parrot, parrot, parrot eyes… and now Doobie Scoot Canoe.
Madonna preps livestream and pop-ups with TikTok and iHeartRadio
Madonna-maniacs, take note: this Thursday (2 July) the Queen of Pop is hosting a listening party for her new album ‘Confessions II’.


