Stuart Dredge, Author at Music Ally

The BTS ‘Arirang’ effect sees K-Pop album exports grow by 125%

Stuart Dredge — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

We heard last week that South Korea has now become the third biggest music-exporter in the world, overtaking Canada. Now we’ve got some new figures behind that.

Apple Music ups subscription prices due to ‘rising licensing costs’

Stuart Dredge — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

It shouldn’t be a surprise that Apple Music is raising the price of its subscriptions: the last time such a hike happened was four years ago in 2022.

X and music publishers end their legal battle over infringement

Stuart Dredge — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Music publishers appear to have resolved their legal battle with X (formerly Twitter) but it remains unclear whether that resolution includes licensing deals or some kind of financial settlement.

Lila launches UK initiative for South Asian musicians and industry pros

Stuart Dredge — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

UK-based non-profit Lila has launched its latest initiative, Lila Labs. It’s an extension of the organisation’s existing work supporting South Asian artists and industry professionals.

Tiny Vinyl gets into hardware with a player, crate and frame

Stuart Dredge — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Tiny Vinyl launched last year as a company selling, yes, tiny four-inch records, pitched as environmentally-friendly collectible items. Now the startup has taken the logical next step by releasing a device to play them on.

World Cup sent ‘Wonderwall’ to top of Spotify’s global chart

Stuart Dredge — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

If you’d told us a year ago that Oasis’s 1995 song ‘Wonderwall’ would be topping Spotify’s ‘Top 50 – Global’ chart this summer, we’d have assumed the band were playing more concerts – perhaps in Mexico, Brazil and other big-volume streaming markets.

TikTok tests AI-likeness detection as Patreon blocks AI crawlers

Stuart Dredge — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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.

AI’s new USB port: what the MCP standard means for the music industry

Stuart Dredge — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000

GenAI music and all the arguments and lawsuits around it continues to dominate media coverage of AI’s impact on the music industry. But below all that, people and companies are figuring out how other kinds of AI models and tools can help them in their work.

Merlin awarded more than $3.2m in legal battle with Triller