Music Ally Focus

187 Episodes

1. “We drove 50% of Nicki Minaj’s sales in 30 minutes” – Stationhead’s co-founders Murray Levison and Ryan Star on pivoting to being a superfan-centric community audio platform

   Published: 12/10/2023
2. Streaming fraud whack-a-mole: how do music distributors spot – and stop – fraud on music streaming platforms? Christine Barnum, CD Baby’s Chief Revenue Officer, explains.

   Published: 28/09/2023
3. "Small venues are places where magic happens" – Cat Henry, executive director of the US-based nonprofit Live Music Society on the challenges that small venues face in 2023

   Published: 21/09/2023
4. "Mass adoption of generative music will be via content creators" – Alex Mubert talks about how generative AI music platforms – like his own – will change music-making, and the concept of music itself

   Published: 14/09/2023
5. Classical music on TikTok – and how non-pop music is reaching a new audience, with TikTok's Darina Connolly, Head of Artist & Label Partnerships, and Label Partnerships Manager Lisa Skeppner

   Published: 07/09/2023
6. The excessive pressures placed on artists – and how to fix it: with Grammy and Juno-nominated artist manager Piers Henwood

   Published: 31/08/2023
7. Should music streaming be treated like radio? And what does it mean if it is? Expert analysis from Stuart Dredge, Music Ally's Head of Insight, who explores the legal and philosophical consequences

   Published: 24/08/2023
8. Dequency CEO Keatly Haldeman explains what he thinks the long term impact of web3, crypto, and blockchain tech will be on the music business now that the hype has moved on

   Published: 17/08/2023
9. David Martin, CEO of the Featured Artists Coalition, on venues charging commission on merch sales, and supporting emerging artists with their Step Up funding

   Published: 10/08/2023
10. Making music events and festivals more green and sustainable – with Claire O’Neill, CEO and cofounder of A Greener Future

    Published: 03/08/2023
11. "AI is the most consequential tool the music industry could use – and one that could solve a number of its biggest challenges": Cliff Fluet talks AI and the music industry

    Published: 27/07/2023
12. How education is meeting the needs of the music industry in west Africa – with The Music Business Academy for Africa

    Published: 20/07/2023
13. How does music shape the cities we live in and our relationship with the people in them? Shain Shapiro PhD explains how music intersects with local political policy and how we can get involved.

    Published: 13/07/2023
14. Splice CEO Kakul Srivistava and VP of sounds Mark Thomas on music creation and sample digging in 2023 (and what AI has to do with it)

    Published: 07/07/2023
15. Rebecca Berman, SVP of International at Concord Recorded Music, on the potential in fast-growing markets like sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America

    Published: 22/06/2023
16. What does the support of a global DSP do to your career? London songwriter Ines Dunn, featured on Spotify’s RADAR programme, explains.

    Published: 15/06/2023
17. Music streaming platforms in 2023: the challenges, questions, and issues they face – expert analysis from Stuart Dredge, Music Ally’s Head of Insight

    Published: 07/06/2023
18. “Speculative ticketing is, essentially, fraud!” The state of secondary ticketing in the UK – with Adam Webb of Fanfair Alliance

    Published: 02/06/2023
19. Building a more representative music industry for (and with) young Black talent – with Pamela McCormick and Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE of United Development

    Published: 11/05/2023
20. Finesse Foreva – building an influential music business from the ground up (and working with Drake, getting number one records, and winning awards along the way)

    Published: 27/04/2023