Raha Ali, Author at Digital Music News

Saudi Arabia Is Investing Billions to Boost a Homegrown Music Industry — With the ‘Saudi Music Commission’ at the Center of the Effort

September 17, 2023

The Saudi panel at the 2023 All That Matters Conference: (r-l) Paul Pacifico, CEO of Saudi Music Commission, Haya Alhejailan, Musician from Saudi Arabia & Carlo Nohra, COO of Saudi Pro League (photo: Digit... Read More...

Songtradr Is Now the Largest Shareholder in Publicly-Listed Tech Company Jaxsta (ASX: JXT)

Raha Ali

September 17, 2023

Songtradr CEO Paul Wiltshire. Photo Credit: Songtradr B2B music rights and licensing marketplace Songtradr now holds 14.04% of Jaxsta's shares, making it the largest shareholder of the Sydney-based credits da... Read More...

UK Musicians’ Census: Artists Average $25,881 in Annual Music Earnings, Supplement Income with Freelance Gigs and ‘Regular’ Jobs

Raha Ali

September 11, 2023

Photo Credit: Ian Taylor Insights from the first-ever UK Musicians' Census reveal the demographic makeup of UK musicians and prevalent pay gaps, barriers to career progression, and financial challenges. In a... Read More...

$468.8 Million Deal: Concord Is Acquiring the Entirety of Round Hills UK-Listed Royalty Fund

Raha Ali

September 8, 2023

Photo Credit: Maklay62 Round Hill Music Royalty Fund (RHM) revealed it has agreed to a cash takeover offer from Los Angeles-based Alchemy Copyrights --- which trades as Concord. On Friday, Round Hill Music (... Read More...

Spotify Is Cracking Down on White Noise Creators, Removing Them From Its Lucrative ‘Ambassador Ads’ Program

Raha Ali

September 5, 2023

Photo Credit: Alphacolor On Spotify, white noise creators can make up to $18,000 per month recording ambient sounds meant for background listening. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, however, these ... Read More...

Steve Harwell, Lead Singer of Smash Mouth, Has Died at 56

Raha Ali

September 4, 2023

Photo Credit: Olaf Gradin / CC by 2.0 According to a Tweet by rock band Smash Mouth, Steve Harwell has passed away. Just yesterday, Steve Harwell's representative Robert Hayes had revealed that Steve was 'res... Read More...

Burning Man 2023: Organizers Plan Festival’s Finale ‘Burn’ as One Dies, and Thousands Remain Stranded at Nevada Festival Site

Raha Ali

September 4, 2023

Torrential rain and severe flooding have left one person dead and thousands stranded at the Burning Man 2023 Nevada desert site. Despite challenges, organizers intend to proceed with the festival's finale 'bu... Read More...

Jimmy Buffett, Legendary ‘Margaritaville’ Singer, Dies At 76

Raha Ali

September 2, 2023

Photo Credit: Jimmy Buffett Singer and businessman Jimmy Buffett passed away on the night of September 1st. Buffett is best known for his hit song ‘Margaritaville.’ Margaritaville spawned the branding empire ... Read More...

APM Music Inks Partnership With AI-Startup Incantio to Improve Catalog Discovery

Raha Ali

August 31, 2023

Photo Credit: APM Music With the APM Music and Incantio partnership, the CEO of APM Music aims to achieve the goals of 'illuminating artists' work.' Incantio implements AI technology to recommend music for li... Read More...

Universal Music Group Acquires UAE-Based Chabaka Music, Its Second Major Move In The Fast-Growing MENA Region

Raha Ali

August 30, 2023

Photo Credit: Universal Music Group UMG has acquired Chabaka Music, a digitally-focused music marketing and distribution agency that provides services in the Middle East and North Africa — the MENA region. U... Read More...

Canadian Music Week 2023: From the Latest In AI to Combating Streaming Manipulation and Fraud

Raha Ali

July 17, 2023

Recently, Canadian Music Week 2023 took place in Toronto. The events sparked conversations about the impact of AI on the music industry and efforts to tackle streaming fraud. The conference also hosted events... Read More...

A2IM IndieWeek 2023: Music Industry Leaders Talk AI, Sync, Music Marketing, and More

Raha Ali

July 5, 2023

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) recently hosted IndieWeek 2023 in Manhattan. Apart from being one of the largest gathering of independent artists in the world, the three-day networking co... Read More...

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