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Promusicae and AGEDI, which compile Spain's official charts, have adopted IFPI's principles for recordings made with generative AI. A track can chart only if it is substantially human made, made with an authorised AI service and labelled for listeners. None of those terms is defined, and the Spanish announcement mentions no way to appeal.
AIvia AGEDI
LANDR says artificial streams flagged by Spotify across its catalogue fell 95% between Q1 2025 and Q2 2026, and it is now screening releases before they reach streaming services. The figure is company-reported with no base disclosed, and it says nothing about honest artists caught by the same filters.
Industryvia LANDR (press release)
A distributor licenses your music for a fee and takes nothing else. A label-services company licenses your masters for a few years and keeps a larger cut. A traditional label usually owns the masters and pays you a royalty, and a 360 deal adds a share of touring, merch and other income on top. Here is what each one takes, in one table, and when each makes sense for an independent artist.
Industryvia UK Competition and Markets Authority
When a recording is played on radio, on TV or in a shop, collecting societies like PPL in the UK pay the master owner and the performers on it. Self-releasing artists can be owed both halves, but only once they register. Here is how it works, why US performers mostly miss out abroad, and a checklist.
Industryvia PPL
Anghami says summer 2026 was one of its strongest for Arabic music, led by Mohamed Hamaki's album with 71 million streams and 18 of its Top 20 chart slots. Behind the charts is a company whose US$99.3m revenue and 3.5 million paid subscribers include a video service, and whose growth runs through telcos, device bundles and exclusives. Here is what that means for independent Arabic artists.
Industryvia Anghami Inc. via SEC EDGAR
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