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Apple Music partners with Ticketmaster for concert discovery

Apple Music has partnered with Ticketmaster to power a concert discovery integration that surfaces nearby events tailored to users’ listening habits and includes direct Ticketmaster links for ticket purchases. The feature appears across the Apple Music app—homepage carousel, a dedicated Concerts Tab, Artist Pages with tour badges—and will send push notifications when favorite artists play nearby. Apple also integrated Bandsintown concert listings into the app. Ticketmaster already supplies event listings across Apple’s ecosystem (Maps, Spotlight Search, Photos, Shazam), and iOS 26 adds tighter links from Photos to upcoming events. The move follows competitors’ deals (Spotify with SeatGeek) and comes amid recent U.S. Justice Department tentative settlement activity with Ticketmaster parent Live Nation over antitrust concerns.

Instagram Suggests Tracks for Reels Based on Content

Instagram has introduced a feature that suggests music for Reels based on the video's own content. Previously, users could search for music or pick from popular tracks; now the platform adds content-based recommendations to help tailor soundtracks. After creating or uploading a Reel, users can open the music library by tapping the notes icon to see suggested tracks that reflect the short video’s content. They can still search normally or choose popular songs, but the new suggestions are designed to align with the Reel’s visuals and mood. In the final step, creators can fine-tune the exact song segment with a slider to set where the music underlay starts. The article notes the broader trend of music shaping social-video engagement, with TikTok cited as a benchmark and Instagram’s long-running music features (Stories launched in 2018) as context.

WiR: New Video Frontiers, TV Ad Market Fears, Shazam/Vadio

The Week in Review highlights key industry moves: New Video Frontiers drew about 400 attendees as speakers shared insights on programmatic TV, VR, and new messaging formats. Shazam announced the rollout of in-app music video channels in a partnership with Vadio, enabling a video thumbnail on the Shazam page for identified tracks. The Digest also notes Facebook testing a Snapchat-like Messenger Day feature and enabling video streaming from Facebook to TVs via Apple TV or Chromecast. UK ad viewability remained below 50%, costing advertisers around £154 million, per Meetrics/IAB/PwC data. Google spoke of creating a separate mobile index within months, while Snapchat pursued IPO progress. Yahoo reported rising profits, Salesforce walked away from a Twitter bid, and Xaxis acquired Triad Retail Media for roughly $300 million. The piece frames these developments within broader shifts toward cross‑screen video, programmatic advertising, and evolving publisher–tech platforms.