Universal Music, Sony Music, and Suno have reportedly hit a hard impasse in their settlement discussions, where, unsurprisingly, the “walled garden” hang-up is said to be taking center stage.
The three main principals involved in the film, director Paris Barclay and producers Stephanie Allain and Jeanne Elfant Festa, opine about their careers and testify as to the making of the movie. All three are major hitters.
Relationship status: It's complicated.
"Nobody else could conduct themselves in that way and it be normal," Rubin said of his former Angels & Airwaves bandmate and UFO obsessive.
Apollonia's lawyer says she's "very happy with the results, and that the parties can continue to honor the legacy of Prince and his musical genius."
Septet performed all but one Arirang song, as well as some of their greatest hits so far
O Spotify sempre teve como foco colocar os ouvintes no controle. Hoje, as pessoas não querem apenas mais formas de passar o tempo — elas querem que esse tempo seja bem aproveitado.
Her music is featured in two current Broadway productions: Moulin Rouge! The Musical and & Juliet.
Yet another automaker cancels an EV for gasoline SUVs in America.
The incident follows the Pretty Reckless singer's bat bite, which also occurred while opening for AC/DC
Festival season is upon us. From sun-soaked weekends out west to iconic stages in Chicago and New York, fans are getting ready to see their favorite artists live.
Officer created over 3,000 "deepfake" images.
The track is the girl group's first as a five-piece following the recent hiatus by member Manon Bannerman.
In an unearthed video, a teenage Simpson raps about prom
It's her second ruler on the ranking, as well as her fourth No. 1 on Top Alternative Albums.
The state legislator promoting the initiative, which aims to benefit single mothers, speaks with Billboard Español.
CMAT and Bombay Bicycle Club had been scheduled to perform on the now-canceled June dates.
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
In a new episode of Billboard's Takes Us Out, Marley talks about his creative process, Yo Gabba GabbaLand! cameo and his love of sports over a vegan meal.
Ohio man used more than 100 AI tools to make fake nudes of women and minors.
Study found shots cut urgent care and hospitalization by about 50% in healthy adults.
Keith Wood, former manager of LCD Soundsystem and co-founder and longtime head of Caroline Records, died Wednesday after a long struggle with ALS (motor neuron disease), according to a social media post from his family.
After the pivot to humanoid robots and AI, does Tesla want to be a car company again?
Artists can secure direct cash advances without giving up equity or transferring ownership of copyrights. Source
The case has been put on hold since August 2025, pending the Supreme Court’s decision on Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment. Source
NINE BY NINE will engage in planning and production of music festivals in Asia, and supporting Japanese artists seeking to expand internationally. Source
Talks with UMG and Warner Music have seen little progress, while Suno hasn't been able to reach a deal with Sony Music, according to the Financial Times. Source
Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson are the leading nominees for the 2026 ACM Awards, the Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions announced Thursday.
A World War II-era policy is stopping old coal plants from closing.
A jury is expected to begin deliberating the fate of the live entertainment industry giant as early as today
Please scroll down to read the Spanish language version of this report below. / Por favor, desplácese hacia abajo para leer nuestra traducción en Español. WASHINGTON, DC – Latin music’s momentum in the US continues to grow, according to the Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA).
Action Xtreme, the London-based action studio co-founded by Chee Keong Cheung and Andreas Roald, is moving into music publishing through a new division – AX Music Publishing – formed in partnership with Atlantic Screen Group.
American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once proclaimed that music is a universal language. Ironically, perhaps the only part of this universal language that isn’t universal is language itself. In the streaming era, it may seem easier than ever for musicians to reach listeners around the world,...
The deal marks Kobalt’s second AI music platform partnership, following its 2025 licensing agreement with ElevenLabs. Source
Amazon Music’s long-running livestreaming partnership with the US Stagecoach festival continues this year, with the country-focused event due to air on Prime Video, Twitch and Amazon Music’s app from 24-26 April.
Who knew there was a 17,000 square-foot bunker under the polo fields where the Coachella festival is held? Radiohead knew: it’s been chosen as the space for the debut of their new ‘Kid A Mnesia’ audiovisual installation. Well, not entirely new.
Physical-music and packaging manufacturer Key Production has detailed its latest two formats for the European market this week. One of them is ‘Injection Moulded Records’ – vinyl that replaces PVC with the more-sustainable PET (polyethene terephthalate) to cut energy consumption and carbon-dioxide...
A pair of studies published this week offer differing insights into local live-music sectors: one from Australia and one from Spain. The first comes from Live Nation.
Canadian collecting society Socan has published its financial results for 2025, revealing that its collections grew 5% year-on-year to $587m – a record for the organisation. However, that growth wasn’t quite reflected in Socan’s royalty distributions to its members.
Our Chief Public Affairs Officer Dustee Jenkins shares how we’re building a more positive experience for families on Spotify. As Spotify’s Chief Public Affairs Officer, and a parent to young children myself, I understand how navigating the digital world can feel both rewarding, and at times, a...
Spotify has always been about putting listeners in the driver’s seat. Today, people don’t just want more ways to spend their time; they want that time to be well spent.
Independent consolidation isn’t just about majors buying indies, nor is it just about acquisitions involving labels. Consolidation focused on tech platforms is also a trend in 2026 – and an encouraging one.
Music industry communications specialist weighs in on the Ye controversy, and Wireless Festival's cancellation Source
On this week’s podcast episode, I talk with Jonathan Wyner, mastering engineer at M-Works, Berklee professor, head of artistic technology initiatives for BEATL, and past president of the Audio Engineering Society . . . . . .
While the Delhi leg of his ongoing India tour broke attendance records, the rest of Canadian-Punjabi singer and rapper Karan Aujla’s P-Pop Culture trek has been making news for less […] The post is from Music Ally.
EY and the Federation of Indian Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)’s newest report on India’s Media and Entertainment sector includes the results of a survey of over 5,000 […] The post is from Music Ally.
Music consumption today is borderless, but the systems that manage it have historically been national. Collective management organisations are undergoing their most significant transformation in decades. On one hand, they […] The post is from Music Ally.
“It’s probably the most time I’ve ever had to actually just sit down and talk about a show as I’m building it,” the singer revealed in a new interview
The musician performed the Lord of the Rings-inspired track with his band Saving Grace
Hybe India has dropped the latest set of details about its upcoming auditions to discover and develop an Indian girl group, the eligibility criteria for which they shared last week. […] The post is from Music Ally.
A fan’s recordings of over 10,000 concerts across four decades are now becoming a curated online archive, thanks to a group of volunteers. Since 1984, a music fan named Aadam Jacobs has been recording audio of sets from up-and-coming bands, predominantly in Chicago.
Secretly Distribution acquires Entertainment Intelligence and Babel Ops, which develop bespoke data and analytics tools for the independent sector. Secretly Distribution (SD) has announced its acquisition of Babel Ops, the technology firm responsible for Entertainment Intelligence (Ei) as well as...
"I think the biggest value here is the PR. I mean, it's getting the public excited."
Another ISP legal battle has been disrupted by the Supreme Court’s Cox v. Sony decision. Now, the major labels and Altice have jointly moved to pause their years-old copyright dispute.
Shiesty’s lawyer, Bradford Cohen, argues the case is “very questionable” and based on a “mystery contract” that doesn’t exist
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to reconsider its rate-setting decision in a marathon legal battle involving Live Nation and different promoters.
The rapper and singer-songwriter formed the hip-hip group with Cheryl “The Pearl” Cook and Angie Stone in 1979 and quickly scored a hit with “Funk You Up”
The unprecedented proposal would give the Trump admin access to doctors' notes.
Sony Music and Universal Music are looking to capitalize on Asia’s booming festival sector with a newly launched JV called Nine by Nine. Announced in Japan closer to April’s start, Tokyo-based Nine by Nine, not to be confused with the former Thai boy band of the same name, is just now making a...
Babel Ops was founded in 2020 by Erik Gilbert and Greg Delaney, who previously co-founded Entertainment Intelligence in 2014. Source
LinkedIn says claims fabricated by extension maker suspended for scraping data.
The music giant said it will review the proposal and analyze its implications for shareholders, employees, artists and songwriters. Source
As the US and Israel's war has ramped up, so too have hacks on US industrial sites.
Gamma is now disputing somewhat underwhelming first-week album sales figures for Ye’s ‘Bully’ on the heels of the cancellation of Wireless Fest. The album struggled to top 150,000 ‘album equivalent’ units despite an ultra-expensive rollout campaign.
"Not sure if the vocal minority complainers are new discovery phase fans or scalper bots sewing discord," he wrote, "but these are the facts folks"
Meta touts strong benchmarks but admits "performance gaps" in agentic and coding systems.
Podcasts are having a major boom on Patreon, generating $629 million in revenue on the direct-to-fan platform in 2025. If you thought Spotify was out of its element in pushing to expand into podcasting, you’d be sorely mistaken.
Billionaire music mogul David Geffen finally settles his highly publicized divorce with model David Armstrong, 50 years his junior. David Geffen has finally settled his highly contentious divorce with the much-younger model and former go-go dancer David Armstrong.
Law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson chats with Ars about his new book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You.
Be different, me-too is everywhere. But different is a state of mind, that too often goes untaught in today’s society., which is one of the reasons why so much “classic” music was made by baby boomers.
Motorola's budget phones are much less budget-friendly today.
Sharon Osbourne puts her Los Angeles mansion, shared with the late Ozzy, up for sale for $17 million, located in Hancock Park, just south of Hollywood. The Los Angeles home of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne is now on the market.
Rapper Lil Tjay was arrested on Monday night and charged in connection with the shooting of fellow rapper Offset in South Florida. Update: Tjay’s attorney has sent the following statement to Digital Music News.
Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize have teamed up as Nine Inch Noize for the collaborative album “Nine Inch Nails – Nine Inch Noize,” releasing on April 17.
Mitchell Fink, whose career as a celebrity gossip columnist and entertainment journalist included stints ranging from People magazine to the New York Daily News to the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, died Tuesday at 82 in West Palm Beach, Florida. No cause of death was given.
Musk won’t seek a “single dollar” in OpenAI suit after asking to pocket up to $134 billion.
Any tanker passing must reveal its cargo so Iran can determine transit fee amount.
“Saturday Night Live” has set a star-studded lineup for the final episodes of Season 51. Olivia Rodrigo will pull double duty as both host and musical guest on May 2; Matt Damon will host the May 9 episode with Noah Kahan serving as musical guest; and the season finale on May 16 will be headlined...
United Talent Agency has signed “10-time Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, producer, author, actor, world builder and HalloQUEEN” Janelle Monáe for global representation in all areas.
JSON text strings suggest performance charts based on "framerates of other Steam users."
Post-2013 Kindles will continue to work, even if they no longer receive updates.
European buyers aren't interested in full-size trucks; US car industry doesn't care.
Springsteen traded off lead vocals with Tom Morello, and he placed emphasis on the line “in these days of evil presidents”
"One of the questions is what the initial orbit will be for Artemis III."
One of the deepest structural problems in the modern music business is the tension between public market capital and the reality of how music actually works.
El 7 de marzo, Bad Bunny hizo historia con su primera presentación en Asia, subiéndose al escenario en Tokio para un concierto único de Billions Club Live. Ahora, Spotify trae esa noche inolvidable a los fans de todo el mundo con el estreno de Billions Club Live with Bad Bunny: A Concert Film.
On March 7, Bad Bunny made history with his first-ever performance in Asia, taking the stage in Tokyo for a one-night-only Billions Club Live concert. Now, Spotify is bringing that unforgettable night to fans across the globe with the premiere of Billions Club Live with Bad Bunny: A Concert Film.
In an unusually worded announcement, Radiohead “have confirmed the impending existence” of “Motion Picture House featuring Kid A Mnesia” — in other words, announced dates and locations where fans can experience “a large scale audiovisual installation built to house ‘Kid A Mnesia,’” a film comprised...
Fcukers are a New York-based electronic duo made up of Shanny Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis. They formed in 2022 and their first EP, Baggy$$, was released by Ninja Tune in September 2024.
A select group of customers is testing the Claude Mythos Preview.
“KPop Demon Hunters” continues to maintain its status as a cultural phenomenon. Less than two weeks after the film took home the Oscars for best animated feature and best original song for “Golden,” Netflix announced a collaboration with McDonalds.
Atlantic Music Group (AMG) is a big fan of joint ventures at the moment. Fader Label is its latest partnership. The post is from Music Ally.
Major labels are very keen on joint ventures at the moment, but rarely with one another. Nine By Nine is the latest exception to the rule. The post is from Music Ally.
Muse Group is the parent group of Ultimate Guitar, Hal Leonard, MuseScore and Audacity, so it’s got a sizeable community of musicians. The post is from Music Ally.
AWAL is known for developing independent artists, but now it is launching an initiative focused on ‘cultural curators’ in the UK. The post is from Music Ally.
The Supreme Court vacated the 2022 judgment and remanded the case to the Fifth Circuit for reconsideration in light of Cox v. Sony Music. Source
Gersh, who joined the company in 2019, is best known for working with country artist Zach Bryan Source
Probably the biggest story to hit the music news yesterday was Pershing Square Capital Management’s proposal to acquire Universal Music Group (UMG). The proposed $64 billion deal has all the earmarks of a typical hedge fund investment, with lots of talk about valuations, stock prices, buybacks, and...
An Italian court has ruled that Netflix illegally raised monthly subscriber rates without providing a valid reason to consumers, and now it must pay. An Italian court in Rome has ruled that Netflix price hikes from 2017 to 2024 are illegal, and subscribers are entitled to a refund.
Universal Music Group issues a statement on Pershing Square’s unsolicited offer ahead of the Board of Directors completing its review of the proposal. Pershing Square’s proposed $64 billion takeover scheme for Universal Music Group (UMG) has the industry buzzing and stocks soaring.
YouTube is pulling out all the stops for its Coachella 2026 experience, including with seven simultaneous livestream feeds, exclusive merch, and more. The video-sharing giant just recently confirmed its bolstered Coachella hub, which is poised to receive a full-scale launch in tandem with the...
50 Cent teased that Hulu was paying $75M for a documentary about him, but since it was April 1, fans weren’t sure if it was a joke. It wasn’t. On April 1, rapper 50 Cent posted on social media that Hulu was paying $75 million for a documentary about him, having beaten out Apple, Netflix, […]
Rapper Offset was shot in Florida on Monday and is currently hospitalized and in stable condition, a spokesperson confirmed. Offset, the Migos member and ex-husband of Cardi B, was shot in Hollywood, Florida, on Monday. He is currently in stable condition and is being treated at the hospital.
The Cox v. Sony Music decision’s aftershocks aren’t finished yet: Now, the Supreme Court has wiped away a verdict that originally included a $47 million willful copyright infringement penalty against Grande Communications.
This is all financial engineering. The best explanation I’ve read is in the “Wall Street Journal”: “Is Bill Ackman’s Deal for Universal Music Really Worth $63 Billion?”...
Sorry, how much? Billionaire hedge-funder Bill Ackman and his Pershing Square have now proposed a $64 billion+ deal to acquire Universal Music Group (UMG), a takeover that would include a shift to the New York Stock Exchange. The offer, which values the world’s largest music label at €30.4 ($35.06)...
Pershing Square’s proposed $64 billion Universal Music Group (UMG) takeover deal is officially out in the open – but will the gigantic transaction wrap? The multibillion-dollar question is now taking center stage and prompting discussions about what the “New UMG” would look like.
He’s got a right to perform… But it’s one thing to do two shows at SoFi and quite another to headline the Wireless Festival in the U.K. Yes, yes, Kanye admitted he was bipolar, he gave that as an explanation of his antisemitic behavior, I gave him credit for that, but that does not mean […]
You could say that 18-year-old country music upstart Ty Myers seems like a perfect example of the Old Soul, with his love for and knowledge of the blues and classic songwriters, and with prodigious singing and guitar chops that have had him writing, recording and touring for pretty much all of his...
Wireless Festival has been cancelled after the UK government denied entry to headliner Ye, amid outrage over his rampant antisemitism in recent years. Wireless Festival will not be taking place this summer after headliner Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, was barred from entering the UK.
The AI-powered musicmaker Suno is struggling to reach licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. That's according to a report from the Financial Times, which says both sides can't agree on whether users should be able to share the AI-generated songs they create.
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square claims world’s biggest music company has suffered because of delay of US listing Business live – latest updates Billionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund has offered to buy Universal Music Group (UMG) in a deal that values the world’s biggest music company at about €55bn...
Starting today, Prompted Playlist is expanding beyond music to now include podcasts. Launched earlier this year in beta, this feature lets you steer the algorithm by creating playlists based on your listening history and real-time signals on Spotify, including trends and charts, so the playlist...
If platforms can assign identity without consent, the problem isn’t metadata—it’s governance. ACR won’t fix systems designed to ignore verification.
As podcasting continues to evolve, growth increasingly means building beyond audio. Creators are expanding into video, merch, and live events, finding new ways to deepen listener relationships and bring audiences together. One clear example is the paranormal-comedy podcast Let’s Get Haunted.
Like the immortal lives of vampires, some stories never really end. That’s the vibe K-Pop boyband ENHYPEN brings to The Blood Diary, a new video podcast series that explores mysterious events from around the globe, where members of the group take turns blurring the line between fact and fiction.
Los Thuthanaka basically came out of nowhere last year to capture Pitchfork's album of the year with their self-titled debut. Because it wasn't available on streaming, it largely flew under the radar.
AI music platform Suno's policy is that it does not permit the use of copyrighted material. You can upload your own tracks to remix or set your original lyrics to AI-generated music. But, it's supposed to recognize and stop you from using other people's songs and lyrics.
Murphy Campbell is at the center of a brewing storm around AI and a broken copyright system. | Image: Murphy Campbell In January, folk artist Murphy Campbell discovered several songs on her Spotify profile that did not belong there.
No other K-pop boy group has ever taken a four-year break. BTS did and came back with 2.5x the streams. Here's what the data behind Arirang reveals about one of music's most loyal fanbases.
Top Noteworthy Copyright Stories from March 2026 — “March 2026 was one of the busiest months in recent memory for the copyright world, with huge developments on critical copyright issues that all creators and copyright owners must know about.” Penguin to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT version of German...
Richard Blumenthal says company acts like it has ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ as records show it upping fees to cut losses Ticketmaster quietly raised other fees after US crackdown on hidden charges Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Senators slammed Ticketmaster for raising ticket...