The event will take place from June 1-6.

Billboard 38m ago

The popular drawstring hobo can also be carried as a tote or under the arm as a shoulder bag.

Billboard 51m ago

Ball Park Music's guitarist has gone under the knife.

Billboard 55m ago

The extended version includes eight new tracks.

Billboard 1h ago

The latest initiative aimed at young creatives is Royalties London, although it has a long history behind it. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1h ago

The U.S. pop star now boasts a fourth No. 1 single in Australia after “Drivers Licence” (six weeks in 2021), “Good 4 U” (five weeks in 2021) and “Vampire” was (one week in 2023)

Billboard 2h ago

Spotify launches a global campaign for the release of “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” featuring select tracks from the Super Mario Galaxy video games. To celebrate the Super Mario Bros.

Digital Music News 3h ago

“Born to Die” is a thigh-slapping, country music party pressed into 2 minutes 45 seconds.

Billboard 3h ago

Nintendo and Spotify are welcoming fans to the Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary and the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie with new playlists and a special in-app experience.

Spotify 3h ago

A judge has dismissed Diddy’s $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBC over its “Bad Boy” documentary after the disgraced rap mogul admitted in court that he ruined his own career.

Digital Music News 4h ago

Suitors are lining up to court the former Wasserman agency since it rebranded and put itself up for sale to distance itself from its namesake. Since Casey Wasserman’s emails surfaced in the Epstein files, the agency that carried his name has been hard at work rebranding to The Team and cutting ties...

Digital Music News 4h ago

A judge has dismissed Smokey Robinson’s defamation countersuit filed against his accusers, who filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Motown legend. A judge has dismissed Smokey Robinson’s defamation claims in a countersuit filed against his former employees, who sued the Motown legend last year.

Digital Music News 5h ago

Check out the must-hear releases of the week.

Billboard 5h ago

The country artists debuted the track last week during Wallen’s show in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Rolling Stone 5h ago

Michael Tilson Thomas, a longtime conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, as well as a storied composer and pianist, has passed away. He was 81. Michael Tilson Thomas, a conductor, composer, and pianist who spent 25 years as music director of the San Francisco Symphony, passed away on Wednesday at...

Digital Music News 5h ago

Foo Fighters press play on "Your Favorite Toy," the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inducted band’s 12 studio album.

Billboard 5h ago

The highly anticipated new duet from two of the biggest stars in country music has arrived.

Billboard 6h ago

Billboard ranks every song on Jason Aldean's new album 'Songs About Us.'

Billboard 6h ago

The star is seeking a conservatorship over her son's finances, claiming he is "gravely disabled" following arrests in New Hampshire

Rolling Stone 9h ago

Several artists who had collaborations with singer D4vd have pulled their tracks as the autopsy results in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez emerge. D4vd’s solo tracks and hits, however, remain on streaming platforms like Spotify.

Digital Music News 10h ago

As Canadian music festivals continue to call it quits, FACTOR has announced plans to distribute CA$2 million (about $1.5 million) in live sector funding.

Digital Music News 10h ago

Former North Carolina police officer charged with making "terroristic threats," arrested in Florida en route to music fest this weekend

Rolling Stone 11h ago

Can you wear white after Labor Day if your destination is Earth orbit?

Ars Technica 12h ago

Charlotte MacInnes debuted her single “Celestial” Thursday ahead of the release of her Atlantic debut, Highwater, on June 5

Rolling Stone 12h ago

Trump-Xi summit may be rocked by US mulling huge sanctions.

Ars Technica 12h ago

While this material degrades over time, it could point to better ones.

Ars Technica 13h ago

“Michael” comes in strong with initial international box office numbers, generating $18.5 million on its opening day across numerous countries. Lionsgate’s Michael, a musical biopic chronicling the rise of the King of Pop, debuts on Friday, and things are looking good.

Digital Music News 13h ago

Futures Music Group raises $6 million to fund infrastructure and artist development, as well as expansion into catalog partnerships. Independent label collective Futures Music Group, founded by Neon Gold’s Derek Davies and Avenue A’s Dave Wallace, has announced raising $6 million in seed financing...

Digital Music News 13h ago

Such experiments bring "order to the universe, whether or not the number agrees with the expected value.”

Ars Technica 13h ago

Fans couldn’t contain their excitement seeing Jisoo at Canneseries. K-pop star picked up the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award during the opening ceremony of the French TV festival to the sound of joyful screams from the crowd.

Variety 13h ago

Technically speaking, there's no practical benefit to use PQC. So why is it being used?

Ars Technica 13h ago

MBW digs through new patent filings describing a 'media rights platform' that sits between rightsholders, gen AI systems, and the end users who want to prompt AI to create derivative works from copyrighted music Source

Music Business Worldwide 14h ago

Just like that, at least two music industry infringement lawsuits against internet service providers – Verizon and Altice USA here – have drawn to an abrupt close following the Supreme Court’s Cox v. Sony decision.

Digital Music News 14h ago

“Jack Antonoff Reacts to Ticketmaster Canceling Some Harry Styles Ticket Sales After They ‘Caught Scalpers’: ‘You Caught You?’ – The ticket giant & Styles announced that they’re working together to sell tickets to fans at face value.”...

Lefsetz Letter 14h ago

+ Grammys on the Hill celebrated its 25 th year of service honoring the champions of the music and creator community on Capitol Hll this week, culminating in a celebration paying tribute to Sen. Chris Coons (D-De.) and Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fl.) for their bipartisan work to protect musicians...

Variety 15h ago

Live Nation announces Summer of Live, kicking off with a week of $30 tickets to over 4,000 shows, spanning numerous genres in venues of all sizes. Just after their major court loss (the exact damages of which are still to be determined), Live Nation announces Summer of Live, “a celebration of live...

Digital Music News 15h ago

Film will focus on Blink-182 drummer’s life and career as well as his recovery following 2008 private plane crash

Rolling Stone 15h ago

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, entrepreneurs Tina Knowles and Ashley Graham explain how they have blazed trails to build powerful media and retail brands in highlights from a day’s worth of conversations held at Variety’s annual Entertainment Marketing Summit.

Variety 16h ago

Kennedy falsely argues that vaccines did little to lower childhood deaths.

Ars Technica 16h ago

The case was originally filed in July 2024 Source

Music Business Worldwide 16h ago

He’s got a new autobiography, “The Soul Man: Life of Songwriter David Porter.” After talking about Memphis, we dive deep into those great songs he wrote and produced with Isaac Hayes, like “Hold On, I’m Comin’,” and so much more! Apple:...

Lefsetz Letter 16h ago

Anomally Records is an independent label and artist management company operating across the UK, GCC, Hong Kong, China, and international markets. We are looking for a Music Industry Finance Lead to take ownership of financial operations across releases, touring, artist management, and...

Music Ally 16h ago

Prosecutors have revealed that singer D4vd had a “significant amount” of child pornography on his iCloud storage account during a hearing on Thursday, just days after he was charged with the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Variety 17h ago

Pending refresh? RAM shortage? AI agents? There are many possible explanations.

Ars Technica 17h ago

The band has announced a fresh slate of dates starting in September and wrapping in November

Rolling Stone 17h ago

"They’re putting operational systems up within orbit reach of our high-value satellites."

Ars Technica 17h ago

Whether you’re relaxing at home or on the go, Spotify is there across more than 2,000 devices, ready with your favorites or something new to discover. Now, Spotify is available somewhere new: inside Claude.

Spotify 17h ago

We’ve heard plenty about straight gen AI, but is there a market for non-gen AI developed with actual musicians in mind? Tamber intends to find out: Ahead of an official launch in May, the sample-focused startup has raised $5 million.

Digital Music News 17h ago

Signal “very happy” Apple fixed bug storing private chats after app was deleted.

Ars Technica 17h ago

The singer appeared in court on Thursday as his preliminary hearing was set for May 1

Rolling Stone 17h ago

Spy satellite hardware has been repurposed to scan the Universe in the infrared.

Ars Technica 18h ago

Zedd has announced the return of his festival Zedd in the Park, featuring a performance from the musician himself alongside DJ Snake, Louis the Child and more. Zedd in the Park will take place at New York City’s Randall’s Island on August 14-15.

Variety 18h ago

The 2027 7 Series is available as an EV, with an inline-six, or an inline-six PHEV.

Ars Technica 19h ago

“How can you tell an authentic story about Michael Jackson without ever mentioning the fact that he was seriously accused of being a child molester?” Dan Reed asks

Rolling Stone 19h ago

Plants from OpenAI, Meta, xAI, and Microsoft could emit more than 129M tons annually.

Ars Technica 19h ago

“The public gets to watch this movie … they will decide for themselves,” Tito’s son, Taj, writes on social media

Rolling Stone 19h ago

Today, we’re making available another pre-release version for the upcoming MusicBrainz Picard 3. Beta 1 focuses on fixing issues that were found in the previous releases as well as some minor improvements and updated translations.

MetaBrainz Blog 20h ago

The feature, however, is optional as artists can still choose whether to disclose AI involvement in their song production. Source

Music Business Worldwide 20h ago

An early storyline in Michael centered on allegations made by 13-year-old Jordan Chandler. It was nixed after filmmakers learned it violated terms of a $20 million settlement

Rolling Stone 21h ago

Not-just-newsletters-any-more platform Substack has a new feature: translation. It will now be translating notes from English into 15 languages, and from more than 100 languages into English. Translations for posts will follow in the coming weeks. “For writers, this will open the world to your...

Music Ally 21h ago

Earlier this week, musician D4vd was charged with the murder of 14 year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, following a lengthy investigation by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.

Music Ally 21h ago

How Canadian music is funded has become something of a controversial topic in recent years, with music-streaming services agitating furiously against a levy on their revenues to fund local content and creators. Here’s a story that’s less likely to ruffle feathers however.

Music Ally 21h ago

Concert-discovery firm Bandsintown now has a full set of partnerships with the Big Four global streaming services, after announcing an Amazon Music deal this week.

Music Ally 21h ago

Earlier this week, we wrote about ‘Concert Kit’, launched via a project called ‘World’ that was founded by OpenAI boss Sam Altman. It was a technology to help artists and their teams reserve a portion of their tickets for ‘verified human’ fans – the verification taking place in World’s app.

Music Ally 21h ago

Nonprofit organisation EarthPercent has been working with a growing number of musicians, who donate a portion of their income to help fund conservation and climate programs. Now distributor TuneCore wants to help more artists join the movement.

Music Ally 21h ago

Deezer’s regular announcements about what percentage of its daily uploads are AI-generated music haven’t been matched by similar sharing from its bigger rivals. Until now, at least.

Music Ally 21h ago

It’s that time of the year again: when swathes of electronic-music execs hop on planes to the IMS Ibiza conference, and when the tie-in ‘IMS Electronic Music Business Report’ is published to calculate the size of their market. In 2025, that size was $15.1bn according to the report, which was...

Music Ally 21h ago

Today is the final day of ‘Grammys On The Hill 2026’ – the annual event where US industry body The Recording Academy takes musicians to Washington, D.C. to sway politicians towards its latest lobbying priorities.

Music Ally 21h ago

Miller promoted to regional integrated marketing role; and Cloud joins from Universal Music Group to lead Goldenvoice strategy. Source

Music Business Worldwide 22h ago

The expansion comes six months after YouTube started rolling out the tool in October, which was limited to a specific set of creators with YouTube channels. Source

Music Business Worldwide 22h ago

19Clouds will be the first artist to release music through INVERSA and will also serve as a “creative decision-maker” and A&R. Source

Music Business Worldwide 22h ago

While surveys such as Orange Juice Lab’s ‘The Cost Of A Dream’ have highlighted the economic struggles of Indian independent musicians, there are just a handful of grants and scholarships […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 22h ago

“Don’t Mess with Texas” was the slogan of a 1980s public-information campaign launched by the US state to stop people littering its highways. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 23h ago

It’s been 20 years since Spotify began, but the real story is what the world chose to play. For the first time, we’re unveiling the most streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks in our history.

Spotify 23h ago

Over the past 20 years, Spotify’s look and feel has evolved with the way people use our platform, while ensuring we preserve an intuitive, personal, and familiar experience for anyone who presses play.

Spotify 23h ago

All data tells a story, and in our case, that story is written by you. To celebrate 20 years of Spotify, we’re sharing bite‑sized moments that capture how the world listens, discovers, and connects. Check back each day as we build out the full story.

Spotify 23h ago

In observance of its 20 th anniversary, for the first time, Spotify is revealing the most streamed artists, songs, albums, podcasts and audiobooks in its history. The lists, citing the top 20 of each category with little additional information, appear below.

Variety 23h ago

Spotify completed five years of operation in Pakistan towards the end of February, and as we’ve come to expect, they marked the occasion by sharing a bunch of new stats […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

On this week’s podcast episode, I talk with Ben Montague, founder and CEO of The North American Guitar Global (TNAG) about the business of vintage guitars.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 1d ago

The week doesn’t feel complete unless we bring you news of a “strategic” partnership between international and Indian music entities. This time, it’s San Francisco-based independent label, distributor and publisher […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

After a jury found Live Nation liable for monopolization earlier this month, 33 states plus D.C. are pushing for a breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster. Here’s the latest.

Digital Music News 1d ago

A court filing alleges Scooter Braun’s involvement with the entertainment industry’s clandestine smear-site operation, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. The entertainment industry’s emerging smear-site scandal has been heating up since The Hollywood Reporter first exposed it in February.

Digital Music News 1d ago

BUMA/Stemra has become AIxchange’s marquee CMO partner as the creator-friendly attribution framework takes center stage at IMS Ibiza and Africa Rising Music Conference Johannesburg. Other early believers are also rallying around the recently formed AI music initiative.

Digital Music News 1d ago

With an eye on doing away with deepfakes, YouTube has officially made its likeness detection tool available to the music and wider entertainment industries. The video-sharing giant just recently announced the expansion in a concise release.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Musician D4vd has been quietly dropped by his label Interscope, with affiliations scrubbed from their websites and on streaming platforms, amid his murder arrest.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Post Malone is struggling to sell tickets to his Big Ass Stadium Tour with Jelly Roll and Carter Faith, with less than a month left before showtime. Post Malone’s Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2 featuring Jelly Roll and Carter Faith kicks off on May 13 in El Paso, TX, at the Sun Bowl Stadium. […]

Digital Music News 1d ago

Review #18: Knob Creek Blender's Edition 01 · Get Josh Herring's stories in your inbox · Published in Nashbill: Music City Bourbon Blog · Written by Josh ...

Medium 1d ago

Does training generative AI models on protected lyrics without permission constitute fair use? After years of debate – and a couple court rulings – the question is taking center stage in Anthropic’s new push for summary judgment in a copyright lawsuit filed by Concord and others.

Digital Music News 1d ago

This past weekend, Spotify was at the heart of the largest literary event in the U.S.: the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. As the presenting sponsor of the Audiobook and Podcast Stage on the USC campus, we spent April 18 and 19 celebrating the authors, stories, and fans that make up book...

Spotify 1d ago

Ship attacked by Iran after possibly falling for safe passage crypto scam.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Spotify is quietly introducing a new feature that exposes artificial intelligence contributions within track credits, making a notable step in platform-level transparency. That comes with the caveat that these labels are all self-reported, however.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Car sales are up, battery sales and emissions credits are down.

Ars Technica 1d ago

How Ars Technica uses, and doesn't use, generative AI.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Just ahead of the Friday release of the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael,” a family member has taken gleeful aim at the media in a series of posts. Taj Jackson, Michael’s nephew and the son of Jackson 5 member Tito, took to Twitter/X to jeer at the media writ large on Tuesday, saying it can no […]

Variety 1d ago

Earth Day is a chance to reflect on our connection to the natural world. To mark the 57th Earth Day on April 22, Spotify’s editors have pulled together a collection of audiobooks that explore nature, climate, and the people working to protect the places they call home.

Spotify 1d ago

Lawsuit demands Nintendo pass Trump tariff refunds on to its customers.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Kennedy's tesimony sets up another clash over vaccines with next CDC director.

Ars Technica 1d ago

"You just push this button, and in three hours, you're counting photons."

Ars Technica 1d ago

When authentication fails, things can go very, very wrong.

Ars Technica 1d ago

A circuitous and protracted copyright infringement case first brought by German electronic-music pioneers Kraftwerk in 2004 has finally been settled — and not in the pioneering electronic group’s favor. The European Court of Justice, the principal judicial authority of the E.U., decided on April 14...

Variety 1d ago

Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl allegedly killed by the singer D4vd, died of multiple stab wounds, according to an autopsy report released on Wednesday.

Variety 1d ago

1 I couldn’t sleep last night because Dave Mason died. At least that’s what I figured out. Oh, I was a Dave Mason fan. “Only You Know and I Know” was the breakout track from Delaney & Bonnie’s “On Tour” album, the one with Eric Clapton, but the definitive version came months later on Dave’s […]

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Untenable demand has Anthropic exploring new approaches to rationing its service.

Ars Technica 1d ago

It’s “speak-up season” in “Noah Kahan: Out of Body,” the new Netflix documentary from director Nick Sweeney about the celebrated musician. Kahan has been frank about the ups and downs in his emotional life, which was part of the essential appeal of “Stick Season,” one of the most unexpected and...

Variety 1d ago

An entity linked to UMG has been building a patent portfolio around AI-music infrastructure Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

On April 14, 2026, Judge Rakoff ordered Anna's Archive to pay $322 million for copyright infringement, highlighting the difficulties of enforcing penalties against anonymous online operators. Difficult, but not impossible.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 1d ago

As streaming fraud concerns grow, platforms move toward built-in detection systems Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Tour dates posted on Bandsintown for Artists will automatically show on Amazon Music profiles, with fans directed to Bandsintown to purchase tickets. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Alexi Cory-Smith's UK-based music rights company says it has more than $200 million in music rights under ownership and management. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Spotify and the New York Liberty are teaming up to give music and basketball fans the ultimate game day experience. Today, we’re excited to announce a multi-year partnership that will make Spotify the Official Music Partner of the New York Liberty, our first official team partnership in the United...

Spotify 1d ago

Back in 2014, my friend Alastair Porter and I built a thing called Spinbin. The idea was simple and, at the time, slightly ridiculous: if a radio station’s website showed the tracks it had just played, we should be able to turn that into a subscribable playlist. The tagline we...

Parachord Blog 2d ago

The FTC's StubHub settlement offers consumer refunds but raises concerns about whether it effectively deters deceptive pricing practices.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 2d ago

Since its launch in 2020, RADAR has been our program for spotlighting emerging artists around the world. This year marks the sixth edition of RADAR Spain, our ongoing effort to help raise the profile of the country’s rising talent.

Spotify 2d ago

Five years ago, Spotify arrived in Pakistan, opening a new chapter in the country’s music scene. Since then, local listeners have explored across genres, generations, and languages—reshaping how music is discovered, shared, and enjoyed.

Spotify 2d ago

AI music startup GRAI says fans want to remix tracks, not generate songs from scratch.

TechCrunch 2d ago

He’s a product guy. Cook was an efficiency expert. Although not a total surprise, the timing of this changing of the guard was unexpected. It illustrates that everything comes to an end, and you’re better off if you prepare for it.

Lefsetz Letter 3d ago

Deezer says it receives nearly 75,000 AI-generated song submissions to its music streaming platform each day, accounting for about 44 percent of all daily uploads, as reported earlier by TechCrunch.

The Verge 3d ago

It’s out. Parachord for Android v0.4.0-beta.2 is the first public beta of the mobile app, and anyone with an Android phone and a taste for music that lives in too many places at once can now install it.

Parachord Blog 4d ago

A $322 million default judgment against Anna’s Archive looks like a major copyright victory for Spotify and the major labels—but it also exposes a deeper problem.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 6d ago

Chartmetric makes it easier for indie artists to compete, with features for playlist pitching, social strategy, and brand affinity insights. All in one place.

How Music Charts 6d ago

New iPhone app Gigs uses AI to turn old tickets, screenshots, and emails into a personal concert archive with stats, memories, and more.

TechCrunch 6d ago

Pirate site Anna’s Archive hit with $322M default judgment over music scraping — but will Spotify and record labels ever see the money? — “The judge’s ruling also requires internet service providers including Cloudflare to disable access to Anna’s Archive’s domain names and prevent websites that...

Copyhype 6d ago