A limited number of copies were available at Analog Music Shop, near the site of her upcoming Daisy Chain Fields festival in SoCal.
"Janie was there with me from the very beginning, before there was even a Motown," Berry Gordy writes in tribute to label's receptionist-turned-hit songwriter
The Oakland R&B savant proved exactly why she's the cover star of Billboard's 2026 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players issue.
She also co-wrote songs recorded by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Mary Wells.
The rapper was forced to miss his performance at Winnipeg’s Country Rising Festival.
E Street Band drummer fills in for his son and friend of the band Jay Weinberg at Australian psych-rockers' Forest Hills Stadium concert
The actor took the stage in character as Lestat for a special performance featuring six songs written by the series’ composer Daniel Hart.
Rapper misses Winnipeg music festival gig due to arrest, but still slated to perform Saturday night at Iowa State fair
The tennis tournament begins on Aug. 23. Here's how to watch the action online for free.
Plus, Maná becomes the first Latin act to perform for Apple Music's Rediscovered series, and Elvis Crespo returns to NYC for a free concert.
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Tustin, California’s Analog Music Shop, the record store closest to singer's Daisy Chain Fields, was recipient of Handmaid's Tale-inspired track ahead of its digital release; all 500 copies have sold out
Decades of archive hunting recover downlinks, silent reels, and footage once thought lost
Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out online With more than 800 million people subscribing to a music streaming service, wireless speakers have become a familiar sight in homes.
F-B100W adds Bluetooth and step tracking while keeping a two-year battery
The run supports Cruel World, Humberstone's second studio album, released April 10 through Polydor Records.
The record-breaking British pop star will play the Flemington mounting yard before kicking off his BRITPOP arena run.
The British singer brings her new album, What Are the Odds, to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in November next year.
It was already clear Olivia Rodrigo is in full feminist mode these days, with her all-female music festival, Daisy Chain Fields, set to take place in California’s Orange County next Saturday.
"Authorities have confirmed that the collision that occurred ahead of our bus resulted in a fatality," said the band in a statement
Quarantining leaked credentials is not good enough
The jury also heard Keffe claim in a 2009 police interview that alleged gunman Orlando Anderson “peed on his hands” after the shooting to wash away gunpowder
Nv's new chips need new datacenters, but you can't have bit barns without power
All the focus is on streaming numbers when it should be on how many tickets you can sell. Pop music is a highly-promoted arena based on a single song, which may stream prodigiously, but that does not mean the act has any fans. Fans are made live. That’s where the bond is sealed. For nearly […]
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Peermusic has signed a worldwide publishing deal with My Morning Jacket and frontman Jim James, as announced by Jamie Cerreta, President of U.S. and Canada.
The music executive, whose roster includes Lil Baby, Quavo, and JT, is reportedly being monitored in the ICU
Quality Control co-founder Pierre “P” Thomas is currently in the hospital receiving medical care after suffering a heart attack. A rep for Thomas confirmed to Variety that the hip-hop mogul is recovering from the medical incident.
She joined UMG in 2021 from Regent Street Records, the independent label and publisher she founded in 2014, having spent 15 years as a touring musician. Source
Universal Music Poland also entered a strategic deal with Kayax's separate management business, Kayax Management, which is not part of the acquisition. Source
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The song by the Nashville band arrives with a new video showcasing the undeniable charisma of frontperson Oliver Pierce
EJAE has been named as the honoree of Gyopo’s 8th annual Chuseok Benefit. The Oscar winner and Grammy award winning songwriter will be presented with the award on Sept. 27 in Los Angeles. Gyopo organizes free arts and culture programs in Los Angeles.
“Reimagined” version of 2025 album, out August 28, also features contributions from Panda Bear, A.G. Cook, Blood Orange, Julien Baker, Faye Webster, and many more
Ukrainian hacktivists exploiting the bugs, but TrueConf's reach stretches well beyond home turf
Billionaire walks back earnings call optimism as orbital test approaches
Organizers for Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival have announced that the festival will be taking a “much-needed” year off in 2027. The annual festival, which takes place in Manchester, TN, has been plagued by severe weather over the past couple of years, leading to its cancelation in 2025 just a day...
After months of simmering West Coast tension, the veteran MC makes his feelings about Kendrick clear on his new album, with a little help from his biggest rival
Toronto org says it wasn’t the only one to be affected by the third-party software vulnerability
The soundtrack for Apple TV’s “Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age” has been released, featuring music by Hans Zimmer and fellow composers Kara Talve and Anže Rozman. The score was written by Zimmer, Talve and Rozman of Bleeding Fingers Music and performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
It’s sometimes easy to forget what a massively successful artist Sam Smith is: five Grammys, an estimated 65 million albums sold and nearly 60 billion streams, a James Bond theme and multiple No. 1 singles all over the globe across a dozen-year career.
Malicious updates turned routine builds into a delivery system for infostealer malware
Mercury Research blames costly memory and scarce GPUs for 20% processor shipment slide
The Cramps were one of the greatest and strangest bands to emerge from the punk-rock generation — which is truly saying something. By fusing rockabilly with humor and imagery inspired by vintage horror movies, they helped to pioneer the sound sometimes called psychobilly — a gloriously twisted take...
CTO promises architectural overhaul following second outage of the month
Seller's demos show a browser-in-the-middle attack adding credentials seconds after authentication
Functionality not all there yet, but at least Redmond's latest and greatest appears a bit more like its predecessor
Redmond says the cloud identity bug is already fixed, but isn't saying who exploited it or how widely
CableLabs wants hardware makers to embrace a workaround that keeps legacy kit connected
One remains a pillar of Linux, while the other keeps the BeOS dream alive
Network slicing offers a prioritized experience for those prepared to pay for a premium monthly plan
Don’t sign with a major label. Unless you make broad-based pop or mainstream hip-hop (country is a world unto itself, with its own rules). That’s all they’re interested in. They’re equivalent to NASA.
Ariana Grande has once again spoken out against the Trump administration for using one of her songs in a post on social media, this time for setting “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” as the soundtrack for a post on the Team Trump TikTok account.
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The Hollies have officially called it a day. And perhaps, like many, you didn’t even realize a version of that classic rock band was still performing. Yet the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted group had endured in some form and continued to tour since 1962 — including two members who go back...
The company's Board of Directors approved the increase, which Spotify confirmed in a press release on Thursday (August 20). Source
The move was announced in a message to industry partners from Apple on Thursday (August 20), obtained by MBW. Source
Licenses, secured by Udio and GRAI, will support the development of licensed AI services including covers, remixes, and "a wide range of interactive music experiences" Source
The ruling matters because Grande has not named a single defendant in the case, listing them as John Doe 1 and John Does 2 through 100. Source
The band's corporation, Hyde Lane, is asking the court for treble damages, restitution, Netflix's profits and attorneys' fees, and has demanded a jury trial. Source
T-shirts and tote bags make up the majority of merch sold by musicians in India, so it’s refreshing that neither of those items feature in the first official collection from […] The post is from Music Ally.
Data center opposition enters a national political phase as ratepayer costs, transmission lines, moratoriums, polling, and electoral pressure reshape America’s AI infrastructure debate.
Suno is introducing deliberate friction to pump the brakes on the AI-powered superabundance it helped create. By implementing download caps (per Variety ), the company is putting guardrails around how much music users can output. Source
It’s loud, brash, and unlike anything else. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge Is Amp Crash a guitar amp or a guitar pedal? Yes. Death By Audio's latest is, in fact, both. While it's in a guitar pedal enclosure, Amp Crash is actually a tiny 3-watt amp hooked up to a 2-inch speaker.
British singer-songwriter Raye released her second studio album, This Music May Contain Hope, in March 2026. Lead single ‘Where Is My Husband!’ dropped over half a year prior to the album - a move that seemed like a gamble on paper, but ultimately built massive anticipation.
The artist, in a moment of quiet contemplation. | Photo by Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge The pianist sits before her instrument. She carefully extends a front paw, pressing gingerly on a key. She presses again, and again.
On this week’s episode, Tour managers and artist teams: see why logistics without leadership burns an artist’s budget, with FOH engineer Ryan Goldbacher.
Last week, consultancy firm Midia Research shared its newest forecasts for the growth of the music industry. The big number? It predicts the global recorded music industry will be worth […] The post is from Music Ally.
Since Tuesday, people in Mumbai have chanced upon graffiti in English and Hindi that asks if they’re “still procrastinating?” and then tells them to “stop scrolling” and “call Mr. Faarigh […] The post is from Music Ally.
Global investment firm KKR has signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Indian live entertainment and ticketing platform BookMyShow, for an undisclosed sum. The funds will be used […] The post is from Music Ally.
Helienne Lindvall, David Lowery, and Blake Morgan ask a fundamental Phonorecords V question: when a private settlement becomes an industry-wide statutory rate, what record allows the Copyright Royalty Judges to independently determine that the bargain remains reasonable?
The deal gives KKR a position in the business whose live division, BookMyShow Live, has staged concerts in India by Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Travis Scott, Guns N' Roses and Post Malone. Source
The National Republican Senate Committee is waking up to the data center backlash. Not only will that dog not hunt, it's got major fleas.
The partnership gives fans new ways to create with major-label music while routing compensation back to UMG artists and rightsholders. Source
TL;DR: The growth of ListenBrainz has caught up with us, and our limited team is working on replacing central parts of our infrastructure. In the meantime, many features are unstable. We are victims of our success.
YouTube is increasingly becoming more and more important to artists, producers, songwriters, and podcasters, as the service is now the most watched platform in the world (yes, even more than Netflix).
AI companies are now required to make model outputs detectable as AI-generated under Article 50 of the EU AI Act – or, in other words, watermarked. The major AI companies have all signed the additional voluntary Code of Practice . Source
The growth of the listenership of regional language music apart from Punjabi — which has enjoyed nationwide popularity for more than a decade — has been among the most significant […] The post is from Music Ally.
What an artist wears can say as much about them as what they listen to. That’s the idea behind Spotify’s collaboration with Depop, which brings together six artists, their personal wardrobes, and an exclusive playlist.
The right soundtrack can help you make the most of every mile. But each run calls for something different: a high-energy push through intervals, familiar favorites to stay in your groove, or new music to keep your regular route feeling fresh.
The Eight Mile Music Companies challenge the Phonorecords V Subpart B settlement as a nine-year rate freeze disguised by inflation adjustments—and question whether vertically integrated buyers and sellers should determine the statutory price imposed on everyone else.
A great playlist does more than line up songs: it sets a mood, reflects a point of view, tells a story. We keep giving playlist makers more ways to tell that story, from custom cover art and playlist descriptions to tools for customizing transitions between tracks.
In every possible universe? | Image: Backwoodz Studioz "Breakups are… tough." It's the opening lines of an interlude toward the end of DOOMED! Called "It Happens in Every Universe." It's also basically the thesis of the entire record.