The band is visiting alongside South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung.

Billboard 4m ago

A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.

Billboard 15m ago

"AI is going to kill us all before Rihanna drops a new album," the comedian laments in a new video.

Billboard 47m ago

Here's a complete list of which talented act won at the end of every AGT season.

Billboard 1h ago

Security researchers report that Microsoft considers the side-channel leak of file events to be by design

The Register 1h ago

"I wrote 'Yo No Dije' from the heart and it makes me happy that the audience liked it," Paz tells Billboard.

Billboard 1h ago

Title song from eight-track album, recorded a year before frontman Mark Sandman’s death, streaming now

Rolling Stone 1h ago

The 20-year-old son of Spears and ex Kevin Federline has been praised by his mom for what she's said are his "sick" piano skills.

Billboard 1h ago

In partnership with Goldenvoice, Apple Music will host a free video livestream of the festival's main stage during the Oct. 10-11 event in Indio, Calif.

Billboard 1h ago

Jennifer Lopez, J Balvin and mgk also walked in the fashion show, while Alicia Keys performed.

Billboard 1h ago

In this week's Country Update lead story, Americanafest touches on climate change, Hurricane Helene, AI and more.

Billboard 2h ago

3x the vapor-chamber surface area can only do so much; luckily the fridge helped with sustained performance

The Register 2h ago

AI-assisted bug hunting is helping pile up vulnerabilities faster than defenders can patch them, so Canonical is picking up the pace

The Register 2h ago

Concert film for Osbourne’s farewell show arrives in theaters on October 28

Rolling Stone 2h ago

"I’ve been in touch with around 10 of the original cast members," the show's creator revealed.

Billboard 2h ago

For anyone waiting for years to get a U2 album again, it might have seemed as if the band was, you know, running to stand still. But the day is at hand, as the group’s first full-length recording in nine years, “Carnaval De Luz,” has been set for a Nov. 12 release, Interscope Records announced […]

Variety 2h ago

The Alliance says it was formed in response to two forms of unauthorized use, which it calls Data Piracy and Sync Piracy. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

Sub-$200 shipments forecast to shrink 40% by 2030 as component costs climb

The Register 2h ago

“She got out of her bed to sing this song,” Bono tells Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone 2h ago

The band also releases a new single, the punk ranger “Silencio,” and reveals that the album features Dolly Parton’s final vocal performance

Rolling Stone 2h ago

“What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage,” rapper says of booking tour to raise funds for Palestinian people

Rolling Stone 2h ago

Distribution and music creation platform expands streaming fraud detection system Source

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

Scottish pop trio Chvrches have signed with Futures Music Group and alongside that announcement have released their first single in three years, “Roses.” The group will play two shows in the U.K.

Variety 2h ago

UMG's lawsuit accuses the DIY distributor of "deceptive trade practices and blatant copyright infringement", and of flooding streaming services with AI-generated "slop. Source

Music Business Worldwide 3h ago

Explore how music from Mexico, Japan, Brazil, India, and Nigeria is crossing borders—and the different paths each market is taking toward global growth.

How Music Charts 3h ago

“I knew there were still stories calling to me, especially from the creatures who helped shape that world,” musician says of follow-up to Tori and the Muses

Rolling Stone 3h ago

Contact details and order records accessed, but PC maker is keeping schtum on how many customers are affected

The Register 3h ago

Macklemore has announced the “Free Palestine” tour, with three shows set for Dublin (Oct. 26), Paris (Oct. 29) and London (Oct. 30). The news comes after the Grammy-winning rapper was infamously dropped as opener from Ed Sheeran’s U.S.

Variety 3h ago

Matt Rosoff chairs a Register roundtable with HPE and NVIDIA on data sovereignty in the AI era, off the record, in Washington

The Register 3h ago

A desktop pitch and an attempt to curb LLM slop descended into very human mayhem

The Register 4h ago

Listeners who connect the two services can ask Muse to play audio, save songs, and build playlists on Spotify through a conversation with the agent. Source

Music Business Worldwide 4h ago

Ticket holders will get pre- and post-show setlist playlists and a single in-app destination for their Reserved content. Source

Music Business Worldwide 4h ago

The decision points the case toward a jury trial, four and a half years after it was filed by Sound and Color, LLC. Source

Music Business Worldwide 4h ago

Last week, Spotify welcomed 500 guests from across the songwriting, producing, and publishing world to the second annual Created by Women Summit, a day dedicated to building a more equitable music industry.

Spotify 4h ago

Electronic music producer and Nine Inch Nails collaborator shares first single “1+1+1” featuring Dutch singer Zep

Rolling Stone 4h ago

Sandbox Guides are for music marketers: They explain how you can use new platforms, create new strategies, and build new audiences. The Guides feature cutting-edge case studies, expert interviews, benchmark data, […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 4h ago

Artist teases clip with 13-second glimpse at drama involving a cemetery visit, swimming, and Swift turning on a faucet

Rolling Stone 4h ago

Russian devs alleged to have built tools for US agencies as software from same op was sold to Moscow's security services

The Register 4h ago

Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns voicing the opinions of notable authors, or advancing specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion, are not […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 5h ago

Data analytics platform Chartmetric has released The New Sound of Global Music, a report that examines how five of the world’s most dynamic music markets, Brazil, Mexico, India, Nigeria and […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 5h ago

Earlier this year, we introduced Reserved by Spotify, a new experience designed to give an artist’s most dedicated fans a better chance to see them live. Eligible Premium subscribers ages 18+ in the U.S.

Spotify 5h ago

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Wiz's Red Agent team up to protect hospitals, public transit, and tech

The Register 5h ago

Europe's largest local authority still cannot get auditors to vouch for its books as historic data problems linger

The Register 5h ago

Fresh from adding Ticketmaster as the first music-related ‘connector’ for its new Muse AI agent, Meta has now bagged its first streaming service: Spotify. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 6h ago

Ariam? It’s new to us, but that’s no surprise: the Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media didn’t have any music-industry members until this week. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 6h ago

It’s no secret that country music has been having a surge globally in recent years, but now Spotify has provided some stats for the genre’s growth on its platform. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 6h ago

Landr started life as an AI-mastering tool, but has since expanded into other areas including distribution. That puts it on the front line of pressure to spot and clamp down on streaming fraud if any of its clients try their luck. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 6h ago

Independent label Partisan Music is expanding its publishing business through a merger with OTM Music. Partisan has bought out Firebird Music Holdings’ stake in OTM as part of the deal. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 6h ago

Epic Games has revealed that pop artist Madison Beer is the latest ‘icon’ for Fortnite, with a range of branded virtual items debuting in its in-game store later today (24 September). The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 6h ago

Analytics platform Chartmetric has always ranked artists, but now it’s launching two public-facing daily charts of the top 50 artists and tracks globally – based on its metrics. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 6h ago

Taylor Swift has recruited a couple of A-listers for her “Patient Zero” music video. Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell will star alongside Swift in the video for the new song, which releases on Friday alongside her “Life of a Showgirl: The Encore” album.

Variety 6h ago

New Delhi is Karan Aujla’s top city on both Spotify and YouTube, and it’s also where he drew his largest concert audience to date. Over 75,000 people attended the Canadian-Punjabi […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 6h ago

Indian sports and entertainment talent management agency Cornerstone has started a new music vertical, with an initial roster of two hip-hop acts, Raja Kumari and Quake, who primarily rap in […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 6h ago

Is this a recent development, or are you a die-hard compact disc fan? What do you like about the format? Despite the prevalence of music streaming services, CDs players appear to be having a resurgence.

The Guardian 7h ago

Last night saw YouTube hold its ‘Made on YouTube’ event, announcing its latest features, business partnerships and tools for creators. There were plenty of points of interest for artists and the music industry, too. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

CERT Polska linked 852 promotions to 17 Google Play apps capable of sending costly texts or starting recurring subscriptions

The Register 7h ago

As part of the merger, OTM will incorporate the team and roster of Left Music, the publishing company Partisan set up with Craig Michie in 2022. Source

Music Business Worldwide 7h ago

Customers say the unannounced change also cut off web access that relied on mobile authentication

The Register 7h ago

Epidemic Group, the parent company of Epidemic Sound, has named Erik Wahlberg as its Chief Executive Officer. Wahlberg is the founder and CEO of Blenda Labs, a Stockholm video production technology company that Epidemic Group bought in July 2026.

Music Business Worldwide 8h ago

Its vector search is ready, but coding assistants keep pointing developers toward other databases, says the foundation's chairman

The Register 8h ago

For the German vendor, greater challenges may lie ahead, as rivals seek to control the user experience

The Register 9h ago

IT took a shortcut when the boss was away, and it led to danger!

The Register 10h ago

The musician will release her new album Not Normal on Sept. 25

Rolling Stone 11h ago

RIPE NCC hopes members get aboard effort to tidy things up and give its CEO a vote

The Register 13h ago

Software product development industry shrinks a little, but if AI has dented prospects, it’s not in these numbers

The Register 15h ago

$346.78 for two serpentine belts, installed. And with oil service and checkup, a grand total of $439.03. I haven’t had my car serviced in one day…IN MEMORY! Guess it was worth it waking up at ten to seven. They got right on it. But I’d be lying if I told you I wasn’t anxious right […]

Lefsetz Letter 16h ago

... musical acts at the time. The only thing Chris Brown may be known for more than his music is beating her. The image of such a famous and ...

Medium 17h ago

First LLM to pass test did it in a parking lot at snail's pace, at considerable expense, but it still counts for something

The Register 17h ago

A Tennessee judge granted the request for a temporary restraining order against Bryan Seaver on Wednesday ahead of an Oct. 7 hearing

Rolling Stone 18h ago

Canberra is fuming after AI lab sent the news to a generic unattended email address

The Register 18h ago

Young people are spending fewer hours listening to music, and in particular, music is occupying a smaller share of teenager's time than it used to. The decline in weekly hours spent listening to music sits in contrast with nearly every other entertainment format increasing its time with younger...

MIDiA Research Blog 19h ago

At Spotify, we’re always thinking (obsessing) about new ways to connect listeners to the music, podcasts, audiobooks, and videos they love. You can talk to Spotify. You can turn any idea into a playlist. You can even ask Spotify to soundtrack your next run.

Spotify 19h ago

Jev-powered Slop Mop demonstrates another great use case for probabilistic, non-chatty AI model

The Register 22h ago

Pete Byrne, vocalist for the British new wave band Naked Eyes, died in Los Angeles on Sept. 14 after a brief illness. He was 74. Byrne founded Naked Eyes in 1982 with his college friend Rob Fisher. Their debut album “Burning Bridges” reached No.

Variety 22h ago

Hayley Williams has spoken out about the death of her former husband, New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert, who died Sunday. In a social media tribute post, the Paramore singer admitted she put a pause on commenting for a few days because she “had not known what to say or if it’s appropriate,”...

Variety 22h ago

Monotone founder Ian Montone – manager of Jack White, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, and more – on the flattening of culture, the catalog gold rush, the impact of AI, and what humankind is actually searching for... Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

1 I’m not usually up at this hour. So I’m cruising down Sunset after a hike in the mountains last night, I’m going about forty, listening to the radio, feeling good because the shop got new liners for my ski boots, and the battery light comes on. Even weirder, the car seems to die. Or […]

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

IFPI says the operation brings together authorities from Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Even the biggest artists on earth started somewhere small—at home. That’s the idea behind Hometown, Spotify’s latest concert series. Designed to celebrate the places that have shaped U.K.

Spotify 1d ago

Track the artists and songs making an impact across streaming and social media with the Chartmetric Top 50, a new public chart updated daily.

How Music Charts 1d ago

Press the play button on the link below and get immersed in a diverse brand of music that'll give the senses a spark. In order to make Culture ...

Medium 1d ago

Netflix has postponed the release of a documentary about former pop star and convicted sexual abuser Gary Glitter just three weeks before its release, citing “new legal information.” “Hunting Gary Glitter,” a three-part docuseries directed by Sebastian Smith, was due to drop on the streaming...

Variety 1d ago

YouTube’s staying in the Coachella desert for a few more years. The streamer will remain the exclusive free streaming home of Coachella through 2030, continuing its nearly 15-year partnership with the festival’s parent company Goldenvoice.

Variety 1d ago

As anyone reading this probably knows, the Bad Brains were one of the most important punk-rock bands of all time, Washington D.C.-bred pioneers of the sound that became hardcore.

Variety 1d ago

NCT’s JOHNNY was born and raised in Chicago, but moved to South Korea as a teenager to train as an artist. Years later, he’s still discovering new things about his adopted home every day.

Spotify 1d ago

No surprise here: “Patient Zero,” the song Taylor Swift announced Tuesday, is not an orphan or a one-off. The pop superstar followed news of the single a day later with her Wednesday morning reveal for a release that includes four new tracks and will also be out this Friday — “The Life of a...

Variety 1d ago

Spotify has always been built around your taste, and now we’re bringing our latest advances in personalization to more listeners. Following initial testing in New Zealand earlier this year, we’re rolling out Taste Profile (Beta) to Premium listeners ages 18 and older in the U.S.

Spotify 1d ago

In January, Spotify launched its dedicated Haryanvi music hub in response to the strong growth of the language on the platform, the listenership of which grew almost 7x between February […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

In August we wrote about a startup called Grai becoming one of the first two companies – the other was Udio – to license a group of AI patents registered by UMG-backed Music IP Holdings. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

The power dynamic between media personalities and media distributors is shifting – a change that has picked up pace over the last few years. Traditional media companies are cautiously opening their doors to creator talent, recognising them for the lucrative opportunity that they represent. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 1d ago

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0TNSFR0EEK92QB9GUIJXFHVLOZ I can’t even find a YouTube trailer, not one in English anyway. There is no heavy lifting here, this series is on Prime Video, and everybody has Amazon Prime (don’t e-mail me if you don’t, keep making those calls on your flip...

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Recently, fans of the German podcast Gemischtes Hack received a mysterious invitation to an event simply called “HACKTAG,” taking place September 22 at the Berliner Ensemble in Berlin. Without knowing anything else, an audience of 600 gathered, anxious to see what the evening might have in store.

Spotify 1d ago

“What was the song of the summer? Here are nine candidates” https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-09-21/song-of-the-summer-olivia-rodrigo-karol-g Doesn’t that prove the point, that there is no song of the summer if there are nine possibilities?

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

How do you know which recommender system is actually best? The standard approach of holding out some user... The post From IR to RecSys: Evaluating LLM-based Judges in Cranfield-style Recommendation Collections appeared first on Spotify Engineering.

Spotify Research 2d ago

TL;DR: We investigate whether personalised shelf concepts can be generated from listener profiles and... The post Hypothesis-Driven Shelf Generation for Personalised Recommendation appeared first on Spotify Engineering.

Spotify Research 2d ago

TL;DR: Recommender systems have always assumed a human recipient but AI agents break that assumption. In our... The post Who Are We Recommending To? Recommender Systems in the Agentic Web appeared first on Spotify Engineering.

Spotify Research 2d ago

In a September interview with Sources , Mark Zuckerberg dropped the finding that Threads is as big – or at least closing in on – X, the platform it was designed to compete with. The platforms’ respective monthly active user reported numbers are 550 million for X, as of May 2026, and 500 millio...

MIDiA Research Blog 2d ago

We received good feedback on the previous release candidate 3, which resulted in several bugfixes and small improvements. The Picard team hence decided to release a fourth release candidate in preparation for the final release of Picard 3.0.

MetaBrainz Blog 2d ago

The venue is opening below Battersea Power Station, also well recognized for featuring on the cover of Pink Floyd’s Animals album. | Image: Apple Apple is preparing to open a new "state-of-the-art" live music venue in the UK, a 600-capacity space for hosting performances, recording sessions, and...

The Verge 2d ago

We are very pleased to announce that the MetaBrainz Foundation has appointed Silona Bonewald as Executive Director, following the unfortunate passing of our Rob at the beginning of the year.

MetaBrainz Blog 2d ago

Hi! It’s been a while since our last release since we have been working on stability improvements for both website and search to better cope with all the load we are handling recently.

MetaBrainz Blog 2d ago

The Justice Department opposes certain aspects of Judge Chhabria's opinion in Kadrey v. Meta, specifically regarding the transformation and market impact of AI training on copyrighted works.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 3d ago

Last week, Spotify turned up the volume in Seoul once again. From September 10 through 13, Spotify House Seoul returned to Anderson C in Seongsu for its biggest edition yet.

Spotify 3d ago

Creators of Post Script, made with vocals by the late Mark E Smith, defend it as ‘a great, positive record’, but fiancee describes it as ‘ethically wrong’ The fiancee and last manager of the late Mark E Smith, frontman of the Fall, has hit out against the release of an album being marketed as the...

The Guardian 3d ago

You’ve probably noticed that I haven’t posted nearly as much here lately as I used to. Some of that is the fact that I’m a lot busier now than I was, but a big part is the fact the blog traffic for everyone has been falling for a long time now.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 3d ago

Some admit to spending thousands of dollars for barricade spots and other VIP perks at concerts, which is becoming more common When Harry Styles announced a fall residency at Madison Square Garden, 43-year-old Tara Bess knew she had to be there.

The Guardian 3d ago

In August, I wrote about my love of the music history podcast No Dogs in Space, but mourned the fact that there hadn't been a new episode in over two years. Little did I know that hosts Carolina Hidalgo and Marcus Parks were gearing up to announce the show's return with season four, Punk 2.0.

The Verge 3d ago

Unit1 hopes to offer lower cost version of shows such as Abba Voyage, showcasing living and dead artists in any venue The former chief executive of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s entertainment group has obtained a near-£15m investment for his UK music tech startup that hopes to recreate classic concerts by...

The Guardian 4d ago

Band members Luke Silas, Ary Warnaar, Peter Burkman, and James DeVito (left to right). Maybe their next album will be recorded entirely in a windmill? | Image: Joshua Tarn Anamanaguchi, the band consisting of Peter Berkman, James DeVito, Luke Silas, and Ary Warnaar, are most known for their...

The Verge 5d ago

Twenty years ago, even Madonna faced radio blacklisting for being overtly political. But in our age of streaming, there’s less excuse for not speaking out It must have come as a surprise to Ed Sheeran when all of his support acts withdrew from the remainder of the US leg of his tour.

The Guardian 5d ago

The Copyright Royalty Judges are asking exactly the right questions about Phonorecords V: rates, inflation, overlapping ownership, arm's-length bargaining and independent participation.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 5d ago

MIDiA Research has previously documented the phenomena that is live podcasting. We’re all aware a podcast can fill an auditorium. What hasn’t yet been tested is where the pull comes from (the format, the host, or the producer?) because until now, most live podcast events have tested only one for...

MIDiA Research Blog 6d ago

At Spotify, we have long believed that great recommendations are about more than predicting the next track.... The post Contexts, Conversations & Connections: Spotify Research at RecSys 2026 appeared first on Spotify Engineering.

Spotify Research 6d ago

MIDiA Research finds that 42% of live radio listeners aged 20 to 34 tune in for music discovery, highlighting demand for human curation London, UK – Radio offers qualities that more modern consumption methods (streaming services) often struggle to replicate. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 6d ago