Team given a day's notice faced distressed callers, safeguarding decisions during project that stretched from 2 weeks to 11

The Register 4h ago

Bad drivers behind the wheel or underneath the operating system – neither is ideal

The Register 6h ago

“I’ve had the opportunity of meeting a 13-year-old girl who is battling her second round of cancer,” Boone told the crowd.

Billboard 8h ago

The singer showed off her air-bass skills during Metallica's Life Burns Faster residency at Las Vegas' Sphere.

Billboard 8h ago

All you need to know is his wife Katie didn’t vote, because she was afraid if she registered her address would be made public and… As it is, she and Stephen are already living on a military base, to ensure their safety. And if that doesn’t tell you all you need to know… Isn’t this […]

Lefsetz Letter 12h ago

A judge ruled that the man who brought the claims did not technically own a beat sampled in the 2023 hit.

Billboard 13h ago

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of November 6th, 2026. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to noah@digitalmusicnews.com.

Digital Music News 13h ago

Available now for preorder, the limited-edition collection features three wireless, noise-reduction headphones, each paired with a carrying case and tote bag, with prices starting at $104.99.

Billboard 14h ago

Sanft put together a team and took on Davis' case pro bono.

Billboard 14h ago

"It’s a dedication to anyone who’s trying to achieve their dreams," the Venezuelan singer/songwriter tells Billboard Español.

Billboard 15h ago

From wellness retreats to sensory experiences, Lincoln invited attendees to recharge amid the excitement of Miami

Billboard 15h ago

Olivia Rodrigo’s first holiday single, “Take Me Home (4 Christmas),” earned plenty of plaudits upon coming out of the gate late Thursday night — none greater than that offered by Chris Butler, the writer of the Waitresses’ classic 1981 song “Christmas Wrapping,” who said he’d been offered a sneak...

Variety 15h ago

Macklemore claims that several arenas are refusing to book him for his ‘Free Palestine’ tour in an attempt to silence him, but MSG says he just isn’t a big enough artist.

Digital Music News 15h ago

Also up north this week: Angine de Poitrine reveals a third member at a Toronto concert and SOCAN joins GEMA's live music royalty network.

Billboard 16h ago

What FTC and attorneys general lawsuits? Live Nation has posted an 18.9% year-over-year (YoY) revenue hike for Q3 2026, when international fan attendance surged 29.2% YoY to top 25 million. All told, that growth resulted in a total of $10.11 billion in revenue and approximately 61 million attendees...

Digital Music News 16h ago

Jisoo, the singer and actor best known as a member of K-pop group Blackpink, has signed with talent agency WME, which will represent her worldwide. The deal comes as Jisoo builds out her solo music career.

Variety 16h ago

Universal Pictures unveils several new casting choices in the upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic, including Cynthia Erivo, Zachariah Rogers, and Hercy Miller. The film is due out on August 6, 2027.

Digital Music News 16h ago

Eight years after touring with a combination of audience Q&As and solo music, Nick Cave will return to North America with “Conversations With Nick Cave: An Evening of Talk and Music,” a followup to his 2019 tour of the same name. This followup is set to run for 25 dates in the U.S. and Canada […]

Variety 16h ago

Invest in training your team, and your social media stops being a question mark and starts becoming one of your strongest business assets.

Entrepreneur: Latest Music Industry Articles 16h ago

The singer-songwriter scores his second leader at the format, after “Lose Control” in 2024.

Billboard 16h ago

With prices starting at $12, Shop Billboard picked the ugliest Christmas sweaters for all sorts of music fans.

Billboard 16h ago

Song was culled for Right Now album benefitting Doctors Without Borders

Rolling Stone 17h ago

If you wouldn't put it on GitHub, don't give models access to it

The Register 17h ago

Last month, a federal judge dismissed a fraud-focused class action filed against Spotify by rapper Reality Born Unknown (RBX). Now, the “Heatmizer 2” artist has kicked off an appeal, according to court filings shared with Digital Music News.

Digital Music News 18h ago

Tune in Saturday November 7th to Faction Talk, channel 137, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz

Lefsetz Letter 18h ago

Reporting to a founder is different from reporting to a manager. Here are four ways to make this special relationship work.

Entrepreneur: Latest Music Industry Articles 19h ago

Macklemore is accusing some of America’s most iconic arenas of shutting his “Free Palestine” tour out. The rapper, who recently had dates in Dublin, Paris and London at the end of October, took to Instagram on Nov.

Variety 19h ago

Nile Rodgers becomes the latest high-profile musician to support AI, defending his use of the tech in an upcoming Christmas-themed charity video. This week, Nile Rodgers shared a clip on Instagram of his upcoming video for “The Christmas Song,” an updated version of his 2020 charity collaboration...

Digital Music News 19h ago

The rapper performed three sold-out shows in Europe with special guests in support of organizations providing aid to Gaza, but says bringing the tour stateside has been more challenging

Rolling Stone 19h ago

A new audience-overlap finding is a useful corrective to the idea that AI search is replacing Google. And it changes how businesses should think about discovery and measurement.

Entrepreneur: Latest Music Industry Articles 19h ago

With less room in their budgets, people are turning to a familiar resource they may have overlooked.

Entrepreneur: Latest Music Industry Articles 19h ago

“These songs are for people who love Christmas, but also for people who don’t,” Tegan says

Rolling Stone 19h ago

Learn how to improve AI visibility with seven practical website, content and credibility fixes that help customers discover and evaluate your business.

Entrepreneur: Latest Music Industry Articles 20h ago

Technical debt shoveled aside to make large-scale AI training more resilient

The Register 20h ago

Artist has set Conversations With Nick Cave tour dates for the spring

Rolling Stone 20h ago

The FAA will need to come up with more money to finish the wider overhaul, though

The Register 20h ago

Solopreneurs that provide digital services have a world of talent at their disposal. Here is how to leverage it.

Entrepreneur: Latest Music Industry Articles 21h ago

New and revived desktops promise Cupertino polish, but our quick tests found a few seams showing

The Register 21h ago

Not long ago, selling out Madison Square Garden meant chart hits and a household name. Now artists like Slayyyter, FKA twigs, and Cleo Sol are filling arenas on the strength of something else. So what does it actually take to be an arena artist today

How Music Charts 21h ago

Concert violinist Annabelle Traves explains how she scored a $10,000-a-month gig tasting ice cream for Snoop Dogg’s company

Entrepreneur: Latest Music Industry Articles 22h ago

Co-design platform for quantum error correction melds IBM quantum kit with AMD CPUs and GPUs

The Register 22h ago

That's according to Live Nation's latest quarterly results, published on Thursday (November 5). Source

Music Business Worldwide 22h ago

Ricky Hirsch, founder of Think Jerky, was "overwhelmed" when his brand appeared on screen.

Entrepreneur: Latest Music Industry Articles 22h ago

inMusic, the parent company of Akai, Moog, Native Instruments, and more, has decided to embrace the modding community. In an interview with The Verge, inMusic CEO Jack O'Donnell said, "We're going to provide a toolbox to the community, we're going to provide the inner workings of, say, an MPC or...

The Verge 22h ago

Upcoming release features “Right Now (Taste The Victory),” “Am I a Sinner,” “When I Say So,” “My Big Secret,” and “She’ll Never Be Me,” the latter co-written with Justin Timberlake in 2001

Rolling Stone 22h ago

Who'd'a thunk a giant steel box could make such a flop? Us, that's who - and probably you, too

The Register 22h ago

A popular Bob Dylan Substack interviewed Antonio Spadaro about the encounter

Rolling Stone 22h ago

The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source

Music Business Worldwide 22h ago

This coming Monday (November 9), at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, Guy Moot, Chair and CEO of Warner Chappell Music (WCM), will become the first music publisher to receive the award in its 34-year history. Source

Music Business Worldwide 23h ago

Apple is cutting spending allowances for AI tools.

Entrepreneur: Latest Music Industry Articles 23h ago

University libraries are being swarmed by AI bots, putting public access at risk — “Right now, the bots create ‘a disincentive for libraries and other institutions to make parts of their collection available online,’ Weinberg said.

Copyhype 23h ago

Future announced the song earlier this week, but never mentioned Drake and Scott among collaborators

Rolling Stone 23h ago

Organization responsible for countering anyone who wishes to scupper the US's ambition for AI supremacy

The Register 23h ago

The best rock bands create their greatest work with their backs against the wall — witness the Rolling Stones — and the legendary British hard-rock powerhouse Motorhead was no exception.

Variety 1d ago

Entrepreneurs are celebrated for how much responsibility they can handle. But as businesses grow, carrying everything can become the very thing holding them back.

Entrepreneur: Latest Music Industry Articles 1d ago

The plans give artists unlimited access to Rotor's tools for making visual assets for release campaigns, including music videos, lyric videos, Spotify Canvas, and Apple Music Album Motion. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Mint 27 to land before Christmas, with stable Wayland display upgrades, as punters try out Cinnamon 6.8

The Register 1d ago

Staff memo pushes return to flight into January, overshadowing third-stage and engine announcements

The Register 1d ago

Back in September, Blizzard Entertainment held its fan convention BlizzCon for the first time since 2023, just after Activision Blizzard was acquired by Microsoft in a blockbuster $69 billion transaction, which signaled a renewed investment in gaming by the software giant, from Sept. 12 to the 13.

Variety 1d ago

Splice’s stack just got significantly fuller. Having started as a samples platform, the company is now launching its own digital audio workstation (DAW). The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

2026 isn’t done with expensive music-catalogue acquisitions just yet. Influence Media Partners has announced the completion of its $600m-plus deal to buy publishing catalogues, recordings and film/TV publishing assets owned by Anthem Entertainment. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

We promise, we’re not trying to wind up fierce legal foes Musixmatch and LyricFind by grouping them together in news stories. It’s just that they do currently have a habit of making announcements on the same day. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

It’s another busy day for news from the live-music and ticketing sector, starting with a Very Big Number from Live Nation for The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour, which has finally wrapped after four years of stadium dates. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

TikTok is keen to encourage more big artists to host livestreams in its app. The latest to take up the challenge was Colombian musician Karol G, with a live performance earlier this week (4 November). The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

We’ve seen some unexpected devices used for gaming in our time: developers love getting Doom to run on just about anything with a screen – pregnancy tests included. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Botched server move left the door open, and DigiCert took months to notice someone had wandered in

The Register 1d ago

DEAG stages more than 6,000 live events a year Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Planning notice puts renewal at nearly twice the 2023 value, just as Whitehall frets about US tech dependence

The Register 1d ago

With rightsholders urging streaming services to de-recommend, de-monetise and even remove AI-generated music, it’s a ballsy move to announce a deal opening up a new pipeline for it, to say the least. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Turns out throwing billions at GPUs doesn't automatically mean everyone gets more done

The Register 1d ago

GTA VI arrives on 19 November, and new Official Charts Company data shows that its trailers alone have driven lasting uplifts for the music featured in them. Few games can match that scale, but gaming offers artist teams plenty of other ways in.

Music Ally 1d ago

London-based producer Bluegirl released her debut single, “Look At All The Happy People”, on 23 October and has already passed 600,000 Spotify streams. At a time where breaking through as a new artist is harder than ever, this is no mean feat.

Music Ally 1d ago

Whether we like it or not, Christmas campaign season is under way, and artists are finding plenty of ways to get involved. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

The third studio album by My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade – reached No.2 when it came out in 2006. Now its 20th anniversary edition has given the band their first Billboard 200 No.1, setting a new record for the longest an album has taken to reach the top.

Music Ally 1d ago

Cyber Security and Resilience Bill could pave way for searches, seizures, and inspections when operators lose control of automated systems

The Register 1d ago

Independent labels are used to making a small team go above and beyond. The person planning a campaign might also chase artwork, check metadata, answer artist questions, coordinate release delivery, […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

EDM star Martin Garrix is coming back to India in 2027 to play his largest tour of the country, which is being held to coincide with the Holi festival. The […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Supplier told to clear benefit claims with health chiefs, though enforcing approval could prove tricky

The Register 1d ago

Committee can't confidently tick off any of government's ten supply security tests, with alternatives a decade away

The Register 1d ago

The rousing track will appear in forthcoming Netflix animated film Steps

Rolling Stone 1d ago

The track will appear on the singer’s forthcoming album, Wor$t Man in America

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Repeated reports about inaccurate form filling have lingered for years

The Register 1d ago

International standards organization for the music industry, DDEX, has announced AI audio research company ElevenLabs joining as a full member. Digital Data Exchange (DDEX), the not-for-profit international standards-setting organization dedicated to improving the exchange of data and information...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Support chap told to either allow blatant policy violations or find a new job

The Register 1d ago

Blame it on the depreciating Indian rupee. According to collecting societies body Cisac’s just-released ‘Global Collections Report 2026’, which covers its members’ collections in 2025, in terms of music royalties […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Indian music education and creator-development platform Mashup Edu — which runs Xcelerator, a ten-week music business programme for indie artists; and Backstage, an on-campus music industry literacy course for school […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Dolly Parton’s estate has dropped its contentious lawsuit against Bryan Seaver, the nephew of the country music icon and former head of security. On Thursday, Dolly Parton’s estate dropped its contentious lawsuit against Bryan Seaver, the beloved singer’s nephew and former head of security.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Kroger asks a federal judge to toss Sony Music’s broad-ranging infringement case, claiming that the Cox v. Sony case ruling set the precedent that businesses can’t be liable for influencer posts.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Over seven years ago, SoundExchange sued Music Choice for allegedly failing to pay millions in due royalties (and late fees) on its “Music Choice for Business” service.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Thanks to solid overall revenue growth across streaming, physical, and live/licensing, Sony Music generated nearly $3.2 billion (up 17.7% and 8.9% in constant currency year over year) during Q3 2026. The overarching Sony Group Corp.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Spotify is bringing personal account streaming to United Airlines seatback displays using QR code scans on Starlink-equipped aircraft. Legroom is still extra, however. Spotify has finalized a new partnership that brings personal account streaming to United Airlines seatback displays.

Digital Music News 1d ago

CEO says sovereigns probably exploited PHP2SHELL ages ago, and suggests containers are dead

The Register 1d ago

Another day, another copyright complaint – this time from JYP Entertainment, which is suing distributor OneSync Media and its founder for allegedly infringing on Stray Kids member Han’s “back to life.” Seoul-headquartered JYP submitted the straightforward suit to a California federal court...

Digital Music News 1d ago

The musician called it “hypocritical” to be “anti AI” when people are “using it all the time because it makes your life convenient”

Rolling Stone 1d ago

One bidding war later, Influence Media Partners has officially wrapped its more than $600 million deal for “substantially all” the assets of Anthem Entertainment.

Digital Music News 1d ago

With Calvin Lauber handling the mixing and Edsel Holden taking on the mastering duties, Peppet recorded the track in her bedroom. The music video for ...

Medium 1d ago

Katseye has postponed two shows on their current “Wildworld” tour due to member Megan Skiendiel’s illness. The group has postponed tonight’s show at Chicago’s United Center, as well as their performance at Minneapolis’ Target Center this Saturday.

Variety 1d ago

Insight Partners, a longtime DistroKid backer, is set to retain a "significant minority stake" in the company, according to the July announcement. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Musixmatch and DistroKid renew their partnership with a multi-year agreement, making it easier for artists to distribute their lyrics across platforms. On Thursday, Musixmatch and DistroKid announced the renewal of their worldwide partnership under a new multi-year agreement that helps independent...

Digital Music News 1d ago

The deal was struck in collaboration with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, as confirmed by an announcement today (November 5) Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

The Kroger Co. and 17 affiliated companies filed the motion on Monday (November 2) in the US District Court for the Central District of California. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Los Angeles-headquartered Encore Recordings was launched in November 2021 Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour has become the highest-grossing by a solo male artist in history, surpassing the billion-dollar mark. That’s according to mega-promoter Live Nation, who tipped the lofty claim to DMN this morning.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Skiddle said the investment will support an existing five-year growth plan spanning lifestyle events, technology, marketing, and European expansion. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Enhanced Group has announced entering the final stages with shareholders of DEAG to acquire an approximately 77% controlling stake in the Berlin company.

Digital Music News 1d ago

He produced “Bette Davis Eyes.” He engineered all those Linda Ronstadt records. He produced the Motels. And MORE! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/val-garay/id1316200737?i=1000800034817...

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Warner Records was hit with approximately a dozen layoffs across the company this week, including executive marketing VPs Victoria “Torie” Mason and Dalia Ganz and senior VP of publicity Fount Lynch, sources confirm to Variety.

Variety 1d ago

In honor of so much piggish behavior recently dominating the public sphere — and, oh, also in honor of the original album’s 50th anniversary — Sony Music will release “Animals 50,” a nine-disc deluxe boxed set focusing on Pink Floyd’s 1977 “Animals” album, along with slimmed-down editions available...

Variety 1d ago

Influence Media Partners, in collaboration with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, has completed its $600 million-plus acquisition of “substantially all” of Anthem Entertainment’s assets, which includes shares in hits by the Weeknd, Britney Spears, Justin Timbelrake, Rush, OneRepublic and...

Variety 1d ago

Wrapped season is almost here! We want to make sure you get everything you can out of the experience. Here are a few simple ways to get your Spotify ready before the big reveal. Update your Spotify app Check your device’s app store to see if an update is available, so you’re ready to dive...

Spotify 1d ago

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 16: In this photo illustration the logo of the music streaming service SoundCloud is displayed on a smartphone on January 16, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.

The Verge 2d ago

Anyone who studies consumer behaviour knows that what people say matters to them does not always align with how they act. Similar to the way that most people agree that eating healthy is important yet still reach for fast food , when it comes to everyday decisions, people tend to prioritise...

MIDiA Research Blog 2d ago

The playlist you made for the trip. The podcast you’re halfway through. The audiobook you’ve been meaning to start. Thanks to our partnership with United Airlines, you’ll be able to listen to all of those and more—directly from your seatback screen, logged into your own Spotify account.

Spotify 2d ago

Madison Square Garden reports a significant increase in quarterly revenues, largely attributed to Harry Styles’ record-setting residency. On Wednesday, Madison Square Garden reported its financial results for the quarter that ended on September 30 ahead of the market open that morning, as investors...

Digital Music News 2d ago

K-pop powerhouse agency Hybe disclosed a cyberattack last month that exposed the personal information of current and former employees and partners. On October 18, Hybe, the South Korean music agency behind K-pop giants BTS, quietly disclosed a cyberattack that exposed the personal information of...

Digital Music News 2d ago

Billboard owner Penske Media is officially appealing the dismissal of its AI-focused antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet and Google, per legal filings shared with Digital Music News this morning.

Digital Music News 2d ago

Trump is toxic. How come the Republicans didn’t realize this? In truth, many of them did, but they were more afraid of the president than they were of the public, and this was a grave mistake. Akin to the Democrats in 2024. Biden said he wanted to “finish the job.” It was clear he had […]

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

Historically, the international expansion blueprint for music companies relied on exporting finished media assets from established markets to new ones. However, a new strategic model is emerging.

MIDiA Research Blog 3d ago

News podcasts generally do what they say on the tin: report events as they happen, with little analysis, because the headlineshave only just come in. Think daily briefings such as NPR’s Up First or News Now : short, tightly scripted, objective, and fast-paced, built to answer who, what, when and...

MIDiA Research Blog 3d ago

Adobe is teaming up with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to add a library of licensed music clips to the Premiere mobile video editing app.

The Verge 4d ago

Most advice about deep house sequencing is written for people with decks. Tutorials obsess over beatmatching, harmonic keys and transition lengths, as if the only way to make deep house flow is to mix it live.

The Digital Edge 4d ago

The data center backlash is escalating into a significant debate over private rights, public resources, and the costs communities bear for AI development.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 4d ago

Live lo-fi beats from the digits of pi, forever.

The Pudding 4d ago

A 150-year visual history of what happened to the digits of pi after they were calculated.

The Pudding 4d ago

On Sunday, Spotify teamed up with Live Nation Urban for RNB X Live, our first-ever standalone R&B festival. The event brought Spotify’s flagship R&B playlist RNB X to life at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Dallas, celebrating the genre’s legacy alongside the next generation of artists...

Spotify 4d ago

Nobody hands independent artists a manual. How do you book a tour, read a contract, make a great music video, or know when you’re ready for a manager? Many artists figure it out alone.

Spotify 4d ago

The abbreviation looks almost too plain to explain. R&B stands for rhythm and blues, a genre name shortened to three characters, and yet the name tells you surprisingly little about what comes out of the speakers.

The Digital Edge 5d ago

Picard 3.0.4 is a maintenance release for the recently released Picard 3.0 with fixes for reported issues and updated translations. This release fixes crashes on macOS with some language settings as well as a potential crash when updating the plugin list.

MetaBrainz Blog 5d ago

A new model for artist growth.

Where Music's Going 6d ago