Plus, Luke Combs’ “Be by You” goes top 20.

Billboard 7m ago

There are also new releases from Lola Young, 6LACK, Fakemink and more.

Billboard 13m ago

"Rein Me In” by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean is now one of just two singles to log 12 or more weeks at No. 1 in the U.K. without making the top 10 on the Hot 100.

Billboard 16m ago

The singer exhibited "drastic mood swings" during the March 4 incident in California, officers claim

Rolling Stone 18m ago

The concert promotions giant is still set to go to trial next month against another victim who was shot at the EDM festival in 2023 but survived.

Billboard 18m ago

The song is the superstar’s first leader on an airplay chart since “Miles Away.”

Billboard 19m ago

2026 Memorial Day deals are here at Amazon, Walmart, QVC, Nike, Nordstrom, Everlane, Coach, La Roche-Posay, Macy's, REI, Samsung & more.

Billboard 23m ago

The group’s new album features collaborations with Steve Martin, Edie Brickell and Della Mae’s Celia Woodsmith.

Billboard 48m ago

Horan said he wanted to release the moving ballad a few weeks before his fourth solo album, Dinner Party (June 5), to give it "its own space."

Billboard 48m ago

Harry Styles, presenting to the Radiohead singer, also reveals he lost his virginity to "the intro" of the band's "Talk Show Host"

Rolling Stone 49m ago

Industry professionals reveal the strategies they’ve been using to help their artists mitigate a difficult touring landscape.

Billboard 52m ago

From "Boat" to "Cocount Water," the rising South Carolina rapper is quickly making an impact.

Billboard 54m ago

Universal Music Group’s inked a fresh multi-year licensing deal with TikTok, which is teeing up expanded marketing campaigns and doubling down on efforts to decommission AI deepfakes.

Digital Music News 1h ago

“There’s not enough mystery in the world,” Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard says in a new interview on SiriusXM’s Pearl Jam Radio

Rolling Stone 2h ago

“My life is hugely different now to what it was when I was a teenager, and I’ve been feeling in my gut for a long time that a lot of things in my professional life need to change,” he says

Rolling Stone 2h ago

Hollywood is giving Miley Cyrus her flowers. On May 22, the Grammy winner and former Disney icon will receive a star on the Walk of Fame. The honor comes a couple months after the “Hannah Montana” 20th anniversary special, in which Cyrus suited up once again as the fictional pop star to perform...

Variety 2h ago

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

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

“Something that we all felt like we had to do for ourselves, for anyone who’s lost anyone, for the fans, for anyone that knew Liam,” the musician told Rolling Stone about the Dinner Party single

Rolling Stone 3h ago

“You’ve gotte be match fit to do something like that,” he told the BBC. “You're going to have to rehearse. And by that point, if you haven’t been singing, your voice is going to be shot”

Rolling Stone 3h ago

As rumored, Ed Sheeran has left Warner Music after 15 years and eight full-length albums, the singer announced via a statement to fans in his newsletter. The news was confirmed by the company in a statement to the U.K. publication Music Week.

Variety 3h ago

Prompt something better than Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,” I dare you. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images AI covers and remixes of songs are already a blight on the internet.

The Verge 4h ago

Musician and frequent Lady Gaga collaborator, Brian Newman has released his first single, “The Boulevard of Broken Dreams.” The track is the first release from Newman’s upcoming album.

Variety 4h ago

Kolander has spent 13 years at the company, having joined as an assistant in 2013 Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

IQ Magazine has incorporated Hearby’s gig discovery platform into its Manchester Report 2026, offering a data-backed view of one of the United Kingdom’s most active live music markets. This article was created in collaboratio nwith DMN partner Hearby.

Digital Music News 5h ago

Live Nation settled with the US Department of Justice a few days into its antitrust trial, but a number of state attorneys general continued with their lawsuit… and won.

Music Ally 5h ago

We all knew that AI-music firm Udio is working on a new service to launch later this year, based on its licensing deals with labels. We also knew that the new service would enable fans to play with the music and sound of artists who’d opted in, and that it would be a ‘walled garden’ […]

Music Ally 5h ago

Music-streaming services have been campaigning hard in the last two years against a levy on their Canadian revenues by the country’s telecommunications regulator the CRTC, to fund local content and creators.

Music Ally 5h ago

This appears to be ‘third-time lucky week’ for proposed US legislation relating to the music industry. We reported yesterday on the return of the deepfakes-tackling No Fakes Act after two previous attempts to get it onto the statute books.

Music Ally 5h ago

The last year or two has seen a dispiriting growth in the number of artists finding AI-slop tracks uploaded to their streaming profiles pretending to be them. So much so that Spotify took action in March, launching its ‘Artist Profile Protection’ feature.

Music Ally 5h ago

Five years ago, techno titan Richie Hawtin teamed up with AI-music startup Endel to launch ‘Deeper Focus’ – an “adaptive soundscape” based on his samples and creative DNA. Since then, it has been streamed for more than 5m hours. Now it’s getting a reworking: ‘Deeper Focus: Remastered and Reduced’.

Music Ally 5h ago

Recycled vinyl has been A Thing for a while now… but is it really A Thing that sounds as good as non-recycled vinyl? A pilot scheme from Warner Music Group and GZ Media aims to prove that it does.

Music Ally 5h ago

One of the big industry talking points in recent years has been about artists from the most exciting non-Anglo territories collaborating with one another – no English-language artists required to break a track globally.

Music Ally 5h ago

You can’t fault the promo campaign for Sir Paul McCartney’s new album ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’, which has seen the veteran Beatle popping up on podcasts, late-night talk-shows and various other places. And now TikTok.

Music Ally 5h ago

All right — now you’re ready for Olivia Rodrigo’s third album. Not that the first single from the LP, “Drop Dead,” didn’t properly prime her audience for what’s coming. It wouldn’t have debuted at No.

Variety 5h ago

P!NK will receive this year's NMPA Songwriter Icon Award. Source

Music Business Worldwide 6h ago

Connected television (CTV) has transformed how audiences consume content on YouTube, rapidly becoming a massive driver of the platform’s overall viewership and strategic focus.

Music Ally 6h ago

Meta has released a three-part series and a 16-page report detailing a fundamental shift in how consumers find products, including artist merch and physical products.

Music Ally 6h ago

The Jonas Brothers have revealed the launch of their podcast titled “Hey Jonas!”, the first episode having just dropped across podcast listening platforms. The podcast will feature candid, unfiltered conversations between the brothers about family, touring, personal moments and more.

Music Ally 6h ago

With the US facing myriad political and economic challenges – most recently brought on by Trump’s war in Iran – it’s safe to say the country is in the midst of a rocky period.

Music Ally 6h ago

We reported yesterday on two of the big announcements from Spotify’s ‘Investor Day’: its new ‘Reserved’ ticketing feature for superfans and its deal with Universal Music Group for AI fan covers and remixes. But there were plenty of other talking points from the day.

Music Ally 6h ago

The event will kick off TikTok LIVE Premiere – the platform's new flagship LIVE series Source

Music Business Worldwide 7h ago

The 21-track film was shot on the pop star’s recent Radical Optimism Tour

Rolling Stone 8h ago

Global deal will also see TikTok and UMG work together to remove unauthorized AI-generated music from the platform Source

Music Business Worldwide 8h ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Rio2C’s wide-ranging 2026 program is set to feature top Brazilian creative industry speakers, such as helmers Wagner de Assis, Esmir Filho and Carlos Saldanha, journalist and writer Caco Barcellos, writer Thalita Rebouças, doc maker Ricardo Calil and comedian João Vicente...

Variety 9h ago

As veteran indie label and music retailer Rough Trade approaches its 50th anniversary, and French music streaming platform Qobuz (nearly) its 10th, the two are launching a new two-year partnership […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 9h ago

The song, co-written and co-produced by James Blake, follows the singer's recent LP, I’m Only F**king Myself

Rolling Stone 10h ago

As ever, the latest issue is packed with insight about the past, present, and future of the music business... plus impressive people. Source

Music Business Worldwide 11h ago

What do the federal government, video game publisher GameMill Entertainment, Heritage Auctions, and belt-buckle specialist Buckle-Down have in common? For one thing, they’re facing infringement lawsuits from Lee Mendelson Film Productions (LMFP), which controls the Peanuts music catalog.

Digital Music News 11h ago

A group of state attorneys general demand the breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster a month after the trial that determined them to be a monopoly. On Thursday (May 21), the coalition of over 30 state attorneys general that sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster in a trial that found the live events...

Digital Music News 12h ago

Though he died last year, Ozzy Osbourne’s “digital DNA” will live on thanks to a partnership between the Osbournes and entertainment company Hyperreal. Sharon and Jack Osbourne, the late Ozzy’s wife and son, detailed plans to create an interactive digital avatar of the Prince of Darkness during the...

Digital Music News 13h ago

Paul McCartney, a surprise guest on the final episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” provided a poignant capper to the series by being given the ceremonial honor of turning out the lights in the Ed Sullivan Theater, a location with which he has plenty of history.

Variety 13h ago

The music industry runs the risk of excluding working-class musicians without saving small venues, Tinie Tempah said at the Ivor Novello Awards. Without efforts to save small venues that help grow budding artists and work to promote talent from diverse backgrounds, the music industry is likely to...

Digital Music News 13h ago

“It’s my favorite song on the album and one of my favorite songs I’ve ever made,” Rodrigo wrote on Instagram

Rolling Stone 14h ago

Spotify and Universal Music Group have announced a licensing agreement for a ‘responsible AI’ tool to launch as a paid add-on for Spotify subscribers. It’s another step forward for UMG’s controlled, walled-garden AI licensing vision, one that isn’t quite working for companies like Suno.

Digital Music News 14h ago

The singer-songwriter shared the news in an emotional social media video on Thursday

Rolling Stone 14h ago

Wixen's lawsuit against Meta highlights allegations of copyright infringement and deceptive practices during licensing negotiations. Notably, it omits an accusation regarding Meta's potential misuse of licensed music for AI training.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 15h ago

Are not really about AI. They’re about reduced prospects for college graduates, the detachment of techies from the general public and the fanning of the flames of AI by prognosticators and the media. It’s income inequality run rampant, I tell you.

Lefsetz Letter 17h ago

Is Spotify the key to ensuring that superfans, not scalpers, secure face-value tickets to high-demand tours? We’re about to find out, as the streaming platform has debuted “Reserved” to set aside passes for diehard supporters.

Digital Music News 18h ago

Charli xcx continues her “rock music” era with the release of the song and video for “SS26,” taking fans behind the scenes and on the runway at a fashion show.

Variety 19h ago

The Ivor Novello Awards are all about celebrating human creativity in the form of songwriting, and for 70 years, they have quietly commended the geniuses behind the music that articulates universal emotions and shape popular culture.

Variety 19h ago

“Michael,” the smash hit biopic, makes it clear that moviegoers haven’t seen the last of Michael Jackson, with the film ending with the words, “His Story Continues.” And Lionsgate, the studio behind the film, told investors and analysts on a quarterly earnings call on Thursday that it is hard at...

Variety 20h ago

The world of Korean entertainment has come a long way since “Gangnam Style” set dancers galloping around the world nearly 15 years ago. Korean content industry leaders on both sides of the Pacific gathered earlier this month at the London West Hollywood to take stock of the country’s rapid progress...

Variety 21h ago

Stability AI launches Stable Audio 3.0, AI music models trained entirely on licensed data and able to generate tracks of over six minutes in length. Stability AI has announced the launch of Stable Audio 3.0, a family of four new AI music models that the company promises are trained entirely on...

Digital Music News 23h ago

Dan Beck was Michael Jackson’s product manager and has written a book about the experience, “‘You’ve Got Michael’: Living Through HIStory.” If you want to know what it was like working at a record label in the pre-internet era, this is the place. Apple:...

Lefsetz Letter 23h ago

Mick Jagger has arrived on the island of Stromboli, near Sicily, to film Italian director Alice Rohrwacher’s adaptation of “Three Incestuous Sisters.” Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was postponed by a day, but arrived via helicopter this week on the island of Stromboli, off the coast of...

Digital Music News 23h ago

Spotify bugün, 20’nci yıl dönümümüzü kutladığımız bu yılda, finans camiasına, iş modelimiz, ürün stratejimiz ve uzun vadeli vizyonumuz hakkında daha detaylı bir bakış sunmak amacıyla New York’ta üçüncü Investor Day etkinliğini düzenledi.

Spotify 1d ago

Hoje, o Spotify realizou seu terceiro Investor Day em Nova York, oferecendo à comunidade financeira uma visão detalhada sobre o negócio e a estratégia de longo prazo da companhia em um ano que também marca o aniversário de 20 anos da plataforma.

Spotify 1d ago

You can buy physical plates to pair with your AI effects. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge I'm not sure anyone was really asking for an AI guitar pedal. But it was inevitable that someone would build one.

The Verge 1d ago

Zerza appeared at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Wednesday (May 20) Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Ontario’s ban on resale-for-profit is now the most aggressive ticket resale law in North America, overtaking Maine’s 10% resale price cap that passed in June 2025.

Digital Music News 1d ago

스포티파이 2026 인베스터 데이: 다음 시대의 미디어를 향한 새로운 비전 오늘 스포티파이는 미국 뉴욕에서 세 번째 인베스터 데이(Investor Day)를 개최하고, 금융 업계 관계자들을 대상으로 스포티파이의 비즈니스와 프로덕트 전략, 그리고 장기적인 비전에 대해 공유했습니다. 올해는 스포티파이의 20주년이 되는 해이기도 합니다. 이번 인베스터 데이는 올해 초 공동 CEO로 취임한 알렉스 노스트롬(Alex Norström)과 구스타브 소더스트롬(Gustav Söderström)이 처음으로 Investor...

Spotify 1d ago

Hari ini, Spotify menyelenggarakan Investor Day yang ketiga di New York City, memberikan komunitas finansial pemahaman yang lebih mendalam tentang bisnis, strategi produk, dan visi jangka panjang kami alam tahun yang juga menandai.

Spotify 1d ago

Hoy Spotify celebró su tercer Investor Day en Nueva York, donde ofrecimos a la comunidad financiera una mirada más profunda a nuestro negocio, estrategia de producto y visión a largo plazo, en un año que, además, marca nuestro aniversario número 20.

Spotify 1d ago

Oggi, a New York City, Spotify ha presentato il suo terzo Investor Day, offrendo al mondo della finanza uno sguardo più approfondito sul proprio business, sulla strategia di prodotto e una visione a lungo termine, nell’anno che segna anche il suo 20° anniversario.

Spotify 1d ago

Aujourd’hui, Spotify a organisé son troisième Investor Day à New York. En pleine célébration de notre 20ème anniversaire, c’était l’occasion de fournir à la communauté financière un aperçu plus approfondi de notre activité, stratégie produit et vision à long terme.

Spotify 1d ago

Spotify hat heute seinen dritten Investor Day in New York City veranstaltet und der Finanzwelt tiefere Einblicke in das Geschäft, die Produktstrategie und die langfristige Vision des Unternehmens gegeben. Die Veranstaltung fand anlässlich des 20. Spotify Jubiläums statt.

Spotify 1d ago

Today, Spotify hosted our third Investor Day in New York City, offering the financial community a deeper look at our business, product strategy, and long-term vision during a year that also marks our 20th anniversary.

Spotify 1d ago

A federal lawmaker has reintroduced the Protect Working Musicians Act, which is designed to enable indie musicians “to collectively negotiate music licensing terms with” on-demand streaming and gen AI platforms.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Singer Skye Newman also highlights how becoming a performer is becoming inaccessible to those without money The music industry risks becoming a more hostile place for working-class artists, Tinie Tempah and Skye Newman have said at the Ivor Novello awards.

The Guardian 1d ago

Four weeks after the biopic's release, Michael Jackson gained 40 million Spotify listeners and 748 million additional streams. Here's what the Michael biopic did to one of the biggest catalog in music history.

How Music Charts 1d ago

Eligible fans will have what Spotify describes as 'a reserved window to purchase before tickets are on sale to the general public' Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) just announced a licensing deal that will allow users to prompt the creation of AI-generated remixes and covers for streaming songs. The tool will be a paid add-on for Premium subscribers.

The Verge 1d ago

Opening remarks ALEX Good morning everyone, I’m Alex [Norström]. GUSTAV And I’m Gustav [Söderström]. ALEX Whether you’ve been following our journey since the beginning or are taking a fresh look today, thank you for joining us.

Spotify 1d ago

The agreements span both recorded music and music publishing, and will see the tool powered by generative AI technology. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Most music fans are musically creative. This doesn’t necessarily mean they aspire to be artists or producers, but simply that they are engaged in at least one of the musical creativity behaviours tracked by MIDiA, such as producing music, learning or playing an instrument, writing music,...

MIDiA Research Blog 1d ago

Disability rights campaigner Robin Millar reveals he is taking owners of music business he founded to a tribunal The head of one of the UK’s biggest disability charities is planning a legal challenge against the owners of the music business he founded in a dispute over its alleged failure to...

The Guardian 1d ago

The bill has attracted support from Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, the RIAA, the Recording Academy, and more. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Winners of the 2026 Ivor Novello Awards have been announced, including Thom Yorke, George Michael, Sam Fender, Calvin Harris, Rosalia, and more. On Thursday, May 21, the winners of the 2026 Ivor Novello Awards were announced at the annual awards ceremony held at Grosvenor House, London, recognizing...

Digital Music News 1d ago

The first version of the NO FAKES Act “died in committee” after being introduced in the summer of 2024. But a 2026 version has reared its head. Will the new-and-improved version make headway?

Digital Music News 1d ago

The Music Business Association’s annual conference, Music Biz 2026, saw artist Russ honored with a gargantuan NMPA Gold & Platinum Recognition plaque. Hosted by the Music Business Association, Music Biz 2026 took place last week at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly, the annual event’s second edition...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Two friends tell the story of their friendship through every generation of K-pop

The Pudding 1d ago

At a congressional hearing this week on Capitol Hill, lawmakers and industry advocates argued that the antitrust verdict against Live Nation was simply wrong.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Apple Music shares an open letter with the industry to reaffirm its commitment to “keep music fair” and navigate the use of AI in the music business. On Wednesday, Apple Music shared an open letter with the music industry entitled “What We’re Doing to Keep Music Fair,” which outlines the streamer’s...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Is it time to cut off streaming payments for works pumped out with artificial intelligence? Saregama India MD Vikram Mehra believes so, as he’s calling for “AI-generated slop” to be booted from the royalty pool altogether.

Digital Music News 1d ago

As digital streaming platforms (DSPs) continue to expand worldwide, rendering national borders irrelevant, the burden of managing publishing licenses has grown exponentially. One neutral and objective service provider has consistently worked to innovate and unwind red tape.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Senate & House Reintroduce Bill to Combate AI Deepfakes Creative Communities, AI Developers, Child Safety Groups, Labor Unions, Conservatives & Free Speech Advocates Align on Landmark Protections for Individuals While Enabling Innovation The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA)...

RIAA 1d ago

Are additional song rights investments in the near-term cards for Shamrock? Possibly, as the firm has officially closed its Content Fund IV with $813 million worth of capital commitments. Shamrock Capital formally announced that oversubscribed fourth fund’s final closing today.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Stability Audio 3.0 small model can run on-device and generate two-minute long tracks.

TechCrunch 2d ago

In Waco, Coweta County, and Box Elder County, residents oppose opaque AI infrastructure projects promising jobs and growth while facing industrial transformation, unclear benefits, and significant public financial burdens, raising concerns about long-term consequences.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 2d ago

Drake knows how to make club music, and Maid of Honour is chock full of the low stakes move and groove that I loved in Honestly, Nevermind.

Medium 2d ago

Does he know how bad he was? Is he in a bubble, is it the emperor’s new clothes, does he not know how he comes across? In case you missed it, try this: It’s positively sad. Then again, athletes retire, why not musicians? Then again, musicians never retire, they say they do a few times, […]

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

As of May 13, Meta has announced the rollout of Instants: a new feature for Instagram that doubles as its own app. Instants are quick snapshots that can only be viewed by followers once and disappear after 24 hours. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 3d ago

A new UK scheme is encouraging venues to provide accommodation for touring acts. But what if someone hurls a TV through a window? Touring has become increasingly financially precarious for grassroots artists, pinched by issues including the cost of living crisis and increasing fuel costs.

The Guardian 3d ago

YES! Sold out show at historic McCabe’s Guitar. I was at Arista for Willie’s first album. We could not break him. He kept at it. He NEVER faltered, NEVER gave up. Willie is the real deal.

Lefsetz Letter 3d ago

Two weeks ago I introduced Achordion — the web-and-community front door to the open music stack. A week later, the follow-up post was about how Parachord is quietly building a community-owned table of multi-service streaming links every time you play something.

Parachord Blog 4d ago

Data center takings may be the new Kelo: public power, tax credits, and utility monopolies used to build private AI infrastructure while homeowners absorb the damage.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 4d ago