Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, Soundgarden and Taylor Momsen brought grunge to the Seattle Seahawks NFL game against the New England Patriots.

Billboard 1h ago

Ironically, this idea lands as Salesforce is struggling to sell its own AI

The Register 1h ago

Kehlani accepts R&B Artist of the Year Award from Billboard Executive Director of R&B/Hip-Hop Gail Mitchell at Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players 2026.

Billboard 1h ago

Tickets to Glastonbury’s 2027 edition will cost a record high of more than £408 a piece amid a widespread pattern of price hikes to major music events. This year has been a fallow one for Glastonbury, but organizers of the UK’s biggest festival have now confirmed that ticket prices will hit their...

Digital Music News 1h ago

Jill Scott Accepts the R&B Hall of Fame Award from Billboard’s senior charts and data analyst, Trevor Anderson, at Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players 2026.

Billboard 2h ago

Christensen joins the publishing arm of Warner Music Group from a career in A&R, and will report to WCM UK President Shani Gonzales. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

Skippa, Samara Cyn & Destin Conrad accept the Rising Star Award from Billboard’s Kyle Denis, Michael Saponara, and Angel Diaz at Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players 2026.

Billboard 2h ago

"It’s cool to come over and be a part of the first NFL game on Aussie soil.”

Billboard 3h ago

The fifth season of Amazon Music Live kicks off with Noah Kahan on September 24, followed by Don Toliver, Lainey Wilson, and Doja Cat. Amazon Music has announced the return of Amazon Music Live, the concert series airing after Thursday Night Football exclusively on Amazon Music, Prime Video,...

Digital Music News 3h ago

The Roots accept the Hip Hop Hall of Fame Award from Billboard’s Senior Director of R&B/Hip-Hop Carl Lamarre at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players 2026.

Billboard 3h ago

David Ali accepts the Executive of the Year Award from Billboard Executive Director of R&B/Hip-Hop Gail Mitchell at Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players 2026.

Billboard 3h ago

Says license was never about moving VMs

The Register 4h ago

"I can't wait for us to keep dancing with all our friends," the star wrote in a letter to fans

Rolling Stone 5h ago

"I can’t wait for us to keep dancing with all our friends," Styles says in a email note to fans.

Billboard 6h ago

Eight months later, a federal judge has dismissed Wixen’s copyright and defamation lawsuit against Meta for failing “to adequately allege standing under the Copyright Act.” But with an amended complaint now on the way, the ugly legal battle is far from over. Judge John F.

Digital Music News 6h ago

The lawsuit was filed by Carmen Bryan, a former Rush Management finance officer who shares a child with Nas.

Billboard 6h ago

The country star’s latest live run has already made headlines for its glittering stage spectacle, which debuted during the tour’s Chicago kickoff.

Billboard 7h ago

Claude's Felony Bench rap sheet is now as long as OpenAI's

The Register 7h ago

Meta’s new Muse AI has taken the Instagram handle @Muse from longtime British rock band Muse, which now uses @MuseBand on the social media platform. Meta has launched its new AI assistant, Muse, and it’s already created some branding controversy after fans of the British rock band of the same name...

Digital Music News 7h ago

Billy Joel says he is doing better after brain surgery helped relieve some of the symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus, a disorder he was diagnosed with in 2025.

Variety 7h ago

For media productions, cue sheets may seem like routine paperwork, but they sit at a critical point in the royalty chain. When they are complete, accurate, and delivered on time, they give publishers, composers, songwriters, and other rights holders a clear record of how music was used by the...

Digital Music News 7h ago

The National Independent Venue Association has filed formal comments with the Department of Justice, urging the court to reject the proposed Live Nation settlement. The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has filed formal comments with the U.S.

Digital Music News 7h ago

Editors are by far MetaBrainz’ biggest and most irreplaceable resource. They (you) spend countless hours entering data for free, be it for the love of music, to tidy their own collections and listen histories, to support their scenes, to archive historical and cultural data, to apply the cool and...

MetaBrainz Blog 7h ago

Mind the patch gap, please and thank you

The Register 7h ago

Sports betting app Novig got Sydney Sweeney to strip down for a new ad featuring Anderson .Paak’s indie hit “Come Down.” “Euphoria” star Sydney Sweeney shows some skin in a sultry but playful new ad for Novig, the latest gambling app that focuses entirely on sports.

Digital Music News 9h ago

"I got a lot to fuckin' say," Corey Taylor bellows on the track. "And if you didn't listen, you didn't hear me anyway"

Rolling Stone 9h ago

AI fearmongers forget we could just jail tech execs until morale and model safety improve

The Register 9h ago

One month, 16.6 million shares, and north of $290 million later, Universal Music Group’s latest stock repurchase program is officially a wrap. Long in the habit of providing weekly updates on its stock buyback progress, UMG confirmed the €250 million (currently $291 million) program’s completion in...

Digital Music News 9h ago

Another new form factor for devs to adapt to

The Register 9h ago

After a historic debut in India in 2025, Rolling Loud returns to Mumbai for a second year on December 12 and 13. Rolling Loud, the “World’s Largest Hip-Hop Festival,” is coming back to India this December after a successful debut in the country in 2025.

Digital Music News 10h ago

In an new interview, Joel reveals that he initially refused surgical intervention after being diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, and isn't sure when he'll tour again

Rolling Stone 10h ago

Semiconductor supply chains are hard, but Samsung offers OpenAI relief in many forms spanning compute and memory

The Register 10h ago

Hydro Flask and Universal Music Group announce their second collaborative artist-driven drop with a limited edition Role Model collection. Hydro Flask, a leader in high-performance insulated products, has unveiled the latest drop in its partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG): a limited...

Digital Music News 10h ago

Bryan, who shares a child with Nas, claimed she pleaded with Jay-Z not to get involved after telling him about the alleged assault at a nightclub in 1999

Rolling Stone 11h ago

There are two points of view you could take on Taylor Swift and her Grammys history: (a) Swift has won so many, she practically qualifies as a Grammys hoarder. (b) Swift has gotten robbed by the Recording Academy… regularly. Which of these contradictory statements is true? How about both of them?

Variety 11h ago

The organization also set out its priorities for the new mandate under Veille Source

Music Business Worldwide 11h ago

Morin joins HarbourView as the firm expands its investment platform and music catalog portfolio. Source

Music Business Worldwide 11h ago

SNEP has also outlined its chart eligibility policies for AI-generated tracks Source

Music Business Worldwide 11h ago

At one of the largest music festivals in The US, it would seem difficult to create a sense of intimacy amidst such a massive crowd, yet somehow, Amber Mark’s smooth, sultry vocals, strong connection to her fans and undeniable stage presence did just that at Lollapalooza 2026.

Rolling Stone 12h ago

Taylor Swift, the award-winning billionaire singer and songwriter, is getting a new honor: The megastar is the namesake of several recently discovered species of plant-feeding insects from Australia.

Variety 12h ago

ESPN and Apple Music are collaborating on Monday Night Football’s music curation for the 2026-27 season, leading up to ESPN’s first-ever Super Bowl. Continuing the momentum of ESPN’s “Year of the Super Bowl” efforts that began the moment the clock struck zero after Super Bowl LX, ESPN and Apple...

Digital Music News 12h ago

Dolly Parton’s sister Stella told “CBS Mornings” in a new interview that the country music icon hid her cancer battle not only from fans but also from “a lot of family” because she did not want her legacy tainted with sadness. Parton died in Nashville on Aug. 25 at 80 years old.

Variety 12h ago

A bypass of a bypass of a bypass

The Register 13h ago

The leg drew more than 2.3 million fans across 11 countries, closing with back-to-back shows at Estádio do Restelo in Lisbon on Sunday (September 6). Source

Music Business Worldwide 13h ago

MTV made announcement on anniversary of trio’s censor-baiting performance of “Lithium” at the 1992 VMAs

Rolling Stone 13h ago

The all-star tribute to the Stanleys also features Willie Nelson, Sierra Ferrell, Jamey Johnson, Dierks Bentley, and many more

Rolling Stone 13h ago

Eggy armor cuts projectile speed in simulations as LEO gets increasingly crowded

The Register 13h ago

22-year power deal covers up to half of Loviisa plant's capacity, with wind and battery projects alongside

The Register 14h ago

“If I’m lyin’, I’m dyin’,” bassist says of new book Funked Around, Found Out out next spring

Rolling Stone 14h ago

Moments after announcing a Believe partnership deal, Suno is now rolling out its Warner Music- and BMG-backed v6 models – with an eye on expanding into “opt-in experiences built around individual artists.” The sudden shift marks a big departure from earlier, non-licensed content grabs, but is it...

Digital Music News 14h ago

For now, the scheduled events (which don’t include the film cast) account for screenings of Wicked: Part One only, while separate showings will be hosted for Wicked: For Good

Rolling Stone 14h ago

Baker’s last solo album, Little Oblivions, arrived in 2021

Rolling Stone 14h ago

Procurement officials promise to police the scandal-hit supplier's voluntary bidding moratorium

The Register 15h ago

At the end of 2021, the British girl group Little Mix announced an indefinite hiatus that would begin the following summer once they wrapped their “Confetti” tour. They broke the news on X, denying an official breakup and confirming “plans for more music, tours and performances in the future.”...

Variety 16h ago

Stolen funds bought mansions, private jets, and supercars – now he faces up to 20 years

The Register 16h ago

Exec to lead TuneCore business and 'local community engagement' across France and French-speaking countries Source

Music Business Worldwide 17h ago

Meta has settled a landmark court case in the US over the negative impacts of social media on teens and adolescents. Without admitting culpability, the outcome is that they will owe an $18 billion agreed payment over 10 years, and develop and implement a host of new protective measures for younger...

MIDiA Research Blog 17h ago

Calif says AI helped turn a VoIP memory bug into cross-platform RCE before Tencent shut it down

The Register 17h ago

Spotify’s latest move into live music is happening on 1 November in Dallas. It’s putting on a one-day festival called ‘RNB X Live’ using the brand of its ‘RNB X’ playlist. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 17h ago

South Korean music firm JYP Entertainment is turning detective to uncover the anonymous bootlegger who uploaded a new track by a member of Stray Kids to streaming services under a different name. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 17h ago

We reported on the first-half-of-2026 figures for Spain and France’s recorded-music markets yesterday, showing 11.6% and 3.5% growth respectively. There are also some recent stats for Italy, with its growth rate coming in between the two. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 17h ago

Hybe’s superfan platform Weverse has been growing well in recent years as more artists have joined. However, this week it’s facing some negative headlines after a major data leak. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 17h ago

In July, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked up its work developing “new personal agents that will be the foundation for our next wave of products and revenue lines” which he hoped would be used by “billions of people”. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 17h ago

Its facilities include offices, recording studios, event and performance spaces, songwriting rooms, and content creation areas. Source

Music Business Worldwide 18h ago

RNB X Live in Dallas will be held at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas, with Erykah Badu and H.E.R. on the bill. Source

Music Business Worldwide 18h ago

Office 2021 joins the October retirement list as customers weigh pricier alternatives

The Register 18h ago

Warner Chappell described Kidding Aside as "one of France's most influential independent electronic music companies." Source

Music Business Worldwide 18h ago

Researcher believes overprivileged Iterable creds exposed 8.8M customer records – and could have enabled mass deletion

The Register 19h ago

Suno's previous models will be retired, according to Chief Product Officer Jack Brody Source

Music Business Worldwide 19h ago

Users given 45 days to save their mail or sign up with Junara

The Register 19h ago

Twin brothers Sammy and Johnny Bennett, from Gothenburg in Sweden, record under the name Deki Alem, playing a mix of hip-hop, drum ’n’ bass, and post-punk. Forget In Mass, released in August 2025, was their debut studio album, having released two EPs and several singles since 2022.

Music Ally 20h ago

Inflatable wrist cuff delivers 24-hour blood pressure readings, though the design remains chunky

The Register 20h ago

Swiss Army sticks a knife in American cloud apps with its own FOSS push

The Register 21h ago

Today is a big day for Suno: it is launching its latest AI-music models. Suno v6 is the first generation developed with music rightsholders. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 21h ago

Suno has spent months collecting music licensing deals like Infinity Stones — and now it has a product to show for it. The AI music generation company has revealed details about its suite of new models, all built on its licensing deals with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe.

Variety 21h ago

Increase in vibe-coded browser extensions sees Edge team automate quality assessments

The Register 23h ago

A month and change after announcing a sweeping policy overhaul, Suno has scored another high-profile licensing deal – this time with Believe as well as its TuneCore subsidiary.

Digital Music News 1d ago

AI is very good at creating—or regurgitating—perfectly average, unoriginal music in extreme quantities. That is a big, big problem for human musicians who are also creating perfectly average, unoriginal music, regardless of how much of it they make.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Plans 30x datacenter expansion for less than what big tech spends in a month

The Register 1d ago

That’s a real story you know. You think these artists make this stuff up out of thin air, but you’d be surprised how many songs are inspired by real life. Kinda like “He blew his mind out in a car/He hadn’t noticed that the lights had changed”… This was Tara Browne, a Guiness heir. I […]

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

You might think that the man who promoted Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, as well as all of her other global outings, would be powerful enough not to feel intimidated by Live Nation and Ticketmaster.

Variety 1d ago

As the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) weighs implementing a new steering requirement for the App Store and the Play Store, the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) is urging a related fee freeze pending the final regulation’s rollout.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Save the date for Artist Rights Symposium V, October 19, 2026, in Athens, Georgia, sponsored by the Artist Rights Institute and the University of Georgia Music Business Certificate Program at Terry College.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 1d ago

The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is suing D4vd over her death ahead of his highly publicized murder trial. They also issued a statement asking for the singer to face the death penalty if he is convicted.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Cage the Elephant will headline the halftime show at the 2026 NFL Munich Game on November 15 as part of a record seven halftime shows internationally. The National Football League (NFL) has announced that Cage the Elephant will headline the halftime show during the 2026 NFL Munich Game between the...

Digital Music News 1d ago

level by launching a new music festival, RNB X Live, coming to Dallas on November 1. Spotify and Live Nation have announced RNB X Live, a new one-day music festival coming to Dallas, Texas, on November 1.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Hybe’s Weverse has acknowledged suffering a “personal data leak” affecting north of 420,000 accounts’ purchase details and more. The superfan app’s president, Zooil Yang, just recently disclosed the breach and outlined the compromised information in a general notice.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Suno, the controversial AI music generating platform, continues to make moves toward legitimacy in the music industry: After striking licensing deals with Warner Music and BMG (arguably the third and fourth largest music companies in the world), on Tuesday it has announced a deal with France-based...

Variety 1d ago

Three people have now reportedly died at Burning Man in less than a week, with one dying en route to the hospital and another found dead in his camp. After reports of a death at Burning Man last week, two more individuals have been reported dead over the weekend. Craigh Mann, 60, was found dead […]

Digital Music News 1d ago

It’s been a year of heavy losses in Hollywood, after fans said goodbye to numerous beloved names in film, television and music. Dolly Parton’s death on Aug. 25 caused an outpouring of grief across the country for the beloved singer, actress and philanthropist.

Variety 1d ago

Focus Features has confirmed the cast for Academy Award winner Sarah Polley‘s “The Bell Jar,” starring Billie Eilish. Eilish, a two-time Oscar-winning singer-songwriter, makes her film acting debut playing Esther Greenwood, the protagonist of Sylvia Plath’s classic novel.

Variety 1d ago

How do you popularise an American sport in a country where the average person has little knowledge of it? If the country is India, then you enlist a cricket star […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

‘Pasoori’, the impassioned break-up ballad by Ali Sethi and Shae Gill from season 14 of music video series Coke Studio Pakistan has crossed more than 1b views on YouTube. It’s […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Get ready, Texas: Today, Spotify and Live Nation announced RNB X Live in Dallas, a new one-day festival coming to town on November 1. Taking over The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, the inaugural event will celebrate the breadth of contemporary R&B, bringing together established stars and...

Spotify 1d ago

Wired called it a 'psyop.' A marketing agency called Chaotic Good used TikTok comment armies to manufacture buzz for bands like Geese and Wet Leg. But does manufactured hype actually convert to real fans or just noise?

How Music Charts 1d ago

The wellbeing challenges on tours for artists and crew alike are well understood now, and there is more support available. The latest example is the ‘Pay It Forward’ fund. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

“Why are millions of musicians around the world still practising alone?” That’s the question posed by cellist Amit Peled, who is also professor of cello at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. And he’s answering that question with a new iPad app called iMeetStand.

Music Ally 1d ago

For Londoners, the most common sound associated with Lime bikes is the ‘Hackney birdsong’ of the rentable cycles beeping when they’ve been hacked and unlocked for free. But this week there’s some different audio coming out of them. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

US deathcore band All Shall Perish released their last album in 2011, but having reunited in 2024 are now crowdfunding their next album on Kickstarter. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Label bodies in Spain and France have published their figures for recorded-music in the first half of 2026. It’s an interesting contrast for two of Europe’s key markets. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

I’d be lying if I told you I remembered much from the first season of this Guy Ritchie series. It didn’t quite gel. Or maybe it was just hard to suspend disbelief and get involved. But it wasn’t so bad that I wasn’t going to check out the new season, two and a half years […]

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

You can’t make it without a manager. With hindsight you’d think that the Beatles were fully-formed, waiting to be picked up by a label and blasted into the stratosphere. But nothing could be further from the truth.

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

Father Callahan's Labor Day homily emphasizes the importance of human dignity and rights in labor, connecting historical papal teachings to modern challenges posed by technology and artificial intelligence.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 2d ago

The first round of judging is over for the Music Tectonics conference’s annual ‘Swimming with Narwhals’ startups contest. 10 companies have been named as semi-finalists for this year’s event. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 2d ago

Now, for a palate cleanser… The number one criterion for a book is readability. It’s got to be something that people want to read! Which is why you can buy the vaunted award-winner, the book with all the hype, and find yourself falling asleep on the second or third page.

Lefsetz Letter 3d ago

There’s some real gems in there. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), CD sales exploded in the first half of 2026. A new report from the organization says 17.5 million CDs were sold in the first six months of the year, up from just...

The Verge 4d ago

Audacity 4 has been in the works for some time, and had its own mini controversy last year when an unfortunate redesigned logo started making the rounds. The final version of the new icon isn't nearly as bad as the early rendition that was circulating last October.

The Verge 5d ago

It's not quite the "push button; get song" of Suno, but Roland's new Melody Flip tool marks the company's foray into generative AI music. Available as a plug-in for your digital audio workstation (DAW), Melody Flip offers around 250 "Palettes," which are essentially themed collections of musical...

The Verge 5d ago

“Nostalgia” as a trend isn’t new. However, there is more to the popularity of analogue than simply a backwards-looking aesthetic preference. Convenience, habit, and quality of experience are major drivers of use. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 5d ago

The Soul Train Awards are coming home. Today, BET announced that the long-running awards show will return to television this fall with a show taped in Chicago, the city where Don Cornelius first launched Soul Train more than 50 years ago.

Spotify 6d ago

With music consumption now widespread, affordable, and accessible, music fandom has become less about consuming and more about spending as a demonstration of superfandom.

MIDiA Research Blog 6d ago

Since the temperature started creeping up this summer, we’ve been keeping a close eye on the songs that would come to embody the season. Our editors made their predictions in May, we shared an update in July, and now the time has come to share the final results.

Spotify 6d ago

On this week’s episode, veteran producer, engineer, and Grammy nominee Bruce Sugar explains why staying relevant means embracing new tools without sacrificing the feel and emotion that make music connect.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 6d ago