Rodrigo released a remix of "Expectations" featuring Chappell Roan.

Billboard 6m ago

Billboard chatted with the girl group backstage at TMElive International Music Awards.

Billboard 18m ago

Shakira’s historic European residency concludes after 13 shows and over 700,000 fans in one of the most ambitious live music events in Europe. Shakira has concluded her historic European residency, completing 13 monumental shows and welcoming over 700,000 fans to the Spanish capital in one of the...

Digital Music News 37m ago

Talk about mastering the Art of Play(ing) the game!

Billboard 40m ago

The star's lawyers say Samsung broke the law by putting her on packaging without her permission: “Plaintiff does not lend her name and likeness casually."

Billboard 46m ago

Billboard spoke to the boy band backstage at 2026 TMElive International Music Awards.

Billboard 46m ago

A Florida-based label alleges Cordae is flouting their exclusive contract by putting out new music with different partners.

Billboard 53m ago

It’s not just the music industry; comedians and other content creators are suffering some serious IP theft in the form of sexualized AI impersonators. AI is targeting creatives, and it’s not exclusive to the music or literature industries.

Digital Music News 59m ago

The platform's first-ever video livestream of a complete festival brought the event well beyond the 90,000 people who gathered at the Coachella site in person.

Billboard 1h ago

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been transferred from his New Jersey prison to a new one in Pennsylvania, officials and his spokesperson confirmed on Friday, days after he was hospitalized for an alleged head injury.

Variety 1h ago

TXT headlined the 2026 TMElive International Music Awards.

Billboard 1h ago

The girl group gives EYEKONS a front-row seat to the highs, challenges and breakthrough moments behind its success.

Billboard 1h ago

Plus, Chris Janson and David Lee Murphy have “Fun” on the chart.

Billboard 1h ago

The track, which the rapper first premiered onstage in 2022, arrives ahead of his Don’t Be Dumb “extension” Disc 2

Rolling Stone 1h ago

AEG Presents expands in the French market with the acquisition of Auguri Productions, a leading company in artist production and development in France. AEG Presents has announced the acquisition of Auguri Productions, a leading company in artist production and development in France.

Digital Music News 1h ago

Without overstating the case, when the Avalanches’ debut album “Since I Lost You” arrived out of a clear blue sky (to anyone outside of their native Australia, anyway) in 2000, its impact was like the arrival of the Beastie Boys’ “Paul’s Boutique” eleven years earlier: a mind-melting leap forward...

Variety 1h ago

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

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

"There’s nothing better than jamming with friends," Taylor Momsen said of the new version of the Dear God track

Rolling Stone 2h ago

Rapper listens to the infamous, formerly "pharma bro"-owned Once Upon a Time in Shaolin on Pablo Torre Finds Out and shares his thoughts on the LP

Rolling Stone 2h ago

So, tune in Saturday October 17h 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 3h ago

As part of a heretofore under-the-radar sponsorship deal with Meta, Doja Cat is set to release a brief Tour Ma Vie documentary shot entirely with the tech giant’s Ray-Ban smart glasses.

Digital Music News 3h ago

Legacy protocol is going to be axed, and enforcement by default will highlight how migration is going

The Register 4h ago

Goldenvoice’s single-stage dance weekend at Empire Polo Club leaned on High Scream’s production, smooth operations, and an Apple Music livestream that carried it far beyond Indio. When Goldenvoice billed Head Trip as a one-time-only experience, it set a bar it had to clear.

Digital Music News 4h ago

The 56-year-old was transferred from Fort Dix in New Jersey to FCI Allenwood Low following reports that he was placed in solitary confinement and suffered a head injury

Rolling Stone 4h ago

“I am getting my energy back,” said hard rock journneyman, who retired from touring earlier this year

Rolling Stone 4h ago

Megan Moroney, Ellie Goulding, Ravyn Lenae, Metric, and more appear on 17-song compilation out Oct. 23

Rolling Stone 4h ago

When she began work on her sophomore album, “I Think I Spoke Too Soon,” Rachel Chinouriri reverse-engineered the entire process. The British singer-songwriter, who made global waves with her deeply confessional 2024 debut “What a Devastating Turn of Events,” got a big piece of paper and wrote down...

Variety 4h ago

SPONSORED POST: As AI hunger soars, NTT Global Data Centers finds it's permits, not parts, that could cap the datacenter boom

The Register 4h ago

The inevitable election-themed cyberattacks are whirring again, as the feds issue PSA about the ones to watch out for

The Register 5h ago

Long-running British heavy metal titans Iron Maiden will return to North America for a third and final leg of its 50th anniversary “Run for Your Lives” tour.

Variety 5h ago

David Surkamp, frontman for the long-running progressive-rock band Pavlov’s Dog, has died at age 73, according to a social media post on the band’s social media accounts. No cause of death was announced. While the band, which formed in St.

Variety 5h ago

Anja Kotar is a Slovenian-born singer, songwriter and producer based in California. She trained as a classical pianist and has been releasing music independently since 2017 – these days through Venice Music.

Music Ally 5h ago

Lucky Daye is in a season of change. Ahead of the release of “Aloud!,” out today, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is settling into a new label home at Warner Records, working with a wider circle of collaborators and taking more control of his creative process.

Variety 5h ago

Google has published Frightgeist, its annual round-up of what people are searching for ahead of Halloween. It’s pitched at retailers deciding what to stock, but it’s just as handy for anyone planning spooky season content around an artist. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 5h ago

After testing the water on Instagram, Meta is bringing its ‘Your Algorithm’ tool to Facebook, which means users can now tell the app in their own words what they’d like to see more (or less) of in Feed and Reels.

Music Ally 5h ago

Tinashe is the latest artist to appear in Brooklyn Coffee Shop, Pooja Tripathi’s hit Instagram micro-drama. In it, a pair of deeply unimpressed baristas, Thyme and Cale, serve up attitude to a rotating cast of customers. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 5h ago

Legal eagles still plodding along with some operations, but paper and e-notices delayed until further notice

The Register 6h ago

‘Legitimising larceny’: Global music giants blast Albanese AI copyright plan — “ICMP director general John Phelan told The Australian Financial Review that Australia was just the latest in a series of countries in the ‘crosshairs’ of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his arch rival at...

Copyhype 6h ago

Another reason for Donald Trump to hate British regulation

The Register 6h ago

Australia’s government is currently devising its future policies on AI, training and copyright. We recently reported on labels body ARIA’s boss Annabelle Herd’s testimony at a select-committee hearing as part of that process. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

“Spotify won’t label AI music. We tried to detect it ourselves,” is the headline of a blog post announcing a new report from the Duke Sanford Tech Policy Program. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

It’s a busy week in the US ticketing sector. And by that we mean it’s a very busy week for lawyers in the US ticketing sector. Today alone brings three stories of a legal nature. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

With the phrase ‘pervert glasses’ having become common parlance in the media and online, the rollout of Meta and its partners’ smart specs hasn’t been going entirely to plan. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

A new study by the Pew Research Center has found that 36% of American adults say they are part of online communities, although that rises to 48% for 18-29 year-olds. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

We’re used to reporting on Midia Research’s music predictions, but it’s also using its crystal ball to squint at the podcasting market. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

Browser maker using trusted hardware to protect conversations with GLM 5.3 Flash

The Register 7h ago

How bright is the global music industry’s future? 198.1 billion dollars bright, according to the latest edition of the ‘Music In The Air’ report from Goldman Sachs. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

PCS says outsourcer still stuck in design phase while retirees wait for McCloud corrections

The Register 7h ago

The year of Corporate Compliance on the Linux desktop is here

The Register 8h ago

Core devs revert up to 10 features, push release to November, and blame better tooling rather than vibe coding

The Register 9h ago

UK school admits data protection bungle as children's data at risk

The Register 10h ago

It’s been a while since Warner Music India announced a strategic partnership — the last, in June, was with Bengali-language media conglomerate SVF Entertainment — or catalogue acquisition, and now […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 11h ago

Migration targets, security rules, and management metrics take center stage at this year's event

The Register 11h ago

School staff seemed to be trying to get ransomware – for a second time

The Register 12h ago

At a recent World Soundtrack Awards industry panel, composer Simon Franglen struck a common chord when talking about his work on “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” “We had hundreds of musicians in a room, pouring their emotion out in that precise second,” he recalled. “How can that ever be replicated by AI?”...

Variety 13h ago

In July, the Indian edition of global electronic music festival DGTL announced that it would be returning in 2026. The sixth instalment of the two-city event, which will feature the […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 13h ago

Indian non-profit Anahad Foundation, which has worked with and documented the music of more than 10,000 folk artists across 23 of the country’s states over the past 13 years, has […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 13h ago

Track is off Bryan’s new EP Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs Tour

Rolling Stone 15h ago

Some of the most exciting artists in K-Music still have their biggest moments ahead. With Spotify CLOSER, we’re spotlighting Korean artists who are making a splash, bringing fans everywhere closer to their artistry and stories through a series of exclusive performances and conversations on Spotify.

Spotify 15h ago

The pop singer’s new song sees her push a baby carriage stuffed with cash and gallivanting with her suitors

Rolling Stone 16h ago

With an eye on challenging Spotify and Amazon’s Audible, YouTube is reportedly preparing to add audiobooks to its Premium subscription offering. That possible audiobooks expansion surfaced in a Wall Street Journal report, though at the time of this writing, Google/Alphabet hadn’t commented publicly...

Digital Music News 16h ago

Warner Music India significantly expands its footprint across South India through a series of major catalog acquisitions and strategic partnerships. Warner Music India announces a major expansion of its presence in South India through a series of major catalog acquisitions and strategic...

Digital Music News 17h ago

Chance the Rapper scores a potentially $1.5 million judgment against “Pat the Manager” over merchandising deals and contract violations. Chance the Rapper, whose real name is Chancelor Bennett, emerged victorious in his legal battle with his former manager, Pat Corcoran, also known as Pat the...

Digital Music News 17h ago

The singer was diagnosed with a brain disorder and stepped away from live performances last year

Rolling Stone 18h ago

Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan appear on vintage game shows in the retro music video for the “Expectations” remix, featuring appearances from musician David Byrne and producer Dan Nigro.

Variety 19h ago

Rodrigo’s first-ever remix gets a delightfully campy video featuring the Talking Heads frontman

Rolling Stone 19h ago

The plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary injunction against the District's RESALE Act, which is set to apply from January 1, 2027. Source

Music Business Worldwide 21h ago

Warner Chappell Music announces a global deal with My Chemical Romance, expanding on the band’s long-term relationship with Warner Music Group. Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG), has announced the signing of an exclusive worldwide...

Digital Music News 21h ago

Alissa Pollack is President, Mediabase and Global Marketing, RCS Worldwide/iHeart Media. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alissa-pollack/id1316200737?i=1000796472161...

Lefsetz Letter 21h ago

Aaron Ardiri opened his old development archive after discovering enthusiasts were still improving apps for the platform

The Register 23h ago

Most attempts were pranks, but some could fool unwary AI agents

The Register 23h ago

They tried to sound the alarm in August

The Register 1d ago

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) isn’t loving Amazon Music’s Phonorecords V proposal, which it’s criticizing as the “worst” of those submitted by DSPs and an attempt “to squeeze songwriters.” NMPA head David Israelite took aim at the Amazon-owned streaming platform’s suggested rate...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Too Lost Music Group, the New York-headquartered music and technology company, has announced six executive promotions across its finance, A&R, corporate development, and commercial strategy teams.

Digital Music News 1d ago

The White House is investigating claims that former Kennedy Center head Ric Grenell failed to deposit a near-$6 million dollar donation to the center. Trump’s White House counsel is examining allegations by former Trump attorney Alina Habba that former Kennedy Center leader and ex-intelligence...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Microsoft's Go rewrite gets some competition, with a developer claiming his port runs twice as fast

The Register 1d ago

SeatGeek Canada is facing additional fines from the Ontario government for allegedly violating a law that limits the resale of event tickets at face value.

Digital Music News 1d ago

After allegedly scraping Spotify and then being slapped with a $322 million default judgment, Anna’s Archive has found its way into the RIAA’s “Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy” list.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Warner Chappell will oversee the catalog's global rights administration, copyright protection, and sync licensing across film, television, and video games. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

If the FTC wins, ticketing companies that run their own resale marketplaces could be held liable for reselling tickets they knew, or should have known. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Auguri Productions is the Paris-based artist development and concert production company co-founded by Charles Bensmaine. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Not afraid of custom waveforms frying your e-paper? Download it from GitHub and give it a shot on your stock screen today

The Register 1d ago

While nepotism has always been rife in the music industry, today’s wave of nepo babies in pop appears more sustained and more impactful than ever. But does the streaming data reflect their advantage? We analyzed Spotify numbers for Gracie Abrams, Stella Lefty, and more.

How Music Charts 1d ago

The Federal Trade Commission has sued ticket broker REPS over allegations of unlawful tactics used to bypass ticket purchase limits. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued REPS & Company, alleging that the ticket broker illegally bypasses measures designed to limit the number of tickets that...

Digital Music News 1d ago

AI's appetite for components hammers budget handsets, with analysts seeing little relief before 2028

The Register 1d ago

U2 will be playing in stadiums around the globe next year, the group announced Thursday, with a tour dubbed “Carnaval De Luz presents: The Greatest Show On Earth” kicking off Feb. 23 in Mexico City and set to continue through 2027 “and beyond.” Only the first six dates of the Live Nation-produced...

Variety 1d ago

CEO eyes usage-based billing as automation pushes HR software vendor beyond traditional IT spending

The Register 1d ago

“Grand Theft Auto VI” continues to roll out the major music moments from the upcoming game with the announcement that French electronic duo Justice will compose the score.

Variety 1d ago

For those times when a full-fat editor is overkill

The Register 1d ago

This client-only series takes a deeper look at the key themes shaping MIDiA’s 2026–2033 global music forecasts report and what they mean for the future of the music business. The growing maturity of the streaming music market brings with it increased sophistication and need for attention to deta...

MIDiA Research Blog 1d ago

The ruling does not put a number on what Corcoran owes, but representatives for Chance say he is likely to forfeit up to $1.5 million in management fees. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

The role is newly created at the company, which oversees HYBE's business in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Under the Act, music tourism covers travel to attend a festival, a concert, or another live musical performance or music-related special event. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Last month we wrote about a debate breaking out in South Korea after an AI-generated song called ‘Forest of the Heart’ appeared in the lower reaches of streaming service Melon’s Top 100 chart. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Artists understand their audiences largely through their actions. Following, liking, subscribing, opening an email, buying merch, buying a ticket, waiting in line – each of these efforts creates attachment and signals a different level of commitment. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 1d ago

DJ Reinier Zonneveld has raised over $1 million in pre-seed funding for GasLab, a genAI music app built to recognize and pay musicians for their work. GasLab (Generative AI Solutions Lab), a generative AI music platform created by techno DJ and producer Reinier Zonneveld, has been backed by $1...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Tyler, The Creator’s creativity knows no bounds: he’s a chart-topping musician, an actor, a boundary-breaking producer, a fashion designer. Now he’s joining the ranks of artists to take over the iconic FC Barcelona jersey, with his GOLF logo worn by the team for El Clásico on October 25 at Spotify...

Spotify 1d ago

Ye’s disastrous Malibu real estate project into which he poured millions is costing him $321,000 more following a Los Angeles Superior Court decision. Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, now owes the construction worker who was injured while working on his Malibu property more in legal...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Universal Music Group enacts some major reductions, leading to layoffs impacting the US, UK, and possibly other affiliated organizations. Universal Music Group (UMG) has started the process of another major wave of layoffs across its operations, affecting several top executives.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Trump signs Marsha Blackburn’s American Music Tourism Act into law, which requires the Department of Commerce to promote music tourism in the US. On Friday, President Trump signed the American Music Tourism Act, a bipartisan bill backed by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Sen.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Rapidly ascending Korean-American singer and former “Traitors” contestant Eric Nam has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. Eric Nam, a Korean-American singer and former Traitors contestant whose star is currently on the rise, has been quickly snapped up by UTA for representation in all...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Pipeline is the $200 million-backed financing platform for the music and creative industries that launched in January through Matt Spetzler's investment firm Jamen Capital. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

London, UK – Podcast platforms now collectively have almost a billion monthly users (965.4 million gross users in Q4 2025), according to a new report, “ Podcast market shares 2025 ”, by MIDiA Research. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 1d ago

Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora, and Google have filed their rate proposals in Phonorecords V Source

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

YouTube is adding a "Made with AI" label to tracks that were "altered or fully generated" using AI, with a similar approach to its existing process for applying AI labels to videos.

The Verge 2d ago

There's an entire cottage industry of iPod mods out there, but Sprout Pi and Sprout Pico are two of the few full motherboard replacements that combine many of the most popular mods into a single upgrade. Both versions add Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB-C, a microSD card slot, FLAC playback, and more.

The Verge 2d ago

It’s that time of year again! The holiday season has kicked off on Spotify, and that can only mean one thing: Our Spotify Singles: Holiday Collection is here. Each year, we ask artists to take a holiday favorite and make it their own.

Spotify 2d ago

With its skits, anecdotes, and punchlines, comedy lends itself well to short-form video. Now that streaming services have built the vertical feed infrastructure, they can leverage original, premium, short-form comedy to draw in new audiences for vertical TV. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 2d ago

When you have time, spend it well—with a podcast you love. That’s the idea behind our new Podcasts on Spotify campaign, celebrating the shows and creators that make a spare moment worth pressing play.

Spotify 2d ago

What has thrills, chills, and something for every book lover? It’s the wonderfully wicked world of horror audiobooks. With spooky season underway, we asked Spotify’s Katie del Rosario, Associate Director, Audiobooks Editorial, and Lena Yang, Senior Editor, Audiobooks, to walk us through some of the...

Spotify 2d ago

Exclusive: Investigation finds racial inequality in live music industry rife and many genres labelled ‘high risk’ despite lack of evidence Black and south Asian music events in London face disproportionate cancellations, restrictions and licensing barriers compared with white events, according to a...

The Guardian 2d ago

I’m going for 75 minutes until I am 90! Living the dream!!! Peter Noone ____________________________________________ Great write-up on Mike Love. Mike was my boss for 23 years, including when I met you at the Vilar in 2019. You’ve hit the nail on the head – Mike really loves performing for the...

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

Apple Music's iconic red app icon has reportedly been replaced with a black-and-white version in the latest iOS 27.2 beta, 9to5Mac reports. The eighth note on the icon also appears to have a slightly sharper angle than the original.

The Verge 2d ago

1 He’s always been nice to me. There’s an assumption that our musical heroes are just like you and me. They’re not. And they’re not like movie stars, not like politicians, not like any other performers, because they are their music, and their music speaks to us in a way no other medium does.

Lefsetz Letter 3d ago

What are artists really signing away when they opt into an AI settlement? Join Jen Jacobsen, George Zelcs, Gwendolyn Seale, Tim Kappel and moderator Chris Castle at Artist Rights Symposium V on October 19 at the University of Georgia for a discussion of AI copyright licensing, hidden...

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 4d ago

Hi everyone! Sorry if we react slowly this week, that’s because our brains are all slowed down digesting all of the chocolate! Which long term readers will know means we are in Barcelona at our yearly summit all week.

MetaBrainz Blog 4d ago

Picard 3.0.2 is a maintenance release for the recently released Picard 3.0 with fixes for reported issues and updated translations. This releases fixes a crash in the Setup Wizard if Picard was packaged with the automatic update check disabled and several color theme related fixes.

MetaBrainz Blog 5d ago

Artists are taking to social media to complain that DistroKid has unceremoniously removed their work without notice. Now DistroKid has confirmed to The Verge that the takedowns are a direct response to claims made by UMG.

The Verge 6d ago

Sunmi is an undeniable force in K-pop. She first made her debut as a member of the Wonder Girls back in 2007, one of the first K-pop acts to really break through in the West. The English version of their single "Nobody" was the first K-pop song to hit the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2009.

The Verge 6d ago