A new Roblox experience from Live Nation and Livewire lets players build their own music festivals, featuring CORTIS as the first headlining artist. Music Festival Tycoon, a new Roblox experience from Live Nation and Livewire, lets players build and grow their own in-game music festivals—and it’s...
The latest filing draws heavily on Anthropic's internal records, obtained through discovery, to support claims the publishers first brought in October 2023. Source
"Anything else you can check in with Taylor and Travis about," she said on the latest episode of her podcast.
A federal judge has officially rejected Capitol Christian Music Group’s motion to dismiss a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Reach Records. Now, the case, centering on an acquisition deal turned sour, is scheduled to receive a trial next year. Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr.
In this week's Publishing Briefs, Sony Music Publishing has signed Deltona and Adam James, Alta Music Group launches Alta Publishing and more.
"I get inspired to also be of use in some other kind of way [than music]," he said in a new interview.
Spec for spec, the House of Zen's first rack-scale AI compute platform is bigger and faster than Nvidia's Vera Rubin by nearly every metric, but that's only on paper
The athlete and Cuban pop star will be the first Latin MLB player to perform on the Great White Way.
Fast-rising British singer Sienna Spiro played a special set at New York’s intimate Soho Sessions in support of the North Shore Animal League America, a Long Island-based animal-rescue organization.
The Lifetimes Tour - Live From Paris will screen on IMAX in September
Eight shows in Madrid and another handful around Europe did the trick.
Aria Vega talks about the success of the “Chévere” remix with Ryan Castro, one of the biggest Latin songs of the year. She shares how the collaboration came together, her reaction to the song’s impact on the charts and the personal story that shaped her path in music.
Songs honored during the evening include "Made For More," "Altar," and "Goodbye Yesterday."
Billboard staff returns to the roundtable to break down some of R&B's brightest stars so far in 2026.
"I've been living my life. ... I've been having a ball," she said during a recent Spaces.
Bob Cavallo managed the Lovin’ Spoonful, Earth, Wind & Fire, Little Feat, Seal and more. And he finished his career running Disney’s music business! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-cavallo/id1316200737?i=1000778014175...
The record industry has proposed labels for fully and partially AI-generated tracks on streaming services, but the implementation could take a while.
Phishing for dummies
Mike Love, the last remaining original Beach Boy still in the touring lineup, is 85 years old, and has been struggling with health issues this year
Biggest overhaul since launch ditches sessions, guts little-used features, and leaves homebrew implementations facing a slog
Aftermarket dealer-installed KARR/SWDS security systems all use the same secure key, say UCSD researchers
Former Skechers and Nike exec will be based in Los Angeles Source
Experts say the era of AI bug hunting is here, so defenders will simply have to adapt to busier workloads
Code shack also putting new limits on first-time researchers, and reserving the biggest rewards for a hand-picked group of proven hunters
Rapper Yung Miami has signed with WME for worldwide representation in all areas. The South Florida rapper and former member of the City Girls will release her solo debut on the relaunched Uptown Records later this year.
Spending on music acquisitions pulled Tips' operating EBITDA margin down to 50.3%, from 64.2% a year earlier and 74.0% in the preceding quarter. Source
CISA widens alert beyond Rockwell controllers as intruders target internet-facing devices across critical infrastructure
Bleecker Street’s Crosswalk and Universal Pictures Content Group to release film that will be accompanied by new Mary McCartney-directed short Finding Faith
The regulator fined Apple Distribution International KRW 252 million (about $170,000) over the collection of Siri recordings and transcripts without consent. Source
Optimus remains 'very complex' and Robotaxis will try not to flatten your cat
Joint police task force ramps up efforts to solve the oldest missing teens case in America
Researchers say OpenAI flaw let phishing bait create an autonomous corporate mole armed with employee access
To some people, Suno is an AI-music generator that could democratise the art of music-making so that billions of people can do it
Platform's ad revenues rose 13% YoY to $11bn in Q2 Source
There’s a big milestone in UK labels body the BPI’s latest export figures, but also a concerning slowdown in growth.
There are plenty of music distributors who are fair, transparent and positive partners for their artist clients. And there are others who are… not so much.
Here’s another startup for the list of AI tools designed for music-industry workflows, rather than to generate music. SynaptIQ is a UK-based startup whose focus is on ‘media rights intelligence’.
There are some new joint-ventures afoot in the UK music industry this week, courtesy of sync agency Nothing Standard and independent label Some Action. The partners in question? UMG and Reservoir Media respectively.
Are people dropping off your social feeds? Arguably many of us might not realise immediately, with a growing stream of AI slop and influencer videos being injected into those feeds by the platforms instead.
Sometimes, online things don’t have to be massively-hyped, well-funded startups hoping to become unicorns. Sometimes they can just be useful tools solving a problem. And sometimes that problem can be very, very specific.
You'll need to be able to move your head side to side to make sure you're not a deepfake
The concert film “George Michael: The Faith Tour” has been acquired by Universal Pictures Content Group and Bleecker Street’s event cinema division Crosswalk.
Reach alleges that Capitol CMG agreed to buy the label during 2025, then pulled out months later by telling Reach the agreed price was too high. Source
Stadler refuses $12.3M demand after thieves swipe technical data through supplier platform
The feature, called Replace Audio, keeps a post's likes, comments, shares and reach in place when the soundtrack is changed. Source
Hoffmann held roles in PR, catalog management, marketing, and product management at AFM Records and Atomic Fire Records / Reigning Phoenix Music. Source
Big Blue says customers postponed rather than abandoned major purchases as hardware soaked up enterprise budgets
YouTube and Google’s parent company Alphabet has published its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, including the latest figures for YouTube’s advertising business.
Mozilla walls off your online identities as MZLA unleashes a bumper repair job
Health service told to ensure ministers don't mistake before-and-after comparisons for cause and effect
Lyrcs.ai, an Indian AI-powered “lyrics infrastructure platform” that converts audio into synced, multi-script lyrics and lyric videos, has launched. The Mumbai-based platform has been built to meet “the demands of […] The post is from Music Ally.
Song copyright protection for musicians who record ideas with a voice memo at 3am proves nothing in a dispute. That original moment completely unverifiable.
AI remains its biggest bet, Bezos brigade tells El Reg, even as another round of layoffs reaches the teams building it
Tempest cash lands alongside hypersonic target contract and BAE's 'loyal wingman' drone reveal
AEG-owned London arena The O2 has announced that Hindi film playback and pop singer Shreya Ghoshal will perform a concert at the venue as part of its twentieth birthday series […] The post is from Music Ally.
Day four for the UK’s new prime minister Andy Burnham has brought some good news for the grassroots music circuit. The post is from Music Ally.
Grand compute push could end up as dry as England's reservoirs unless ministers act fast
Who needs a working security badge when you know how to talk your way into the records room?
The country singer also discussed opening for Harry Styles and missing Taylor Swift’s wedding
Google releases its Q2 financials, featuring major gains for its cloud services and a spike in ad revenue for YouTube, thanks in part to FIFA. On Wednesday, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, released its second quarter 2026 financials, with results exceeding expectations as cloud revenue increased...
And accuses Thailand hosting hardware that may have helped distillation attack
Johnny Cash’s personal archive will be housed at Belmont University in a partnership with the Cash family and the John R. Cash Revocable Trust. A collection from Johnny Cash’s personal archive will be permanently housed at Belmont University.
The Prince of Darkness died a year ago today at age 76
Yet the Chocolate Factory is also buying more third-party compute capacity to handle demand for the G-Cloud
Mathew Knowles teased that Missy Elliott is among the artists on the new project
From: Wendy Waldman Subject: Re: Social Media Is the New Rock and Roll Date: July 21, 2026 at 10:46:15?PM MDT I love TT. Been following it a long time. First post I did on it was years ago of my cat’s first new year, with a re-write of Dylan’s “If Dogs Run Free” I think […]
Singer’s sophomore record is slated to arrive in the fall
Multiple years and legislative twists later, France has become the first European nation to pass a law banning children under the age of 15 from using social media.
It’s a dizzying time to be in the music industry, with catalog investments, creative outputs, and AI-generated mayhem part of a pedal-to-the-metal explosion.
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, country music superstar Reba McEntire discusses celebrating her golden anniversary in music this year with a series of EP releases that pair a newly recorded song with several vintage tunes.
A Suno security breach last year allowed a hacker to steal the personal information of over 55 million people, including names, addresses, and more. Last year, AI music generator Suno was the subject of a cyberattack, enabling a hacker to steal the personal information of over 55.3 million people,...
Indie-focused web3 platform Nina Protocol, billed as an alternative to big streamers, shut down in May, but now finds new life in its acquisition by SoundCloud. Nina Protocol, an indie-focused web3 platform built on the Solana and Arweave blockchains, shut its doors in May.
The scented products were found in the center console, back-seat pockets, and trunk, an LAPD investigator testified on the second day of the singer’s preliminary hearing
An autopsy report reveals that opera singer Jubilant Sykes was stabbed over 73 times, allegedly by his son, in December 2025 at his Santa Monica home. New details have emerged in the killing of opera singer Jubilant Sykes, who was found dead in his Santa Monica home in December.
Kahan jokingly corrected lewd lyrics from tracks “Haircut,” “23,” and “Stick Season”
Massachusetts is moving forward with its “Great Divide Act” ticketing reform bill, which is drawing support from the Music Artists Coalition (MAC), the Future of Music Coalition (FMC), the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO), and a number of others.
The following MBW op/ed comes from John Meller, a Partner in the Entertainment practice at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Source
Instagram now lets users swap out the music on their published posts and carousels without having to delete the post and re-upload it. On Tuesday, Instagram announced a new feature enabling users to swap out the music on their published posts and carousels.
Major music publishers including BMG/Concord are doubling down on their copyright claims against Anthropic, which is now facing dialed-back secondary infringement allegations and high-stakes direct infringement claims.
The filing, reviewed by MBW, shows the company received GBP £1.079 billion from its US parent and sole shareholder, SMG-One LLC, during its first year. Source
For the longest time music was placed into pre-determined buckets that pretty much worked. Pop, Hip-Hop, Rock, EDM, Latin, Country, K-Pop, R&B/Soul, Indie/Alternative and Classical have been the buckets that dominated music all over the world.
Victoria Monét has announced her sophomore album “Frequency of Love,” releasing on October 2 via Lovett Music/RCA Records. To coincide with the project reveal, the R&B singer has dropped her new single “Reach Out,” produced by Kaytranada and D’Mile, as well as its video, directed by Dave Meyers and...
As the highest-ranking female executive in the music industry, the first female chairman of a global music company and the first woman to be named CEO of a major music publisher, Universal Music Publishing Group’s Jody Gerson enjoys an unimpeachable pedigree.
“I was nervous as fuck,” Travis Scott says. That’s shocking coming from someone who just wrapped up the highest-grossing solo rap tour of all time, with raging crowds in the tens of thousands.
British alternative rock band Dry Cleaning released Secret Love, their third studio album, on 9 January 2026, following the late 2022 release of the Stumpwork album.
Last month, independent-music streaming service Nina Protocol announced that it was shutting down. Now SoundCloud is buying it.
July started off strong. Following Taylor Swift’s star-studded wedding extravaganza in New York City, the cast of “The Odyssey” dazzled at the film’s premieres in London and Paris. First reactions are only upping the excitement, with audiences movie-goers eagerly awaiting the film to hit theaters.
A documentary about Lily Allen is coming to Prime Video. The streamer announced the feature-length doc on Wednesday, promising “an intimate portrait of the life and career of a global icon and voice of a generation.” The documentary comes after the explosive release of Allen’s fifth album, “West...
Like its peers around the world, Canadian collecting society Socan is getting to grips with the implications that AI music has for its members – including striking partnerships with tech firms who can help.
Get set for some discombobulating moments on Instagram in the coming weeks, if you see posts from a few years ago soundtracked by music from 2026.
Software instantiates moral systems, and the ultimate goal of moral systems is to facilitate the expression and reception of love among us. Most systems intermediate between us, by their nature, and thus can either amplify love we entrust to them, or dissipate love that we are forced to surrender.
AIM reveals the nominees for the 2026 Independent Music Awards, with New York electronic group Fcukers leading the charge with three nominations. The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has revealed the nominees for the 2026 Independent Music Awards, with New York electronic group Fcukers...
Universal Pictures announces the release of “Snoop,” the “definitive” biopic of artist, mogul, and rap icon Snoop Dogg, on August 6, 2027. On Tuesday, Universal Pictures announced a release date for Snoop, directed by Craig Brewer (“Song Sung Blue,” “Hustle & Flow”), on August 6, 2027.
An astonishing 90,000 “fully AI-generated tracks” – representing north of 50% of new uploads – are pouring onto Deezer each day. Now, the platform has confirmed plans to permanently remove certain machine-generated audio.
The World Cup final made history as the most-watched soccer game of all time in the United States, averaging nearly 39 million viewers. The 2026 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday broke records in the United States as the most-watched FIFA World Cup final and most-watched soccer game overall in the...
Hold on, wait a second, don’t shoot the messenger! So I’m sitting in the waiting room at the UCLA Medical Center and I’m reading this new book from the Trouser Press: “Wake Me, Shake Me: New York City, the 60s & the Pop-Rock Youthquake”: https://www.trouserpressbooks.com/wake-me-shake-me I wasn’t...
Sony Music Entertainment has once again sued the AI music generator Udio, alleging the startup illegally copied more than 30,000 songs from the likes of Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Elvis Presley to train its models.
Here's a checklist for potential pitfalls in generative AI licensing agreements, emphasizing the importance of understanding clauses that could undermine creators' rights and lead to unintended consequences.
The American Federation of Musicians’ AI-focused lawsuit against Universal Music and Warner Music is getting really hot, really fast. Now, the union is aggressively pushing back against the defendants’ aggressive dismissal arguments and urging the court to let discovery proceed.
Social feeds are saturated with content – both original and AI-powered. In this competitive attention landscape, brand activations and traditional advertising are struggling to cut through. Simply getting a brand name out in the market is no longer enough to build loyalty. Source
A month and change after announcing expanded support for full-length videos, Spotify has doubled down by launching a “video ecosystem” that includes a pitching tool and its first chart dedicated exclusively to music videos.
Composer A.R. Rahman launches ARR Immersive, an app for Apple Vision Pro (and later Meta Quest), featuring decades of his work in an immersive format. Two-time Oscar-winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman, best known in the U.S.
What happens when a familiar, everyday space becomes a stage for music, conversation, and community? That’s the idea behind Greasy Tunes, Spotify’s multi-week residency in Nairobi that brings Kenya’s listening culture off the playlist and into the real world.
Hybrid genres are no longer fringe experiments; they are quietly becoming the backbone of global music listening. Chartmetric’s collaboration with Splice highlights how this shift is happening with hard data rather than hype. This article was created in collaboration with DMN partner Chartmetric.
How do new music genres come to life? By combining Chartmetric's listener data with Splice's creator insights, this report traces the complete lifecycle of genre evolution – from the first production session to mainstream success.
I read with great interest your commentary on the recent Jeff Beck biography. Although I have not read it, I share your desire to get a definitive story to unlock the enigma of Jeff Beck. I say this after working as his publicist at Epic Records back in the ‘70s, and later serving as his […]
Sony Music Entertainment has filed another lawsuit against Udio, accusing the AI music generator of infringing the copyright of more than 30,000 of its songs, ranging from Elvis Presley's Hound Dog to Beyoncé's Say My Name, and Harry Styles' As It Was.
As the world’s biggest soccer tournament unfolded across North America this summer, fans turned to Spotify to soundtrack every match. A record-breaking official anthem, fan-adopted favorites, and a surge in playlist creation made the 2026 tournament the most musical—and most streamed—yet.
Sure is a lot of porcelein in there. | Image: Kieran Hebden Just why? ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂:̴͓̞̑̌̂̆̊͋̀:̸͎̟̯̂̓̌ ҉ ͡ ͞ ͞ ͞ ҉● ࿀ ● ࿀ ● ҉⃝ ⃝͢ ͞ ͘ ͞⃝̕ ͢ ̛ ⃝ ̸ ̡ ͢⃝̧ ͡ ͡ ̀ ̧ ̢⃝͜ ҉ ͞ ͞ ⃝͞ ͞ ͡⃝ ⃝҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉ :̶̢͙͙͕̠̩͆(̷̮͍͚̫͚͂̍)̵̳̗̊( ̟̞̝̜̙̘̗̖҉̵̴̨̧̢̡̼̻̺̹̳̲̱̰̯̮̭̬̫̪̩̦̥ What am I supposed to do with...
Spotify recently announced a drastic change in their API: connections to your account will now expire after 6 months, starting July 20th. If you have your Spotify account connected to ListenBrainz, this means you will have to reconnect your Spotify account every 6 months, or ListenBrainz will not...
1010Benja won’t apologize for using AI. | Image: 1010Benja / Instagram I would never go so far as to say there's no place for AI in music (I'm a fan of Holly Herndon, after all). But I generally find music made with generative AI to be offensively boring, especially the outputs of Suno.
A modern tribute to electric chord organs which were basically giant harmonicas connected to a fan. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge In 2017, I bought an old Magnus chord organ off Craigslist for $10. It's one of my favorite music gear purchases.
This week, global superstars BTS sent ARMY into a frenzy with the premiere of their music video, “NORMAL.” Debuting first on Spotify, it quickly made history by becoming the most-streamed K-Pop music video in a single day on the platform.
Apple Music is more expensive now. In the US, an individual plan now costs $11.99 per month, a $1 bump up from the previous $10.99 price. A family plan now costs $19.99 per month, up from $16.99, and a student plan costs $6.99 per month, up from $5.99.
Bad Bunny asks judge to reconsider reggaeton ‘dembow’ copyright ruling or certify it for appeal to the Ninth Circuit — The motion comes in response to a July 1 ruling denying defendants’ motion for summary judgment on claims that over 150 artists infringed on works in which foundational reggaeton...
Today, we have released MusicBrainz Picard 3 beta 7. This new versions brings several fixes over the last beta 5 (yes, we have skipped a beta number again), but also improvements and some new features.
CD sales are apparently going up, reportedly thanks to fans realizing they're an affordable way to support their favorite artists. According to a new report from research firm Luminate, 16.3 million CDs were sold in the first half of 2026 in the US, a 16 percent increase year-over-year.