It's a celebratory and record-breaking week for Drizzy following ICEMAN's arrival.

Billboard 7m ago

Swidler has held the role of EVP, Business Affairs and General Counsel at Sony Music, since 2008 Source

Music Business Worldwide 9m ago

Music business executive also was head of Black music at A&M and helped foster Janet Jackson's breakout success and played a pivotal role in Dr. Dre's career

Rolling Stone 13m ago

Drake, Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen own the top 10.

Billboard 18m ago

Sony Music and Julie Swidler, the company’s longtime executive VP of business affairs and general counsel, have announced her “long-planned” departure at the end of June.

Variety 21m ago

Alongside attorney John Branca, McClain was named co-executor of the Michael Jackson Estate in the singer's will following Jackson's death in 2009. Source

Music Business Worldwide 23m ago

You and us both Whitney.

Billboard 24m ago

The group will release its new EP, Con Dolor, under the indie label on Thursday (May 28).

Billboard 26m ago

The longtime executive helped launch Janet Jackson's career before co-helming Michael's estate since his 2009 death.

Billboard 27m ago

The pop star's show will take place in August at the Feria Nacional Potosina in the state of San Luis Potosí.

Billboard 27m ago

On Purpose is one of the most popular podcasts in the world, known for conversations with influential voices across culture, wellness, and personal growth. Now, Spotify, Netflix, and host Jay Shetty are teaming up to bring the show to video across both platforms beginning July 13.

Spotify 55m ago

Her departure has been planned "for a while," says Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer

Billboard 56m ago

Tribeca X, the Tribeca Festival’s flagship program dedicated to brand-supported storytelling, has announced that A$AP Rocky will be honored with the inaugural Tribeca X Filmmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes the rapper for his work in music, fashion, film, design, and brand storytelling.

Variety 56m ago

The little girl found a creative way to ask her musician neighbor to play a song by the pop superstar.

Billboard 1h ago

The star's brand is the latest company to face a wave of refund lawsuits after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's tariffs.

Billboard 1h ago

The singer used to live at the Music Building in Midtown Manhattan at the beginning of her career.

Billboard 1h ago

In early May 2026, New York Magazine and The Verge published articles outing the secret sauce of marketing in the social video era: clipping campaigns. In summary, thousands of accounts across social media are mobilised – through formal companies like Floodify or through informal networks on...

MIDiA Research Blog 1h ago

John McClain, the veteran music executive who was co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate and helped engineer the financial recovery of the singer’s legacy and properties, died Monday due to complications from a fall, a rep for the estate confirms to Variety. He was 71.

Variety 1h ago

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Music Ally 1h ago

Deal covers both publishing and recorded music rights Source

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

McCartney said he didn’t know Prince recorded a version of the Let It Be single until years after his death

Rolling Stone 2h ago

ElevenLabs' new model will let users regenerate a section of a song without affecting rest of the track

TechCrunch 2h ago

The platform said it is rolling out "new internal signals" to identify AI-generated content, starting in May 2026. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

The best podcast moments deserve more than just a mental note. That’s why today, we’re making those moments easier to save and share with clips. Whether it’s a piece of advice that reframes how you think, a conversation that makes you laugh, or a segment you know a friend needs to hear, those...

Spotify 3h ago

European indies body Impala has announced the winner of its 2026 ‘Changemaker’ award: Swedish youth-music organisation Popkollo. It focuses on running music camps and other activities for girls and trans youth, including producer programmes, workshops, supervised rehearsals and camps focused on...

Music Ally 3h ago

Spotify’s search for ever-more different kinds of audio to bundle into its subscriptions continues. This week it’s “narrated articles” from magazines being added to the service.

Music Ally 3h ago

Hands up anyone who didn’t think AI music was coming for the retail/business background-music sector? No hands? No surprises. As a target market, it’s low-hanging but extremely tempting fruit indeed. Tonada is one of the startups hoping to fill its boots (with fruit?

Music Ally 3h ago

There is a Glastonbury Festival-sized hole in the UK’s live-music calendar this summer, and charity the Music Venue Trust is filling it with a country-wide festival held in grassroots venues.

Music Ally 3h ago

The 12-page complaint, filed on Tuesday (May 26) and reviewed by MBW, brings three causes of action: defamation, trade libel, and unfair competition under New York common law Source

Music Business Worldwide 4h ago

South Korean music firm The Black Label is on a roll thanks to its work on the soundtrack for KPop Demon Hunters. Now it has raised a Series B funding round from investors including Tencent Music. Bloomberg reported that the round was around KRW 120bn ($79.8m at current exchange rates), while Seoul...

Music Ally 4h ago

Earlier this month, YouTube revealed a new feature for creators hit with copyright claims for music in their videos.

Music Ally 5h ago

Hedge fund Pershing Square, led by Bill Ackman, made a surprise €55bn acquisition bid for Universal Music Group earlier this year.

Music Ally 5h ago

Beaugendre has led TuneCore France since 2019, and Chen has headed TuneCore Southeast Asia since 2020. Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

"We think the price is not there at all," Bolloré told shareholders. Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

Based in Manchester, The Warehouse Project has been putting on its seasonal club nights since 2006. Now it’s working with Apple Music.

Music Ally 5h ago

The parties said they had "reached an agreement in principle to resolve the remaining claims" in the case. Source

Music Business Worldwide 7h ago

Yang most recently served as CEO of AXZ, the Kakao-spun-off company that operates South Korea's Daum portal. Source

Music Business Worldwide 7h ago

The parties said they expect to resolve their dispute on or before June 15, 2026. Source

Music Business Worldwide 7h ago

The Atoms of Peace bandmates also performed their recent joint track "Traffic Lights"

Rolling Stone 8h ago

Indian legacy Saregama—which managing director Vikram said was “the second largest” record company “in the country after T-Series” with “a 25% to 30% market share on a pan-India basis in […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 9h ago

Social video platforms are often portrayed as the home of modern entertainment fandom. There is no question that YouTube and TikTok have enabled audiences to deepen their relationships with entertainment IP compared to the pre-digital era. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 17h ago

From: Lincoln Myerson Subject: Re: Re-Willie Nile Hey Bob- I’m late to your post on Willie. (I blame the international timeline despite being a day ahead of you here in New Zealand but I digress) I thought I’d share my anecdote nonetheless. You might enjoy it.

Lefsetz Letter 17h ago

A reality TV star who’s bad at business? That sounds like a perfect candidate to be mayor of Los Angeles. Never mind that Los Angeles is essentially an ungovernable city where the mayor has little power, as evidenced in this article by Steve Lopez in the “Los Angeles Times: “Spencer Pratt, please...

Lefsetz Letter 18h ago

The pair reached a deal after the Dipset rapper claimed Cole stiffed him on money related to "Ready '24" and declined to collaborate a song or appear on his podcast

Rolling Stone 18h ago

Have people ever been more nostalgic for New York City in the ‘90s? Ryan Murphy’s FX series “Love Story,” which chronicles the tragic romance of JFK Jr.

Variety 19h ago

Kehlani has announced the dates for her upcoming “The Kehlani World Tour: North America,” with 33 dates slated from August through the beginning of October.

Variety 23h ago

Conor Oberst was only on the third song of “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning” at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday evening when he came to reflect on how the world has — or, more pointedly, hasn’t — changed in the 21 years since the album’s release. “It’s this much later and we’re in a war […]

Variety 23h ago

The “Girl So in Love” side has seven songs, while “You Seem Pretty Sad” contains six

Rolling Stone 23h ago

Prime Video’s “Spider-Noir”soundtrack will feature new music by composers Kris Bowers and Michael Dean Parsons. In addition to the score, actress Li Jun Li delivers a cover of “Dream a Little Dream of Me” and the original track, “The Devil You Know.” The live-action series, which premieres on May...

Variety 23h ago

The Toronto rapper surpassed the King of Pop as the male solo artist with the most chart-toppers, while he also placed a record-setting 42 songs on the Hot 100

Rolling Stone 23h ago

Olivia Rodrigo has announced the tracklist for her upcoming third album “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” releasing on June 12 via Geffen Records. Among the songs on the tracklist are previously released singles “Drop Dead” and “The Cure.” The rest of the album appears to be divided into...

Variety 23h ago

The Quincy-Jones-founded publication will release its first print issue on June 2

Rolling Stone 23h ago

Drake has broken the record previously held by Michael Jackson for most No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 by a solo male artist as “Janice STFU” bows atop the chart following the release of his trio of albums. With that accomplishment, Drake now ties Rihanna and Taylor Swift for most No.

Variety 1d ago

The Memorymoog is legendary for being an absolutely massive-sounding synth and being incredibly unreliable. But now you can enjoy its classic Moog sound without the headaches or the sky-high vintage price, thanks to Arturia's Memory V emulator.

The Verge 1d ago

Weezer frontman uploaded “randum cuverz” playlist to YouTube, which also features his acoustic renditions of songs by Radiohead, Harry Nilsson, Eagles and others

Rolling Stone 1d ago

The singer-songwriter called Billie Joe Armstrong a “little pussy” after claiming he stopped returning her calls after news leaked that she was set to helm the American Idiot follow-up

Rolling Stone 1d ago

The three-track project also features the previously released single “Promise?”

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Asake is gearing up to hit the road again: The Nigerian superstar has announced dates for his “In God We Trust Tour,” joined by special guest, Swazi artist-DJ Uncle Waffles, on select dates.

Variety 1d ago

Do you even like art? | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images There's this alarming trend in the Suno subreddit. People aren't just prompting AI songs; they're sitting around listening almost exclusively to their own slop.

The Verge 1d ago

Startup Un:hurd Music has been building its business of marketing-tools for artists, with more than 200,000 signed up. Now it’s launching a new venture for managers and labels called Contxt.

Music Ally 1d ago

Streaming has eroded the value of b-sides for single releases, but Charli XCX is doing her bit to bring the idea back ahead of her upcoming album. ‘I Keep on Thinking about You Every Single Day and Night’ was the b-side for lead track ‘Rock Music’, and ‘Playboy Bunny’ is the b-side for second...

Music Ally 1d ago

It’s the end of an era for Ed Sheeran… and no, not just because he shaved his head a few weeks ago. But his follicular fresh start did, as it turns out, point the way to his big news this week. “A lot of new beginnings in my life atm,” wrote Sheeran at the time. And […]

Music Ally 1d ago

It’s just over two years since Universal Music Group and TikTok renewed their licensing deal after a damaging (and public) fall-out over terms, as well as UMG’s claim that TikTok was “flooded with AI-generated recordings”.

Music Ally 1d ago

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died last July, and plans for his legacy are firmly underway – including the announcement last week that he’s the latest musician being turned into a posthumous avatar.

Music Ally 1d ago

Spotify already brings together listeners’ favorite music, podcasts, and audiobooks in one place. Now, we’re trialing a new format that expands the content available on our platform: narrated Articles.

Spotify 1d ago

BLONDIE CHAPLIN “Lonely Traveler” I’m still waiting for another solo album from Blondie. He’s sent me new music, but…he’s kind of elliptical when it comes to communication. Anyway, I read about the Flame and then there he was singing “Sail On Sailor” on “Holland”!

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

This is one of the two best-reviewed books of the year. As for the other, “Transcription”…forget about it. Now “London Falling” is nonfiction whereas “Transcription” is fiction, and I vastly prefer fiction, but… There was an interesting article in the “Wall Street Journal”… “Dad Books Are a Dying...

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

The AI moratorium discussion centers on preventing local regulation through financial preemption, where federal backing creates inevitable infrastructure changes. This shifts community dynamics, leading to resistance against unwelcome industrial transformations rather than mere software debates.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 3d ago

Look at those cute little guys. | Image: Record Club There isn't really a solid equivalent to Goodreads or Letterboxd for music lovers, but Record Club is aiming to change that.

The Verge 3d ago

Roger Linn lets his accomplishments do the talking. | Image: Roger Linn Roger Linn is a legend in the world of musical instruments. He's been at the cutting edge of music technology for decades.

The Verge 4d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 6d 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 6d 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 6d 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 6d 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 6d ago

What matters more in the music business, mastering every plugin, or becoming the kind of person people want to hire again? On this week’s podcast episode, I talk with songwriter, producer, engineer, and educator Gary Gray about music licensing, post production, rhythmic integrity, AI, immersive...

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 6d ago

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

The Pudding 6d 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 6d ago