Schlitz wrote some of country music's most enduring songs, and was lauded with several lifetime achievement awards.

Billboard 4m ago

The Tennessee House Finance, Ways and Means Committee voted 11-15 to block the state’s Live Music Support Act, despite strong bipartisan support. Tennessee’s House Finance, Ways and Means Committee has blocked legislation in an 11-15 vote that would have provided funding to independent music venues...

Digital Music News 23m ago

Lana Del Rey sings the title track to the new James Bond game, years after she recorded a song for the franchise that was ultimately passed over. Fans of the James Bond franchise have long suspected that Lana Del Rey had a hand in the latest video game, “007: First Light,” since she registered a […]

Digital Music News 42m ago

Singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the 14-year-old girl whose body was found last year in the trunk of his abandoned car. Los Angeles police have confirmed the arrest of 21-year-old singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, on suspicion of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas...

Digital Music News 45m ago

NIN's collaborative venture with Boys Noize rolls out ahead of the industrial juggernaut's performance on weekend 2 of Coachella.

Billboard 57m ago

The track is our first official glimpse of her upcoming album You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love

Rolling Stone 1h ago

Olivia Rodrigo has given a taste of her upcoming third album “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” with the release of its first single “Drop Dead,” along with its music video.

Variety 1h ago

The new single pays homage to one of the greatest pop stars of the 21st century

Rolling Stone 1h ago

The song marks the lead single from upcoming album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.

Billboard 1h ago

“We would like to assure all our fans in Australasia that the Australian and New Zealand dates will remain unaffected.”

Billboard 2h ago

Europe's first Mars rover mission is now on its fourth rocket: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy.

Ars Technica 2h ago

As Universal Music’s board considers Pershing Square’s unsolicited $64 billion takeover proposal, two Pershing entities are moving forward with plans to launch an up to $10 billion combined IPO.

Digital Music News 4h ago

Government lawyers say a jury got it right when they convicted the Run-DMC rap icon's godson of his long-unsolved 2002 murder.

Billboard 4h ago

The singer's lawyers say, "The actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death."

Billboard 4h ago

The singer is being held without bail, Los Angeles Police announced on Thursday

Rolling Stone 4h ago

The singer was set to embark on her Get In Girl tour in support of her upcoming album Toy With Me

Rolling Stone 5h ago

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television is also among the honorees.

Billboard 5h ago

Singer D4vd has been arrested for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was found dead in Hollywood in the trunk of his Tesla in September. According to the LAPD, D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, was arrested by the Robbery-Homicide Division for the murder of Hernandez and is...

Variety 5h ago

Trainor's latest tour was set to kick off in June in support of her upcoming album Toy With Me, due April 24.

Billboard 5h ago

RiRi isn't in a rush for baby No. 4 just yet.

Billboard 6h ago

"The old protect the young, and then the young protect the old."

Ars Technica 6h ago

The Italian tenor will give a free concert at Mexico City's iconic Zócalo on April 18, alongside Los Ángeles Azules and Ximena Sariñana.

Billboard 6h ago

Is “K-pop Coachella” on the way? Possibly, as rival agencies Hybe, SM, JYP, and YG have moved to collaborate on a global music festival showcasing their signed acts.

Digital Music News 7h ago

In the wake of the verdict against Live Nation Wednesday, in which a New York jury found that the company runs an unlawful monopoly in the concert industry, two questions have towered above all others: “Will ticket prices go down?” and “Will this open up the marketplace for artists and venues?” The...

Variety 7h ago

Meghan Trainor has canceled what was slated to be her “Get In Girl” tour, citing the difficulties of balancing work and family in the wake of welcoming a new baby. The pop singer shared a message on social media about the tour cancellation, apologizing to fans who were looking forward to the shows.

Variety 7h ago

"It was my own damn fault for not being more diligent," artist says

Rolling Stone 8h ago

For the first time in a while, the benefits of new Intel tech will trickle down.

Ars Technica 8h ago

GPT-Rosalind is an LLM trained on biology workflows, available in closed access.

Ars Technica 8h ago

"If you had given us the keys to the lander, we would have taken it down."

Ars Technica 8h ago

New tool builds on deepset’s Haystack toward a “decentralized open source AI ecosystem.”

Ars Technica 8h ago

The landmark decision could reshape the live entertainment industry, but a lot has to happen first

Rolling Stone 9h ago

Each year, Coachella and Stagecoach generate a staggering $700 million for California’s local economy, according to Governor Gavin Newsom. As California continues to lead the nation as a global hub for culture and live events, Governor Gavin Newsom has highlighted the significant economic impact of...

Digital Music News 9h ago

YouTube expands its time management settings to include a zero-minute time limit on Shorts, effectively letting you disable them in your app. YouTube has read the room, and now allows you to put a zero-minute time limit on Shorts from the app’s time management settings.

Digital Music News 9h ago

Musician G. Love says he lost his retirement nest egg, a smattering of Bitcoin, due to a scam app on the App Store. “I had a really tough day today I lost my retirement fund to a hack/scam when I switched my ledger [hardware wallet] over to a new computer and by accident downloaded a […]

Digital Music News 10h ago

I’m talking about the band, not clothes. My secret cultural resource is “The Week,” that’s where I pick up left field tips about books, TV shows, podcasts and music.

Lefsetz Letter 10h ago

FTC aims to stamp out brand-safety standards that hurt Breitbart and Musk's X.

Ars Technica 10h ago

An unannounced Teenage Engineering device, the KO-Amp 35, can be found over at the FCC in a new filing. The label clearly marks it as a member of the mid-range EP family instruments, which currently includes the KO-II and its spinoffs, the Riddim and the Medieval.

The Verge 10h ago

Spotify teams up with Bookshop.org to enable readers to purchase physical books through the Spotify app, pairing well with Spotify’s Page Match. In the latest move to broaden its horizons and expand into book territory, Spotify has announced a collaboration with Bookshop.org that allows readers to...

Digital Music News 10h ago

It’s time to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster once and for all – at least according to multiple state attorneys general, who are demanding, among other things, an end to “Live Nation’s hold on the live entertainment industry.” We highlighted the earliest of these demands yesterday, when...

Digital Music News 11h ago

"We've been in the public eye for more than 30 years right now, and all we've ever tried to do is protect our children and love our children," former Spice Girl says

Rolling Stone 11h ago

An in-app browser allows visual feedback while building websites and more.

Ars Technica 11h ago

News arrives as live music becomes an increasingly important revenue stream for K-pop's biggest companies Source

Music Business Worldwide 11h ago

Upcoming sequel wants to capture a "uniquely Ukrainian perspective" on the post-apocalypse.

Ars Technica 11h ago

Hot off her Coachella set, Laufey has been unveiled as the Fortnite Festival Season 14 headliner as the artist’s star keeps ascending. It’s been a busy year for Laufey. The Grammy-winning artist just played Coachella, and that’s on top of a major Lexus tie-up concert on Amazon Music/Twitch.

Digital Music News 11h ago

Drummer for the Tubes, Todd Rundgren and more! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prairie-prince/id1316200737?i=1000761790993 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/060400d0-3e40-4639-8431-024d360dfc55/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-prairie-prince

Lefsetz Letter 12h ago

China cable-cutter demo coincides with more sabotage of subsea Internet cables.

Ars Technica 12h ago

In episode 2 of Netflix’s “Beef,” Oscar Isaac‘s character, Josh Martin, starts jamming on his Moog synthesizer. He’s not good at it. “It’s really amateurish,” Oscar and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Finneas says. In season 2, Josh is the general manager at an ultra-posh country club.

Variety 12h ago

Digital services for brands from Jeep to Peugeot will feel the presence of AI.

Ars Technica 12h ago

South Asian actors are far likelier to make it to Time magazine’s annual of the 100 Most Influential People in the World than south Asian musicians, so it helps if […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 12h ago

During her keynote address at the All About Music conference in Mumbai in August 2025, IFPI CEO Victoria Oakley said that India had “192m users on free streaming in India, […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 12h ago

Google is making it easier to feed your photos into Nano Banana for more personal image generation.

Ars Technica 12h ago

It might seem odd that anyone could record an album as first-rate as “Then Again” and then not only shelve it, but forget about it. But not everyone is Rodney Crowell, who has been busy enough following his muse that it hadn’t really reoccurred to him that he had an excellent “lost” album sitting...

Variety 12h ago

There doesn't seem to be new safety or efficacy data, but Kennedy touts them anyway.

Ars Technica 12h ago

"First Light" will appear in the title sequence of 007 First Light, the first James Bond video game since 2012

Rolling Stone 13h ago

Live Nation antitrust verdict explained Source

Music Business Worldwide 13h ago

The company bets that software can create a distinct—and better—riding experience.

Ars Technica 13h ago

Play Dead launches with more than 400 concerts, including 20 previously unreleased vault recordings

Rolling Stone 13h ago

The club rat detailed her upcoming eighth record in her British Vogue cover story

Rolling Stone 13h ago

Over the last few years, Coachella has made substantial changes to its programming. New stages, surprise headliners, and most notably, fewer and fewer artists. Here are the numbers behind Coachella lineups post-pandemic.

How Music Charts 14h ago

It may not be the James Bond theme that fans have long pined for, but Lana Del Rey and 007 have finally teamed up: In collaboration with five-time Bond film composer David Arnold, the singer has dropped the official title song for the upcoming video game “007 First Light,” from IO Interactive and...

Variety 14h ago

The New Wave era of spiky but danceable pop tunes and sharp colorful looks may feel like it happened a million years ago, but to everyone’s surprise, the 45-year old musical movement has never really gone away.

Variety 14h ago

TuneCore is celebrating its 20th anniversary. MBW meets up with two of its senior execs to reflect on the journey so far, the careers launched and the lessons learned – as well as a look at the current landscape and where the company might go next… Source

Music Business Worldwide 15h ago

Nine-year-old Kai's podcast explores how quantum technologies can transform our daily lives.

Ars Technica 15h ago

Charli xcx is going full rock ‘n’ roll for her next album. In a new cover story with British Vogue, the pop singer revealed that she’s ditching the dance beats and Auto-Tune that made her last album, “Brat,” a lime-green phenomenon.

Variety 15h ago

New York’s Bryant Park has announced the 2026 schedule for its summer Picnic Performances, presented by Bank of America — a free outdoor performing arts festival in the heart of Midtown.

Variety 16h ago

For most of recorded music history, quality was scarce. Recording, producing, and distributing a song that sounded “good” required significant investments of time, money, and skill, along with access to gatekeepers, who carefully filtered what entered the system. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 16h ago

At Spotify, we want your experience to feel intuitive and personal across every moment of the day. Whether you’re streaming your favorite playlist while you work or browsing new recommendations on the go, Spotify should feel familiar and easy to use.

Spotify 16h ago

The act's streaming and physical sales in Japan made them the world's 13th biggest-selling act in 2025 — without an international campaign. UMG says their global push is still to come. Source

Music Business Worldwide 16h ago

Fortnite’s in-game music game Festival is into its 14th season now, having originally launched in December 2023. As ever, the season has an artist as its headliner: Laufey is the star this time round. Yes, Fortnite meets jazz-pop! With an avatar in a giant rabbit head on drums, obvs.

Music Ally 17h ago

Coldplay’s last studio album came out in October 2024. Dua Lipa’s came out in May that year. Arctic Monkeys’ last long-player was released in October 2022. And Calvin Harris’s came out in August 2024. Why are we reeling off the most-recent album release-dates for British artists?

Music Ally 17h ago

As moves for social-media bans for under-16s increase around the world, the US-based Pew Research Center has published an interesting new study on how and why teenagers use three key platforms: TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat.

Music Ally 17h ago

South Korean agencies Hybe, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment compete fiercely when it comes to developing and breaking K-Pop artists. But they are also collaborating with a view to the bigger global picture.

Music Ally 17h ago

Apart from the presence of Katseye’s Lara Raj, Coachella—which programmed Arooj Aftab and Raveena in 2022; Ali Sethi, Diljit Dosanjh, Jai Paul, Jai Wolf and Joy Crookes in 2023; AP […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 17h ago

Firm says original sample creators will be compensated when their sounds are used to generate new material Source

Music Business Worldwide 17h ago

When Live Nation settled with the US Department of Justice a few days into its antitrust trial last month, the expectation was that it would reach a similar settlement with the state attorneys general who were also suing it.

Music Ally 18h ago

Spotify and the three major labels have won a $322 million default judgement against Anna's Archive, the open-source library and pirate activist group that planned to publicly release millions of music files scraped from Spotify's platform.

The Verge 18h ago

US and Chinese landers could be operating in close proximity on the Moon later this year.

Ars Technica 18h ago

Grammy-winning songwriter formalizes expanded partnership with WCM as company deepens ties to Latin repertoire and writer development. Source

Music Business Worldwide 19h ago

In the great Indian audio-streaming service shake-up that has seen the shutting down of Resso (2024), Wynk Music (2024) and Hungama Music (2025), Gaana has stood out for sticking around […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 19h ago

Can a commercial recording studio still thrive in the age of AI, home recording, and constant industry change? In this episode of Bobby Owsinski’s Inner Circle, Bobby Owsinski sits down with Tom Weir, Grammy-winning engineer and owner of Studio City Sound.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 19h ago

Spotify and the major labels secure a victory against Anna’s Archive to the tune of $322 million—but who’s going to pay all that, exactly? Operators of the shadow library meta-search platform Anna’s Archive failed to appear in court after Spotify and major labels like Universal, Sony, and Warner...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Senators Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and more call on the court to investigate the surprise deal between the DOJ and Live Nation. A group of senators, including Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, and Cory Booker, is urging Judge Arun Subramanian of the Southern District of New York...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Olivia Rodrigo teams up with TikTok for a sing-along promo for her latest single, featuring an in-app hub for a global karaoke experience. TikTok and Interscope Records have teamed up for a “global karaoke experience” across 24 cities, featuring Olivia Rodrigo’s newest single, “drop dead.” The...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Download here: https://luminatedata.com/reports/yearend-music-industry-report-2025/ What surprised me most in this report at first was the biggest hit per decade. When it comes to the sixties, it’s Creedence Clearwater’s “Fortunate Son.” I’m not saying that Creedence was not huge in the sixties,...

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Bruno Mars announces a $1 million gift to the forthcoming Intermountain Health Nevada Children’s Hospital on April 10, Bruno Mars Day, in Las Vegas. On April 10, officially recognized as Bruno Mars Day in Las Vegas, Bruno Mars announced a $1 million gift to Intermountain Health Nevada Children’s...

Digital Music News 1d ago

It wasn't the first time the surgeon cut out the wrong organ.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Trump administration dropped out of the trial, but 33 states kept fighting.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Australian police confirm an investigation into Katy Perry’s alleged sexual assault of actress Ruby Rose, following claims over the weekend. An investigation is being carried out by Australian authorities following actress Ruby Rose’s claims over the weekend that singer Katy Perry sexually...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Concord announces a multi-year partnership with Victor Victor Worldwide to expand Concord’s presence in hip-hop. Independent music company Concord has announced a strategic multi-year venture with Victor Victor Worldwide (VVW), a New York-based record label founded by global entertainment executive...

Digital Music News 1d ago

One heavily publicized trial later, a jury has determined that Live Nation violated antitrust laws and, in the process, overcharged customers for tickets between May 2020 and 2024.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Is a court-ordered Live Nation-Ticketmaster breakup possible? Following a jury verdict in favor of more than 30 states, evidence suggests that the previously unthinkable outcome is now very much on the table. Time will, of course, tell whether the potential remedy materializes.

Digital Music News 1d ago

"The vault is solid. The delivery truck is not."

Ars Technica 1d ago

So let me see… They put Richard Grenell on the board, they hire behind-the-scenes fixer Mike Davis, who put the knife in the back of Gail Slater, the chief antitrust officer, they even employ Ms. Alternative Facts herself, Kellyanne Conway, and THEY STILL LOSE?

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Google mostly creates products for the web, but it has some new desktop apps today.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Landmark verdict could reshape the live entertainment industry. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

A step-by-step framework for music businesses of every size – because a solid data infrastructure isn’t optional, it’s the foundation for growth. The following article, from DMN partner Equalizer Consulting, offers a step-by-step framework for music businesses to develop a deliberate, documented...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Merlin CEO, Charlie Lexton, addresses THAT fallout with TikTok - and Merlin's own anti-fraud progress Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

The pair discussed UMG's approach to AI, including how the company balances protecting artists' rights with leaning into AI innovation Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Music-production firm Audiotool has unveiled ‘Let’s Build’, a series of online and in-person events designed as a hackathon for music apps. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

From gripping thrillers to poignant memoirs, the 21st century has had no shortage of unforgettable books. To celebrate the standout storytelling of our modern era, we’re launching Best of the Century So Far—a curated audiobook collection of titles released each year between 2001 and 2025,...

Spotify 1d ago

Spotify has inked a one-year deal with US grassroots-venues body NIVA to support its members, with plans to make them more prominent. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Throughout 2026, Spotify will boost visibility for independent venues through existing features including venue pages and its Live Events Feed. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Splice is launching three new GenAI tools for musicians and producers, including ‘Variations’. But it is also stressing the ethics. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

For many artists, independent venues are where music careers begin and fan communities take shape. Independent venue operators work hard every day to keep local scenes thriving as they navigate a rapidly evolving live music landscape.

Spotify 1d ago

We say ‘notional’ because there is surely very little chance of getting this money. Nonetheless, Spotify and the three major labels have won a default judgement against Anna’s Archive.

Music Ally 1d ago

You don’t need us to tell you that the BTS comeback album ‘Arirang’ was a hit in its first week. But you might need Luminate’s number-crunchers to tell you exactly how big the album was in streaming terms. Thankfully, they have. “Looking at global streaming data, ‘Arirang’ earned 739.1 million...

Music Ally 1d ago

The recent rounds of reorganisation within major labels have seen some big-name executives exit those companies – either as part of planned cuts, or because the time seemed right to seek new pastures or do their own thing. A flurry of those own things have been announced this week.

Music Ally 1d ago

Books have always moved with us, whether tucked in our bags or humming in our headphones. With audiobooks, Spotify is building new ways to bring our favorite stories along for the ride. Just over two years after launching, Audiobooks in Premium is now live in 22 markets.

Spotify 1d ago

Scroll around the internet and you’ll find a lot of grumbling about subscription prices. Nowadays, everything is a subscription – audio streaming, video streaming, gaming, software, plugins, workstations, AI models, and no doubt several other categories I can’t think of right now.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 1d ago

The creator economy used to be an adjacent entertainment ecosystem to traditional entertainment. Those days are numbered – if not over already. Creators are now a foundational component in how traditional entertainment produces and distributes content at scale. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 2d ago

From immersive storytelling to laugh-out-loud comedies, podcasts are booming in popularity across Mexico and Latin America. That’s why we’re excited to announce that next month, Mexico’s biggest podcast celebration, the Spotify Podcast Awards, are back.

Spotify 2d ago

A lot of attention is being paid to the “rules of engagement” for podcasting: format preferences, video versus audio, and platform battles like YouTube versus Spotify. The industry is deeply focused on how and where audiences are consuming podcasts, and rightly so. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 2d ago

After failing in Congress, the White House is pressuring states to weaken AI safeguards, tying funding threats to policy outcomes and quietly reshaping laws that govern emerging technology today nationwide.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 2d ago

This is a copy of the job description at:https://join.com/companies/metabrainzorg/15986127-executive-directorPlease use the above link to apply. The MetaBrainz Foundation is seeking a new Executive Director (ED) to lead it during a time of great change for how music, data, and code are made, shared...

MetaBrainz Blog 3d ago

This past Saturday at the Coachella music festival, Justin Bieber played the first of two headlining sets in a deal reportedly worth $10 million. It was his most significant solo performance in years. But Bieber spent some of his time on stage the way many of us do on Saturday nights: on YouTube.

The Verge 3d ago

Coachella kicked off on Friday, and as usual, it's the place to be for online influencers looking to show off their memorable experiences at the festival.

The Verge 3d ago

I mean, I guess it kinda looks like the moon? | Image: Kate NV / RVNG Intl. For obvious reasons, I've had Moon on the mind all week. So I was trying to figure out what I should recommend this week that would thematically fit.

The Verge 4d ago

A month ago I wrote about building the Parachord Android app in a few days. 146 commits, a full native app, Spotify and Apple Music playback, scrobbling, AI chat, the works. I was genuinely surprised it came together that fast.

Parachord Blog 5d ago

After launching the Spotify Podcast Awards in Mexico last year, we brought the fan-voted celebration to Paris this week for its first edition in France.

Spotify 6d ago

How Creators and Creative Industries Are Pushing Back Against AI Theft — “These campaigns call on policymakers, politicians, and the creative community to take action to ensure that artists’ works are licensed and that they are compensated before AI companies use them and respect the foundational...

Copyhype 6d ago