Music Longtime San Francisco Symphony Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas Passes Away

Michael Tilson Thomas, a longtime conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, as well as a storied composer and pianist, has passed away. He was 81. Michael Tilson Thomas, a conductor, composer, and pianist who spent 25 years as music director of the San Francisco Symphony, passed away on Wednesday at...

Digital Music News 5h ago
Music Ticketmaster/Harry Styles/Scalpers

“Jack Antonoff Reacts to Ticketmaster Canceling Some Harry Styles Ticket Sales After They ‘Caught Scalpers’: ‘You Caught You?’ – The ticket giant & Styles announced that they’re working together to sell tickets to fans at face value.”...

Lefsetz Letter 14h ago
Music David Porter-This Week’s Podcast

He’s got a new autobiography, “The Soul Man: Life of Songwriter David Porter.” After talking about Memphis, we dive deep into those great songs he wrote and produced with Isaac Hayes, like “Hold On, I’m Comin’,” and so much more! Apple:...

Lefsetz Letter 16h ago
Music Picard 3 beta 1 released

Today, we’re making available another pre-release version for the upcoming MusicBrainz Picard 3. Beta 1 focuses on fixing issues that were found in the previous releases as well as some minor improvements and updated translations.

MetaBrainz Blog 20h ago
Music Substack adds translation and nears 100k publishers getting payouts

Not-just-newsletters-any-more platform Substack has a new feature: translation. It will now be translating notes from English into 15 languages, and from more than 100 languages into English. Translations for posts will follow in the coming weeks. “For writers, this will open the world to your...

Music Ally 21h ago
Music Canadian body Factor to invest $2m in local live-music sector

How Canadian music is funded has become something of a controversial topic in recent years, with music-streaming services agitating furiously against a levy on their revenues to fund local content and creators. Here’s a story that’s less likely to ruffle feathers however.

Music Ally 21h ago
Music World’s new ‘Concert Kit’ will NOT be used for Bruno Mars tour

Earlier this week, we wrote about ‘Concert Kit’, launched via a project called ‘World’ that was founded by OpenAI boss Sam Altman. It was a technology to help artists and their teams reserve a portion of their tickets for ‘verified human’ fans – the verification taking place in World’s app.

Music Ally 21h ago
Music IMS report: Electronic music was a $15.1bn business in 2025

It’s that time of the year again: when swathes of electronic-music execs hop on planes to the IMS Ibiza conference, and when the tie-in ‘IMS Electronic Music Business Report’ is published to calculate the size of their market. In 2025, that size was $15.1bn according to the report, which was...

Music Ally 21h ago
Music Artist funds: TuneCore grant, GMI scholarship for women

While surveys such as Orange Juice Lab’s ‘The Cost Of A Dream’ have highlighted the economic struggles of Indian independent musicians, there are just a handful of grants and scholarships […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 22h ago
Music The Look Behind the Sound

Over the past 20 years, Spotify’s look and feel has evolved with the way people use our platform, while ensuring we preserve an intuitive, personal, and familiar experience for anyone who presses play.

Spotify 23h ago
Music What 20 Years of Spotify Data Reveals About Our Listeners

All data tells a story, and in our case, that story is written by you. To celebrate 20 years of Spotify, we’re sharing bite‑sized moments that capture how the world listens, discovers, and connects. Check back each day as we build out the full story.

Spotify 23h ago
Music Empire and Zee Music Company ink partnership

The week doesn’t feel complete unless we bring you news of a “strategic” partnership between international and Indian music entities. This time, it’s San Francisco-based independent label, distributor and publisher […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago
Music My Birthday

1 I couldn’t sleep last night because Dave Mason died. At least that’s what I figured out. Oh, I was a Dave Mason fan. “Only You Know and I Know” was the breakout track from Delaney & Bonnie’s “On Tour” album, the one with Eric Clapton, but the definitive version came months later on Dave’s […]

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago
Music Noah Kahan on Exploring Mental Health Issues With ‘Out of Body’ Netflix Doc: ‘If One Person Watches This and Confronts Something Within Themselves, It’s Worth the Discomfort’

It’s “speak-up season” in “Noah Kahan: Out of Body,” the new Netflix documentary from director Nick Sweeney about the celebrated musician. Kahan has been frank about the ups and downs in his emotional life, which was part of the essential appeal of “Stick Season,” one of the most unexpected and...

Variety 1d ago
Music The Next Wave of RADAR Spain Artists Arrives for 2026

Since its launch in 2020, RADAR has been our program for spotlighting emerging artists around the world. This year marks the sixth edition of RADAR Spain, our ongoing effort to help raise the profile of the country’s rising talent.

Spotify 2d ago
Music Ternus Replaces Cook

He’s a product guy. Cook was an efficiency expert. Although not a total surprise, the timing of this changing of the guard was unexpected. It illustrates that everything comes to an end, and you’re better off if you prepare for it.

Lefsetz Letter 3d ago
Music Touchable: Anna Meet RICO

A $322 million default judgment against Anna’s Archive looks like a major copyright victory for Spotify and the major labels—but it also exposes a deeper problem.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 6d ago
Music Friday’s Endnotes – 04/17/26

Pirate site Anna’s Archive hit with $322M default judgment over music scraping — but will Spotify and record labels ever see the money? — “The judge’s ruling also requires internet service providers including Cloudflare to disable access to Anna’s Archive’s domain names and prevent websites that...

Copyhype 6d ago