The '90s icons are the latest music stars to turn to federal trademark law for lack of better options to fight AI-powered voice cloning.
His performance in Pittsburgh is still expected to go on as planned.
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source
The ICEMAN standout spent a pair of weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.
This one focuses on her “The Fate of Ophelia” music video.
Researchers warn many AI coding assistants now execute commands from project configurations
She also revealed that her DMs are attracting a lot of rappers following her split from the country star.
The song’s AM and PM versions are meant to fluctuate emotions while sending the same message.
CAA will occupy 75,000 square feet across two floors.
Currently at 51 dates, the duo’s North America tour kicks off Friday (June 26) in Denver.
There is a version of Huh Yunjin’s life in which she is a college student right now. She had the acceptance letter. She had paid the deposit. She had spent the better part of two months applying to schools after years of grueling K-pop training in Korea had worn her down and she decided that […]
The Superstar Brokers connects music rights owners with strategic buyers, institutional investors, and opportunities across the global music marketplace
Open source advocates remain concerned over lack of binding commitments
The track previously premiered at Louis Vuitton’s Menswear Spring-Summer 2027 show is the first glimpse into Quavo’s upcoming album project executive produced by Williams
The physical spot will reside inside Portugal’s famed Livraria Lello
Singer was reportedly hospitalized after cutting his Minnesota gig mid-show, but is expected back on stage later this week
When pioneering producer and filmmaker Kirsty Bell set out to make a film about legendary American musician Eddie Cochran, she didn’t want to merely chronicle his brief career. Looking back at the musician’s work, who died while touring the U.K.
Two years after dropping her impressive debut album Gap Year!, Laila! is back with a new single and music video. Check out our conversation.
YouTube’s Lyor Cohen and the Recording Academy’s Harvey Mason Jr. recently penned an op-ed for Variety in which they made the case for the NO FAKES act being seen as the starting pistol rather than the finish line. Source
A homebrew PC and mini-mainframe were only the warm-up for Yuri Zaporozhets' latest operating system
If you thought we had reached the theoretical zero-point of how short a short-form piece of video content can reasonably get – or wondered how they can possibly get any shorter, well, now you may know the answer: short content can just be consumed quicker.
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Nearly 400 local newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over alleged copyright theft — The lawsuits challenging the unauthorized use of copyrighted works to train Large Language Models do not appear to be slowing down.
Touring, as every artist knows, is a tough game. Uncertainty is high, margins are razor thin, and once an artist deducts piffling luxuries like, erm, accommodation and food from their income, tours often end in losses.
More than half of users now let bots handle email, so service is headed for shutdown
The group will also unveil the record’s lead single, “I Will Not Be Coming Back”
Twitch and SoundCloud have linked up for SoundCloud Sessions, a 12-hour DJ marathon on Twitch taking place today, June 26, from 9AM – 9PM Pacific Time. Hosted on Soundcloud’s Twitch channel, it features sets from DJs whose fandom straddles the two partner platforms.
PARTNER CONTENT: Integrating 50G-PON, FTTR-B, Wi-Fi 7, and intelligent AI scheduling to deliver 10 Gbps bidirectional speeds with ultra-low 0.1ms latency across Southeast University
Microsoft says latest attack targets Leo Platform and RStreams packages, harvesting creds and going after more maintainers
PARTNER CONTENT: Collaborating to advance China Telecom's “Better Home” ecosystem, the joint launch introduces a 2000 Mbps Wi-Fi 7 hub driven by core AI connection, sensing, and control capabilities
It’s prediction market news week here on Music Ally, apparently – to catch up, try listening to The Price of Music from a couple of days ago – and in that episode, we wondered how the music business might best engage with prediction markets – which, remember, is a market that’s worth over...
PARTNER CONTENT: Highlighting Level-4 autonomous network solutions, TM Forum Excellence Award finalists, and joint operator trials powering cross-domain fault management and Dynamic 5G Slicing
As legacy platform algorithms become less creator-friendly, many artists have faced the dilemma of their fans not seeing tour dates, release announcements and other updates on their feeds. We think that Highnote FM could be one solution to this.
It appears that social media might be moving away from opaque systems that predict user interests, and instead are handing over the reins for users to decide.
In a time where it feels like it’s getting harder and harder to cut through the noise on TikTok, due to an ever-increasing volume of music and posts being uploaded to the platform, The Ting Tings have shared an interesting experiment of their TikTok promotion.
Jay-Z’s debut album ‘Reasonable Doubt’ turns 30 today, and Roc Nation is pulling out all the stops to throw a memorable anniversary celebration. The company is organising various pop-ups, activations and experiences across Jay-Z’s birthplace in New York City.
PARTNER CONTENT: ZTE introduces full-stack, AI-driven energy storage solutions in Munich to address the rising power demands of the digital infrastructure era
PARTNER CONTENT: Showcasing the latest evolution of its "AI+Gaming" strategy alongside an expanded Full-Scenario AI Ecosystem featuring the agent-powered nubia M153 with Doubao AI Assistant
Hey, have you noticed that it’s been a bit hot here in Europe recently? That, as exasperated climate scientists wearily remind us, is because of the climate emergency. As ever the general advice is: get everyone to make small positive changes, and progress will (slowly) happen.
Participating stores will collect the records for recovery partner Virterras Materials to assess for potential material recycling. Source
PARTNER CONTENT: ZTE becomes the Strategic Partner for GSMA's M360 ASEAN event, uniting global ICT leaders to accelerate regional digital economic growth and future network evolution
Regulator says subscribers may have been defaulted onto more expensive plans with Copilot features attached
PARTNER CONTENT: ZTE’s Chief Development Officer outlines the company's "2+4" framework for 6G convergence and industry-wide collaboration in the mobile AI era
Earlier this week, we reported on SZA’s fury with AI platforms like Suno, and the artists that collaborate with them. Her warning to other artists – all-caps tirade warning – was blunt: “DO NOT TRAIN AI [WITH] YOUR GENIUS,” as was her opinion on artists that support generative AI: “Your [sic]...
We are excited to announce the 7 GSOC participants working with us this summer on MetaBrainz projects! Our apologies for not publishing this sooner, in this complicated first part of the year we simply forgot the announcement, but rest assured the work is progressing on all projects.
According to RadioInsight, nationwide station budget cuts began Tuesday and rolled out through the week. Source
PARTNER CONTENT: Shifting from legacy "connectivity pipes" to intent-driven intelligent services, the 6G-ready architecture introduces an Agent Service Network designed for the era of AI and human collaboration
Communities are increasingly challenging data-center projects over NDAs, shell companies, secrecy, transmission costs, and subsidies as a bipartisan backlash reshapes infrastructure politics nationwide.
SEC claims former Constellation employee made $1.4M trading options before the restart deal was announced
Full launch configuration recreated ahead of Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center's November opening
Prism tracks AI emissions, Super Productivity keeps tasks local, and TAMOSS brings the BBC's media API to Kubernetes
There's no I in team, but there is one in insurance fraud
One rule for the workers, another for execs
Tiny tweak to support page reveals consumers can purchase another year of patch protection
The duo trade verses on the candid and vulnerable track
Anthropic has accused Chinese tech company Alibaba of “brazenly” and “illicitly” attempting to steal its artificial intelligence capabilities. AI company and Claude chatbot creator Anthropic has issued a letter to the U.S.
“Maybe I fucked your dad,” Charli deadpans on the third and final single from Music, Fashion, Film
“On Wires” will appear on Day and Night, the Canadian singer-songwriter’s first double album
Kenny G, Dionne Warwick, and Barry Manilow will also be in attendance for the music mogul’s ceremony
The theatrical video features the duo in a medieval landscape as Boone battles a broken heart
SoundCloud and Twitch announce the launch of SoundCloud Sessions, a collaborative effort enabling DJs to reach new audiences across both platforms. This week, Twitch and SoundCloud announced the launch of SoundCloud Sessions, a collaborative partnership focused on helping DJs reach new audiences...
As the Michael Jackson biopic inches closer to $1 billion, the film surpasses two Lord of the Rings films in its box office gross. Michael continues to grow larger than life, much like the career of the man on which it is based.
So I’m looking through the midyear issue of “Pollstar” and there’s a chart for “Venues With Capacities Of 5,000 Or Less.” Now if you’re a dedicated follower of the main “Pollstar chart (if not fashion), you know it tends to be dominated by the usual suspects, mostly acts with years under their...
And the award for best party at Cannes Lions goes to … There isn’t such a recognition (yet) from the annual festival of creativity for marketeers and advertisers in the South of France.
Phoebe Bridgers released her first new solo single in four years, “Lost Boys,” on Thursday, accompanied by a music video that sees the singer doing some serious Renaissance Faire-style role playing in the suburbs with a cast of sword-bearing compatriots, and taking on co-star Skyler Gisondo as a...
Pandora is doubling down on its aggressive push to effectively invalidate the MLC’s ability to sue – this time by citing a new appellate court decision. Meanwhile, the MLC is firing back against the argument.
The first single from Lost Weekend features Jack Antonoff, Alex G, her boygenius bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker, and more
“Obsession” meets “Off Campus” in Sombr’s new music video for “My Body Isn’t Ready,” which stars Inde Navarrette and Josh Heuston. The song, one of the young rocker’s most vulnerable to date, sees Sombr overcome by insecurities.
Clive Davis — the legendary record executive who died Monday at the age of 94 — cast as long a shadow across the music world as any executive, and participants in his funeral will bear that out.
1 I bought “Get Your Wings” because I bought Aerosmith’s first album. I mean you only had to hear “Dream On” once. And I’m not sure if it was the first time I heard it driving my ’63 Chevy convertible from UMass Amherst back up to Middlebury, but I specifically do remember hearing it that […]
Lionel Richie and Rod Stewart both experienced unsteadiness on stage this week, sparking concerns that older musicians are pushing themselves too hard. Following reports that he was battling a respiratory illness, Rod Stewart had to use an oxygen mask to finish his performance in Utah over the...
Bassnectar is making a comeback in a big way, with Paula Moore’s Greater Music Group signing the EDM legend to a new management deal. Paula Moore, the CEO of Greater Music Group (GMG) has announced a comprehensive business transformation initiative for longtime EDM darling Bassnectar, highlighted...
As it grapples with multiple copyright suits – and continued criticism – Suno has launched an artist incubator program called Spark. The AI music platform formally announced Spark today, as it remains embroiled in litigation spearheaded by indie artists, the majors, and others yet.
Suno on Thursday unveiled a new incubator program for artists, “Spark,” that it says is designed to allow artists to receive grants, mentorship and distribution opportunities for their work.
Live Nation-promoted run sold more than 225,000 tickets, according to the concert giant. Source
On his birthday—which falls on 30 July—in 2020, Sonu Nigam launched his own label I Believe Music. This year, the veteran Indian film playback and pop singer used another special […] The post is from Music Ally.
Legendary agent for the Allman Brothers, Alice Cooper, Cyndi Lauper and so many more. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jonny-podell/id1316200737?i=1000774169980...
If roots music in America has a poster woman, it’s Rhiannon Giddens, who we can always picture with her banjo, even if she’s doing projects as far afield from that as an opera.
Suno has launched an incubator program for independent artists called Spark Source
Música mexicana star Xavi has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, the company announced Thursday. The signing follows the release of his sophomore album, “Dosis,” and the single “La Diabla,” which surpassed 1 billion streams worldwide.
A packed New York City is about to get even more crowded with fans hoping to catch a glimpse of Taylor Swift heading to her wedding, and the NYPD has been warned about the influx of Swifties that could congregate around Madison Square Garden.
McIninch will oversee Soundmouse's global operations Source
Luminate said Latin music has "fully shattered" its 'niche' status" in the US Source
The following MBW op/ed comes from Walter De Brouwer, a generative linguist by training and the co-founder, with Michael Ovitz, of SoundPatrol Source
We are in the process of moving user accounts, authentication and OAuth applications from the MusicBrainz website to the MetaBrainz website.This centralizes our account management between all the *Brainz projects, along with some security improvements.
We’ve written about Stockholm-based Reactional Music a lot before, including a series of partnerships with industry rightsholders, and a $2m fundraising round.
Analytics firm Viberate has launched a new tool that allows users to connect their Vibrate data into their preferred AI assistant in order to use the data-sifting power of AI models to do advanced analysis of its database using natural language – like analysing artists, A&R, lineup suggestion, and...
Music Technology UK (MTUK), the trade association for the UK’s Music Tech sector, recently relaunched FemTUK, its community supporting female founders and aspiring founders in Music Tech. It’s now appointed Sarah Jones, who has previously worked at Songkick and the BBC, as FemTUK’s Chair.
Anthropic says Alibaba-affiliated operators used nearly 25,000 fraudulent accounts to generate over 28.8 million exchanges with its Claude AI model. Source
More than 200 artists, including musicians, actors, filmmakers, photographers and performers, have added their names to an open letter calling on world leaders to support a Fossil Fuel Treaty that would result in a global transition away from fossil fuels.
MusicNation said its participation reflects its role in implementing the UAE's vision for the protection and enforcement of musical copyrights. Source
English-language tracks now account for an even 86% of on-demand streams in the States – a share that’s said to be “steadily eroding” amid the continued rise of Latin, K-pop, and more.
Los fans de la música conocen esa sensación: una canción te atrapa por completo y de inmediato quieres saber más. ¿Qué la inspiró? ¿Cuál es su significado? En Spotify creemos que entender el proceso creativo y el contexto detrás de una canción puede profundizar tu conexión con la música que amas.
Podcasting has spent much of the last decade trying to prove its value through metrics inherited from a fundamentally different era of digital media. That era may finally be coming to an end.
After a successful study on the sound quality of recycled vinyl, WMG launches a vinyl record take-back pilot across record stores nationwide. Warner Music Group and a collection of independent record stores across the United States have announced the launch of a vinyl take-back pilot.
San Antonio city staff have been directed by the mayor to amend Kanye’s contract so he agrees not to perform songs about Hitler or sell swastika merch. San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has announced that she has directed city officials to amend Kanye West’s contract so that he refrains from...
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Jay-Z will be featured in an eight-part documentary series on HBO, directed by storied producer and Def Jam Recordings co-founder Rick Rubin. On Thursday, HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an upcoming eight-part documentary series interviewing legendary rapper and mogul Jay-Z.
We’re all getting tired of the AI slop that’s being handed to us, and it’s even worse when you have to compete with it. One platform where it’s particularly egregious is TikTok, and a new report from Kapwing outlines the problem in detail.
On this week’s podcast episode, I speak with Keith Jopling about what separates artists who last from those who burn out chasing the wrong metrics. Keith spent 25 years inside the business, including time at Spotify, before interviewing 80 artists and bands to write Riding the Rollercoaster.
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Mow a series of lawns as efficiently as you can. We will publish the analysis in a few weeks.
Legal documents reveal that Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino personally met with Trump and other White House officials ahead of the DOJ settlement. Legal documents shared with Digital Music News confirm previous speculation of President Trump’s involvement in talks leading up to the Department of...
HarbourView Equity Partners announces a strategic partnership with powerhouse songwriting duo Shellback and Max Martin. IP-focused investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners has announced a strategic partnership with Wolf Cousins, the renowned songwriting collective founded by hit-making...
As it eyes a “transition to large-scale commercial deployment,” gaming-focused licensing platform Reactional Music has scored a €2.5 million ($2.8 million) European Innovation Council (EIC) grant.
The Leonard Cohen Estate objected to Trump using the song “Hallelujah” at the Freedom 250 rally in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday — though the warning was promptly ignored.
NASCAR and The Rolling Stones have announced a bespoke collaboration celebrating two cultural institutions built on performance and life on the road. Today, NASCAR and The Rolling Stones have announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration designed to celebrate two cultural icons built around...
After a long history of promises, last week I basically got the Parachord iOS app to feature parity with the Android and desktop apps. Multi-servcie content resoltuion, playback engine(s), catalog, scrobbling, the chat DJ, the social stuff, the Achordion integration and more.
Thanks to a handful of massive raises, core music industry funding more than doubled during Q2 2026. Meanwhile, the three-month stretch also brought with it an uptick in seed and pre-seed announcements.
Deezer announces the launch of its Remix Lab, which enables fans to remix songs with the full consent of the original artists and rights holders. On Wednesday, Deezer unveiled the launch of its new Remix Lab, allowing fans to remix songs with the full consent of the original artists and rights...
Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia announces its acquisition of the rights to Sound Pollution Songs’ catalog of approximately 5,000 works. Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia has announced its acquisition of the rights to Sound Pollution Songs’ existing catalog of approximately 5,000 works.
Let the Life of a Showgirl trademark battle continue: Taylor Swift is officially facing an amended lawsuit from entertainer Maren Wade, who’s doubling down on far-reaching infringement and brand-confusion allegations.
There has never been a better time to make video. The barriers to creation have collapsed. Editing software that once cost thousands is available on subscription. AI can generate transcripts, captions, thumbnails, clips, and even entire video sequences. Source
Hi Bob, as you know… My late father in law Larry Uttal owned Bell Records, which he sold to Columbia Pictures in the 70s. Fed up with working for Columbia, he left after his deal was up to start another label, and was replaced by Clive, who renamed Bell Records as Arista. And Arista’s first hits […]
From shocking true-crime investigations to chaotic comedies, 2026 has already been a standout year for podcasts. To help you discover your next favorite, we’re sharing a curated collection from around the world, hand-picked by our editors.
In 2006, JoJo’s “Too Little Too Late” climbed the charts, winning over fans and critics alike. It was a career‑defining moment for the artist, but also for the song’s writer, RuthAnne, who was all of 17 years old.
One of the most powerful men in the American recording industry who promoted Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin and Barry Manilow Controversial, ruthless and staggeringly successful, Clive Davis, who has died aged 94, was the most complete specimen of the old-school record industry...
Jelly Roll, J Balvin, and Nelly Furtado are just a few of the big names aiming to hit the back of the net with their contributions to FIFA's most musical iteration yet.
The United Kingdom is set to enact bans on social media for under 16s by spring 2027, with further restrictions for 16 and 17 year olds under consideration. It will also likely affect how adults use social platforms as age verification measures and algorithmic adjustments take place. Source
Reseller is also ordered to refund more than 50,000 fans, while its rival Viagogo remains under investigation Business live – latest updates The online ticket reseller StubHub UK has been fined almost £900,000 and ordered to make payments to more than 50,000 fans for not showing the full price of...
Explore the Buttolph Collection from the New York Public Library's archive of historic menus.
What do America’s earliest restaurant menus teach us about America?
The legendary music executive signed everyone from Patti Smith to Barry Manilow and changed the industry forever Clive Davis: music industry executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen dies aged 94 Clive Davis: a life in pictures from Diana Ross to Aretha Franklin Clive Davis always...
The influential music executive has died at the age of 94, leaving behind a career filled with success, signing stars such as Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel Clive Davis: music industry executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen dies aged 94 Clive Davis predicted...
Davis, who discovered many of the defining musicians of the 20th century and helmed major record labels, said he ‘never’ tired of the music business Clive Davis predicted music’s biggest stars like no one else Clive Davis: a life in pictures from Diana Ross to Aretha Franklin The famed US music...
Should fair use give an advantage to certain business models? The obvious answer is no. All things being otherwise equal, fair use should not privilege the use of copyrighted works merely because of the business model adopted by the user.
The world is visited by a a "privatized soft mobilization" whose name can not be said. National opposition to hyperscale data centers grows as communities challenge subsidies, transmission lines, utility costs, environmental impacts, and local control.
The history books are littered with the corpses of corporate record labels started by companies that had no business being in the music industry. Bose thinks it can be the exception to the rule. It thinks it can be Red Bull.
Cold Court is a brother-sister duo from Philly that seems to love nothing more than shoving all of their influences together in a messy soup that at least superficially resembles the hyperpop you've come to expect from acts like 100 Gecs.
Atlantic reporter Alex Reisner recently uncovered four datasets of music being used to train AI models and made them fully searchable for the public. Two of the sets are absolutely enormous at 12 million and 9 million tracks.
Indulging in the “Dark Souls of synthesis.” | Image: Aleksander Stojanov / Hainbach Stefan Paul Goetsch, better known as Hainbach, is a German experimental composer, artist, and YouTuber who is perhaps most famous for making music with laboratory equipment and scientific instruments.