Aespa talks about their collab with Ty Dolla $ign “Switchblade,” performing songs from their recent album Lemonade at Lollapalooza and their upcoming tour. NINGNING We are all Ty Dolla $ign fans. I love his music since I was very, since a very long time ago.
TikTok announces the return of Music on Stage, its global music program dedicated to discovering emerging artists and helping them grow their fanbases. Today, TikTok has announced the return of its global music program Music on Stage, hosted by Cat Burns and Songkarn.
Much of the unease around the settlement involves what some say is an incorrect perception that the mechanical rate will be lowered at the start of the period.
The novelty mug featured a pointed phrase that we probably can't type out here (though you can see the photo below).
Suno announces Studio 2.0, a browser-based creative platform that more closely resembles a comprehensive DAW, with MIDI support and more. Creators looking to dabble in AI rejoice: Suno’s Studio 2.0 is here, and it’s the company’s most comprehensive attempt at a proper digital audio workstation...
Five men allege they were duped into investing $1.2 million in Wondermind based on a "fiction."
The clothing line features pieces for women and girls — here's where to shop the collection online.
Previously called Unidos por Venezuela, the event will also benefit those affected by the earthquake in Colombia.
The inaugural Brazilian list celebrates 50 professionals from different areas who help strengthen and transform the music industry.
Billboard Japan asked the budding pop icon how all of that creativity came together into music.
Amazon says it will train AI on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out—because “if this was opt-in, nobody would opt in.” Content creators on Twitch are raging at the Amazon-owned streaming platform, which the company says will train its AI on Twitch streamers’ content by...
Drizzy crowned "goth baddie" Pinkchyu as his "wife" in his 20-vs-1 speed-dating competition on Aug. 8.
The country singer's hit "Choosin' Texas" and its parent album, Dandelion, have ruled country and pop charts.
Leonardo DiCaprio could throw any of us off of our game — as EJAE can testify. The “KPop Demon Hunters” vocalist spoke with the U.K. newspaper the Times and recounted her experience performing at this past year’s BAFTA Awards. “I made mistakes,” she said. “I cracked a little bit on the high notes.
StubHub’s lobbying efforts have reached record highs in California as the company pushes against a bill that would cap resale prices. StubHub has spent millions on lobbying efforts in California, reaching an all-time high as the company fights against a bill that would place limits on concert...
Songwriter, performer, producer Erick the Architect created the track featured in the Apple WWDC presentation in June. We go deep into that process as well as Erick’s career in the Flatbush Zombies and… Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/erick-the-architect/id1316200737?i=1000783119847...
The judge ruled that while the siblings’ allegations “are horrific,” the court lacked discretion to hear the case
Another day, another high-profile AI licensing deal – this time between Spotify and Kobalt, which is officially set to participate in the streaming platform’s forthcoming AI-powered remix and cover tool.
Vishal Mishra keeps coming back to one word: honest. Ask him about competing with streaming playlists, about his string of Bollywood hits, about writing a love song for a film soaked in violence, and the composer-singer circles back to the same idea: the music has to be true to the moment it was...
Jayson Reed of North Carolina was charged with four counts of second-degree assault, public urination, and other related offenses stemming from the incident at July 18 show in Baltimore
The analogue revival is not a novel concept – MIDiA first explored the idea that consumers are embracing analogue or ‘old’ technology in response to digital fatigue in 2024’s analogue revival report . Source
Ticketmaster said eligible events are surfaced automatically based on relevant fan searches, with no additional implementation required from clients. Source
It is the first deal for the tool with a music publisher outside Universal Music Group. Source
Before her set at Lollapalooza, the singer-actress went deep on favorites like Sophie B. Hawkins, Donna Lewis, and more
Pair of reworked production-based engines carry the Hydromax into the record books
Rolling Stone's best folk albums list skews decades old, but Chartmetric data shows today's trending folk artists are anything but. From Bad Bunny to Swedish electro-pop, here's how a new generation is redefining what folk music even means.
Syaheed joins from Believe to oversee Virgin’s operations across Africa, the Middle East and Asia Source
As the home of most of the Hindi film soundtracks released between the 1940s and ’70s, Saregama is perceived as a label best known for its vast catalogue of classic […] The post is from Music Ally.
Contractors could surveil and disrupt foreign criminal networks, provided they follow strict rules and put up $1M
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1916 Enterprises has signed Grammy-nominated artist-songwriter-producer MNEK for management, the company has announced. The partnership comes in advance of MNEK forthcoming album “Bulldozer!!,” due September 18, and a headline U.K. and European tour this fall.
On Tuesday, more than 400 New York City-based KATSEYE fans—aka EYEKONS—packed Brooklyn’s Elsewhere for a special listening event celebrating their upcoming EP, WILD.
This blog post was co-authored by MIDiA's Head of Data, Perry Gresham , and Vice President of Music Strategy, Tatiana Cirisano . It’s now mid-summer, which can only mean one thing at MIDiA: our annual global music forecasts have arrived. Source
“If the hearing in my left ear is at 100, it’s only about 30 in my right,” singer tells fans during livestream Wednesday
The emotional performance marked the first time the estranged bandmates had appeared in public together in 33 years
Custom tools harvested whatever over-permissioned guest accounts would surrender
La conexión entre artistas y fans solo puede construirse sobre una base de confianza y autenticidad. En la música, esto significa que quienes escuchan deben poder confiar en que el artista detrás de una canción es quien dice ser.
Spotify and Kobalt, the world’s largest independent music publisher, today announced a licensing agreement for Spotify’s upcoming tool that will allow fans to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs from participating songwriters.
Gemini gets to juggle crews, forecasts, and maintenance while AWS keeps its seat
Beatport is the latest music service to clarify its policies on AI-generated music, and it’s leaning towards Bandcamp’s stance of barring it outright from the platform.
Google has been unveiling its latest phones and AI features this week at its ‘Made by Google’ event, including some new music partnerships.
The latest startup hoping to point music listeners towards independent and grassroots artist is Fairground, based in the UK. It has launched its website and mobile apps this week.
Two organisations have announced their latest efforts to support emerging artists today: one a music-industry body from the UK, and the other… a storied cognac house, focusing on Africa.
TikTok’s global take on X Factor is coming back for another talent-search contest this summer. ‘Music on Stage’ will kick off with an “all-day global relay concert” on 15 August.
Music artists and songwriters are facing decisions right now about whether to opt in or out of the deals that their labels and publishers are striking with GenAI companies. But the same is true for other kinds of online creators.
As rights holders across the Indian music industry strive to get more Indian customers to pay for music, there’s pressure for DSPs to double down on their efforts to draw […] The post is from Music Ally.
The Fugees members will celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Score at the festival, which will also feature appearances from Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, and Shaboozey
CRM provider confirms customer database was copied and probably downloaded in readable form
One of the trends we’re following this tear us the diversification of music-catalogue acquisitions, with investors looking well beyond the obvious big western heritage acts for their next deals.
For the first five minutes of the Cure’s headlining set at Øyafestivalen in Oslo, Norway, Robert Smith stared out at the packed crowd and smiled. As the band played the long, atmospheric introduction to “Alone” — the opening track of their great 2024 album “Songs of a Lost World” — Smith stood...
Bot training switch is on by default, because apparently asking first wasn't going to work
Operating system indigestion pops up over chicken sandwich ad
Despite outcry from musicians, AI slop is creeping into the charts as record labels scramble to adapt to a new normal where hits can be made at the click of a button This year, the battle for song of the summer has been eclipsed by a much more complicated – some would even say disturbing – debate.
BTS member V told fans in a Wednesday livestream that he is being treated for hearing loss affecting his right ear, which he said now functions at roughly a third of the level in his left. He said he initially did not take the issue seriously, calling it “a matter of mental strength,” but is […]
Before he founded artist management and digital marketing consultancy Blinding Talent, Mark Adams spent close to two decades inside the machinery of music broadcasting. He launched Kerrang TV, The Hits […] The post is from Music Ally.
EJAE reflected on performing “Golden” at the BAFTA Film Awards “in front of all these celebrities”
https://x.com/MrGameHunter/status/2087737677885866359 Now that made me smile. I’ve been reading about this all day, how Ritchie Blackmore was going to return to Deep Purple for one night only, FOR ONE SONG ONLY! It’s been 33 years.
Developer spotted hostname and credential string lurking in autocomplete
CEO says buyers are moving fast and shuffling budgets to replace old boxen
The singer's band with producer Daniel James released their second project on Wednesday
Plans to build models instead because it thinks selling tokens will prove more lucrative in the long term
Most Deep Purple fans had long since given up any hope of seeing the band ever share a stage with founding guitarist Ritchie Blackmore again, due to a well-know, decades-long estrangement.
A Japanese K-pop influencer died seemingly by suicide during a TikTok livestream in Seoul. Police received an emergency call after concerns about her safety arose during the broadcast.
Boy George cut his performance short at an ’80s-themed event in Frankfurt after technical difficulties. He alleged sabotage before seemingly walking back that claim.
Attackers could extract data, even working from inside a guest VM
ChatGPT Ads, I wish I knew how to quit you
The Trump-affiliated account attempted to use “I Bet You Think About Me” in latest antagonistic post
[London – 13 August, 2026] Global recorded music retail revenues will grow by 62.9%, from $74.3 billion in 2025 to $121.1 billion by 2033, including expanded rights, according to MIDiA Research’s 2026–2033 Global music forecasts | A diversifying market report. Source
And it'll jump through every financial hoop it can to get there
The latest individual to weigh in on the proposed Phonorecords V settlement? Stevie Wonder, who may have submitted a comment to the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) as part of the ongoing rate-determination proceedings.
Combs accused the music producer of selling his personal documentary footage to Netflix and making defamatory statements in the 50-Cent produced docuseries
Some say the world will end in fire, some say an agentic swarm
Think your bugs are a pain to track? WAL-Reset took six months of hunting and development of a new logging tool to identify
Same stateful trick, now with your own infrastructure
With an eye on expanding its presence in MENA’s quick-growing music markets, Influence Media Partners has taken a stake in what’s being billed as today’s “first investment platform dedicated exclusively to Arabic music catalogs.” BlackRock-backed Influence reached out with word of the investment...
Eight years on, we're still paying to hide the future glimpsed during speculative execution
Rod Stewart is recovering after undergoing a coronary procedure, forcing him to cancel his remaining US tour dates as he takes at least four weeks off. Over the weekend, Rod Stewart was forced to cancel a performance at the last minute as he was rushed to the hospital for an emergency procedure.
Hayley Williams’ band Power Snatch has released their second project “EP2,” which they surprise-dropped on Bandcamp. “EP2” features four songs including “Machete,” “New Legs,” “Born Dead” and “Hell Is a Highway.” The group posted on Instagram to help announce the project, setting the song “Machete”...
Quebec is the latest market experiencing a steep decrease in local music content consumption, with album sales declining for the fourth year. As reports of major declines in local content pop up in major areas like Australia, new data from Luminate reveals that Quebec is the latest market...
NeMo Switchyard brings GPT-5-style model routing to the mainstream
In a broader shift toward transparency and tagging across a variety of AI platforms, Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models. As AI platforms strive for legitimacy across sectors, much of it driven by EU regulations, Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI...
The Band Perry used to have sibling “blood harmony,” but now things are just looking bloody between the sister and two brothers who used to make up country music’s foremost contemporary family band.
During this NFL offseason, Travis Kelce marked one item off his wish list: marry Taylor Swift. “It was a fun offseason, man,” Kelce told reporters on Wednesday, as he returned to the practice field ahead of his 14th season with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Exploit Wednesday's back, baby
The NFL announces the Jonas Brothers as headliners of the halftime show during the Melbourne game on September 11 (September 10 in the US) on Netflix. The 2026 NFL Melbourne Game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will feature a halftime show by the Jonas Brothers.
The other defendants are Parkwood Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing, W Chappell Music Corp. and John Holiday. Source
After weeks of controversy and speculation, music company D'Addario has admitted that AI, specifically Suno, was used as part of a recent promotional video. For nearly two weeks, the company has denied the allegations, even as evidence piled up against it.
Less than one week after announcing a series of far-reaching policy changes and safeguards, Suno has inked a global licensing agreement with BMG. The AI music platform and the Bertelsmann subsidiary disclosed their “landmark” pact in a brief release (plus a separate blog post from Suno co-founder...
Grammy-winning artist Steve Lacy announced the Oh yeah? Tour across North America in support of his third studio album, “Oh Yeah?,” which was released July 17 on RCA Records and features collaborations with SZA, Erykah Badu, and Cecile Believe.
In a shift from its traditionally close-fisted stance to IP, Disney has announced a partnership program with TikTok that will bring creator-made, short-form content to Disney+. This comes on the heels of Disney+’s Verts feed in March 2026 and an agreement earlier in the year to license over 200...
In days of yore (well, up until earlier this year) our lead for stories on financial results from Chinese streaming giant Tencent Music would focus on how many paying users it had.
When the music industry frets about a ‘streaming slowdown’ it’s usually about subscriber numbers and revenues. A report from Canadian province Québec focuses on another metric: actual streams. “In 2025, there were 31.9 billion streams on on-demand streaming platforms in Québec, up by just 3%...
Riffle is the latest startup hoping to help people make music together online. Its browser-based “multiplayer music studio” has officially launched after a three-month early-access period with 7,000 musicians.
Interesting things are afoot with live electronic music, according to Bandsintown, which has been digging into its data on how fans are following dance artists and clicking through to buy tickets.
Artist-curated (online) shops is one of the trends we’re following in 2026, having covered Etsy’s ‘Festival Shop’ with Laufey, PinkPantheress and Willow Avalon, plus its partnership with Olivia Rodrigo.
IPNation describes itself as the first investment platform dedicated exclusively to Arabic music catalogs and entertainment IP. Source
That high base was the same quarter of 2025, when Stray Kids' dominATE world tour was still on the road. Source
BMG is the first significant rightsholder to ink a licensing deal with Suno since Warner Music Group announced an alliance with the AI company nine months ago. Source
Millions of machine-generated tracks – and more than a few listener complaints – later, Spotify is officially set to begin labeling AI artist profiles. The DSP formally revealed the incoming labels and the policy particulars thereof today.
John Oliver famously lambasted Live Nation/Ticketmaster for its “chokehold” on live entertainment. Now, he’s selling tickets for his comedy tour using Ticketmaster.
Levon Helm Studios’ new leadership team claims Helm’s daughter Amy was the cause of “millions” in damages during her tenure as president of the venue. Singer-songwriter Amy Helm, daughter of musician and actor Levon Helm, is accused of causing at least $2 million in damages to Levon Helm Studios in...
Following many ticked-off customer comments – and steadfast denials on the company’s end – D’Addario has acknowledged that generative AI pumped out the music featured in a demo clip showcasing its NYXL high-density electric strings.
The Kennedy Center has been ordered to pay over $250,000 to jazz musician Chuck Redd, who canceled his appearance in protest of Trump’s takeover that began last year. A legal battle between jazz musician Chuck Redd and the Trump-led Kennedy Center has concluded in favor of the musician.
Music Reports is marking a decade since the release of Songdex Marketplace, a platform designed to simplify music licensing at scale. The Songdex name stands for more than just the world’s largest music rights registry.
Original article: https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2026/08/10/long-hair-tattoos/ The original e-mail that inspired my screed: Bob…. Long time reader and have enjoyed your postings so much but what is your thing against long hair on guys?
AEG Presents and Creativeman announced the deal on Tuesday (August 11), expanding AEG Presents' presence in Japan. Source
Suno stated in a blog post on Monday (August 10) that the download restrictions "will make it harder for bad actors to mass-export music" Source
Exceleration's distribution company Redeye Worldwide will handle global physical and digital distribution for Reach's new releases Source
Superstar’s Catalog Certified for 85.5-Million Units Country Music Icon Achieves Notable Gold, Platinum & Multi-Platinum Milestones Alan Jackson’s career music sales have reached new heights as his recorded catalog has been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for...
For five years, Spotify’s EQUAL program has helped amplify and celebrate women artists around the world. Since launching in 2021, EQUAL has supported more than 1,400 women artists across more than 40 markets through editorial programming, marketing campaigns, and cultural moments designed to help...
Koneksi antara artis dan fans yang sesungguhnya hanya dapat terbagun dengan landasan kepercayaan dan autentisitas. Dalam dunia musik, ini berarti pendengar harus bisa percaya bahwa artis di balik musik yang mereka dengarkan benar-benar sesuai dengan yang ditampilkan.
Eine echte Verbindung zwischen Künstler*innen und Fans braucht Vertrauen und Authentizität. Gerade im Zeitalter generativer KI müssen Hörer*innen darauf vertrauen können, dass die Künstler*innen hinter der Musik auch diejenigen sind, als die sie sich ausgeben.
Le lien entre un artiste et ses fans ne peut être construit que sur une base de confiance et d’authenticité. Les auditeurs doivent pouvoir savoir qui se trouve réellement derrière la musique qu’ils écoutent. Cela est plus vrai que jamais à l’ère de l’IA générative.
Una vera connessione tra artisti e fan si costruisce soltanto sulla base della fiducia e dell’autenticità. Nella musica, significa che gli ascoltatori debbano potersi fidare che l’artista dei brani che amano sia chi dice di essere. Questo è ancora più importante nell’era dell’AI generativa.
True artist-fan connection can only be built on a foundation of trust and authenticity. In music, that means listeners need to be able to trust that the artist behind the music is who they say they are. That’s more essential than ever in the age of generative AI.
Spotify will soon label AI artists and remove their music from your recommendations. The change, which will start rolling out in mid-September, means you'll see an "AI Persona" badge on an artist's profile across the app if they do "not represent a real person." The music streaming platform will...
Whether you’re into epic fantasies or juicy celebrity memoirs, getting lost in a great book is always time well spent. Now, Spotify is making it easier than ever to discover new stories and dive deeper into what you’re already listening to with three new features that let you create personalized...
Today, we have released MusicBrainz Picard 3 beta 9. This new versions brings several fixes over the last beta 7 (yes, we have skipped a beta number again), but also improvements and some new features.
Rock and roll was the other. Outsiders questioning precepts. It was anything but me-too. No one wore their hair long before the Beatles. And isn’t it interesting that today Paul & Ringo wear their hair short, and have for quite a while.
UK podcast listening is remarkably fragmented by taste: sport, comedy, true crime, news – and that fragmentation is precisely the opportunity. There isn't just one podcast audience to court ; there are several, each with its own tone, trust dynamics, and level of political engagement. Source
Blue dot fever is spreading through the music industry as Post Malone, ZAYN, Meghan Trainor, and the Pussycat Dolls cancel tours. Here's what the data reveals about fandoms, ticket sales, and why artists are rethinking how they tour in 2026.
Sadly, there hasn't been a new episode of No Dogs in Space since July of 2024. Part four of the podcast's series on Can wrapped up an abbreviated season 3, which focused on experimental rock.
Tom, we can’t see your face. | Image: Tom Vek Tom Vek burst onto the scene in 2005 with his album We Have Sound, which garnered a solid 7.6 from the tastemakers of the day over at Pitchfork.
That cover art is almost certainly AI too. | Image: Fenix Flexin It took long enough, but now LA rapper Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI for the 80s synth pop-themed song "Rubberz." His comments follow the producer Medasin's videos claiming that an AI tool called Treblo (formerly...
TL;DR: We introduce Stochastic Primal-Dual Decoding (SPDD), a lightweight inference-time method that steers... The post Balancing Multiple Objectives in Generative Recommendations with Adaptive Decoding appeared first on Spotify Engineering.
AI Developers’ Trail of Book Destruction — There is no “loophole” in copyright that permits scanning books if you destroy the original. There is a single federal district court decision that did not acknowledge the body of case law that says otherwise, including binding precedent from its own...