Plus, Banda El Recodo scores big with a cover of a 1958 classic by Antonio Aguilar.

Billboard 8m ago

Country queen and national treasure Dolly Parton may have physically left the world on Tuesday, but her indelible mark on the world and the industry will never be forgotten. And luckily, she’s not done yet. Parton has several posthumous projects to look forward to, one of which is a secret song.

Variety 24m ago

Lawyers say the pop star and actress “should never have been dragged into” a legal fight over the mental health startup.

Billboard 58m ago

At the rap star's murder-for-hire trial, his defense lawyer Brian Steel called him a poet who paints "pictures with words"

Rolling Stone 1h ago

The pair made six albums in three years and have three Grammy nominations (and one win) to show for it.

Billboard 1h ago

Morgan’s biggest hit was 1954's “That’s All I Want From You.”

Billboard 1h ago

Parke’s first licensed collegiate collection with ’47 features 10 schools, including alma maters of music legends like Madonna, Lou Reed & Lionel Richie.

Billboard 2h ago

Beyoncé has announced that she will make a personal donation of $1 million to support relief efforts in Colombia following the country’s recent earthquake.

Variety 2h ago

"Something I didn't expect to come my way, and ultimately an opportunity I knew I couldn't pass up," Aly writes of & Juliet casting.

Billboard 2h ago

She scored more top 40-charted sets in the 2020s than in any other decade.

Billboard 2h ago

The Kehlani World Tour will pick back up in Richmond, Virginia, on Aug. 29.

Billboard 2h ago

"The heartbreaking thing would be if [the album] went by without any sort of cultural impact," the Australian pop singer said.

Billboard 3h ago

Faster than Blackwell, but still no replacement for AMD or Nvidia ... yet

The Register 3h ago

The icon first reached a dance ranking in 1978 and led in 2019 with her Galantis collaboration “Faith.”

Billboard 3h ago

K8s 1.37 also unsticks a Metrics API that has been lodged in beta status for nine years

The Register 3h ago

Dolly Parton’s music has significantly surged on Spotify following her death on Tuesday, with total streams increasing over 1,260% globally and 2,320% in the United States compared to the prior seven-day daily average.

Variety 4h ago

Database from legal advocacy group details growing unease with warrantless panopticon

The Register 4h ago

The inimitable, irreplaceable Dolly Parton died Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80. The country legend and cultural icon was perhaps our last universally beloved celebrity, bridging the widening political and social divide in America.

Variety 4h ago

Jaye P. Morgan, a singer, actress and frequent game show panelist in the 1970s, died Monday in Washington. Her family announced her death and said she resided in Castle Rock, Washington.

Variety 5h ago

'These are test runs for a larger-scale attack'

The Register 5h ago

How do we count the ways in which we will always love her — do we go from 9 to 5,000? Here’s a compromise: We’ve selected 30 of Dolly Parton’s greatest songs, from among hundreds. This task is taken on knowing that among the omissions will be cuts that are most meaningful to different fans […]

Variety 5h ago

Another outage puts last week's promises to an early test

The Register 5h ago

Luminate says its CONNECT platform "can now flag AI-generated songs and artists worldwide." Source

Music Business Worldwide 6h ago

See a trailer for Queen Budapest, filmed in 1986, which will open in cinemas this fall

Rolling Stone 6h ago

South Korea remains a top-10 global recorded music market and a world leader in superfan monetization. In our latest Country Profile, we dive into the latest numbers, market insights and marketing strategies for artists trying to break into the market. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 6h ago

There’s been a lot of noise around Zara Larsson this week. First, she started posting daily dance videos to her song “Midnight Sun” with the caption “Day X of doing the midnight […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

Experiential marketing has been a major trend in music marketing over the last 1–2 years. It seems like artists and their teams need to be ever more creative when it comes to announcing and marketing upcoming releases.

Music Ally 7h ago

X, formerly Twitter, is certainly not as important for artist campaigns as it once was, though as Andre Benz, co-founder and CEO of broke Records, shared at Music Ally NEXT this year - it’s an important platform for creating conversation around an artist. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

Upgrade the portable, give its old mainboard another job

The Register 7h ago

The beta is starting with approximately 200 US-based Artist Pro creators who have Fan Support enabled. Source

Music Business Worldwide 7h ago

Job Description: UK Project Manager (Maternity Cover) The Company Stones Throw Records is an independent record label founded in 1996 by DJ Peanut Butter Wolf with offices in Los Angeles […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

Miley Cyrus has paid tribute to her godmother, the late country music legend Dolly Parton, in an emotional message posted to Instagram. “The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share.

Variety 7h ago

Zuckercorp ties $5.3B of its payout to rivals playing along

The Register 7h ago

I am sitting on a couch in a hotel suite in midtown Manhattan. I have two tape recorders on the coffee table ready to document my interview with one of my idols. I hear someone whistling from behind French doors. It’s not just any person whose whistle I hear. It’s Dolly Parton and she is […]

Variety 8h ago

Rising costs of new kit due to soaring memory prices likely to feed into cloud service bills

The Register 8h ago

The docuseries, which was directed by and co-stars Rick Rubin, will premiere in September

Rolling Stone 8h ago

After announcing the documentary series in June, HBO has revealed the release schedule for “Jay-Z in 8,” which will feature the rapper sitting down with music producer and record executive Rick Rubin to discuss the lyrics and ideas for songs across eight episodes.

Variety 8h ago

In fact, let’s not get ahead of ourselves: UK-based startup Fanfare is also launching itself next week, on 1 September. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 8h ago

This year marks the fifth anniversary of Spotify’s EQUAL, our flagship program dedicated to amplifying women in music through editorial programming, marketing campaigns, and cultural activations.

Spotify 8h ago

Introduction Greetings, everyone! I am Garv Thakre (@garvthakre:matrix.org on Matrix), an Agentic-AI FullStack Developer . This summer, I had the opportunity to participate in Google Summer of Code 2026 with MetaBrainz, where I worked on the internationalization (i18n) for BookBrainz.

MetaBrainz Blog 8h ago

No timeline to restore IT systems as probe remains ongoing

The Register 8h ago

Music-industry awards shows getting out of London isn’t just a Brit Awards thing. Charity Youth Music is also escaping the UK capital in 2026. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 9h ago

One AI and two trained eyes delved into the heavily padded leaks

The Register 9h ago

SPONSORED FEATURE: How do you plan for AI and virtualization when the clock is ticking this loudly?

The Register 9h ago

Meta may soon be forced to change its platforms, which will hold consequences for social media’s future. As of August 2026, a coalition of 29 US states is going to court with Meta in California, alleging a breach of several consumer protection statutes. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 9h ago

The “Songwriting Work Tape” version of the classic single was recorded at Lennon’s house and will be included on the upcoming special edition of Rubber Soul

Rolling Stone 9h ago

Mallory Rubin knows her career is unique. “Sometimes I describe my job to people and they’re like, ‘Wait, you get to just talk about Game of Thrones and football for a living? Like, what?’” she said recently, laughing.

Spotify 9h ago

Users have a little more time to migrate from Azure storage to OneDrive

The Register 9h ago

SoundCloud, one of the most prominent streaming services, is testing a feature to help artists sell music downloads to fans. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 10h ago

Nile Rodgers & Chic will headline the 20th annual gala for DKMS, a top non-profit organization fighting blood cancer and blood disorders. The black-tie event at will take place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on Thursday, October 15th.

Variety 10h ago

Reported increases on Individual plans run from around 10% to 15% in markets across Europe and in Singapore. Source

Music Business Worldwide 10h ago

The updated ARIA Charts Code of Practice takes effect from the chart dated August 31, which is published on August 28. Source

Music Business Worldwide 10h ago

Gabe Simon, the writer and producer most famous for his work on Noah Kahan's two monster albums, talks big breakthroughs, getting inspired, putting family first, coping with success and why AI isn't for him Source

Music Business Worldwide 10h ago

Her publicist, Marcel Pariseau, said Parton died at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville "after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer." Source

Music Business Worldwide 10h ago

Cloud giant expresses love for DuckDB by buying its main support and development company

The Register 11h ago

AI and robots are advancing faster than you think, and we're not prepared for a world where the majority may be out of work

The Register 11h ago

Stability AI may be raising big funding from the biggest music companies, but one of its rivals in the label-approved AI-music sector is rolling out new features this week. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 11h ago

Streaming service Audiomack has rolled out an inventive feature for its African listeners: Night Plan. It’s all about cutting their mobile-data costs. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 11h ago

The three major labels are no longer merely licensing AI startups: they’re also investing in them. Witness Stability AI’s announcement yesterday of a $76m Series B funding round from investors including UMG, Sony Music and WMG – as well as gaming giant Electronic Arts. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 12h ago

Trade publication Billboard and research firm Luminate are longstanding partners, particularly around the former’s US charts. They also both made AI-music-related announcements yesterday. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 12h ago

Cease and desist letters from firm headed by free speech absolutist

The Register 12h ago

Plans to break ground in 2027, produce its own propellant, and power a 'self-sustaining' spaceport. All before Starship ships v1.0 to orbit

The Register 13h ago

Reform UK's leader proposes 'light-touch' alternative, although rival politicians say plans are sparsely detailed and inconsistent with reality

The Register 13h ago

Tesco produce not found? But beware the forbidden scales...

The Register 14h ago

Eight-way ballot on AI code puts the distro's fractious democracy through its paces

The Register 15h ago

French SI still crying foul over shared services contract, alleges bid was 42% under DWP's own cost model

The Register 16h ago

Parton’s 1980 hit song was co-written by Kesha’s mom, Pebe Sebert

Rolling Stone 16h ago

The musician performed the hit song during his concert in London to pay tribute to the country star following her death on Tuesday

Rolling Stone 17h ago

The musician shared his thoughts on the late singer while guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Rolling Stone 17h ago

It's still accurate and neutral overall, but with a little bit of an extra fun kick that made it perfect for fun home music listening and gaming.

Medium 18h ago

1 What you’ve got to know is she WROTE those songs! So it’s October 1973. I’m driving with the top down on my 1963 Chevy Impala trying to get something on the radio. This was before cassette decks. Sure, you could buy an aftermarket 8-track, but they sat under the dash and were notorious for […]

Lefsetz Letter 22h ago

The pop star posted several Instagram images from the set of the 'Please Please Please' music video, which they shot together in 2025

Rolling Stone 23h ago

“My mentor is gone,” wrote Twain in her tribute alongside footage of their duet on The Oprah Winfrey Show

Rolling Stone 1d ago

The rapper posted a message the country star wrote him after he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Rolling Stone 1d ago

The latest 'Tim's Take' from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

The three major music companies have all just banked equity in Stability AI – by joining a USD $76 million Series B investment into the gen-AI company. Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, and Warner Music Group join a Series B investor coalition that also includes gaming giant Electronic Arts,...

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

“Enough with improving ourselves! And listening to stuff about how we’re supposed to get better, and better, and better,” Amy Poehler joked on an early episode of her podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler.

Spotify 1d ago

TikTok is signing AI-music creators now? The story of Gina Jones, SoundOn and Gina’s Pet Bangers is. morenuanced than that. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Data centers have crossed from local land-use controversy into the 2026 campaign ad war. Candidates in Texas, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan are weaponizing data-center development, while calls for statewide moratoriums are becoming bipartisan.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 1d ago

Finding out your favorite new artist is playing a concert just a few miles away. Mastering the lyrics to a song you’ve had on repeat. Digging into the credits and realizing the same songwriter is behind three of your favorite tracks. These are the moments that turn casual listening into true...

Spotify 1d ago

Popular Tennessee music festival Bonnaroo is taking a year off in 2027, with a statement making it clear that extreme weather over the past couple of editions is the reason. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Sony Music has launched the latest lawsuit accusing brands of using recordings in their social-media posts without the necessary licences. And in this case, it’s suing a major brandowner: The Kroger Co. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

We may never get to season two, I could barely get Felice to finish season one, that’s how intense, gritty and realistic this prison drama is. I mean I’m watching it thinking this is the best prison show I’ve ever seen. I mean there’ve been tons of movies and I did enjoy “Oz,” but plot […]

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

This is why the streamers’ lunch is being eaten by YouTube. So it’s Friday night, I’ve had a busy week, not that I’m complaining, and I come home from an evening hike to finish my favorite new show, “Furious.” There are two episodes left and just enough time to watch them. BUT THEY’RE UNAVAILABLE!

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

Unfortunately some legitimate services got caught up in our recent attempts to mitigate (yet another) bot-net attack on ListenBrainz. You may find that a service you use is now being blocked, including Navidrome.

MetaBrainz Blog 2d ago

Round Hill says statutory damages could approach or exceed $1 billion in each case, and intends to take both Suno and Anthropic to trial. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

The complaint states that Kroger disclosed advertising costs of approximately $1.18 billion in 2025. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

The post How Summer’s Biggest Moments Shaped Listening Trends on Spotify appeared first on Spotify.

Spotify 2d ago

Helloo Everyone!My name is Yateen, a final year cse student at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. My matrix username is (@yateen) and GitHub. I started open source at the beginning of this year. I was selected as a GSoC contributor and worked on the Playlists Sorting and Organization project.

MetaBrainz Blog 2d ago

Madonna's Spotify listeners jumped 33% this year, and TikTok can't stop using 'Like a Prayer.' The twist: most of her audience wasn't alive for the original run. Here's what the data reveals about her surprising Gen Z resurgence.

How Music Charts 2d ago

Hi everyone, I’m Nirvan Jain (nirvan_jain on IRC, nirvan73 on GitHub), I’m currently a pre-final year student at IIIT Jabalpur. This summer I was offered this opportunity to work with MetaBrainz through Google Summer of Code on migrating the ListenBrainz android app to Kotlin Multiplatform and...

MetaBrainz Blog 2d ago

Hello Everyone! I’m Junaid (fettuccinae), an undergraduate Computer Science student at MGIT in India. This summer, I returned to MetaBrainz for my second GSoC project, where I worked on modernizing the MusicBrainz search under the mentorship of @kartikohri13 and @bitmap.

MetaBrainz Blog 3d ago

So pretty. | Screenshot: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge I remember having a Spirograph as a kid and being obsessed with it. Its geometric patterns are hypnotic and gorgeous. I also love generative music composition. So bringing those two things together in a browser tab, I'm hooked.

The Verge 4d ago

Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out online With more than 800 million people subscribing to a music streaming service, wireless speakers have become a familiar sight in homes.

The Guardian 4d ago

All the focus is on streaming numbers when it should be on how many tickets you can sell. Pop music is a highly-promoted arena based on a single song, which may stream prodigiously, but that does not mean the act has any fans. Fans are made live. That’s where the bond is sealed. For nearly […]

Lefsetz Letter 5d ago

Data center opposition enters a national political phase as ratepayer costs, transmission lines, moratoriums, polling, and electoral pressure reshape America’s AI infrastructure debate.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 6d ago

Suno is introducing deliberate friction to pump the brakes on the AI-powered superabundance it helped create. By implementing download caps (per Variety ), the company is putting guardrails around how much music users can output. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 6d ago

It’s loud, brash, and unlike anything else. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge Is Amp Crash a guitar amp or a guitar pedal? Yes. Death By Audio's latest is, in fact, both. While it's in a guitar pedal enclosure, Amp Crash is actually a tiny 3-watt amp hooked up to a 2-inch speaker.

The Verge 6d ago

The artist, in a moment of quiet contemplation. | Photo by Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge The pianist sits before her instrument. She carefully extends a front paw, pressing gingerly on a key. She presses again, and again.

The Verge 6d ago

On this week’s episode, Tour managers and artist teams: see why logistics without leadership burns an artist’s budget, with FOH engineer Ryan Goldbacher.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 6d ago

Helienne Lindvall, David Lowery, and Blake Morgan ask a fundamental Phonorecords V question: when a private settlement becomes an industry-wide statutory rate, what record allows the Copyright Royalty Judges to independently determine that the bargain remains reasonable?

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 6d ago