Club Confessions and Extra Innings will go down as landmark moments for an iconic NYC summer.

Billboard 8m ago

Samsung has launched a strategic collaboration with Amazon Music to bring the app to the Galaxy Store and pre-install it on millions of Samsung devices.

Digital Music News 20m ago

Lily Allen trades her arena shows for smaller venues across most of the dates of the upcoming U.S. leg of her West End Girl Tour. Due to somewhat soft demand, Lily Allen is turning most of the arena dates on the U.S. leg of her West End Girl Tour into smaller engagements, the singer announced […]

Digital Music News 27m ago

R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year sentence, according to court records made public this week by the Office of the Pardon Attorney.

Variety 40m ago

The Grammy-winning singer's sophomore album arrives on July 24.

Billboard 40m ago

In the spirit of the 2026 soccer tournament, here’s a roundup of the best World Cup-related songs.

Billboard 49m ago

The movie hits theaters worldwide on Aug. 12 for a limited time, and features a few clips of member Manon who remains on hiatus

Rolling Stone 59m ago

The London event this year was eventually canceled.

Billboard 1h ago

The rapper reportedly paid a team of lobbyists to secure a presidential pardon over a handgun charge. He’s now asking for a refund

Rolling Stone 1h ago

Suno has long acknowledged that its AI music generator relied on the scraping of millions of songs available across the internet, but a new hack reveals just how the company pulled from streaming services and websites such as YouTube Music, Deezer and Genius to power its product — all while user...

Variety 1h ago

Meta Healy, more like ...

Rolling Stone 1h ago

Here's the full list of nominees in the two contemporary categories.

Billboard 1h ago

He will lead the Believe-owned distributor’s growth strategy, artist roster and partnerships in the market. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1h ago

The Jamaican-born star is Billboard's Caribbean Up-And-Comer of the Month for July.

Billboard 1h ago

A new copyright lawsuit claims the two early aughts hip-hop tracks infringe a 1980 funk song.

Billboard 1h ago

The 2026 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards will be held Oct. 22 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Billboard 1h ago

Death-metal and grindcore greats played a career-spanning set in only 20 minutes

Rolling Stone 1h ago

The ceremony's previously announced lineup includes Jennifer Hudson delivering the national anthem, and more stars.

Billboard 1h ago

The fan-favorite weekend blowout will take place from Nov. 13-15 at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

Billboard 1h ago

Investment bank cites messy customer data and a product that 'just isn't there'; Salesforce counters by saying it the fastest-growing product in its history

The Register 2h ago

Linux supremo says contributors opposed to AI use can 'just walk away'

The Register 2h ago

Lightspeed was the lead investor in AI music generator Suno's $125 million Series B round in 2024. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

Report finds regional differences, especially outside the EEA, but it's still a dark tale claiming user manipulation

The Register 2h ago

The Australian government has announced plans to develop a comprehensive artificial intelligence regulatory framework featuring training-related protections for artists and others.

Digital Music News 2h ago

A cover of George Michael and Aretha Franklin’s “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” features Cynthia Erivo, and is out now

Rolling Stone 2h ago

Wright will lead the company’s London-based music team alongside long-standing UK Co-Head Neil Warnock. Source

Music Business Worldwide 3h ago

Soho theatre, London Josh Radnor is a music executive whose life is upended by his wayward brother, in a play about masculinity, creativity, appropriation and trauma On paper, writer Jonathan Caren’s Hit Machine has all the makings of a chart-topping smash.

The Guardian 3h ago

Three bugs are under active attack, and two more critical holes could add to the pain

The Register 3h ago

If a track is judged harmful and its creator is under 19, the distributor must block it from release, according to The Korea Times. Source

Music Business Worldwide 4h ago

Platform launches with a set of features that the companies say are aimed at deepening fans' connection to Avicii's music Source

Music Business Worldwide 4h ago

“I Want Your Love” shows Bowie playing to the era, which included sessions with Jimmy Page and Nicky Hopkins

Rolling Stone 4h ago

The deal gives Singapore-based BandLab a third music-making platform alongside BandLab and Cakewalk. Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

Following the ongoing “Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert,” Paramount has set a similar tour pegged to the 15th anniversary of “The Legend of Korra.” Produced in partnership with GEA Live and Senbla, “The Legend of Korra In Concert” will begin in January with two concurrent legs, touring across...

Variety 5h ago

The bill requires full price transparency, forces anyone advertising 50 or more tickets a year for resale to register with the District. Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

Mega hardware vendor reports problems - but Windows maker isn't yet naming affected models

The Register 5h ago

Dave Kendall, creator and former host of MTV’s “120 Minutes,” has died, according to a post from his friend and latter-day host of the show, Matt Pinfield. No cause of death or age were cited, although he was likely in his sixties.

Variety 5h ago

'Do as we fund, not as we do' sends 'very poor reputational signal' says damning report

The Register 6h ago

The LP is a follow-up to the musician’s Grammy-winning effort Hyperspace

Rolling Stone 6h ago

C.R.E.A.M, which launched in 2016, says it has more than seven million subscribers across Nigeria. Source

Music Business Worldwide 6h ago

Suno is hiring for a Director of Accounting tasked with building 'toward the controls and rigor required for IPO readiness.' Source

Music Business Worldwide 6h ago

At Spotify, we want to create an experience that makes time spent with us feel personal and fun for users of all ages. That’s why we’re excited to announce that managed accounts are expanding again to now allow families on any plan—free or Premium—in the U.S., U.K., Australia, France, Germany, and...

Spotify 6h ago

Experts say it’s a useful post-compromise tool, for those with the brain cells required to put it together

The Register 6h ago

Given everything going on around AI right now, it’s hardly a neck-sticking-out prediction to say that conversation is going to be the next big leap for the way people use music services. Spotify’s latest announcement offers more evidence.

Music Ally 6h ago

We’re entering an era where the biggest, sold-outest festivals use livestreams as a core part of their strategy to reach larger audiences online, and build their brands globally. Two announcements yesterday continue the trend.

Music Ally 6h ago

British rock veterans Iron Maiden have become the latest artist to strike a wide-ranging rights deal with Swedish company Pophouse, joining Kiss, Cyndi Lauper, Swedish House Mafia and the late Tina Turner and Avicii in its portfolio.

Music Ally 6h ago

We last wrote about royalty-management startup Mogul in February when it raised a $5m funding round. Now it has become the latest company to launch a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to play nicely with AI assistants.

Music Ally 6h ago

Welcome to the, ahem, ‘Tok parade. Emo veterans My Chemical Romance have bitten the bullet and joined TikTok with an official account, which already has more than 425,000 followers a couple of days after it went live.

Music Ally 6h ago

Ex-staffer accuses Amazon's Virginia datacenters of quietly guzzling H20 all year round, despite 'water positive' PR push

The Register 6h ago

Album marketing rollouts are moving to centre stage as a growing number of artists and labels incorporate interactive experiences into their digital album promotions. For example, with Olivia Rodrigo’s recent release you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love , TikTok launched an in-app experience...

MIDiA Research Blog 7h ago

Research firm Omdia has published its latest predictions for the growth of the global recorded-music market.

Music Ally 7h ago

Miniaturization means a professional's touch is needed

The Register 8h ago

Brisbane-headquartered GYRO.Group's portfolio spans distribution, marketing, publishing, and sync. Source

Music Business Worldwide 8h ago

Too Lost has announced a partnership with GYRO.Group, a Brisbane-based company widely regarded as Australia’s largest independent music distribution and artist services provider.

Digital Music News 8h ago

New Debian versions hit FOSSland in the form of 13.6 and 12.15

The Register 8h ago

Truce over maintenance fees is a bargaining chip for ECC holdouts – just don't expect a stampede to third-party support

The Register 9h ago

The Amplify Music Incubator (AMI) has launched AMI South, for talents from the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 9h ago

This elevator is headed for floor Bork

The Register 10h ago

Ex-contributor claims he wasn't a rogue admin, hadn't left the project, and never intended to harm the distro

The Register 10h ago

'We don't serve their kind here' protects today's publishers, but won't help rebels destroy the monetization Death Stars built by Google and Meta

The Register 11h ago

Gartner thinks we’re headed to a hybrid AI model where you offload stuff to the desktop whenever possible

The Register 12h ago

Tender calls for providers to power free service with local LLMs, government to supply some GPUs

The Register 14h ago

Singer-songwriter’s third album, Lost Weekend, arrives next month

Rolling Stone 14h ago

PM frames sweeping new regulations as the equivalent of labour movement touchstones like winning a minimum wage

The Register 15h ago

Jagger revealed why he heeded the Beatles member’s advice

Rolling Stone 16h ago

Anthropic is currently embroiled in multiple lawsuits against major music publishers, with billions of dollars at stake. But according to legal filings shared with Digital Music News, the Claude creator is also locking horns ‘mano-a-mano’ with Gang Tyre attorney Donald Passman, author of the music...

Digital Music News 17h ago

The Justice Department has officially published its proposed Live Nation settlement for comment, and NIVA is urging the public to speak out about how the promoter and its Ticketmaster subsidiary “have made for a terrible live experience for them.” The DOJ-Live Nation agreement was just recently...

Digital Music News 18h ago

The artist released his last rock album in 1993

Rolling Stone 18h ago

As VMware itself warns of critical flaw in its load balancer

The Register 19h ago

Washington DC passes a robust consumer protection law for concert fans in the form of the RESALE Act, which establishes a 10% price cap for resellers. Independent Concert Promotion (IMP) joins the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and the Fix the Tix Coalition in applauding the D.C.

Digital Music News 19h ago

The growing national opposition to hyperscale AI data centers encompasses various groups united by concerns over local control, transparency, and the impact on resources, leading to significant political mobilization.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 19h ago

Bangkok police have arrested five individuals in connection with an alleged BTS concert ticket scam ring, ranging in age from 18 to 27. Police in Thailand have arrested five suspects in connection with an alleged BTS concert ticket scam ring, which is accused of defrauding over a hundred BTS fans...

Digital Music News 19h ago

Developers worry encrypted MultiAgentV2 messages will make debugging and auditing harder

The Register 20h ago

LANDR is moving its Fair Trade AI program into a new phase, introducing an upfront payment program and an expanded revenue model that directly compensates independent artists for AI training use. The initiative now includes more than 30,000 artists.

Digital Music News 20h ago

The UK government has unveiled its “Turn It Up” music industry support (and reform) plan, including fresh funding, “stable, pro-growth regulatory framework” commitments, music education initiatives, and more.

Digital Music News 20h ago

It knocked the sh*t out of me. Literally. As you might remember, after taking the steroid dosepak, I was supposed to return to UCLA hospital for a follow-up cystoscopy three months later. Today was the day. I haven’t pissed blood since.

Lefsetz Letter 21h ago

Pophouse Entertainment has scored a high-profile catalog partnership with Iron Maiden, acquiring a stake in the group’s publishing, masters, and all-important name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights.

Digital Music News 21h ago

Lily Allen’s “West End Girl” tour was one of the year’s most acclaimed pop outings when it played U.S. theaters earlier this year, but there was some question about whether the intimate and highly theatrical one-woman show would translate to huge venues, when the British singer booked a tour...

Variety 22h ago

Remember when last month's 206 CVEs seemed eye-watering? Yeah, those were the days

The Register 22h ago

Nicki Minaj faces yet another legal battle over her unpaid debts—this time from a law firm that claims the rapper is ghosting them over the $230,000 she owes them.

Digital Music News 23h ago

With most of their claims tossed out, Fuerza Regida still retains a crucial bid to declare obligations to their label expired under California’s seven-year rule. Their claims for unfair competition, unjust enrichment, and statutory damages were tossed out.

Digital Music News 23h ago

Hundreds of fans who didn’t have tickets tried to force their way into Jay-Z’s last show at Yankee Stadium, forcing a several-hour delay on Sunday. After thousands of fans were left waiting outside Yankee Stadium for hours before Jay-Z’s third and final anniversary show on Sunday, the rapper took...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Adam Friedland will gladly admit that he doesn’t quite have the résumé of your typical sports commentator. Or, as he puts it, “I have absolutely no qualifications whatsoever.” But as fans of the host of The Adam Friedland Show know, the comedian is a longtime sports fan, and well-versed in the...

Spotify 1d ago

This is what the “Talk to Spotify” chatbox (left) looks like on the homepage. | Image: Spotify Spotify is experimenting with a new AI feature that allows Premium subscribers to play and explore music, audiobooks, and podcasts by having conversations with a chatbot.

The Verge 1d ago

Grammy-nominated artists Tate McRae and Sombr, along with actors Tyriq Withers and Malachi Barton, will be honored at Variety’s 2026 Power of Young Hollywood presented by Disney+, on Aug. 5 in Los Angeles.

Variety 1d ago

The FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show keeps getting bigger. Variety has exclusively learned that the event will now also include members of the New York Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, who will jointly perform a tribute to Venezuela in the wake of its recent...

Variety 1d ago

Listen closely: In community halls, youth clubs, and local studios across the U.K., the future of music is taking shape. These are the spaces where young creators find their voice, hone their craft, and build the foundation for a life of creativity.

Spotify 1d ago

Spotify is rolling out a new AI-powered conversational feature that lets Premium subscribers chat with the app to discover music, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

TechCrunch 1d ago

We spoke to Milo Pacheco, general manager and head of marketing at S-Curve Records, about how the label has approached developing Avery Cochrane and marketing its first release with the artist.

Music Ally 1d ago

Spotify has always been built around your taste. Now, we’re making it easier to shape what you hear, understand what’s playing, and explore your listening—just by asking. Eligible Premium users will see new ways to talk to Spotify across Home and the Now Playing view on mobile.

Spotify 1d ago

Pophouse Entertainment, the investment firm co-founded by ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, has announced a partnership with legendary British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, acquiring a stake in the publishing and master music rights, and the name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights.

Variety 1d ago

It’s fair to say that the critical response to Michael Jackson biopic ‘Michael’ was… mixed. But the bums-on-seats response from fans in cinemas has surpassed all expectations.

Music Ally 1d ago

There are arguments afoot in South Korea this week due to a proposed amendment to the country’s Music Industry Promotion Act by the ruling party.

Music Ally 1d ago

Heritage Live was a well-established series of music festivals in the UK held on historical country estates, with this year’s lineups including Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, Lionel Richie, Scissor Sisters, The Streets and Richard Ashcroft.

Music Ally 1d ago

‘Get Blue’ is a campaign run by Water·org to expand access to safe water around the world. Now it’s getting an additional splash of support from Amazon Music.

Music Ally 1d ago

We reported last month on plans for a TikTok ‘House of Confessions’ livestream on 2 July to celebrate Madonna’s new album. Now we know how many fans tuned in.

Music Ally 1d ago

We’ve heard plenty of chat in recent weeks about how paid promo on TikTok and Instagram is Just What You Have To Do To Cut Through when it comes to marketing artists.

Music Ally 1d ago

Our coverage of social-media bans for under-13s – and the impact it might have for the music industry – continues with strong hints that the European Commission may soon announce its own plans along those lines.

Music Ally 1d ago

In the musical version of A Walk on the Moon, she has increased the awareness of antisemitism in the 1969 setting, not as a lecture, but as part of ...

Medium 1d ago

StubHub’s CEO is also the managing partner of a ticket broker that has made millions on the platform. To consumers, that revelation spells fraud. After reports on Friday that StubHub CEO Eric Baker has an ownership stake in ticket broker Andro Capital—which has made millions of dollars listing...

Digital Music News 1d ago

The trade association representing music streamers issued a response to the recorded music industry’s announcement of a new AI labeling program. Trade organization Digital Media Association (DIMA), which represents music streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon, Qobuz, Feed.fm,...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Warner Music Group (WMG) is officially looking to toss the breach of contract lawsuit filed against it by the AFM, maintaining, among other things, that the agreement at the case’s center “does not cover AI licenses.” WMG recently shed light on its dismissal arguments when requesting a related...

Digital Music News 1d ago

After years of back-and-forth litigation, a federal judge has officially ruled on dueling summary judgment motions – and dismissed one complaint altogether – in the ugly Epidemic Sound v. Meta showdown.

Digital Music News 1d ago

https://shorturl.at/F1xh8 I don’t want the Ellisons and Bari Weiss in charge of CNN, I don’t want Zaslav to get three-quarters of a billion in payment, but that does not mean this merger should be stopped.

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Meta pulls its controversial Instagram AI image tool, which automatically opted in photos from all public accounts, just days after its launch. Following intense backlash over privacy concerns, Meta has already pulled the plug on its new Instagram AI image feature, less than a week after launching...

Digital Music News 1d ago

TikTok and iHeartRadio set a new viewing record for the biggest TikTok Live on July 2, with over 2.16 million unique viewers tuning in for Madonna. Madonna’s iHeartRadio and TikTok Live received over 5.75 million likes and 139,000 comments, setting a record for the biggest TikTok Live artist event...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Tye Blue, director and co-creator of the Tony-nominated “Titaníque,” has joined the creative team of “The Pyramid: An Unauthorized ‘Dance Moms’ Musical”, a new parody written by longtime “Dance Moms” fans James Stryska, Isabel Grace, Erica Molfetto and Molly Russo.

Variety 2d ago

She’s a rainbow. Allison Russell might strike you as an alluring riot of colors even if she wasn’t already fond of that signature image, whether she’s naming her band the Rainbow Coalition or releasing the song “Rainbows” as the first track from her new record, “In the Hour of Chaos.” In this, her...

Variety 2d ago

The Copyright Royalty Judges have initiated a public comment period for the proposed Phonorecords V settlement, due August 10, 2026, extending existing regulations in a new freeze.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 2d ago

The primary objective of fair use is not to confer a private benefit on those who copy the works of others, but to promote the progress of science and useful arts.1Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S.

Copyhype 2d ago

Today you’re selling streams, not physical product, and they’re doing a piss-poor job of it. There are two issues in today’s music business: attention and friction.

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

Lorde performing at the 2026 Governors Ball. | Photo: Siegfried Anthony/Billboard via Getty Images Lorde was performing at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday and took some time during her set to speak out against AI glasses.

The Verge 2d ago

Matmos are an incredibly accomplished duo between their own solo records like the masterpiece A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure and production classic Björk records like Vespertine. But Drew Daniel, one half of Matmos, is fiendishly prolific.

The Verge 2d ago

More mint green synths, please. | Image: Nopia After setting the music gear corner of the internet on fire back in 2023 with the first glimpse at the Nopia, creators Martin Grieco and Rocío Gal are almost ready to bring it to market.

The Verge 3d ago

If you're a music maker of a certain age, then you probably once dabbled with a pirated copy of a little app called Fruity Loops. These days it's called FL Studio, and Constantin Koehncke, is the man responsible for shepherding the pioneering digital audio workstation (DAW) through the modern age.

The Verge 4d ago

Tune in July 11th to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz

Lefsetz Letter 4d ago

Spotify is giving listeners control to fine-tune what gets surfaced for them in Release Radar - one of its most popular weekly playlists. The new options allow you to narrow the playlist to a specific genre, focus on artists that are new to you, and more.

The Verge 5d ago

Hyperpop may be taking on a new form. Artists like Slayyyter, Kim Petras, and Tiffany Day are finding success by embracing electropop and the data suggests a new era is underway.

How Music Charts 5d ago

New York Times-led group asks court to sanction OpenAI in US copyright dispute — In litigation originally filed in 2023 alleging the AI developer infringed copyright in news publishers’ works when it trained its Large Language Models, the group of newspapers this week asked the court to impose...

Copyhype 5d ago

Discovery has always been a core part of the Spotify experience. Whether you’re diving into curated editorial playlists like Artists To Watch or using personalization features like DJ, there’s always something new to explore.

Spotify 5d ago

Broad Support from IFPI, RIAA, A2IM, WIN, IMPALA, The Grammys,SAG-AFTRA & Human Artistry Campaign Track-Level Labels to Provide Transparency for Fans AcrossDigital Music Services and Partners NOTE: Suggested Icons for “AI-Generated” and “AI-Assisted” Labels WASHINGTON / NEW YORK / LONDON (July 10,...

RIAA 5d ago

Gender inequity in creative industries is often treated as a series of one-off incidents – individual acts of bias, isolated pay gaps, or a singular unsafe workspace. This fragmented view is, itself, part of the problem. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 5d ago

Gigs by Gallagher brothers, Coldplay, Lana Del Rey and Beyonce gives £11bn boost to the economy Big name artists including Oasis with their highly anticipated reunion tour, Coldplay and Beyoncé helped to attract a record number of fans to travel to watch live music last year, helped by a surge in...

The Guardian 5d ago

Javascript, like most modern programming languages, allows you to use regular expressions to parse values out of formatted strings. Here, for example, is a fairly nice regexp template to get the interesting stuff out of an Apache web-log line. /^(?.+?) - - \[(?..)\/(?...)\/(?....):(?.+?) -0400\]...

furia log 6d ago

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The Digital Edge 6d ago

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The Digital Edge 6d ago

Gopher can’t play the piano for you, but it can bury it in the mix. | Image: Image Line Last year, Image Line introduced Gopher for FL Studio, an AI chatbot that was basically a glorified instruction manual. You asked it how to do something, and it would serve up the relevant instructions.

The Verge 6d ago

AI is a black swan event for music, intertwining the futures of the creator economy and the music industry. The number of gen AI music monthly active users (MAUs) nearly tripled between 2023 and 2025, adding nearly nine times as many users as the global base of musicians over the same period. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 6d ago