Sales from EU HQ'd vendor rocket in two years. The Trump affect? Yes but NIS2 and DORA are factors too
Picard 3.0.5 is a maintenance release for the recently released Picard 3.0 with fixes for reported issues. This release fixes issues with saving the order of cover art providers, manually set artwork for multiple files not being saved, a potential crash when logging out of your MusicBrainz account...
UK staff get their say while a separate union-busting dispute heads towards its conclusion
If you haven’t been following Openstage’s evolution closely, you might think it’s mainly a ticketing thing. The post is from Music Ally.
We love this, but suspect this is the Marmite of GNOME extensions
J Balvin, Feid, Trueno, The Sugar Hill Gang, and more artists celebrated the pioneering reggaetón star at the intimate event in Las Vegas.
You could check out more than your room
Winners included Vika & Linda, Swapmeet and Ninajirachi.
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The new documentary traces the Australian rockers on their journey from underdog status in the sweaty metal scene to the stage-and-charts juggernauts they are today.
Hyperscale meets micro-computing by offering APIs to test your apps
The Coachella 2027 lineup has been announced, with Dua Lipa, Tame Impala, and SZA headlining Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on both weekends in April. Coachella returns to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, for two weekends set for April 9-11 and April 16-18, 2027, with Dua Lipa, Tame Impala,...
The third-party subpoena disputes aren’t finished in UMG v. Suno: Now, Nvidia is firing back against the non-Warner majors’ demand for information about its investment in the AI music platform, said platform’s possible impact on the industry, and more.
iHeartMedia denies reports that the company is trying to sell its podcast unit, following its share price declining by 65% within the last week. On Wednesday, iHeartMedia quickly denied the rumors that the company is considering the sale of its podcast business as a means to raise cash and increase...
Jean-Michel Jarre will share the stage for both shows, for what will mark the French electronic music pioneer’s own return to Giza.
Couldn’t get the hardware it needed to generate certs, so tried to code a workaround
As streaming services push back on AI spam and copyright-infringing uploads, the distributor you pick can decide whether your catalog stays protected, or gets caught in the crossfire. The following comes from Amuse, a partner of DMN.
Your music can give people a reason to meet. You do not have to become the subject of every conversation they have afterward. In 2008, fans who had been matched as strangers in shared cottages at a Marillion concert weekend were booking the next event together as friends.
Now enables backup by default and hints a little on-prem infra never hurt anyone
West had more than 83,000 fans attend his AT&T Stadium show in Dallas over the weekend.
The shooting was cited as part of the sweeping YSL gang prosecution in Atlanta, in which Thug ultimately walked free.
Though they originally dated in 2015-16, the couple were only snapped on a red carpet for the very first time on Wednesday night.
Hand-picked, human-curated playlists of human-made music, of various genres, for different tastes – ready to “lock in”?
The 35-year-old was unanimously convicted of capital murder.
Elvis Presley Enterprises sued Suno in California on Friday (November 6) Source
Willie Nelson is recounting a 2022 case of COVID that left him asking his wife, Annie D’Angelo, to “let me die.” The country musician recalls the experience in his new book, “The Last Leaf: Reflections on Late-Life Creativity — and My Longest Love Affair,” an excerpt of which was published by...
The label/management firm says Walker has breached their contract. Her lawyer told Billboard the new claims are "disappointing."
Plus, Queens of the Stone Age, Nickelback, IVE, blink-182, Mariah Carey and $uicideboy$ impact the top 10.
Celebrity jeweler David Yurman hosted a dinner at Chateau Marmont Tuesday night to celebrate the reopening of his flagship boutique on Rodeo Drive. The evening began with a cocktail hour where Inde Navarrette – wearing several David Yurman pieces, including a 50-carat diamond and 40-carat tanzanite...
Remi Wolf, Caroline Polachek, Westside Cowboy, and others also set to perform at Iowa fest
The “No Love” singer wants out of her LVRN deal, but the label now says she’s the one who breached their contract
Following the European Commission’s Digital Fairness Act, FEAT backs the latest proposals for tougher enforcement and improved coordination. FEAT (Fully authorised European Alliance for Ticketing) has responded to the European Commission’s newly published proposals for the Digital Fairness Act...
Founders in small countries can't rely on abundant capital or elite networks. Here's what startups in big markets can learn from them.
UMusic Shops are celebrating U2’s new album, which releases on Friday, with a three-day pop-up takeover of the stores in London, Madrid, and New York. All three UMusic Shops in New York City, London, and Madrid are celebrating the release of U2’s new album, Carnaval de Luz, with a three-day pop-up...
Samsung-owned HARMAN has now launched Drops, a new music discovery app designed to help people find their next favorite artists and songs through inspiring moments.
It is possible to be too honest in the workplace.
Rosie Goldwasser wanted to create a product delivering calm, focused energy without the crash.
Creator-business expert Shana Davis-Ross explains what actually turns a social audience into revenue.
Last month, a string of performances in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Columbia, South Carolina, on the R&B tour were also canceled
As models become cheaper and more interchangeable, more value may move to the companies that own the customer relationship, workflow and distribution.
Four generations of family business in Hong Kong offer five practical lessons for Western entrepreneurs setting up in the city.
There are reasons why people are so excited about Geese, the most exciting rock band to emerge from New York in decades. It’s the buzz that envelops a band in the middle of an ascent, as its most recent record “Getting Killed” was passionately received by critics and fans alike.
Truist Securities Head of Entertainment Investment Banking, CJ Johnson, on why catalog deals keep stalling, what consolidation does to the market, and where capital is quietly moving beyond publishing... Source
If there were a way to buy more hours in the day, business managers would be the first in line. The demands of the job have grown exponentially over the past decade as clients at all income levels rely on trusted advisers to guide them through the inevitable ups and downs of a career in […]
To qualify, songwriters and artists need at least one release on DistroKid and more than $50 in streaming revenue over the past 12 months. Source
Many leaders push through their hardest seasons and then get sick the minute things calm down. Here’s why it happens and what to do about it, so your body doesn’t force the break for you.
He joins Disturbing Tha Peace Records co-founders Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon, Atlanta- and Johannesburg-based family office CIH Group, and Ewing Athletics owner David Goldberg as investors in the company. Source
Operators face longer connection waits and a growing need to bring their own electricity
And find they were right all along
As consumers shift from paying for access to paying for participation, businesses have an opportunity to capitalize.
The radio personality who spent 28 years at New York’s Hot 97 will host Netflix’s The Tupac Tapes, a four-part podcast series premiering Nov. 27
Outage hits login, software repositories, and patching tools hours before online event kicks off
Group gave “Aces” its live debut as it teased upcoming Twilight of the Punks Tour
The entire workforce is getting a flexible day off, and the occasion isn’t a holiday.
Anyma has announced that he will be performing two shows at Egypt’s Great Pyramids of Giza in 2027 as part of his “ÆDEN” tour. The electronic musician will perform at the famed landmark on March 19 and 26, and will be joined by dance music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre.
After years of interviewing founders with polished media kits and unknown ones, I’ve learned the two look nothing alike up close.
Easy lid swaps earn praise from iFixit, but panel removal ends in cracks and USB-C repairs require logic board surgery
Bergman is CEO of Bison, alongside COO Tom Lee, CCO Juba Lee, and General Manager Jenny Ilibassi. Source
Amid reports of an ongoing feud, Usher and Chris Brown have canceled two more performances on their dual-headlining “R&B Tour,” bringing the total number of canceled concerts to six. The canceled dates were all added to the tour’s original itinerary in August.
Electronic artist and producer Bonobo released Distance In Static on 11 September 2026, his eighth studio album and his first since 2022’s Fragments. The team at Ninja Tune include: Jonny Duckworth (senior product manager (UK)); Hannah Silk Champagne (senior product manager (North America)); Camila...
Top communications firm Shore Fire Media has announced the promotion of Jaclyn D. Childress to president. A 13-year veteran of the firm and member of its leadership team since 2019, Childress (pictured above, left) will continue to head Shore Fire’s Nashville team, reporting to recently appointed...
KB5132061 throws 0x800F0993 and 0x800F0989 errors, and Redmond is saying nothing
Flash VGR in Morse code on November 17 to salute the veteran probe – just don't expect it to see you
Diplo and former Downtown Music head Andrew Bergman have officially debuted Bison Music with a sharp differentiation away from mass-IP acquisition. In its own words, the indie publisher intends to give songwriters “a real stake in what they create.” New York- and LA-based Bison formally set sail...
If you’ve ever felt like telling a DJ to pipe down with the chat and focus on playing music, you’ll appreciate the latest update to Spotify’s AI-powered DJ feature. The post is from Music Ally.
It’s nearly two years since music-clearance veteran Deborah Mannis-Gardner and Tracklib boss Pär Almqvist co-founded their new venture AYO Music Group – an “active copyright administrator” helping rightsholders better exploit their catalogues. The post is from Music Ally.
The list of music-industry tools and services exploring agentic AI and LLM connections continues to grow. Today there is news from Idol’s distribution-management platform Labelcamp, as well as from music-matching startup MyPart. The post is from Music Ally.
Want to get the full story on Blackpink member Lisa’s evolution as a solo artist? You’ll need to be a paying customer of YouTube, since her new documentary is going to live behind its paywall. The post is from Music Ally.
When we recently wrote about Puerto Rican star Daddy Yankee’s 26-episode micro-drama promoting his new album, we noted the involvement of YouTube as a key partner in the rollout. The post is from Music Ally.
YouHack thought protecting members' passwords with mostly unsalted MD5 hashes would do
As part of the multi-faceted releases around the reissue of Prince’s 2006 album “3121,” a concert film from the era titled “Prince: 3121 Las Vegas Live” will not only be included in the boxed set, it will open in 500+ theaters nationwide, beginning December 3 for a limited run.
Five months, north of 40 shows, and one rumored backstage fight later, is the R&B Tour going off the rails? Possibly, as Usher and Chris Brown have now pulled the plug on at least two more dates.
User-to-user forum goes read-only ahead of November 20 closure, with archive's fate unclear
This week’s big K-Pop story is the New York Times’s exposé on NewJeans contracts – and the pushback from the South Korean industry. But another ongoing story in the country concerns the competition there between two global streaming services: YouTube Music and Spotify. The post is from Music Ally.
TikTok is backing the album with a global campaign, including a Times Square billboard. Source
Says it 'strongly' suspects attack limited to legacy system, and that nothing sensitive is at risk
Earlier this month we revealed the finalists in the 2026 Music Ally SI:X contest for music startups. Now it’s time to meet the winners. The post is from Music Ally.
Founded in 2020 by CEO Avery Chauhan, Afterpeak says its catalog of originals, covers, and reworks has generated more than 3 billion Spotify streams. Source
DC argues that the resale platforms "dressed their policy objections up in constitutional garb and turned to this Court for a judicial veto." Source
The app lets users listen to song clips lasting between 10 and 30 seconds, shared by friends and tastemakers on the platform. Source
Newly open sourced XSE handles six million queries a second across services including Search, Ads, and YouTube Shorts
Before the blockbuster albums, sold-out shows, and Latin Grammys nominations, ELENA ROSE, Trueno, Silvana Estrada, Samuraï, and Joaquina were musicians trying to find their voices.
Anything Windows can bork, the penguin can bork sideways
Nonprofit CreatiVets helps launch CreatiVets Production Music, a new label bringing military veterans’ original songs to global audiences. Extreme Music and APM Music have announced the launch of CreatiVets Production Music, a new label created in partnership with the nonprofit CreatiVets.
Adobe named Olivia Dean and Noah Kahan among the artists now available in the app, a week after announcing its UMG and WMG deals. Source
The singer released her most recent album, Popstar, in September
In an era when streaming dominates and many independent rock labels have fallen by the wayside, Frontiers Label Group has celebrated its 30th anniversary in style, taking Megadeth’s self-titled final […] The post is from Music Ally.
A skeptical but hopeful look at the opportunity to protect music and the people who make it. The Democratic victory in the midterms gives Congress a chance to change the terms under which AI uses music.
Madonna, Phoebe Bridgers, Daddy Yankee, and Don Toliver are among the performers set for the SoCal festival taking place over two weekends in April
Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA are set to headline Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2027. News of the lineup comes after SZA teased the headliners on social media.
TikTok’s SoundOn scores a major distribution deal with Daddy Yankee for his new album, La Postal, including an in-app experience and a global campaign. Daddy Yankee’s new album, La Postal, is getting an in-app TikTok experience and a global campaign featuring a billboard in Times Square, thanks to...
Garth Brooks is acquiring the Nashville radio station WRLT “Lightning 100,” transforming it into a country music station called “The New FM 100,” which he envisions as “the voice of Music City.” Country music icon Garth Brooks is diving into the radio industry as his company, Sevens Network,...
A federal court has once again dismissed artist and songwriter Shamar Deal’s “Never Lose Me” infringement lawsuit against Flo Milli and Sony Music – this time with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled. Judge André Birotte Jr.
A songwriter’s intervention in a copyright case involving Dr. Luke over Katy Perry’s “Hot N Cold” has been denied, but only because of jurisdiction. The court has ruled to dismiss the copyright case involving Dr.
Brandy and Monica have announced “The Boy Is Mine Vegas Residency,” their first-ever series of shows in Las Vegas. The R&B icons announced the residency following a performance of their collaborative hit “The Boy Is Mine” on “Dancing With the Stars” during its Grammy-themed episode on Tuesday...
Amid an ugly UMG v. Suno discovery showdown, questions about the majors’ anti-dilution arrangements with DSPs – and whether they even have the right to license their catalogs for AI training – are taking center stage.
Pop legend Debbie Gibson signs with Downtown Music Publishing, including administration for her current catalog and TV/film sync representation. On Tuesday, pop icon Debbie Gibson signed with Downtown Music Publishing in a deal that includes administration for her current catalog and TV/film sync...
Talent identifier HAND has been approved as a liaison organization of standards body DDEX, whose metadata carries NIL info across the music industry. HAND, the Universal Talent Identifier, a nonprofit Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Registration Agency, has announced its approval as a liaison...
The 2027 statutory mechanical royalty rate will rise to 13.6 cents per song, or 2.62 cents per minute, reflecting CPI inflation. The adjustment underscores the transparency and importance of preserving penny rates and COLAs.
“Please know that our absence takes nothing away from how much this recognition means to us,” band writes
The rapper will reprise her role as a divorced mom who strikes up a flirtation with Radcliffe’s character on The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
Secondary platforms battle against the District of Columbia’s RESALE Act, though DC is fighting back against an attempt at a preliminary injunction. A coalition of secondary ticketing platforms have united to sue the District of Columbia over the RESALE Act, intensifying the situation in the...
The singer-songwriter has announced an expansive 49-date run, dubbed “An Alleged Evening with Conor Oberst”
Today, Ableton announced Live 13, which is expected to arrive in early 2027 with a slew of new features. Most of the changes are seemingly minor on paper, but when combined, they make for the biggest update to the digital audio workstation (DAW) in years.
For generations, Scholastic has filled bookshelves with stories for kids of all ages. Now, through a new agreement with Scholastic U.S., Spotify is bringing the publisher’s catalog to more younger readers and their families. Starting today, Premium subscribers in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia,...
La personalización siempre ha estado en el corazón de Spotify. Una de nuestras funciones Premium más populares, DJ, te permite darle play a una selección personalizada de música, acompañada de contexto y comentarios adaptados a tus gustos.
Personalization has always been at the heart of Spotify. One of our most popular Premium features, DJ, lets you press play for a personalized lineup of music, complete with context and commentary tailored to your taste.
We smiled at the headline for the latest edition of tech site The Verge’s ‘Decoder’ podcast: “Hold up — I had a great time talking to the RIAA guy”. A wry reference to the still-lingering memories of the industry body’s reputation in tech circles in the Peak Napster era. The post is from Music Ally.
If you’ve heard Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘take me home (4 christmas)’ single, you may have noticed some similarities to Robbie Williams’ 2012 hit ‘Candy’. Is he going to demand a credit, royalties or even sue her? Nope. The post is from Music Ally.
The UK’s PRS Foundation has launched its latest funding and career-development initiative, focusing on women and gender-diverse music creators. It’s called Tempo Shift. The post is from Music Ally.
Tiny gold statuettes? Pfft! Apple Music knows what top musicians really want: awards so large that they’ll need a new mantelpiece to show them off. And the latest artist scrambling for the fixture-and-fittings catalogue is Olivia Dean. The post is from Music Ally.
We trust Harman to make hi-fis, speakers, headphones and in-car entertainment systems. We haven’t, thus far, looked to the company for music recommendations. However, the Samsung subsidiary has sprung a surprise with the launch of an app called Drops. The post is from Music Ally.
Most people can hum a chorus but struggle to name the moment it arrives. That gap is worth closing, because once you can tag sections as they happen, a pop song stops being a blob of sound and becomes a machine with visible moving parts.
Indie can describe an independent release or a musical style. A record can fit one meaning without fitting the other: sound alone cannot establish its release arrangement. The first axis: independence as a release model In its strictest sense, indie is shorthand for independent.
From: Richard Griffiths Subject: Re: Song of the Summer Most important number these days? MPH Merch per head. That tells you if you’re playing a pub for a hundred but MPH is £10 versus artists playing 10000 and only doing £5 MPH. The pub artist has real fans the arena artist passing fans. I have […]
Is a requirement at the arena level. The old days of the music being enough…there are very few acts that can pull this off, usually ones who became established before the death of MTV/VH1/radio and the advent of the internet.
She’s a founder, CEO, investor, and Academy Award-winning actor. Through her lifestyle platform, goop, Gwyneth Paltrow has spent years exploring the worlds of wellness, beauty, relationships, and culture, often turning to the people she trusts and admires for new perspectives.
Christopher Nolan and the AFM call for studio and label accountability in AI licensing, emphasizing consent, credit, and compensation. Copyright ownership, they argue, does not erase creators’ contractual, economic, or personhood rights.
Today, I’m talking with Mitch Glazier, who is CEO and chairman of the RIAA. This conversation was a real full-circle moment for me: I was in college when Napster hit, and the RIAA became everyone’s villain for suing kids for downloading music.
People only want to see the headliner. Live music is now an event, not a culture. Sure, there are outliers, fans who need to go to the show constantly, keep up on developing acts, but that’s not most of the public. People have favorites and they want to see them and no one else. They […]
Soul Glo has a new record called NA I'M GON GRAB ALLAT coming out in January, and I, for one, can not wait. While two singles have dropped, it's not enough to truly tide me over, so I've been revisiting Songs to Yeet at the Sun and my favorite album of 2022 - Diaspora Problems.
Suno is facing yet another pair of lawsuits. A group of rights holders of Elvis Presley's music and the publisher of some of Eminem's biggest records are suing the AI music company, claiming it illegally generates music and lyrics that mimic those artists.
Exclusive: Head of IFPI says allowing AI companies access to online content would be a ‘huge mistake’ and damage Australia’s reputation Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia weakening copyright protections to aid AI companies would be “ridiculous and dangerous”, the...
Not long ago, selling out Madison Square Garden meant chart hits and a household name. Now artists like Slayyyter, FKA twigs, and Cleo Sol are filling arenas on the strength of something else. So what does it actually take to be an arena artist today
inMusic, the parent company of Akai, Moog, Native Instruments, and more, has decided to embrace the modding community. In an interview with The Verge, inMusic CEO Jack O'Donnell said, "We're going to provide a toolbox to the community, we're going to provide the inner workings of, say, an MPC or...
University libraries are being swarmed by AI bots, putting public access at risk — “Right now, the bots create ‘a disincentive for libraries and other institutions to make parts of their collection available online,’ Weinberg said.
Wrapped season is almost here! We want to make sure you get everything you can out of the experience. Here are a few simple ways to get your Spotify ready before the big reveal. Update your Spotify app Check your device’s app store to see if an update is available, so you’re ready to dive...
BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 16: In this photo illustration the logo of the music streaming service SoundCloud is displayed on a smartphone on January 16, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
Anyone who studies consumer behaviour knows that what people say matters to them does not always align with how they act. Similar to the way that most people agree that eating healthy is important yet still reach for fast food , when it comes to everyday decisions, people tend to prioritise...
The playlist you made for the trip. The podcast you’re halfway through. The audiobook you’ve been meaning to start. Thanks to our partnership with United Airlines, you’ll be able to listen to all of those and more—directly from your seatback screen, logged into your own Spotify account.
