"I want to make music kids enjoy but also music that adults can connect with too," says Beyoncé's onetime bassist.

Billboard 9m ago

MSG’s database of celebs and other alleged fan-tracking activity catches the eye of NY legislators, who set their sights on the use of facial recognition tools.

Digital Music News 12m ago

Last week’s No. 1 debut, Yoshihiro Togashi's HUNTER×HUNTER Vol. 39, follows at No. 2 by a slim margin.

Billboard 28m ago

From Manolo Escobar's classic "Y Viva España" to Aitana's "Superestrella," check out the celebratory playlist below.

Billboard 29m ago

The royal also ranked Harry Kane and Harry Potter.

Billboard 34m ago

BUDDiiS' "Kimi wa Toshi Densetsu" rises to No. 2.

Billboard 35m ago

The year’s biggest hit single, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” has racked up its 14th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — and has tied a record held by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

Variety 52m ago

The songs benefited in the tracking week from buzz leading up to the World Cup’s close.

Billboard 54m ago

Longtime Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain believes rockers should keep their politics off-stage — but in interviews, he continues to be proud to trumpet his conservative beliefs.

Variety 57m ago

A select few hits have led the chart for at least 10 weeks.

Billboard 1h ago

During an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show, Rucker noted he has definite ideas for what a final concert would look like.

Billboard 1h ago

Two years later, the Muvox v. BMG patent infringement case has drawn to an abrupt close. But Muvox isn’t finished taking legal action, as it’s fired off two more complaints – this time against Amazon and Apple – involving the same patent.

Digital Music News 1h ago

"I love things like this, because it means we get to spend more time together," she said as her crew fixed the issue.

Billboard 1h ago

As the world’s biggest soccer tournament unfolded across North America this summer, fans turned to Spotify to soundtrack every match. A record-breaking official anthem, fan-adopted favorites, and a surge in playlist creation made the 2026 tournament the most musical—and most streamed—yet.

Spotify 1h ago

A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.

Billboard 1h ago

The Times reports that the CMA's outreach is understood to be a precursor to a formal probe Source

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

Variety’s annual Faith & Media Impact Report returns Dec. 2. The list recognizes a thriving segment of the entertainment industry that includes storytellers across the religious spectrum who are offering up compelling and creative experiences featuring faith and spirituality for broad audiences.

Variety 2h ago

A viral tweet claimed the pop icon watched the final from Donald Trump’s suite. The woman in the footage was clearly someone else

Rolling Stone 2h ago

Bass Womb Room will find the Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist pairing previously unreleased demos with new "interludes" composed for an upcoming photo exhibit

Rolling Stone 2h ago

OOXML may carry an ISO certificate, but only Office can be trusted to render it properly

The Register 3h ago

Gilstrap sang backup for Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and Harry Styles, among many others

Rolling Stone 3h ago

Malware hides commands in appointments set for 2050 and uses Redmond's own cloud to phone home

The Register 4h ago

Redmond has stabilized new installations, but existing deployments remain stuck in sync purgatory

The Register 4h ago

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

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

Chatbots and agents will have to come clean about who – or what – users are talking to

The Register 5h ago

By typing or speaking, eligible Premium users can talk to Spotify across the app's Home and Now Playing views on mobile. Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

It would also ban speculative tickets in Massachusetts and bar resellers from using deceptive websites or misleading fans about ticket availability. Source

Music Business Worldwide 6h ago

It would also make the use of copyrighted works to train AI models subject to fair-use limits or licensing agreements, Reuters reported. Source

Music Business Worldwide 6h ago

On this week's episode of The Kettle, we welcome a special guest to discuss how the AI datacenter buildout is setting the world on fire – literally

The Register 6h ago

We heard last week that South Korea has now become the third biggest music-exporter in the world, overtaking Canada. Now we’ve got some new figures behind that.

Music Ally 6h ago

It shouldn’t be a surprise that Apple Music is raising the price of its subscriptions: the last time such a hike happened was four years ago in 2022.

Music Ally 6h ago

Music publishers appear to have resolved their legal battle with X (formerly Twitter) but it remains unclear whether that resolution includes licensing deals or some kind of financial settlement.

Music Ally 6h ago

UK-based non-profit Lila has launched its latest initiative, Lila Labs. It’s an extension of the organisation’s existing work supporting South Asian artists and industry professionals.

Music Ally 6h ago

Tiny Vinyl launched last year as a company selling, yes, tiny four-inch records, pitched as environmentally-friendly collectible items. Now the startup has taken the logical next step by releasing a device to play them on.

Music Ally 6h ago

If you’d told us a year ago that Oasis’s 1995 song ‘Wonderwall’ would be topping Spotify’s ‘Top 50 – Global’ chart this summer, we’d have assumed the band were playing more concerts – perhaps in Mexico, Brazil and other big-volume streaming markets.

Music Ally 6h ago

The torrent of AI-generated content is giving digital services some challenges to solve, especially as rightsholders and public figures get hotter on infringement of likeness rights.

Music Ally 6h ago

I never planned on starting a music publishing administration company. The following comes from 3 Hats Music Publishing, a partner of DMN. My name is Mateo Correa, born in the vibrant city of Medellin, Colombia.

Digital Music News 7h ago

HIBP claims leaked info includes bank account numbers, payout histories, and personal details

The Register 7h ago

With a wave of the wand, affected models will go to the Patch Tuesday ball after all

The Register 7h ago

One of Labour's biggest technology projects is headed for the bin as Burnham reshuffles Whitehall's priorities

The Register 8h ago

Nine-department ERP overhaul judged unachievable without urgent action

The Register 9h ago

The group will be produced by Han Sung Soo, the founder of PLEDIS Entertainment, who has produced groups including SEVENTEEN. Source

Music Business Worldwide 9h ago

BuyDRM will provide multi-DRM support across Google Widevine, Apple FairPlay, and Microsoft PlayReady through its KeyOS MultiKey Service. Source

Music Business Worldwide 9h ago

Which way to the Land of the Free again?

The Register 9h ago

Departments haven't worked out how the technology will reshape staffing, roles, and skills across the public sector

The Register 10h ago

Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira, and more took the stage midway through the final game between Spain and Argentina

Rolling Stone 10h ago

Worries about ‘prohibitive cost of powering, maintaining, and deploying a third node’

The Register 11h ago

Developer was hired to write VB, used C# instead, and thought he mostly made it work

The Register 12h ago

The musician’s third album, produced by Aaron Dessner, dropped last week

Rolling Stone 12h ago

One way to think about MCP is as AI’s equivalent of the USB ports on devices, and we think it could have a big impact on the music industry.

Music Ally 14h ago

The star-studded halftime show at the FIFA World Cup was the first of its kind, featuring Madonna, BTS, Shakira, Burna Boy, Justin Bieber, and even the Muppets. Soccer purists bristled at the Super Bowl-style spectacle — though when in America, FIFA did what Americans do.

Digital Music News 14h ago

Yet by 2030, a quarter of the IT ops work you do now will be handled by an unsupervised clanker

The Register 15h ago

PLUS: Korean e-tailer Coupang's warehouse burns and burns; Australian Uni expels VMware; India's first private rocket flies first time; And more!

The Register 18h ago

Radio broadcasters from across the US have been gathering in Washington to once again lobby Congress in support of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, a proposed bill that would require AM radio in all new passenger vehicles.

Digital Music News 19h ago

We have seen the future of who’s moving up in the list of artists contending to have the most No. 1 albums ever, and its name is Future. The rapper debuted on top of the Billboard 200 with “The Real Me,” landing his 12th No. 1 on the chart. That means he’s now in fifth […]

Variety 20h ago

Sure is a lot of porcelein in there. | Image: Kieran Hebden Just why? ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡(̸̢̛̼̞̭͋ͅ)̸͚̰͛̔̾̀̿͒͂:̴͓̞̑̌̂̆̊͋̀:̸͎̟̯̂̓̌ ҉ ͡ ͞ ͞ ͞ ҉● ࿀ ● ࿀ ● ҉⃝ ⃝͢ ͞ ͘ ͞⃝̕ ͢ ̛ ⃝ ̸ ̡ ͢⃝̧ ͡ ͡ ̀ ̧ ̢⃝͜ ҉ ͞ ͞ ⃝͞ ͞ ͡⃝ ⃝҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉҈҉ :̶̢͙͙͕̠̩͆(̷̮͍͚̫͚͂̍)̵̳̗̊( ̟̞̝̜̙̘̗̖҉̵̴̨̧̢̡̼̻̺̹̳̲̱̰̯̮̭̬̫̪̩̦̥ What am I supposed to do with...

The Verge 21h ago

Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium was preceded by Post Malone performance

Rolling Stone 22h ago

The FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show provided an answer to the burning question of how you fit Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, Shakira, Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel, Chris Martin and the Muppets into a single 11-minute segment: as fleetingly as possible.

Variety 22h ago

Jennifer Hudson delivered the United States national anthem and IShowSpeed performed “Champions” before Spain and Argentina match at New York New Jersey Stadium

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Drake reveals he put $1.5 million on Argentina beating Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final—adding to his reputation for bad betting. Fans aren’t the least bit surprised to learn that the so-called ‘Drake Curse’—a superstition in which the rapper’s stake in or presence at a sporting event leads...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Spotify recently announced a drastic change in their API: connections to your account will now expire after 6 months, starting July 20th. If you have your Spotify account connected to ListenBrainz, this means you will have to reconnect your Spotify account every 6 months, or ListenBrainz will not...

MetaBrainz Blog 1d ago

1010Benja won’t apologize for using AI. | Image: 1010Benja / Instagram I would never go so far as to say there's no place for AI in music (I'm a fan of Holly Herndon, after all). But I generally find music made with generative AI to be offensively boring, especially the outputs of Suno.

The Verge 1d ago

Saturday’s show at Citi Field canceled at last minute after “it became clear that it wasn’t safe for us, the crew or all of you”; singer still booked to play Sunday night at Mets’ stadium

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Connect all the things and watch what happens

The Register 1d ago

Jennifer Finch, bassist, singer and songwriter for the veteran indie-rock band L7, died Saturday after a battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to a statement from the band’s rep. She was 59.

Variety 1d ago

A modern tribute to electric chord organs which were basically giant harmonicas connected to a fan. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge In 2017, I bought an old Magnus chord organ off Craigslist for $10. It's one of my favorite music gear purchases.

The Verge 1d ago

Researchers found confidence increased even as accuracy fell

The Register 1d ago

Rocker was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Los Angeles could be the most hated city in the country. Of course there is Houston, crippled by its lack of zoning, but L.A. is bigger, second only to New York, and it’s in California, which has been successfully vilified by the right wing. So why should anybody live here? As the story goes, L.A.

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

To paraphrase Aaliyah: Cast size ain’t nothing but a number. In the realm of the theater, no one exactly equates the number of headshots on a Playbill page with the ultimate fulfillment a stage show provides.

Variety 1d ago

I wanted the Sammy Hagar book, what I got was typical paint-by-numbers rock biography that delivered information, some of which I wanted to know, but didn’t answer the true question that motivated me to read this book in the first place… WHO EXACTLY WAS JEFF BECK!

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Last night I went to a gig and the opening act was bad. I don’t mean terrible, completely unskilled, but if you asked someone to leave the house for this…they wouldn’t. Oh, some people did. This was a club, holding a few hundred, and it was not full and this woman did her best to […]

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

On the eve of the FIFA World Cup final featuring the first halftime show in its history, the Cure’s Robert Smith took to social media to slam the historic performance. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH… #Breadandcircuses #MUGWANK #pleasejustfuckoff,” Smith wrote on the Cure’s Instagram account.

Variety 1d ago

Freddy Cannon, a veteran of the early rock scene whose hits of the late ’50s and early ’60s included the top 10 hits “Palisades Park,” “Tallahassee Lassie” and “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans,” died Friday at 89.

Variety 1d ago

“Truly one of the most special things I’ve ever had the opportunity to do,” singer says of shooting visual at same California prison that Johnny Cash performed at

Rolling Stone 2d ago

July started off strong. Following Taylor Swift’s star-studded wedding extravaganza in New York City, the cast of “The Odyssey” dazzled at the film’s premieres in London and Paris. First reactions are only upping the excitement, with audiences movie-goers eagerly awaiting the film to hit theaters.

Variety 2d ago

Tim Lindholm, Java's original JVM maintainer, shares with El Reg some of the grungy build details the doc glosses over

The Register 2d ago

This week, global superstars BTS sent ARMY into a frenzy with the premiere of their music video, “NORMAL.” Debuting first on Spotify, it quickly made history by becoming the most-streamed K-Pop music video in a single day on the platform.

Spotify 2d ago

New maintainer revives the project with Darwin components, Gershwin, and Claude Code

The Register 2d ago

Two AI music platforms, two very different strategies: As Suno adds features and eyes a developer API launch, Udio is fortifying its walled garden under a new deal with BuyDRM.

Digital Music News 2d ago

Major music publishers and Elon Musk’s X have abruptly dropped their lawsuits against one another, but information about a settlement (if any) has yet to be revealed. For now, neither side is talking.

Digital Music News 2d ago

Tune in July 18th 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 2d ago

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of July 17th, 2026. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to noah@digitalmusicnews.com.

Digital Music News 2d ago

Madison Square Garden is filing a defamation suit against Wired for alleged defamation over the outlet’s coverage of the leaked MSG celebrity database. Madison Square Garden Entertainment is suing Advance Magazine Publishers, the publisher of Wired, over the outlet’s coverage of a leaked MSG...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Apple Music is more expensive now. In the US, an individual plan now costs $11.99 per month, a $1 bump up from the previous $10.99 price. A family plan now costs $19.99 per month, up from $16.99, and a student plan costs $6.99 per month, up from $5.99.

The Verge 3d ago

And what to expect in Firefox 153 as the next ESR release gets close

The Register 3d ago

On the heels of fresh U.S. price increases from Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music, Apple Music has once again upped its own subscription charges – including a nearly 18% bump for Family.

Digital Music News 3d ago

"As a result of rising licensing costs, Apple Music is increasing its subscription price beginning today," the company said. Source

Music Business Worldwide 3d ago

The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source

Music Business Worldwide 3d ago

The two sides filed joint stipulations of dismissal in two US federal courts on Thursday (July 16). Source

Music Business Worldwide 3d ago

Bad Bunny asks judge to reconsider reggaeton ‘dembow’ copyright ruling or certify it for appeal to the Ninth Circuit — The motion comes in response to a July 1 ruling denying defendants’ motion for summary judgment on claims that over 150 artists infringed on works in which foundational reggaeton...

Copyhype 3d ago

Social-media platform Triller has faced various lawsuits from music rightsholders over royalty payments in recent years. Merlin is another of the litigants, and now it has won a default judgement in its case.

Music Ally 3d ago

Reservoir Media is the latest music company eyeing growth in Latin music through partnerships and acquisitions. In this case the latter: it is buying independent label Nacional Records, including the company’s publishing arm Canciones Nacionales.

Music Ally 3d ago

GoDigital Music-owned Cinq Music wants to help more African artists break worldwide – and it’s working with Afrobeats artist and label boss D’Banj to do it.

Music Ally 3d ago

UK independent-labels body AIM is preparing for its annual awards in September, with a raft of nominees announced this week for the respected event.

Music Ally 3d ago

Last month we wrote about fan-data firm Laylo’s new AI Ticket Sales Agent, which automated the process of reconnecting with fans who’d RSVP’d or clicked on a link.

Music Ally 3d ago

Clearly relishing her freedom as an independent artist, Lorde has been speaking out about technology issues lately: witness her well-timed takedown of Meta’s AI glasses at a recent festival – which was sponsored by its smart-specs partner Ray-Ban..

Music Ally 3d ago

The list of regulators’ child-safety investigations into TikTok has lengthened again. This time it’s the UK’s communications and media watchdog Ofcom holding the app to account.

Music Ally 3d ago

Warner Music Group and NetEase Cloud Music announce the renewal of their strategic multi-year licensing agreement, deepening their partnership. Warner Music Group (WMG) and NetEase Cloud Music, a leading interactive music streaming service provider in China, have announced the renewal of their...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Ricky Martin canceled his concert in Georgia only a day before the show was scheduled to kick off. Refunds will be issued at the point of purchase. Puerto Rican star Ricky Martin has canceled his concert in Georgia at the Rustavi International Motorpark, which was scheduled for Thursday, July 16.

Digital Music News 3d ago

Lorde called out Spotify over the company’s new AI feature after it shared incorrect information about the context of one of her songs. On Thursday, Lorde dragged Spotify over the streaming platform’s AI-based “About the Song” feature, after the AI incorrectly provided information about the context...

Digital Music News 3d ago

The battle over Warner Music’s Suno licensing deal just got even uglier: Now, the AI music platform has officially fired back against Universal Music’s and Sony Music’s continued push to obtain a copy of the contract.

Digital Music News 3d ago

The state attorneys general who won in court against Live Nation are now pushing for more information about the ticketing giant’s deal with the DOJ. The states that sued Live Nation for monopolizing the live entertainment industry are asking a federal judge to allow them to seek further information...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Target announces the expansion of its Tiny Vinyl with a dedicated line of products and accessories, including a Tiny Vinyl Player. After the breakout success of their miniature vinyls, Tiny Vinyl unveils its own dedicated line of products and accessories, including a Tiny Vinyl Player, Crate, and...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Handcraft Entertainment and Takasago International announce a strategic partnership to build the “small, taste, and feel” of global J-pop. Handcraft Entertainment and Takasago International Corporation USA, one of Japan’s largest and one of Asia’s leading fragrance and flavor companies, have...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Following the passage of anti-scalping laws in D.C., Vermont, and Maine, Massachusetts has become the latest state to propose a strict limit on ticketing resale prices as well as a straight ban on speculative passes.

Digital Music News 3d ago

Today, we have released MusicBrainz Picard 3 beta 7. This new versions brings several fixes over the last beta 5 (yes, we have skipped a beta number again), but also improvements and some new features.

MetaBrainz Blog 3d ago

VuHaus Group announces its newest affiliate, KCSN The SoCal Sound in Los Angeles, whose local page now appears on the NPR Live Sessions website. VuHaus Group has announced the addition of its newest affiliate, KCSN “The SoCal Sound” in Los Angeles.

Digital Music News 3d ago

CD sales are apparently going up, reportedly thanks to fans realizing they're an affordable way to support their favorite artists. According to a new report from research firm Luminate, 16.3 million CDs were sold in the first half of 2026 in the US, a 16 percent increase year-over-year.

The Verge 3d ago

The story of digital music has been one of expanding choice. Streaming's initial proposition was for the crate-diggers – a way of bringing the passion of music discovery into the digital age. However, the number of passive listeners on DSPs quickly outnumbered dedicated fans and the model...

MIDiA Research Blog 4d ago

Music industry professionals still betting on major labels to develop artists should know the system has structurally exited that business. On this week’s podcast episode, I break down the data showing UMG and WMG now redirect spending toward catalog acquisitions rather than new careers. . . . . .

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 4d ago

It’s a big week for first looks on Spotify. On Wednesday, fans of Jelly Roll were able to watch the artist’s new video for “Hands Up” first on Spotify for 48 hours.

Spotify 4d ago

So when is fair use actually just stealing? | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Suno data obtained in a hacking incident has exposed that the AI music generator was trained by scraping millions of songs and lyrics from online audio platforms, including YouTube Music, Deezer, and...

The Verge 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 6d 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 6d 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 6d 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 6d 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 6d ago