The singer's mother and his managers have been accused of negligence in failing to protect a minor

Rolling Stone 7m ago

With everything at stake, Garland pumped it up with a fiery performance.

Billboard 38m ago

"No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye" leads the 10th anniversary reissue of No Burden which arrives on Dec. 4

Rolling Stone 1h ago

The Grammy Award winning artist is on the mend after being overcome by heat related dehydration.

Billboard 1h ago

Plus, the set hits the top 10 on two further rankings, including the Billboard 200.

Billboard 3h ago

That’s a real story you know. You think these artists make this stuff up out of thin air, but you’d be surprised how many songs are inspired by real life. Kinda like “He blew his mind out in a car/He hadn’t noticed that the lights had changed”… This was Tara Browne, a Guiness heir. I […]

Lefsetz Letter 3h ago

You might think that the man who promoted Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, as well as all of her other global outings, would be powerful enough not to feel intimidated by Live Nation and Ticketmaster.

Variety 3h ago

As the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) weighs implementing a new steering requirement for the App Store and the Play Store, the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) is urging a related fee freeze pending the final regulation’s rollout.

Digital Music News 3h ago

Adobe also brought goodies to the patch party and they deserve immediate attention

The Register 4h ago

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the most likely paths the pop stars could take to pick up an Oscar & Tony next.

Billboard 4h ago

Each print comes in five sizes and starts at $99.

Billboard 4h ago

Bienstock worked for decades at Carlin, the publishing company her father named after her.

Billboard 5h ago

From aespa and Monsta X to Epik High and KATSEYE, here's what you can expect from the K-pop concert scene this year.

Billboard 5h ago

The rapper is fighting charges he put a bounty on Quando Rondo in retaliation for the killing of King Von

Rolling Stone 5h ago

Will Ella Langley and other women dominate nominations this year, or will stadium headliners such as Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs lead the way?

Billboard 5h ago

Save the date for Artist Rights Symposium V, October 19, 2026, in Athens, Georgia, sponsored by the Artist Rights Institute and the University of Georgia Music Business Certificate Program at Terry College.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 5h ago

The psychedelic pop star took to his Instagram Stories to share his dismay with "autograph hounds" and excessive crowds waiting after shows.

Billboard 5h ago

The R&B singer's last album, Chilombo, arrived in March 2020.

Billboard 5h ago

The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is suing D4vd over her death ahead of his highly publicized murder trial. They also issued a statement asking for the singer to face the death penalty if he is convicted.

Digital Music News 5h ago

Vend it like Altman

The Register 5h ago

See, AI can be used for good ... or at the very least, a useful distraction from the bad

The Register 6h ago

Cage the Elephant will headline the halftime show at the 2026 NFL Munich Game on November 15 as part of a record seven halftime shows internationally. The National Football League (NFL) has announced that Cage the Elephant will headline the halftime show during the 2026 NFL Munich Game between the...

Digital Music News 6h ago

level by launching a new music festival, RNB X Live, coming to Dallas on November 1. Spotify and Live Nation have announced RNB X Live, a new one-day music festival coming to Dallas, Texas, on November 1.

Digital Music News 6h ago

A month and change after announcing a sweeping policy overhaul, Suno has scored another high-profile licensing deal – this time with Believe as well as its TuneCore subsidiary.

Digital Music News 7h ago

Researchers disclosed the cross-account trick the same day rogue agents exploited another zero-day for admin access

The Register 7h ago

AI music company has filed its answer to the first amended complaint from UMG and Sony Music Entertainment. Source

Music Business Worldwide 8h ago

No defense against the dark arts Microsoft is practicing on your wallpaper

The Register 8h ago

Suno, the controversial AI music generating platform, continues to make moves toward legitimacy in the music industry: After striking licensing deals with Warner Music and BMG (arguably the third and fourth largest music companies in the world), on Tuesday it has announced a deal with France-based...

Variety 8h ago

Paris-headquartered music company becomes latest to ink deal with AI music platform Suno Source

Music Business Worldwide 9h ago

This will be the first major acting role for Michael D’Angelo Archer II, who’s also been releasing music as SwayvoTwain

Rolling Stone 9h ago

Three people have now reportedly died at Burning Man in less than a week, with one dying en route to the hospital and another found dead in his camp. After reports of a death at Burning Man last week, two more individuals have been reported dead over the weekend. Craigh Mann, 60, was found dead […]

Digital Music News 9h ago

DeepMind researchers propose tapping into the whistleblower tendency to keep agents in check

The Register 10h ago

Spotify co-founder and Stockholm-based billionaire Martin Lorentzon says he’d leave Sweden immediately if the country imposes wealth taxes. Spotify’s co-founder Martin Lorentzon recently confirmed he would leave Sweden “immediately” if the country introduces new wealth taxes.

Digital Music News 10h ago

It’s been a year of heavy losses in Hollywood, after fans said goodbye to numerous beloved names in film, television and music. Dolly Parton’s death on Aug. 25 caused an outpouring of grief across the country for the beloved singer, actress and philanthropist.

Variety 10h ago

Raye and her sisters Amma and Absolutely recently hit the streets of London, handing out sunflowers and spreading ‘Joy’ in the artist’s new music video. The effort also featured a tie-in with urban-focused Lime Micromobility.

Digital Music News 11h ago

Focus Features has confirmed the cast for Academy Award winner Sarah Polley‘s “The Bell Jar,” starring Billie Eilish. Eilish, a two-time Oscar-winning singer-songwriter, makes her film acting debut playing Esther Greenwood, the protagonist of Sylvia Plath’s classic novel.

Variety 11h ago

Amid a political climate that has seen Latino communities targeted by deportations and ICE raids and the polarizing effects of gentrification and poverty in Puerto Rico, Latin music artists such as Rauw Alejandro and Bad Bunny have responded with a renewed sense of cultural pride and advocacy.

Variety 11h ago

Photos of Oasis, Charli XCX, and more are nominated for this month’s annual awards at the legendary London studios

Rolling Stone 11h ago

Multi-generation chip collab is more buzzwords than compute

The Register 11h ago

Universal’s Snoop Dogg biopic is amping up its supporting cast with SwayvoTwain (“Family Legacy,” “Love & Neo-Soul: Honoring the Legacy of D’Angelo”) set to portray Biggie, Bentley Green (“The Land,” “Undercard”) to play RBX and G Perico (“Kings of L.A.,” “She Ball”) as Big Reecie Cup.

Variety 11h ago

Hybe’s Weverse has acknowledged suffering a “personal data leak” affecting north of 420,000 accounts’ purchase details and more. The superfan app’s president, Zooil Yang, just recently disclosed the breach and outlined the compromised information in a general notice.

Digital Music News 12h ago

Get out the 75-year-old vacuum tubes for this project

The Register 12h ago

“This next song is the first good song I wrote with Bernie [Taupin],” John said. “And Brazil is the only place it’s ever been popular, so here we go”

Rolling Stone 12h ago

No one would say Pete Townshend has led an unexamined life up to this point, be it on film or in memoirs or anyone else. Yet he remains an endless enough source of fascination that fans of the Who leaped to attention when word got out that a preeminent music-documentary filmmaking team was at work...

Variety 12h ago

Firm wants to take atomic power generation on a barge to wherever the need is

The Register 12h ago

The tie-up pairs the Vancouver-headquartered company's A&R and artist development work with ADA's international distribution and label infrastructure. Source

Music Business Worldwide 12h ago

Medical device giant warns August intrusion will hit Q3 and full-year sales and earnings as recovery drags on

The Register 13h ago

Niklas Brantberg has started as Spotify‘s Managing Director for the Nordics. He announced the move in a post published on LinkedIn on Tuesday (September 8), writing that his first day in the job was Monday (September 7).

Music Business Worldwide 13h ago

The €999.2 million outlay came in some €813,000 below the program's €1 billion headline figure as the first tranche closed under its own €500 million cap. Source

Music Business Worldwide 13h ago

How do you popularise an American sport in a country where the average person has little knowledge of it? If the country is India, then you enlist a cricket star […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 13h ago

“They now say in the press they wanted to ‘refresh’ the show, and with a new coaching line-up there wouldn’t be a chair for me,” he wrote on X

Rolling Stone 13h ago

Industry push aims to eliminate stitching constraints and ready high-NA EUV systems for production by 2033

The Register 14h ago

Get ready, Texas: Today, Spotify and Live Nation announced RNB X Live in Dallas, a new one-day festival coming to town on November 1. Taking over The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, the inaugural event will celebrate the breadth of contemporary R&B, bringing together established stars and...

Spotify 14h ago

SPONSORED FEATURE: With regulators tightening rules and attack surfaces widening, meeting-room kit must bake in security without pushing users toward workarounds

The Register 14h ago

Wired called it a 'psyop.' A marketing agency called Chaotic Good used TikTok comment armies to manufacture buzz for bands like Geese and Wet Leg. But does manufactured hype actually convert to real fans or just noise?

How Music Charts 14h ago

The musician will celebrate his landmark 1976 album on a fall trek that will hit the U.S. in November and December

Rolling Stone 14h ago

“We are going to bring the same energy we bring to our own shows and we cannot wait,” says Cage the Elephant’s Matt Shultz of the Nov. 15 Germany matchup between the Patriots and Lions

Rolling Stone 14h ago

Amid an intensifying AI licensing legal battle with Universal Music and Warner Music, the AFM is firing back against the majors’ dismissal arguments – including by maintaining that the relevant provision of their labor contract “is reasonably susceptible to more than one interpretation.” This...

Digital Music News 14h ago

The recently relaunched Uptown Records has entered into a partnership with 20-time Grammy-winning artist-songwriter-producer and gospel music superstar Kirk Franklin, in conjunction with Fo Yo Soul Entertainment and TRIBL Music Group, the companies announced on Monday.

Variety 14h ago

Claims follow scrutiny over monitors installing adware without user consent

The Register 14h ago

Researchers got inside the crooks' admin panel and found 5,137 stolen records tied to 461 organizations

The Register 15h ago

Stevie Wonder has announced dates for his “Songs in the Key of Life Performances – 50th Anniversary Tour,” a celebration of his generation-defining 1976 double album.

Variety 16h ago

Singer Tom Jones has claimed he was fired as a judge from singing competition show “The Voice U.K.” due to “financial difficulty with insurance.” “To be clear, I did not want to leave ‘The Voice’ as I love the show and really appreciate the audience,” Jones posted on social media.

Variety 16h ago

Samsung-led round values the French model maker at more than €21B

The Register 16h ago

The wellbeing challenges on tours for artists and crew alike are well understood now, and there is more support available. The latest example is the ‘Pay It Forward’ fund. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 16h ago

“Why are millions of musicians around the world still practising alone?” That’s the question posed by cellist Amit Peled, who is also professor of cello at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. And he’s answering that question with a new iPad app called iMeetStand.

Music Ally 16h ago

For Londoners, the most common sound associated with Lime bikes is the ‘Hackney birdsong’ of the rentable cycles beeping when they’ve been hacked and unlocked for free. But this week there’s some different audio coming out of them. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 16h ago

US deathcore band All Shall Perish released their last album in 2011, but having reunited in 2024 are now crowdfunding their next album on Kickstarter. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 16h ago

Companies 'don't want their IP exposed, so they're willing to pay'

The Register 17h ago

Label bodies in Spain and France have published their figures for recorded-music in the first half of 2026. It’s an interesting contrast for two of Europe’s key markets. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 17h ago

Names, contact details, and card numbers do not appear among the items Weverse Company listed. Source

Music Business Worldwide 17h ago

Proprietary platform keeps incumbent in place while NESO prepares a future competition

The Register 17h ago

Data specialist says new offering will significantly enhance subscribers' analytical options Source

Music Business Worldwide 17h ago

Dating app admits no liability over allegations that it shared sensitive user data, including HIV status, with third parties

The Register 18h ago

Juneman will lead Mattel's effort to "build music into a more strategic franchise and commercial platform." Source

Music Business Worldwide 18h ago

Sina Hall joins as Senior Promoter from Semmel Concerts, and will report to Adam Wilkes, President and CEO, AEG Presents Europe and Asia-Pacific. Source

Music Business Worldwide 19h ago

Ministers declare war on an 'industry of dither and delay' as consultations, legal caution, and judicial reviews get the chop

The Register 19h ago

Cross-government plan combines civil ambitions with an increasingly military view of orbit

The Register 20h ago

Nearly 28 months after the bundling-focused Mechanical Licensing Collective v. Spotify legal battle kicked off, a federal judge has denied the MLC’s push for an interlocutory appeal. We broke down that straightforward push closer to the top of 2026, following a definitive win for Spotify in 2025.

Digital Music News 22h ago

China’s Tencent Music announces a $1B bond offering amid serious top-line margin pressure, with a major drop in TME shares year-over-year. Tencent Music Entertainment (TME), China’s leading all-in-one music and entertainment platform, has announced its public bond offering of $1 billion, consisting...

Digital Music News 23h ago

I’d be lying if I told you I remembered much from the first season of this Guy Ritchie series. It didn’t quite gel. Or maybe it was just hard to suspend disbelief and get involved. But it wasn’t so bad that I wasn’t going to check out the new season, two and a half years […]

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

You can’t make it without a manager. With hindsight you’d think that the Beatles were fully-formed, waiting to be picked up by a label and blasted into the stratosphere. But nothing could be further from the truth.

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Small and Joel played together in the Hassles and Attila before the future Piano Man had an affair with Small’s wife, temporarily ending their friendship

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Father Callahan's Labor Day homily emphasizes the importance of human dignity and rights in labor, connecting historical papal teachings to modern challenges posed by technology and artificial intelligence.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 1d ago

Oasis is opposed to the auction of over 100 hours of early recordings, but the sale is apparently legal. However, any buyer would be unable to commercialize the archive without the band’s consent.

Digital Music News 1d ago

The Music Industry Therapist Collective launches an industry-funded occupational health program for artists and crew on small- and mid-scale tours. The Music Industry Therapist Collective CIC (MITC) has launched the Pay It Forward Fund, an industry-funded, free-at-source, occupational health...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Over a dozen people were hospitalized during a Chainsmokers concert in San Jose due to “suspected alcohol intoxication and drug-related issues.” It’s the latest unfortunate meltdown for the touring EDM duo.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Jay-Z delivered a historic two-night sold-out London run at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, celebrating 30 years since his debut album. On Saturday, September 5, Jay-Z brought his two-night London run to a historic close at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, selling out both nights and delivering another...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Macklemore faces a petition to be removed as Ed Sheeran’s opening act after his politically charged set divided fans and earned criticism from Pink. Over the weekend, Macklemore opened for Ed Sheeran, but his political remarks during the set have earned him a petition trying to get him removed from...

Digital Music News 1d ago

TME is selling $500 million of 5.050% senior unsecured notes due 2031 and $500 million of 5.650% senior unsecured notes due 2036. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Last week we reported on Sonos’s big software announcement, including a feature called ‘custom agents’ that would let people “create their own [AI] agents through the system, each with its own model, persona and voice”. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

A federal court in New York has handed down a mixed ruling in the ongoing legal battle between Spotify and the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) over mechanical royalties and ‘bundle’ subscriptions. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

The first round of judging is over for the Music Tectonics conference’s annual ‘Swimming with Narwhals’ startups contest. 10 companies have been named as semi-finalists for this year’s event. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

If you don’t have a Substack in 2026, are you even on the internet? And seemingly that now applies to popular music-streaming playlist brands too. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Music-marketing startup un:hurd Music has rolled out a major update – version 2.0 – across its website and mobile apps. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Getting heard was never the same thing as building an audience… For the better part of the last decade, independent musicians have participated in one of the strangest rituals in modern music marketing.

Digital Music News 2d ago

Now, for a palate cleanser… The number one criterion for a book is readability. It’s got to be something that people want to read! Which is why you can buy the vaunted award-winner, the book with all the hype, and find yourself falling asleep on the second or third page.

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

There’s some real gems in there. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), CD sales exploded in the first half of 2026. A new report from the organization says 17.5 million CDs were sold in the first six months of the year, up from just...

The Verge 3d ago

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of September 4th, 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 4d ago

The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act is scheduled for a standalone floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives during the week of September 14. On Thursday, a report from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) revealed that U.S.

Digital Music News 4d ago

Audacity 4 has been in the works for some time, and had its own mini controversy last year when an unfortunate redesigned logo started making the rounds. The final version of the new icon isn't nearly as bad as the early rendition that was circulating last October.

The Verge 4d ago

It's not quite the "push button; get song" of Suno, but Roland's new Melody Flip tool marks the company's foray into generative AI music. Available as a plug-in for your digital audio workstation (DAW), Melody Flip offers around 250 "Palettes," which are essentially themed collections of musical...

The Verge 4d ago

“Nostalgia” as a trend isn’t new. However, there is more to the popularity of analogue than simply a backwards-looking aesthetic preference. Convenience, habit, and quality of experience are major drivers of use. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 4d ago

Waking up to find that Mary J. Blige appearing in an ad for AI-music platform Suno is quite the eye-opener. Waking up to find that said campaign has already been pulled because she hadn’t approved it… well, let’s just say our eyes are currently on springs like a classic Tex Avery cartoon character.

Music Ally 4d ago

The increase in costs and red tape facing British artists wanting to tour the European Union since ‘Brexit’ are well known. But this summer, a different problem emerged for artists and labels selling physical music and merch to fans in the EU. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 4d ago

It’s not just Music Ally celebrating a big birthday this year (incorporated 25 years ago yesterday, since you ask). Pioneering independent labels NCS and Monstercat are both celebrating their 15th anniversaries in 2026. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 4d ago

The battle between TikTok, Instagram and YouTube isn’t just about videos and views: it’s about engagement – and that’s also a key metric for music marketers judging the success of their campaigns and content. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 4d ago

The Soul Train Awards are coming home. Today, BET announced that the long-running awards show will return to television this fall with a show taped in Chicago, the city where Don Cornelius first launched Soul Train more than 50 years ago.

Spotify 5d ago

With music consumption now widespread, affordable, and accessible, music fandom has become less about consuming and more about spending as a demonstration of superfandom.

MIDiA Research Blog 5d ago

Since the temperature started creeping up this summer, we’ve been keeping a close eye on the songs that would come to embody the season. Our editors made their predictions in May, we shared an update in July, and now the time has come to share the final results.

Spotify 5d ago

On this week’s episode, veteran producer, engineer, and Grammy nominee Bruce Sugar explains why staying relevant means embracing new tools without sacrificing the feel and emotion that make music connect.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 5d ago

The Justice Department argues in the New York Times v. OpenAI case for a fair use standard that would allow extensive copying of copyrighted works for AI training without licensing.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 6d ago

India’s music streaming economy is growing like never before. That’s the big takeaway from the India edition of this year’s Loud & Clear report, Spotify’s annual look at how artists earn money from streaming and where the country’s music economy is headed next.

Spotify 6d ago

Music has spent the last decade optimising for infinite choice . Streaming libraries expanded without limit, shuffling became ever more personalised, and feeds manoeuvred themselves into narrower loops. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 6d ago