The Happy Gilmore actor led the ceremony at the couple's wedding at Madison Square Garden on July 3

Rolling Stone 3m ago

"Love really works in mysterious ways, and today's happy ending genuinely moves me"

Rolling Stone 49m ago

The Fleetwood Mac singer took the stage at Madison Square Garden following the couple's ceremony on Friday night

Rolling Stone 1h ago

The pop star married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden on July 3

Rolling Stone 1h ago

Attested TLS: the handshake that can't prove who's on the other end

The Register 3h ago

There might also be a downside

The Register 7h ago

"I wanted this character and music to live on its own," says Tyga.

Billboard 8h ago

These are all unofficial items of course, but well, they're actually romantic.

Billboard 10h ago

The official wedding-style details follow Swift and Kelce’s Friday night ceremony at Madison Square Garden, where they married in front of family and friends.

Billboard 10h ago

Tune in July 4th 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 12h ago

1. Steve Miller “Fly Like an Eagle” He hadn’t put out an album in nearly three years and by this point no one was waiting, it appeared he’d fallen off the radar screen. After 1973’s smash “The Joker,” all we got was crickets. “Fly Like an Eagle” was different from what came before, short songs […]

Lefsetz Letter 12h ago

From the size of the guest list to when they tied the knot, here's what has been revealed from Tayvis' big day.

Billboard 12h ago

The couple married on the evening of July 3.

Billboard 12h ago

Adam Sandler officiated Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s star-studded Madison Square Garden wedding. The reveal came via a press release obtained by Variety in the minutes following Swift and Kelce’s official marriage announcement.

Variety 13h ago

Only a very few performers put out their debut album having already established themselves as frontrunners for the Grammy for best new artist. Sienna Spiro is in that category, and let’s just say that “The Visitor,” her first full-length release, does nothing to diminish her chances in the...

Variety 13h ago

The couple tied the knot at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Billboard 13h ago

Here's the full love story of the Grammy-winning pop star & the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, from meeting to marriage.

Billboard 13h ago

The celebrity power couple married on July 3 at Madison Square Garden

Rolling Stone 14h ago

Anybody who is anybody is making their way to New York’s Madison Square Garden dressed to the nines in an apparent march to get to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding.

Variety 14h ago

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of July 3rd, 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 14h ago

Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Jack Antonoff and more celebs arrived in New York City ahead of the couple's July 3 wedding.

Billboard 15h ago

"It will feed so many families, and what a way to start a marriage," the country singer said on social media ahead of the couple's wedding

Rolling Stone 15h ago

Hundreds of A-list stars, celebrities, and athletes descended upon New York’s Madison Square Garden for the power couple's nuptials

Rolling Stone 15h ago

The track marks the mother-daughter duo's first musical team-up.

Billboard 16h ago

Travis Kelce posted a surprise “New Heights” interview with Prince William on Friday, the day he’s set to get married to his popstar fiancé Taylor Swift at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Variety 17h ago

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are preparing to tie the knot at Madison Square Garden this Fourth of July weekend with a lavish ceremony and surrounding street closures. But what will it cost taxpayers? Jeff Bezos took over the entire city of Venice for his wedding last year to Lauren Sánchez.

Digital Music News 17h ago

Spotify releases some listening stats for America’s 250th birthday, revealing that 70% of the Spotify Top 50 in the US is made up of American music. The United States is turning 250, and Spotify has released some fun listening statistics to celebrate the occasion.

Digital Music News 18h ago

We’ve heard plenty about streaming fraudsters gaming the system to pocket royalties. But what about using artificial plays to cash bets? Spotify has reportedly booted north of 500,000 fake streams from Malcolm Todd’s “Earrings” after learning of several curiously timed wagers tied to the song’s...

Digital Music News 18h ago

The firm, which acquires and manages rights across music publishing and recordings, announced Cory-Smith's unexpected passing on Friday (July 3).

Billboard 18h ago

Suno has started exploring the launch of a developer API for its AI music generation platform, revealed in a LinkedIn post this week. AI music platform Suno has revealed plans for the launch of a developer API, announced in a LinkedIn post by the company’s Chief Product Officer, Jack Brody, on...

Digital Music News 18h ago

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have said, “I do,” and are now officially husband and wife, according to People. The nuptials were also announced to New York City onlookers via digital signs outside of Madison Square Garden that read, “JUST&T MARRIED!” After days of speculation, the Associated Press...

Variety 20h ago

Physicist, philanthropist, and pioneer of pocket computers, SSDs, smartphones… and duvets

The Register 20h ago

"Seeing the opportunity to remind them the power of the people that they are attempting to silence, we had no choice but to take on this fight," rap duo said Friday

Rolling Stone 20h ago

Online emporium's Starlink rival says it will start service later this year as another 29 birds reach orbit

The Register 21h ago

Cory-Smith's colleagues at Bella Figura confirm tragic news on social media Source

Music Business Worldwide 22h ago

$500,000 will go to children whose education has been impacted by the recent earthquakes in Venezuela, the musician shared in a social media video

Rolling Stone 22h ago

Australia’s social media ban for under-16s has set off a domino effect. The UK has announced a social ban of its own set for Spring 2027, with many other countries also considering measures On the surface, the under-16s bans will simply cause teens to wait until they are old enough to make...

MIDiA Research Blog 22h ago

Third-party contractor compromise exposed health information and insurance billing passwords

The Register 23h ago

Fancy a thorium microreactor capable of delivering up to 30 MWe of juice for up to 30 years?

The Register 1d ago

Artist Mark Kratter’s “undisclosed filtering practices” lawsuit against Spotify has gotten very ugly, very fast: Moments after the DSP moved to shift the case to federal court, Kratter has fired back against the “frivolous” request and demanded attorney’s fees for his trouble.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Reggaeton artists’ unoriginality argument falls short in Jamaican producers copyright suit — At issue is “Fish Market”, a 1990 musical work and sound recording that was used without authorization by numerous reggaeton producers.

Copyhype 1d ago

Which team are you supporting in the World Cup? We don’t mean England, Mexico or Cape Verde. We’re talking Team Jagger, Team Richards or Team Wood! Yes, the Rolling Stones are piggybacking on the men’s football extravaganza with their own ‘Streaming World Cup’ as part of the marketing campaign for...

Music Ally 1d ago

AI-music startup Udio may have reached licensing deals with UMG, WMG, Merlin and the NMPA – settling lawsuits filed by the first two in the process – but Sony Music has yet to join them.

Music Ally 1d ago

The US is the biggest recorded-music market in the world, and it’s one where domestic artists are taking a big share of streams according to Spotify. “69% of all streams in the country go to American artists, and American music makes up 70% of the Spotify Top 50 chart in the U.S.

Music Ally 1d ago

One of the lesser-reported aspects of the rise of AI: it’s bringing corporate hackathons back. Musixmatch is the latest company inviting developers in to build with its API as well as those of partners.

Music Ally 1d ago

Other residential proxy brands may rely on the same network

The Register 1d ago

This April Threads launched Live Chats, which according to Meta “lets you participate in public group chats during the biggest cultural events. It’s a new way to build community with others around shared interests like an album drop or a big game as it unfolds.” Now the feature is getting some...

Music Ally 1d ago

Dark-pop artist Jared Benjamin recently released his debut album ‘Icarus: Too Close to the Sun’, after successfully building his online audience and bagging a deal with Awal. The artist started releasing music in 2023, with his song “Flatline” sparking some traction online.

Music Ally 1d ago

If posting to YouTube Shorts as part of your artist’s marketing strategy, you know that traditionally, it doesn’t have the same photo posting feature as Instagram and TikTok do, with Carousels and Photo Mode, respectively – as can be useful towards keeping up posting frequency while not always...

Music Ally 1d ago

Poland has undoubtedly been an economic success story of the last two decades – this year it has edged past Switzerland to become the world’s 20th largest economy, and is the 16th biggest music market globally.

Music Ally 1d ago

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The Digital Edge 1d ago

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The Digital Edge 1d ago

Spotify has been forced to remove more than 500k streams of a song that topped its US chart after – in the Financial Times’ words – “discovering that the surge in streaming coincided with a jump in suspicious wagers on prediction market Kalshi”.

Music Ally 1d ago

Kalshi said in April that trading on the its music 'contracts' had already topped USD $400 million in 2026 Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

KPMG finds nearly a third of execs struggle to understand costs as companies rethink deployments

The Register 1d ago

It’s been a good week for Indian singer-songwriter Anuv Jain and his fans on Spotify. On Sunday, 28 June, he staged ‘Coming Home to Anuv Jain’, a special event organised […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Report says proposed rewrite gives operators more freedom to shop around for a greener grade

The Register 1d ago

LTAP architecture does some clever engineering beneath a debatable marketing pitch

The Register 1d ago

Indie music retailer Rough Trade and Sweet Relief Musicians Fund have launched a new donation program to support musicians and professionals.

Music Ally 1d ago

Maybe they were looking for Private Data

The Register 1d ago

With a fourth trial now in the books, T.I. and Tameka “Tiny” Harris have been awarded a whopping $0 in punitive damages in their long-running legal battle with Bratz and Little Tikes maker MGA Entertainment.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Sydney beach brand Swim Shady has secured a trademark victory against rapper Eminem, who argued the company’s name was too similar to his alter ego. Will the real Swim Shady please stand up?

Digital Music News 1d ago

A final humiliation for Australia’s Securities Exchange and its attempts to run a bourse on distributed ledgers

The Register 1d ago

“Sometimes I like to just hide in the shadows,” mutters Madonna at the start of “I Feel So Free,” the opening track on her 15th album “Confessions II.” “Create a new persona. A different identity. I can be whoever I want to be.” As hard as it may be to picture Madonna hiding in the […]

Variety 1d ago

This is a painful read, at least until NeXT pivots to WebObjects and revenue starts coming in. Yes, this book chronicles Steve Jobs’s time in the wilderness, in between his two stints at Apple. And it hasn’t been documented to this degree before, not really ever.

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Spoiler alert: I don’t reveal everything, but if you want to be fresh when you watch this series, beware. This was a painful watch. If I hadn’t invested my time in the previous seasons, I would have stopped. This is what happens when art supersedes plot. You see this most in literature today.

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Workers who use OG crowdsourcing platform say AWS is closing accounts

The Register 1d ago

SPONSORED FEATURE: ZTE unveils 2025 milestones

The Register 1d ago

Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper were also among the celebs descending upon MSG on Thursday

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Left hand, meet right hand

The Register 1d ago

MeetingTV wants to see the evidence

The Register 1d ago

Weird Al reveals that he was offered a lucrative ad spot for productivity software, but he backed out once he realized the product involved AI. “I’m not a fan of AI.” Parody king Weird Al Yankovic sat down for an interview with Syracuse.com ahead of his Syracuse stop on his Bigger & Weirder Tour,...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Exceleration Music and NexTone have acquired the recording and publishing catalog of Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of Japan’s most celebrated cultural legacies. U.S.-based independent music company Exceleration Music has acquired the recording and publishing catalog of composer Ryuichi Sakamoto in a...

Digital Music News 1d ago

What's better than getting paid once? Getting paid twice of course

The Register 1d ago

"Ahead of our partner powered model, we're exploring a developer API and want to hear from you before we start building," Jack Brody wrote. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Light joined WMG in March according to his LinkedIn profile Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Earlier this week, Digital Music News broke the news of a voluntary settlement proposal tied to upcoming US-based mechanical licensing rates as part of the broader Phonorecords V CRB proceedings.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Warner Records has announced a strategic partnership with veteran executive Sickamore and his “creative institute,” Three Times Louder. The imprint will continue its partnership with SoundCloud; Sickamore will continue to work alongside Travis Scott and David Stromberg at Cactus Jack Management,...

Variety 1d ago

YouTube Shorts announces some new features, including adding 15-second music clips to image posts and enabling users to double their playback speed. YouTube has announced some new functionality to expand YouTube Shorts and further vie with TikTok and Instagram Reels.

Digital Music News 1d ago

But doing so doesn't necessarily meet business needs

The Register 1d ago

On June 30, family, friends, collaborators, and leaders from across the industry gathered in Memphis to celebrate the life of producer Tay Keith. On Tuesday, June 30, family, friends, collaborators, and leaders from across the music industry—including Gunna, Sexyy Red, Murda Beatz, Turbo, Ryan...

Digital Music News 1d ago

To attend Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, do you need to know the bride and groom all too well? That’s the big question this week as fans, media and social sets in New York, L.A.

Variety 1d ago

Don't count on the LLM to return your data - even if you pay up

The Register 1d ago

The ruling from Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein keeps the case at the 333 works that Sony had originally put in suit. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Less than a month after announcing that it had closed its first institutional funding round—led by Kobalt founder and chairman Willard Ahdritz’s Ahdritz Capital—Indian music distribution, publishing and marketing company […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

The 121-page document sets out a number of disclosures, from anti-counterfeiting measures to the company's use of generative AI and expansion into physical retail. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Japanese giant needs to find some use for that 10 GW US server farm it is building

The Register 1d ago

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to at least 20 charities this week, a representative announced, in advance of a wedding reported to be taking place this weekend in New York.

Variety 1d ago

Brooklyn alternative R&B artist Laila! will be the partnership’s flagship artist. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Swift's lawyers argue that the amended complaint "fares no better" than the original Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

When up-and-coming independent artists participate in songwriting camps, there’s often a chance that the resultant compositions won’t eventually be released. In the case of—take a deep breath—‘The Indie Circle Songwriting […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Spotify has officially moved to shift to federal court the “undisclosed filtering practices” lawsuit filed against it by artist and attorney Mark Kratter.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Gary Glitter, the former singer and convicted child sex offender, has been charged with historic sexual offenses dating back to 1978 and allegedly involving a girl who was under 13 years old.

Variety 1d ago

It might seem strange to think about paper on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It’s easy to take it for granted, especially in the digital age, but the fact is, without paper there would be no Declaration.

Copyhype 2d ago

Spotify is proud to be a home for American culture. As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, we wanted to take a look at how American artists, creators, and authors shape listening at home and around the world.

Spotify 2d ago

Apple Music has published a second collection of covers of songs by the late country musician Toby Keith, enlisting Tyler Hubbard, Jackson Dean, Kameron Marlowe, and Emily Ann Roberts to put their spin on his work.

Music Ally 2d ago

One of the more unexpected social-media trends of recent years has been short-video platforms reversing back into photos. TikTok has photo posts, and YouTube Shorts has too.

Music Ally 2d ago

The jury found that MGA had not acted with malice, ending the couple's push for punitive damages. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

A federal judge has denied Sony Music’s request to dramatically expand the list of allegedly infringed works in its lawsuit against Udio. As we previously reported, Sony Music, the sole major still litigating against Udio, moved to supersize its infringement action in late May.

Digital Music News 2d ago

Over the last few weeks, much has been written about music streaming platforms’ approaches to AI transparency, moderation, and adoption, which are often vastly different . Just as DSPs differ in their approaches to AI, it turns out that their userbases differ widely on their attitudes towards th...

MIDiA Research Blog 2d ago

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The Digital Edge 2d ago

The company's first signings are 10cc, singer-songwriter Rumer and electronic duo Lemon Jelly. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation is granting $100,000 to earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela following back-to-back devastating earthquakes. Back-to-back devastating earthquakes hit Venezuela on June 24, registering at magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 and hitting less than a minute apart.

Digital Music News 2d ago

On this week’s podcast episode, session vocalist Darlene Koldenhoven tells us how her music hit #4 on the Billboard classical crossover chart with no manager or label.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 2d ago

A white-hat hacker and security researcher discovered an AI exploit using chatbot Claude to gain full access to the systems that handle ticketing for nearly every major US festival. In April, security researcher and “white-hat” hacker Ian Carroll used the AI tool Claude Opus 4.7 to discover an...

Digital Music News 2d ago

Following last year’s merger between media and entertainment giant OSN and music streaming platform Anghami, OSN is looking to acquire full ownership. Dubai-based entertainment and media giant OSN has launched a bid for full ownership of UAE music streamer Anghami, after acquiring a majority share...

Digital Music News 2d ago

Cardi B secures another win against gossip vlogger Tasha K, who now owes the star $60,000 for violating a previously established non-disparagement agreement. Tasha K keeps setting them up; Cardi B keeps knocking them down.

Digital Music News 2d ago

Elton John has signed a multi-million-dollar deal to star in a Last Vegas residency as a hologram, set to open at the new Hard Rock Hotel next summer. The legendary Elton John has signed a multi-million-dollar deal to star in a first-of-its-kind Las Vegas residency—as a hologram.

Digital Music News 2d ago

From dynamic ticket pricing to “blue dot fever,” the live music industry is rapidly evolving. JamBase CTO David Onigman explains how the platform tracks over 100,000 global events and the trends reshaping concerts, festivals, and touring.

How Music Charts 2d ago

Our Spotify Sessions video series turns up the volume on some of Latin America’s most exciting artists, giving them and their hand-picked creative teams a space to reimagine their music.

Spotify 2d ago

Calling all wizards, witches, and Muggles, we are pleased to inform you that you have been invited to conjure up the magic of the Harry Potter™ audiobook series as part of your Spotify Premium subscription.

Spotify 3d ago

The first PR V settlement preserves inflation protection but leaves unresolved whether statutory mechanical royalties should evolve with market value—or simply keep pace with CPI. Looks like another serving of more of the same.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 3d ago

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The Digital Edge 3d ago

The response to MIDiA's audio creator survey has been brilliant, so thank you to everyone who has already taken part. But, if you haven't yet, there's still time to have your say.

MIDiA Research Blog 3d ago

Last week at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Spotify Beach brought fans, creators, and brands together for three days of conversation focused on culture and fandom.

Spotify 3d ago

Our apologies if you are experiencing outages or slowness on ListenBrainz currently. First it was AI scrapers, now it’s K-pop fans… In short, we are experiencing massive server load from an unexpected and massive increase in listen submissions.

MetaBrainz Blog 4d ago

Today, we’re making available the fifth beta version for the upcoming MusicBrainz Picard 3. This new versions brings some important changes: Download links and a detailed list of changes since Picard 3 beta 4 are available below.

MetaBrainz Blog 4d ago

Tidal shared its new policies regarding AI-generated music today and how the platform plans to "protect artists" and "inform listeners." Instead of banning it outright, starting on July 15th Tidal will label tracks it has identified as being 100 percent AI-generated with an icon.

The Verge 4d ago

In France, there’s one day a year where instead of going to the show, the show comes to you, wherever you are. It’s the Fête de la Musique (World Music Day), a 40-year-old tradition where music takes over every city, town, and village across the country. This year, Spotify put a new spin on the...

Spotify 4d ago

In addition, TIDAL will use automated tools to remove AI-generated music that attempts to impersonate an artist or a group, the company said.

TechCrunch 4d ago

Which teams don’t need asterisks by their title?

The Pudding 5d ago

Suno has ambitions to be more than just a toy to churn out AI slop, it also wants to be a streaming destination and to break new artists. Spark is their new incubator program for independent artists that provides grants, mentorship, and marketing support.

The Verge 5d ago

We’ve just marked a dozen years of Spotify hitting the Croisette for the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, and this year’s Spotify Beach might have been our most memorable yet—a can’t-miss destination for the creators, artists, brands, and fans descending on the South of...

Spotify 5d ago

Teenage Engineering has already issued multiple substantial updates for its surprisingly capable $329 EP-133 KO II sampler. Its latest is one of the biggest yet. OS 2.5 adds audio over USB, selectable sample rates for lo-fi fun, sample reverse, an arpeggiator, equal-length autochopping, and it...

The Verge 6d ago