The band took over the late-night show on Wednesday night to perform "Swim" in New York's Guggenheim Museum

Rolling Stone 14m ago

BTS leads the ARIA Albums Chart, and claim the highest debut on the national singles tally.

Billboard 1h ago

Check out the must-hear releases of the week.

Billboard 2h ago

"I know your story isn't done, but do you love who you've become?" the star sings on the soaring track

Rolling Stone 2h ago

Puth’s ambition was to “make a rich, warm, and big-sounding record.”

Billboard 3h ago

The superstar took home the Innovator Award during Thursday night's ceremony

Rolling Stone 3h ago

Flea teams up with Nick Cave, Thom Yorke and others for his debut album.

Billboard 4h ago

Martinez returns with her fourth studio album, "HADES," the songwriter and alternative pop artist's social commentary on today’s world.

Billboard 4h ago

Primary Wave Music announces a strategic investment and alliance with POPS Music, home to the largest catalog of Vietnamese and Indonesian music. Leading indie publisher Primary Wave Music has announced a strategic partnership with POPS Music to further expand into international markets.

Digital Music News 4h ago

The pop superstar made history with seven wins at the annual ceremony

Rolling Stone 5h ago

Taylor Swift picked up the most trophies out of any artist at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday night, walking away with seven wins in nine nominated categories to extend her record as iHeartRadio’s most decorated artist of all time.

Variety 5h ago

Swift took home seven awards in total, also including Pop Album of the Year and Pop Song of the Year.

Billboard 5h ago

The Spanish live entertainment sector generated a record €807.2 million (currently $930.8 million) from ticket sales during 2025 – up 11.2% year over year – as both Barcelona and Madrid posted double-digit revenue spikes.

Digital Music News 6h ago

Taylor Swift extends her record as the winningest artist in iHeart history, with 41 total prizes.

Billboard 6h ago

The Hannah Montana star was presented with the award for her global impact on music and culture.

Billboard 6h ago

Other recent music deals include Symphonic's acquisition of distribution and YouTube monetization platform Distro Nation and more.

Billboard 6h ago

Swift won Pop Album of the Year for The Life of a Showgirl, with Kelce looking on from the crowd.

Billboard 6h ago

“Choreographed sports” licensing specialist ClicknClear recently commanded headlines for securing a Universal Music Group deal. But internal documents and investor concerns are raising pressing questions about the company’s business model, revenue outlook, and overall footing.

Digital Music News 7h ago

Lexus and Icelandic-Chinese artist Laufey will celebrate the centennial of jazz legend Miles Davis with ‘100 Miles,’ a live-streamed performance event on March 27th at an undisclosed location.

Digital Music News 9h ago

Suno announced today that is has released version 5.5, which it calls “our best and most expressive model yet.” New features include Voices, Custom models, and My Taste.

Digital Music News 9h ago

The Brazilian superstar recently dropped the single "Pinterest," while Domingo is gearing up for Michael and the new season of Euphoria

Rolling Stone 9h ago

X admonished for "fishing expedition" as judge dismisses ad boycott lawsuit.

Ars Technica 10h ago

I couldn’t have a conversation with Seymour Stein without him mentioning Mike Vernon. Oh, that’s a little extreme, but Seymour mentioned Mike all the time, just like he mentioned Syd Nathan and King Records…that’s where he got his start.

Lefsetz Letter 10h ago

Even with court orders, music firms struggle to eliminate notorious shadow library.

Ars Technica 10h ago

Sony Music has reached a settlement in the lawsuit against the University of Southern California over copyright infringement in social media posts. On Wednesday, documents filed in Manhattan federal court revealed that Sony Music reached a settlement with the University of Southern California...

Digital Music News 10h ago

Ultra-sensitive data may have been hacked.

Ars Technica 10h ago

Wednesday was the deadline to nominate a new director.

Ars Technica 11h ago

Netflix last raised prices in January 2025.

Ars Technica 11h ago

IMPALA unveils the fifth edition of 100 Artists to Watch, in partnership with YouTube and co-funded by the European Union. A new generation of independent artists working with labels across Europe has been selected for the fifth edition of IMPALA’s 100 Artists to Watch program for 2026, curated by...

Digital Music News 12h ago

American YoungBoy is set to open in Regal Cinemas theaters on April 22

Rolling Stone 12h ago

Sublime returns after nearly 30 years with their first full-length album with Jakob Nowell as front man, son of original front man Bradley Nowell. After nearly three decades, Sublime returns with Until the Sun Explodes, their first full-length album with Jakob Nowell as front man—son of original...

Digital Music News 12h ago

From Audis to Teslas, there's a lot available in this price range.

Ars Technica 12h ago

I don’t need someone to root for in order to enjoy a TV series or movie. Good is not good enough for me. I want the best, which often doesn’t even cost more. Not so I can show it off, but so I can USE IT! All those features…I explore and use them. I read […]

Lefsetz Letter 13h ago

Dan Clancy is the CEO of Twitch. This is a must-listen. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dan-clancy/id1316200737?i=1000757533142 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/e2f676e0-03c9-406b-8eb4-bfcb81c3701c/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-dan-clancy

Lefsetz Letter 13h ago

Google announces its music generation model Lyria 3 Pro just a month after the release of Lyria 3, letting users make tracks up to three minutes long. Just a few weeks after the release of Google’s music generation model Lyria 3, the company announced the upcoming Lyria 3 Pro, a model that will...

Digital Music News 13h ago

Subjects who interacted with AI tools were more likely to think they were right, less likely to resolve conflicts.

Ars Technica 13h ago

Google's new conversational audio AI is rolling out in search, Gemini, and developer tools today.

Ars Technica 14h ago

As its Bertelsmann parent reportedly closes in on a deal to acquire Concord, BMG is touting a “strong” 2025 showing – including double-digit recorded revenue growth from paid streaming.

Digital Music News 14h ago

Security guard Emani Ellis tried to block Cardi B’s nearly $20,000 bid for trial costs, but her own lawyer backed down Thursday after a judge deemed the amount “reasonable"

Rolling Stone 14h ago

Lebohang Morake, the Grammy-winning South African composer who performed the iconic opening chant in “Circle of Life” at the start of Disney’s “The Lion King,” is suing the comedian Learnmore Jonasi for “allegedly damaging his reputation by intentionally misrepresenting the song’s meaning on a...

Variety 14h ago

The Green Day frontman’s all-covers side project announced a surprise concert in Berkeley on Wednesday

Rolling Stone 15h ago

POPS claims to be 'home to the largest catalog of Vietnamese and Indonesian music' Source

Music Business Worldwide 15h ago

With his musical partner Jim Seals, the duo embodied soft rock with hits like “Summer Breeze”

Rolling Stone 15h ago

Great performance for the price, if you ignore the price of RAM, SSDs, and GPUs.

Ars Technica 15h ago

Colleen Theis, President and COO of The Orchard, sits down with MBW to discuss the songs – but more importantly, the experiences – that have defined her life to date Source

Music Business Worldwide 15h ago

Some staff reportedly questioned how sexy ChatGPT benefits humanity.

Ars Technica 15h ago

The global music company has opened a new HQ in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. Source

Music Business Worldwide 15h ago

A benefit for Music Will, described as the largest non-profit school music education program in the U.S., will salute T Bone Burnett, Master P and Maren Morris as its honorees at a gathering at New York’s Marriott Marquis on May 7.

Variety 15h ago

Jon Baltz, CEO and Co-Founder of Distro Nation, will join Symphonic’s executive team as Head of UGC & Rights Management, along with his team. Source

Music Business Worldwide 15h ago

TuneCore has published the fourth edition of its ‘TuneCore Accelerator Report’, trumpeting some of the stats from its in-house artist-development program. The company says that the Accelerator “contributed to over 2.8 billion artist discoveries and 6.8 billion track discoveries for artists in the...

Music Ally 16h ago

Spotify has unveiled its new ‘Listening Lounge’ in the company’s London office, designed as a showcase – custom-built sound system included – for its lossless audio.

Music Ally 16h ago

Say what you like about Sam Fender, but… actually, we’ve yet to hear anyone say something bad about the British artist: his reputation as a Good Egg Of Music is nailed on at this point.

Music Ally 16h ago

Musixmatch may be best known for its lyrics licensing deals, but the company’s latest product focuses on detecting usage of those lyrics that hasn’t been licensed. It’s called Sentinel, and is pitched as “a real time music copyright detection service designed for user-generated content platforms”.

Music Ally 16h ago

The new service, called Sentinel, draws on the company's lyrics database. Source

Music Business Worldwide 16h ago

This will not be turning up in the church rummage sale.

Ars Technica 16h ago

The track will appear on the former Beatle’s first album in five years, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, out in May

Rolling Stone 16h ago

After five years of reports about an album in progress, Paul McCartney released a new single, “Days We Left Behind,” Thursday morning. The single, a love letter to Liverpool, arrived concurrent with the official news that the album he has been working on with producer Andrew Watt is indeed on the...

Variety 16h ago

In December, rapper Bbno$ posted a message on social media announcing that he was quitting music. “As you guys know, I am for the people,” he wrote. “And the people have asked me to stop making music.

Variety 17h ago

The mid-engined Corvette gets a new variant.

Ars Technica 17h ago

Dash Crofts, who as half of the duo Seals and Crofts helped define the sound of “soft rock” in the 1970s with hits like “Summer Breeze,” Wednesday at age 87. The news was first announced on social media by the duo’s producer, Louie Shelton.

Variety 17h ago

For much of the Western US, winter 2026 was the year snow never came.

Ars Technica 18h ago

Seeker Music Group, the music rights, publishing and record company led by songwriter Evan Bogart has successfully closed its inaugural $267 million asset backed securitization, with backing from international savings and investment business M&G.

Variety 18h ago

Last month we reported on a big expansion for Google’s Lyria 3 AI-music model, when it was added to the company’s Gemini assistant. Now there’s been a further development.

Music Ally 18h ago

The legal battle between multiple labels and US ISP Cox Communications has been running for more than a decade now, but we may have finally reached a decisive verdict – and it’s not in favour of the labels.

Music Ally 18h ago

The tech giant is likely positioning the technology as a direct competitor to royalty-free production music services like Epidemic Sound. Source

Music Business Worldwide 19h ago

Superstar producer Timbaland joined Suno as a “strategic advisor” in October 2024, just a few months after the three major labels sued the AI-music firm for copyright infringement.

Music Ally 19h ago

Symphonic Distribution has announced the acquisition of Distro Nation, a New York-based distributor and YouTube monetization platform. Distro Nation was originally founded in 2011 as INDMUSIC, which helped bring about viral moments including Baauer’s “Harlem Shake.” INDMUSIC was eventually absorbed...

Digital Music News 19h ago

Ko takes on an additional role as Chief Platform Officer, overseeing a newly created unit responsible for Kakao Entertainment's platform services Source

Music Business Worldwide 19h ago

BMG says that its underlying recorded music streaming subscription revenue grew by double digits in 2025 Source

Music Business Worldwide 19h ago

Marathi is one of the fastest-growing regional segments on Indian audio-streaming services so it’s fitting that musicians make up the majority of the line-up at the inaugural edition of Rada, […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 20h ago

The program helped facilitate 15 billion track discoveries, with 515,000 independent artists currently enrolled. That’s up from 450,000 reported a year ago. Source

Music Business Worldwide 21h ago

On this week’s podcast episode, I talk with author, musician, and lecturer Craig Anderton for Part 2 of our conversation, this time about vocal production, mixing strategy, performance dynamics, and the deeper decisions that separate polished recordings from generic ones.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 22h ago

When Amazon Prime Video India announced its 2026 slate of films and web series, two names stood out for us among the cast lists of the 55 titles—those of rapper-singer […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 22h ago

In the streaming age, live albums—like greatest hits or best-of compilations—are a rarity. They’re even rarer among Indian acts. So film playback superstar Shreya Ghoshal’s The All Hearts Tour – […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 22h ago

Bagging on major labels is a music industry pastime. But being signed to a major definitely has its perks — like access to Netflix’s all-important music team. How do we know that?

Digital Music News 1d ago

Months after coordinating with Sony Music to acquire Miranda Lambert’s catalog, Domain Capital has wrapped a $768 million raise for its second entertainment fund.

Digital Music News 1d ago

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Live Nation Entertainment to provide by March 27, 2026, a joint letter explaining how they intend to proceed with court review of their proposed antitrust settlement.

Digital Music News 1d ago

FKA twigs files a lawsuit against her ex, actor Shia LaBeouf, alleging he is trying to enforce an NDA to silence her in violation of California law. On Wednesday, FKA twigs, whose legal name is Tahliah Barnett, filed a complaint seeking a court order blocking her ex-boyfriend, actor Shia LaBeouf,...

Digital Music News 1d ago

On March 25, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in Cox Communications v. Sony Music, overturning a billion-dollar copyright liability verdict against Cox. The decision significantly limits Internet Service Providers' (ISPs) responsibility for user copyright infringement, undermining DMCA protections and...

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 1d ago

Wynn Nightlife and Corner Bar Management have reunited for a new run of FEED THE BLOCK, a free and open-air block party that drew more than 40,000 music fans to Fremont East last year. The 2026 series will kick off with Marshmello headlining a massive outdoor dance party on April 2.

Digital Music News 1d ago

SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 14, Episode 11 of “The Masked Singer,” “Semi-Finals,” which aired March 25 on Fox. There was no more fight left in Rachel Platten.

Variety 1d ago

Spotify’s partnership with NAVER, Korea’s leading digital platform, is built around one simple goal: making it easier for listeners in Korea to discover and enjoy audio across the apps they already use.

Spotify 1d ago

Tahliah Barnett, better known as FKA twigs, is suing Shia LaBeouf over an “unlawful” NDA included in the settlement that resulted from the Grammy winner’s 2020 sexual battery lawsuit against the “Transformers” star.

Variety 1d ago

Bad Bunny isn’t quite ready to put his “Enséñame a Bailar” copyright showdown in the rearview. With the plaintiffs having abruptly stepped away from the case, the artist, Universal Music, and different defendants are now seeking nearly $600,000 in legal fees.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Company calls Guardian the "most capable 911 response drone ever.”

Ars Technica 1d ago

Spotify is beta-testing a new feature called Artist Profile Protection that lets artists review releases before they go live. Sometimes songs end up on the wrong artist pages because of metadata mixups or shared names. But increasingly, artists have been targeted by impostors and AI-generated...

The Verge 1d ago

Only one US-built nuclear reactor has ever flown in space, and that was more than 60 years ago.

Ars Technica 1d ago

AI-generated content is still acceptable for now.

Ars Technica 1d ago

The group's first live performance since 2022 was streamed from Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

How you listen can shape what you hear. That’s the idea behind the new Spotify Listening Lounge, an acoustic space at our London headquarters purpose-built for deeper, intentional listening.

Spotify 1d ago

Amazon Music remains the title sponsor for the fourth year running at the Ivor Novello Awards, now in its 71st year. Here are the nominations. After becoming the title sponsor of the Ivor Novello Awards back in 2023, Amazon Music is still going strong with it in 2026.

Digital Music News 1d ago

"It has been clear that we all need to be focused on one thing, not 10 things."

Ars Technica 1d ago

Meta emerges as the biggest loser as second child safety trial verdict hits.

Ars Technica 1d ago

The first physical game affected will cost $10 more than a digital copy.

Ars Technica 1d ago

BTS is so back. This week, the global pop superstars took the stage at New York City’s Pier 17 for their first U.S. performance in four years. Part of Spotify x BTS: SWIMSIDE, a global series of immersive live events, the night was a celebration of the band’s latest album, ARIRANG.

Spotify 1d ago

Ohio University’s eighth annual Music Industry Summit kicks off next month, featuring keynote artists Blood Orange, Lucius, and The Crane Wives. The Ohio University Music Industry Summit (MIS) will return for its eighth consecutive year, featuring a diverse group of prominent artists and music...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Sony's 1984 Betamax win helps Cox beat Sony in important online piracy case.

Ars Technica 1d ago

A Florida woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, a 35-year-old Orlando resident, was charged with attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling in...

Variety 1d ago

The Supreme Court has issued its ruling in a lengthy copyright battle between Cox Communications and major record labels, determining that the cable and internet service provider isn't responsible for illegally downloaded music, as reported earlier by the Associated Press.

The Verge 1d ago

Mitch Glazier, RIAA Chairman and CEO: “We are disappointed in the Court’s decision vacating a jury’s determination that Cox Communications contributed to mass scale copyright infringement, based on overwhelming evidence that the company knowingly facilitated theft.

RIAA 1d ago

In a judgment that will dramatically affect the copyright litigation landscape, the Supreme Court has unanimously held that ISPs, in providing internet access without actively encouraging piracy, aren’t contributorily liable for users’ infringement.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Google is expanding the capabilities of its Lyria 3 music-making AI, enabling it to create tracks up to three minutes long and from within multiple other Google Products. Until now, Lyria had been limited to 30-second clips.

The Verge 1d ago

The Chinese music market is still something of a mystery for many people in the international industry, but one thing is clear: it’s important. While it may not have much to do with music, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s recent announcement of a new strategic partnership with China was...

Music Ally 1d ago

Are things alright in Fortnite-land? Seemingly not, according to the announcement by its publisher, Epic Games, that it is laying off more than 1,000 staff.

Music Ally 1d ago

Well, this is awkward. Two separate newspapers confidently claimed that BTS’s comeback concert had been watched by an estimated 300 million people on Netflix. However, Netflix… begs to differ. “BTS The Comeback Live | Arirang drew 18.4 million global viewers (Live+1), proving the group’s influence...

Music Ally 1d ago

Spotify’s opposition to Canada’s levy on global streaming services is deep, so it never misses an opportunity to trumpet its value to Canadian artists and music beyond that.

Music Ally 1d ago

A quick definition for readers outside the music-finance world: in this context, an asset-backed securitisation is when the future income streams from music catalogues are packaged into tradable financial instruments which can be sold to investors.

Music Ally 1d ago

Directed By, Spotify’s documentary-style series that pulls back the curtain on the collaborative work behind music videos, is back with a new episode. Go behind the scenes with athlete-turned-visual-artist Savanah Leaf as she and Kelsey Lu build the visual world of “Running To Pain,” leaning into...

Spotify 1d ago

Every year the International Federation of the Phonograph Industry (IFPI) puts out a report regarding the state of the music business world-wide. Almost every year there are things that jump out, but sometimes the most important are a little buried and easily overlooked.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 1d ago

Few filmmakers have shaped popular cinema as profoundly as Steven Spielberg. So when Sean Fennessey, co-host of The Big Picture from Spotify’s The Ringer, sat down with the director at SXSW earlier this month, it made for a conversation movie fans won’t want to miss.

Spotify 2d ago

There has been a lot of scrutiny recently about how dance music is funded. Two cases in point illustrate why. Boiler Room, the influential livestreaming platform, was acquired by DICE in 2021, then sold to Superstruct, a private equity-backed entity, in January 2025. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 2d ago

Back to basics. | Image: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge Akai MPC is one of the most storied names in music history. But over the last decade, it's strayed pretty far from its roots as a humble sampler.

The Verge 2d ago

The new feature lets you explore samples, covers, and more about the people behind your favorite songs, says Spotify.

TechCrunch 2d ago

Behind every great song is a complex web of people, stories, and inspirations that span genres and decades. Today, we’re bringing those relationships to the forefront of the listening experience by revealing the intricate network of people and creative connections behind the music you love.

Spotify 2d ago

As the music industry gathers for Canada’s Juno Awards, the local edition of Spotify’s Loud & Clear report is here to offer a transparent look at the streaming economy. The big takeaway? More Canadian artists than ever are building sustainable careers, powered by fans at home and around the world.

Spotify 2d ago

The White House AI framework isn’t just a technology policy—it’s a geopolitical choice. By treating AI training as lawful and sidelining creator rights, the U.S. risks trading away one of its greatest assets: soft power.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 3d ago

It’s been 20 years since Miley Cyrus introduced the world to Hannah Montana, the typical teen by day and secret pop star by night who became a cultural phenomenon.

Spotify 4d ago

Siri, can you tell me where I belong? | Image: DEEWEE Last week's recommendation, Sotomayor's Wabi Sabi, has a very particular vibe that you don't find in a lot of records.

The Verge 4d ago

“When you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose” “Like a Rolling Stone” Bob Dylan 1 Back in the MySpace days, when I still responded to complete unknowns, which I no longer do, a guy sent me his music and… I’m never going to lie. I’m never going to give false hope. But I’m […]

Lefsetz Letter 4d ago

The vocoder was never supposed to be a revolution in music. It wasn't supposed to be anything in music, really. Its development began a century ago, when an engineer at Bell Labs was looking for a simpler way to send phone calls across copper telephone lines.

The Verge 4d ago

Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to defrauding music streaming platforms and his fellow musicians out of...

The Guardian 5d ago

Today, we’re making available another pre-release version for the upcoming MusicBrainz Picard 3. Alpha 4 focuses on fixing issues that were found in the previous releases as well as some minor improvements and updated translations.

MetaBrainz Blog 6d ago

Una nueva era para Kenia Os ha llegado, y Spotify marcó el momento poniendo a los fans en el centro. Para celebrar el lanzamiento de K de Karma, su cuarto álbum de estudio, creamos una serie de experiencias diseñadas para acercar a la artista mexicana a su comunidad, incluyendo dinámicas...

Spotify 6d ago

The White House AI framework doesn’t just “defer to courts” on copyright—it quietly declares that training on copyrighted works is lawful, then builds an entire policy architecture around that assumption. The result is not neutrality.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 6d ago

A new era for Kenia Os has arrived, and Spotify marked the moment by putting fans at the center. To celebrate the release of K de Karma, her fourth studio album, we created a series of experiences designed to bring the Mexican artist closer to her community, including fan-driven unlocks, exclusive...

Spotify 6d ago

This monthly column highlights emerging artists using a combination of Chartmetric data and knowledge from music experts.

How Music Charts 6d ago

Meta Proposes Expanding Fair Use to Excuse its Commercial-Scale Piracy — “We have already witnessed Meta argue that their copying of millions of pirated works from Anna’s Archive is a fair use.

Copyhype 6d ago