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Robinson is duly recognized as one of our greatest songwriters, but he may be under-recognized as a live performer.

Billboard 13m ago

Singer also plays surprise set at his curated Wisconsin festival, Vernon's first full set of Bon Iver music in nearly three years

Rolling Stone 1h ago

"I absolutely do not condone it," the pop star wrote.

Billboard 1h ago

There was good news and bad news about Roxette’s enduring popularity this week. The good news was, the group’s 1990 smash “It Must Have Been Love” was announced as having officially joined YouTube’s Billion Views Club.

Variety 2h ago

Katy Perry has blasted the White House for using her 2010 hit song “Firework” in a TikTok post depicting footage of military strikes. The video, posted to the official White House TikTok account on Thursday, times the song’s lyrics — “boom, boom, boom” — to clips of bomb explosions with the caption...

Variety 2h ago

Plus, Karol G’s Con Cora Foundation expands its U.S. impact, and Shakira brings NYC workers onstage at Barclays.

Billboard 5h ago

David Guetta, Linkin Park, Sia, the Ramones, Grandmaster Flash and posthumously Waylon Jennings also among the artists being honored next year

Rolling Stone 5h ago

Among the first acts scheduled to play the transformed venue are Tame Impala, J. Cole, Khalid, Laufey, Robyn, Olivia Dean, Zara Larsson and Hilary Duff.

Billboard 11h ago

The band confirmed his death on Friday, days before their 40th anniversary.

Billboard 14h ago

The highly-awaited tour began on Friday (July 24) at Soldier Field in Chicago. See every song from the kick-off show below.

Billboard 14h ago

“Stoner R&B” is not an insult: It’s the opposite, a loose term to describe a sprawling genre of music that includes everything from Dijon and Frank Ocean to Brent Faiyaz and Jhene Aiko.

Variety 17h ago

Future's The Real Me lands the rapper his 12th leader.

Billboard 18h ago

Street Fighter hits theaters Oct. 16.

Billboard 19h ago

The Toronto rapper also posted a caption on Instagram in which he claims he's been proving himself right these last two years.

Billboard 19h ago

Nearly two years after announcing plans to develop a gen AI licensing framework, GEMA has launched PLAI, billed as today’s “first complete music dataset for simple AI training.” The Berlin-based society reached out to DMN with word of “PLAI by GEMA” as well as the “curated and individually...

Digital Music News 19h ago

In June 2024, the singer said that doctors had found a tumor in his esophagus and he would have to undergo treatment

Rolling Stone 19h ago

Tune in July 25th to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. Phone #: 844-686-5863 If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz

Lefsetz Letter 20h ago

The pop star gives fans a deeper look into her creative process & inspiration.

Billboard 20h ago

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of July 24th, 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 21h ago

Messages between the singer and Celeste Rivas Hernandez were shared in court, along with descriptions of child sex abuse material allegedly found on D4vd's phone

Rolling Stone 22h ago

Ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner, Spotify joined leaders from across the media and political landscape to honor America’s journalists and the tradition of the annual gathering.

Spotify 22h ago

TikTok celebrates the launch of Charli XCX’s new album with an exclusive in-app fan experience, signaling a shift away from streaming platforms. Charli XCX’s highly anticipated new album, Music, Fashion, Film, is getting the TikTok treatment with an exclusive in-app fan experience to celebrate the...

Digital Music News 23h ago

A mediados de los 2000, el emo pasó de ser una escena underground a convertirse en un fenómeno cultural que llevó a bandas como Fall Out Boy (y accesorios como los guantes sin dedos) al mainstream.

Spotify 23h ago

Singer D4vd faces damning DNA evidence tying him to the remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez as his murder trial heats up. Singer D4vd, whose real name is David Burke, is facing charges and a trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, allegedly to cover up his sexual...

Digital Music News 23h ago

One mass-scalping revelation later, the StubHub regulatory scrutiny is intensifying. Now, the company is facing a congressional investigation centering on CEO Eric Baker’s alleged stake in and involvement with a fund dealing in resale tickets.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Chris Brown pleaded guilty to brawling at a London nightclub in 2023, in which he hit a music producer on the head with a bottle. On Friday, Chris Brown pleaded guilty to brawling at a London nightclub in 2023, an altercation in which he hit a music producer on the head with a bottle. The […]

Digital Music News 1d ago

Netflix almost pulled the streamer’s recent documentary “Michael Jackson: The Verdict” a week before its release for fear of reprisal, Variety has learned.

Variety 1d ago

Dickinson surprised guests at Fandom's Comic-Con party to cover Mott the Hoople’s “All the Young Dudes”

Rolling Stone 1d ago

The actress compared it to “This Town,” the debut solo single from Horan from the early post-One Direction days

Rolling Stone 1d ago

It’s no secret that Charli xcx is a cinephile, so it wasn’t a shock when the avant-garde pop star revealed that her latest album would feature iconic horror auteur David Cronenberg — especially considering its title is “Music, Fashion, Film.” But what is surprising is just how impactful his...

Variety 1d ago

When two-time Grammy nominee Asake partnered with Spotify for a special one-night-only concert at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane last month, the goal was simple: create an unforgettable night for the Nigerian artist’s top fans, friends, and family.

Spotify 1d ago

An inmate at the low-security federal prison in New Jersey allegedly taunted Sean Combs, who reportedly lashed out at the man, according to multiple reports

Rolling Stone 1d ago

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

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

The private-equity firm already owns around 60% of the business and is set to buy out founder Casey Wasserman's remaining stake. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

The two rockers covered the Seventies deep cut during White’s show in Chicago

Rolling Stone 1d ago

The single, written by Ed Sheeran and produced by Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin, will appear on Katseye’s upcoming five-track EP Wild

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Robert Garcia, the oversight committee's Ranking Member, issued a letter to StubHub CEO Eric Baker on Friday (July 24). Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Droney’s new album, Made You Look, is out now

Rolling Stone 1d ago

MBW's World Leaders series meets Phil Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Latin America-focused Move Concerts Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

They may not make the music or mastermind the marketing campaigns, but — duh! — the music business wouldn’t and couldn’t exist without lawyers. The best of them oversee the mega-million deals and catalog sales of superstars, protect the creative work of human beings against AI and other entities...

Variety 1d ago

In the mid-aughts, emo transformed from a fringe underground scene into a cultural phenomenon, launching bands like Fall Out Boy (and accessories like fingerless gloves) into the mainstream.

Spotify 1d ago

Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray in the U.K. in relation to a “vicious and unprovoked” attack at a London nightclub in 2023. His co-defendant, Omololu Akinlolu, also pleaded guilty. The U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service (similar in function to the District Attorney) described Akinlolu, a...

Variety 1d ago

Music-streaming service Qobuz recently announced that it had 1.2 million monthly active users, with its revenues having grown by 45.7% in 2025. Now it has rolled out a redesign and some new features.

Music Ally 1d ago

It’s just over a month until Daisy Chain Fields, the California festival devised by Olivia Rodrigo with an all-women lineup that she announced in June.

Music Ally 1d ago

TikTok wants to be involved with as many major-album rollouts as possible in 2026. Today it’s launching two more in-app activations focusing on the new albums from Tyla and Charli XCX.

Music Ally 1d ago

Another day, another Big Tech giant being slapped on the wrist by European regulators. It’s Google’s turn, again, to be on the naughty step – to the tune of €890m (a cool $1.01bn at current exchange rates).

Music Ally 1d ago

The game has already drawn more than 3.5m visits and generated more than 23m in-game performances. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

India’s paid music streaming subscriber base could grow to between 28 million and 30 million by 2028, up from an estimated 14 million as of December 2025, according to the EY and the Indian Music Industry (IMI) “How India Listens, Streams and Pays for Music” report, released Friday in Mumbai.

Variety 1d ago

The initial reaction to the Spotify-Kalshi controversy over Malcolm Todd’s “Earrings” is easy to understand. “Music prediction markets are dangerous. Streaming charts can be gamed. Shut the whole thing down before it gets worse!” Nobody in music should dismiss that concern.

Music Ally 1d ago

Bon Jovi’s penultimate show of their Madison Square Garden residency came to an early end on Thursday night after frontman Jon Bon Jovi revealed he was suffering from a sinus infection.

Variety 1d ago

Indian AI video-generation platform Atlabs•ai has launched three new music video agents that have specifically been trained for indie artists, kids’ rhymes, and faith music. The Gurugram-headquartered startup was founded […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Meet Music Festival Tycoon, a Roblox game from Live Nation and Livewire that’s been announced this week, but went live quietly earlier.

Music Ally 1d ago

Like in other parts of the world, Apple Music has increased its prices in India. The monthly rate of an individual subscription has risen from Rs99 (approx. $1) to Rs139 […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Google and YouTube executive to join the UK collection society on October 12 Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

The cut will apply to nearly 32,000 businesses, with the typical pub estimated to save £1,100 (around USD $1,475) in the next financial year. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Earlier this week, Apple Music dropped the unexpected industry bombshell by quietly surpassing Spotify’s subscriber count in the US. But Spotify may also want to keep an eye on another fast-surging DSP: YouTube Music. ‘YouTube’ and ‘artist-friendly’ are rarely used in the same sentence.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Indian hip-hop label and artist management company Kalamkaar Music has ventured into IP creation with the new reality web series talent hunt Legacy. Kalamkaar, which was co-founded by entrepreneur Ankit […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

A new Roblox experience from Live Nation and Livewire lets players build their own music festivals, featuring CORTIS as the first headlining artist. Music Festival Tycoon, a new Roblox experience from Live Nation and Livewire, lets players build and grow their own in-game music festivals—and it’s...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Latin music artists will unite at Miami’s Kaseya Center on August 16 for a benefit concert and national telethon supporting Venezuelan communities affected by the devastating earthquakes in June.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Madison Square Garden’s controversial surveillance cameras were not at full capacity at Taylor Swift’s wedding, with the majority of security staff forcibly locked out of the network during the event according to a new report.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Versions of Amy Winehouse and hundreds of other musicians are generating millions for beleaguered UK venues. But what is the emotional toll for the imitators, and are they pushing out original artists?

The Guardian 1d ago

Sia’s greatest songs, like "Unstoppable" and "Titanium" and "The Greatest," are anthems of strength, power, fortitude, invincibility, and watching the movie it’s fascinating to behold how her facelessness feeds that quality.

Variety 1d ago

A federal judge has officially rejected Capitol Christian Music Group’s motion to dismiss a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Reach Records. Now, the case, centering on an acquisition deal turned sour, is scheduled to receive a trial next year. Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Despite growing modestly from 2024, UK recorded music exports last year topped £800 million for the first time on record. That’s according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which today identified £800.3 million (currently $1.07 billion) worth of recorded exports for 2025.

Digital Music News 1d ago

As the FCC considers loosening or removing caps on broadcast TV and radio station ownership in the U.S., Beasley Media and others are speaking out against the restrictions. Meanwhile, the musicFIRST Coalition remains adamant that the limits should be left in place.

Digital Music News 1d ago

They should show this in schools. To illustrate how you can survive marching to the beat of your own drummer. Until you don’t. I’d never even heard of this movie, but a reader recommended it and after the Thai show we watched was just too weird to continue, I pulled it up. Now the story […]

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

The Weeknd’s recent French stadium run alone drew over 500,000 fans, exceeding the total attendance of a typical North American arena tour. The Weeknd is absolutely killing it in France.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Financial details emerge as a preliminary hearing involving singer D4vd kicks off to determine whether the murder case will proceed to trial. A preliminary hearing regarding David Anthony Burke, better known as singer D4vd, began on Tuesday (July 21) to determine whether the case over the murder of...

Digital Music News 1d ago

The latest filing draws heavily on Anthropic's internal records, obtained through discovery, to support claims the publishers first brought in October 2023. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

Bob Cavallo managed the Lovin’ Spoonful, Earth, Wind & Fire, Little Feat, Seal and more. And he finished his career running Disney’s music business! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-cavallo/id1316200737?i=1000778014175...

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

Former Skechers and Nike exec will be based in Los Angeles Source

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

There’s a big milestone in UK labels body the BPI’s latest export figures, but also a concerning slowdown in growth.

Music Ally 2d ago

There are plenty of music distributors who are fair, transparent and positive partners for their artist clients. And there are others who are… not so much.

Music Ally 2d ago

There are some new joint-ventures afoot in the UK music industry this week, courtesy of sync agency Nothing Standard and independent label Some Action. The partners in question? UMG and Reservoir Media respectively.

Music Ally 2d ago

Are people dropping off your social feeds? Arguably many of us might not realise immediately, with a growing stream of AI slop and influencer videos being injected into those feeds by the platforms instead.

Music Ally 2d ago

Song copyright protection for musicians who record ideas with a voice memo at 3am proves nothing in a dispute. That original moment completely unverifiable.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 2d ago

The Beach Boys have abruptly cancelled a bunch of scheduled summer performances, including multiple state fair appearances. The Beach Boys had a busy summer planned, but the band suddenly cancelled dozens of appearances, including multiple planned stops at state fairs.

Digital Music News 2d ago

Google releases its Q2 financials, featuring major gains for its cloud services and a spike in ad revenue for YouTube, thanks in part to FIFA. On Wednesday, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, released its second quarter 2026 financials, with results exceeding expectations as cloud revenue increased...

Digital Music News 2d ago

Johnny Cash’s personal archive will be housed at Belmont University in a partnership with the Cash family and the John R. Cash Revocable Trust. A collection from Johnny Cash’s personal archive will be permanently housed at Belmont University.

Digital Music News 2d ago

From: Wendy Waldman Subject: Re: Social Media Is the New Rock and Roll Date: July 21, 2026 at 10:46:15?PM MDT I love TT. Been following it a long time. First post I did on it was years ago of my cat’s first new year, with a re-write of Dylan’s “If Dogs Run Free” I think […]

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

For the longest time music was placed into pre-determined buckets that pretty much worked. Pop, Hip-Hop, Rock, EDM, Latin, Country, K-Pop, R&B/Soul, Indie/Alternative and Classical have been the buckets that dominated music all over the world.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 3d ago

Here's a checklist for potential pitfalls in generative AI licensing agreements, emphasizing the importance of understanding clauses that could undermine creators' rights and lead to unintended consequences.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 3d ago

Social feeds are saturated with content – both original and AI-powered. In this competitive attention landscape, brand activations and traditional advertising are struggling to cut through. Simply getting a brand name out in the market is no longer enough to build loyalty. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 3d ago

What happens when a familiar, everyday space becomes a stage for music, conversation, and community? That’s the idea behind Greasy Tunes, Spotify’s multi-week residency in Nairobi that brings Kenya’s listening culture off the playlist and into the real world.

Spotify 4d ago

How do new music genres come to life? By combining Chartmetric's listener data with Splice's creator insights, this report traces the complete lifecycle of genre evolution – from the first production session to mainstream success.

How Music Charts 4d 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 5d 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 6d 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 6d ago