Music

In a video posted to Instagram, The Hole frontwoman said she was stepping back from social media for a few weeks.

Billboard 1h ago

The musician also revealed her upcoming album, her first since 2010, is done

Rolling Stone 7h ago

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of August 14th, 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 8h ago

Wilson joined in 1998, just before the Des Moines, Iowa-founded group's mainstream breakthrough.

Billboard 8h ago

Megan Thee Stallion has announced a new partnership with Interscope Records, which will handle the global distribution of her music, among other strategic support.

Variety 10h ago

Benefit concerts are set to take place during the weekend of Aug. 15-16.

Billboard 10h ago

"Effective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson," the band posted in a since-deleted social media post

Rolling Stone 10h ago

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

Billboard 10h ago

The Colorado Artist Company Act has gone into effect, and in keeping with its title, the law is designed to enable creatives to form “artist companies,” or LLCs featuring “a stated artistic mission.” Technically signed into law in June, the Colorado Artist Company Act took effect this past...

Digital Music News 10h ago

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. issues a statement implying the Grammys may reconsider its new Asian Pop Music category after BTS withdrew from consideration.

Digital Music News 10h ago

Also up north this week: Music streaming growth slows in Quebec.

Billboard 11h ago

CEO Harvey Mason jr. initially defended the Best Asian Pop Music Performance category when BTS opted out of submitting, but new conversations with stakeholders might change his mind

Rolling Stone 11h ago

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

Billboard 11h ago

The Criterion Collection edition marks the first time the hit animated film has been available for viewing outside of streaming — save for a brief theatrical run.

Billboard 12h ago

“The radio doesn’t play songs for me anymore,” says Bob, 54, who is situated in a lawn chair, deciding between a drag from the Marlboro Red in his left hand and the Budweiser can in his right. He chooses the Bud first, a sensible move given the sun bouncing off the concrete of the endless […]

Variety 12h ago

The new interactive KPop Demon Hunters Rumi sword has over 50 features.

Billboard 12h ago

Just two months after the Grammy Awards announced a new category for Asian pop — and just weeks after BTS announced they would not submit their music for the 2027 awards, in part because of what they feel are the limitations of this awards — the Recording Academy has signaled that it is at least...

Variety 12h ago

Frankie Valli is telling the world that he has not retired, contrary to reports over the last few days from multiple news outlets that took at face value a statement posted by his younger brother that the Four Seasons star’s time in show business was indeed at a close.

Variety 13h ago

Movie Syncs/Best Opening Track/Best Song Not The Single Tune in August 15th 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 13h ago

Here's everything you need to know about DIRECTV’s MySports Genre Pack and why it’s a favorite for sports lovers.

Billboard 13h ago

Which new Latin music release is your favorite? Vote below!

Billboard 13h ago

Megan Thee Stallion has entered into a partnership with Interscope Records/UMG, while retaining full ownership of her masters and publishing. On Friday, Megan Thee Stallion announced signing a deal with Interscope Records, with the label providing global distribution and support for her Hot Girl...

Digital Music News 14h ago

AB 1720, also known as the California Fans First Act, would have capped concert tickets resale prices to no more than 10 percent of face value

Rolling Stone 14h ago

After six long years, the singer-songwriter’s new album Lost Weekend is out now

Rolling Stone 15h ago

Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Ayra Starr is getting her hair blow-dried when she casually mentions that she has a plane to catch in an hour. It is less than 48 hours before release day, and our conversation has already been moved around to accommodate her recovery from surgery (the specific reason...

Variety 16h ago

"My wish is that whoever hears these songs feels the hope I feel when I sing them," Crow shared about the album, out Oct. 9

Rolling Stone 18h ago

“You’re fucking up history," the comedian railed at producers after the Fugees were cut off after one hour

Rolling Stone 19h ago

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

Music Business Worldwide 19h ago

A companion ticketing measure, AB 1349, was released from suspense at the same hearing and can now proceed to a Senate vote. Source

Music Business Worldwide 19h ago

The dismissal with prejudice bars Rudolph Isley's estate from bringing the same claims again. Source

Music Business Worldwide 20h ago

Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square has disclosed six new stock investments in its first quarterly shareholder letter as a publicly listed company. None of the six is a music company.

Music Business Worldwide 20h ago

Diary of an excuse hound: Pie charts make us hungry for pizza

The Register 23h ago

Music podcasts score 77 on WhichPodcast’s ‘demand index’. 77 is high, but music podcasts only score 30 out of 100 for supply.

Music Ally 1d ago

The girl group’s new five-song EP, Wild, is out now

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Talking about musicians being ‘CEOs of their own businesses’ has become a cliché, but that’s what the Colorado Artist Company Act is about.

Music Ally 1d ago

Legislation in California that would have capped resale prices for concert tickets at 10% more than their original price has bitten the dust.

Music Ally 1d ago

The reunited rock band released their fourth album, All in Now, earlier this year

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Kobalt has signed on for Spotify’s upcoming AI-powered ‘fan-made covers and remixes’ features, with a licensing deal.

Music Ally 1d ago

‘Sadete’, Haitian electronic music DJ and producer Francis Mercier’s new collaboration with his Turkish counterpart Mahmut Orhan — which has sparked an AI “octopus rave” online trend — owes at […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Connecting a single power cord turned into a lucrative all-nighter

The Register 1d ago

Selena Gomez, her mom, and their company co-founder face a lawsuit with accusations of defrauding investors of mental health startup Wondermind. Singer and actress Selena Gomez, her mother Mandy Teefey, and their company co-founder Daniella Pierson are among the defendants in a lawsuit filed by the...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Troye Sivan has kicked off a new era with the release of his new single “She’s the Best” along with a music video co-starring Nicole Kidman. In the clip, directed by Gordon Von Steiner, Sivan holds the spotlight at a club filled with drag queens, including Sasha Colby.

Variety 1d ago

Google announces a slate of new connected apps coming to its Gemini AI assistant, including Ticketmaster, Pandora, and iHeartRadio. This week, Google announced a slew of new connected apps coming to its Gemini AI assistant, including several music and live events-focused favorites.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Phoebe Bridgers tends to stand out in a crowd, and not just because of her celebrity or natural star quality, but because of the hair; other women around L.A. may go for the platinum blonde look, but not quite that platinum. So it was fairly easy to pick her out for the entirety of the […]

Variety 1d ago

Another day, another high-profile AI licensing deal – this time between Spotify and Kobalt, which is officially set to participate in the streaming platform’s forthcoming AI-powered remix and cover tool.

Digital Music News 1d ago

AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, failed to advance in the Senate Appropriations Committee after StubHub spent a record high in lobbying efforts to oppose it.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board has found a new way to potentially circumvent a federal judge’s order to remove his name from the building. On Thursday, the Trump-appointed board of the John F.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Beatport has officially added AI tags – and committed to booting “fully or majority AI-generated music” – under an expanded Beatdapp partnership. Denver-based Beatport and Vancouver-headquartered Beatdapp, having inked a fraud-prevention pact back in 2024, unveiled their bolstered agreement in a...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Ongoing share buyback program aside, Universal Music stock is still hovering around a 52-week – and all-time-low – price that represents a nearly 40% falloff during the past 12 months. When trading wrapped today, this price was €14.65 (currently $16.89) per share, down from north of $25/€22 at the...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Got $10 and a gig of storage space? Marlin lets you weight your crawl toward the parts of the web you actually care about

The Register 1d ago

TikTok announces the return of Music on Stage, its global music program dedicated to discovering emerging artists and helping them grow their fanbases. Today, TikTok has announced the return of its global music program Music on Stage, hosted by Cat Burns and Songkarn.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Amazon says it will train AI on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out—because “if this was opt-in, nobody would opt in.” Content creators on Twitch are raging at the Amazon-owned streaming platform, which the company says will train its AI on Twitch streamers’ content by...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Consumer and work experiences converge, while a few features face the chop

The Register 1d ago

Leonardo DiCaprio could throw any of us off of our game — as EJAE can testify. The “KPop Demon Hunters” vocalist spoke with the U.K. newspaper the Times and recounted her experience performing at this past year’s BAFTA Awards. “I made mistakes,” she said. “I cracked a little bit on the high notes.

Variety 1d ago

StubHub’s lobbying efforts have reached record highs in California as the company pushes against a bill that would cap resale prices. StubHub has spent millions on lobbying efforts in California, reaching an all-time high as the company fights against a bill that would place limits on concert...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Songwriter, performer, producer Erick the Architect created the track featured in the Apple WWDC presentation in June. We go deep into that process as well as Erick’s career in the Flatbush Zombies and… Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/erick-the-architect/id1316200737?i=1000783119847...

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Vishal Mishra keeps coming back to one word: honest. Ask him about competing with streaming playlists, about his string of Bollywood hits, about writing a love song for a film soaked in violence, and the composer-singer circles back to the same idea: the music has to be true to the moment it was...

Variety 1d ago

Ticketmaster said eligible events are surfaced automatically based on relevant fan searches, with no additional implementation required from clients. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

It is the first deal for the tool with a music publisher outside Universal Music Group. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Rolling Stone's best folk albums list skews decades old, but Chartmetric data shows today's trending folk artists are anything but. From Bad Bunny to Swedish electro-pop, here's how a new generation is redefining what folk music even means.

How Music Charts 1d ago

Syaheed joins from Believe to oversee Virgin’s operations across Africa, the Middle East and Asia Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

With 60% revenue from post-2000 releases, Saregama is “now a new age IP company” The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

On Tuesday, more than 400 New York City-based KATSEYE fans—aka EYEKONS—packed Brooklyn’s Elsewhere for a special listening event celebrating their upcoming EP, WILD.

Spotify 1d ago

La conexión entre artistas y fans solo puede construirse sobre una base de confianza y autenticidad. En la música, esto significa que quienes escuchan deben poder confiar en que el artista detrás de una canción es quien dice ser.

Spotify 1d ago

Spotify and Kobalt, the world’s largest independent music publisher, today announced a licensing agreement for Spotify’s upcoming tool that will allow fans to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs from participating songwriters.

Spotify 1d ago

Beatport is the latest music service to clarify its policies on AI-generated music, and it’s leaning towards Bandcamp’s stance of barring it outright from the platform.

Music Ally 1d ago

Google has been unveiling its latest phones and AI features this week at its ‘Made by Google’ event, including some new music partnerships.

Music Ally 1d ago

The latest startup hoping to point music listeners towards independent and grassroots artist is Fairground, based in the UK. It has launched its website and mobile apps this week.

Music Ally 1d ago

Two organisations have announced their latest efforts to support emerging artists today: one a music-industry body from the UK, and the other… a storied cognac house, focusing on Africa.

Music Ally 1d ago

TikTok’s global take on X Factor is coming back for another talent-search contest this summer. ‘Music on Stage’ will kick off with an “all-day global relay concert” on 15 August.

Music Ally 1d ago

Music artists and songwriters are facing decisions right now about whether to opt in or out of the deals that their labels and publishers are striking with GenAI companies. But the same is true for other kinds of online creators.

Music Ally 1d ago

For the first five minutes of the Cure’s headlining set at Øyafestivalen in Oslo, Norway, Robert Smith stared out at the packed crowd and smiled. As the band played the long, atmospheric introduction to “Alone” — the opening track of their great 2024 album “Songs of a Lost World” — Smith stood...

Variety 1d ago

Despite outcry from musicians, AI slop is creeping into the charts as record labels scramble to adapt to a new normal where hits can be made at the click of a button This year, the battle for song of the summer has been eclipsed by a much more complicated – some would even say disturbing – debate.

The Guardian 2d ago

https://x.com/MrGameHunter/status/2087737677885866359 Now that made me smile. I’ve been reading about this all day, how Ritchie Blackmore was going to return to Deep Purple for one night only, FOR ONE SONG ONLY! It’s been 33 years.

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

A Japanese K-pop influencer died seemingly by suicide during a TikTok livestream in Seoul. Police received an emergency call after concerns about her safety arose during the broadcast.

Digital Music News 2d ago

Boy George cut his performance short at an ’80s-themed event in Frankfurt after technical difficulties. He alleged sabotage before seemingly walking back that claim.

Digital Music News 2d ago

The latest individual to weigh in on the proposed Phonorecords V settlement? Stevie Wonder, who may have submitted a comment to the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) as part of the ongoing rate-determination proceedings.

Digital Music News 2d ago

The other defendants are Parkwood Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing, W Chappell Music Corp. and John Holiday. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

In a shift from its traditionally close-fisted stance to IP, Disney has announced a partnership program with TikTok that will bring creator-made, short-form content to Disney+. This comes on the heels of Disney+’s Verts feed in March 2026 and an agreement earlier in the year to license over 200...

MIDiA Research Blog 2d ago

IPNation describes itself as the first investment platform dedicated exclusively to Arabic music catalogs and entertainment IP. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

Original article: https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2026/08/10/long-hair-tattoos/ The original e-mail that inspired my screed: Bob…. Long time reader and have enjoyed your postings so much but what is your thing against long hair on guys?

Lefsetz Letter 3d ago

Superstar’s Catalog Certified for 85.5-Million Units Country Music Icon Achieves Notable Gold, Platinum & Multi-Platinum Milestones Alan Jackson’s career music sales have reached new heights as his recorded catalog has been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for...

RIAA 3d ago

For five years, Spotify’s EQUAL program has helped amplify and celebrate women artists around the world. Since launching in 2021, EQUAL has supported more than 1,400 women artists across more than 40 markets through editorial programming, marketing campaigns, and cultural moments designed to help...

Spotify 3d ago

Koneksi antara artis dan fans yang sesungguhnya hanya dapat terbagun dengan landasan kepercayaan dan autentisitas. Dalam dunia musik, ini berarti pendengar harus bisa percaya bahwa artis di balik musik yang mereka dengarkan benar-benar sesuai dengan yang ditampilkan.

Spotify 3d ago

Eine echte Verbindung zwischen Künstler*innen und Fans braucht Vertrauen und Authentizität. Gerade im Zeitalter generativer KI müssen Hörer*innen darauf vertrauen können, dass die Künstler*innen hinter der Musik auch diejenigen sind, als die sie sich ausgeben.

Spotify 3d ago

Le lien entre un artiste et ses fans ne peut être construit que sur une base de confiance et d’authenticité. Les auditeurs doivent pouvoir savoir qui se trouve réellement derrière la musique qu’ils écoutent. Cela est plus vrai que jamais à l’ère de l’IA générative.

Spotify 3d ago

Una vera connessione tra artisti e fan si costruisce soltanto sulla base della fiducia e dell’autenticità. Nella musica, significa che gli ascoltatori debbano potersi fidare che l’artista dei brani che amano sia chi dice di essere. Questo è ancora più importante nell’era dell’AI generativa.

Spotify 3d ago

True artist-fan connection can only be built on a foundation of trust and authenticity. In music, that means listeners need to be able to trust that the artist behind the music is who they say they are. That’s more essential than ever in the age of generative AI.

Spotify 3d ago

Spotify will soon label AI artists and remove their music from your recommendations. The change, which will start rolling out in mid-September, means you'll see an "AI Persona" badge on an artist's profile across the app if they do "not represent a real person." The music streaming platform will...

The Verge 3d ago

Whether you’re into epic fantasies or juicy celebrity memoirs, getting lost in a great book is always time well spent. Now, Spotify is making it easier than ever to discover new stories and dive deeper into what you’re already listening to with three new features that let you create personalized...

Spotify 3d ago

Today, we have released MusicBrainz Picard 3 beta 9. This new versions brings several fixes over the last beta 7 (yes, we have skipped a beta number again), but also improvements and some new features.

MetaBrainz Blog 3d ago

UK podcast listening is remarkably fragmented by taste: sport, comedy, true crime, news – and that fragmentation is precisely the opportunity. There isn't just one podcast audience to court ; there are several, each with its own tone, trust dynamics, and level of political engagement. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 4d ago

Blue dot fever is spreading through the music industry as Post Malone, ZAYN, Meghan Trainor, and the Pussycat Dolls cancel tours. Here's what the data reveals about fandoms, ticket sales, and why artists are rethinking how they tour in 2026.

How Music Charts 4d ago

Sadly, there hasn't been a new episode of No Dogs in Space since July of 2024. Part four of the podcast's series on Can wrapped up an abbreviated season 3, which focused on experimental rock.

The Verge 5d ago

Tom, we can’t see your face. | Image: Tom Vek Tom Vek burst onto the scene in 2005 with his album We Have Sound, which garnered a solid 7.6 from the tastemakers of the day over at Pitchfork.

The Verge 6d ago