From “Girl with the Pearl Earring” to Boy (in this case, Harry Styles) at the Met Gala, few gemstones match the enduring and transformative power of a well-placed pearl.
When Young ran out of new tunes for his forthcoming album Second Song, he dug deep into the archives for "I'll Love You Forever" and "Casting Me Away From You"
Steve Cooper, Jon Sandler and Greylyn Johnson filed the complaint on July 8 Source
From Ozuna's "Una Aventura" to Shakira and Burna Boy's “Dai Dai," see which song takes the No. 1 spot.
Forty years later, RUN DMC looks back on Raising Hell. In this exclusive anniversary reflection, RUN and DMC revisit the album’s legacy, its impact on hip-hop and culture, and what it means to them four decades later. DMC calls Raising Hell “the Sgt.
A trio of songwriters are suing HYBE over claims that the BTS smash hit was "copied in very large part" from their earlier track.
The group will light up the night on Nov. 21 following the road race.
Opponents won the count but missed the 360-seat threshold needed to stop the interim CSAM-scanning rule
Under the agreement, Reservoir will work across T.I.'s entire publishing catalog, spanning his back catalog and future works. Source
The boy band is headlining the match alongside Justin Bieber, Shakira and Madonna.
Drummer, 78, posted that he now uses a wheelchair to get around airports and long distances but that he’s doing just fine
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Our latest Rollout Report Card discussion looks at everything surrounding Madonna's long-awaited, highly acclaimed sequel set.
6.7 is now current, and in 6.8 you're getting Wayland whether you like it or not
"We'll all get together and we'll all figure it out how it's gonna be," she said in a new interview.
Hawthorne is prepping a new EP to release later this year.
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The "Holding Out For a Hero" singer died on Wednesday (July 8), which was also Bacon's 68th birthday.
The quiet yet stunning track takes its name from a village located in Powys, Wales
Take-home midterm row sharpens fears that the tools are dulling minds and easing cheating
The deal includes T.I's latest album, Kill the King, as well as his hits "What You Know" and "Live Your Life."
The members of Lit sued Sony in a New York court in March over their streaming royalties, seeking $800,000. Source
After CEO promised 'flagship use-case' for AI, retired scheme members still struggling to make ends meet, MPs hear
Karol G is giving away a pair of tickets to see her on tour with a cocktail-making challenge held by 200 Copas by Casa Dragones. From July 9 to Aug. 20, U.S.-based fans of the Colombian pop star can recreate the Chellita Sunrise, the “official cocktail” of her tour, and post a video to Instagram […]
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July started off strong. Following Taylor Swift’s star-studded wedding extravaganza in New York City, the cast of “The Odyssey” dazzled at the film’s premieres in London and Paris. First reactions are only upping the excitement, with audiences movie-goers eagerly awaiting the film to hit theaters.
Weeks after the exploit code dropped, Redmond has finally ships a fix for the Defender zero-day
10X faster build times could force Slack developers back to their keyboards
24-hour outage in key AWS region could leave UK firms nursing massive losses, researchers claim
Warner Music India said ASER serves as its bridge into brands, sports, live entertainment and creator culture. Source
The 'Coffee for Contracts' initiative involves offering pro bono legal support to creative professionals every July. The post is from Music Ally.
“Holding Out for a Hero” singer dies “in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for”
Coalition warns proposed European policy reversal would discriminate against U.S. creators and undermine longstanding international copyright principles. Source
Nobody needs a simple web client for Exchange, do they?
Kimberly Marasco has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a decision that ended the second of two lawsuits she filed against the singer over her lyrics. Source
Pinilla will report to Chairman and CEO Jon Platt and remain based in the company's New York office. Source
Health committee calls out public mistrust, shaky evidence, and highlights alternatives
Sarah Trahern announced in January that she would retire at the end of 2026, after leading the CMA since 2014. Source
Polenta will continue operating under its own brand and creative identity, led by co-founders Marina "Pol4ca" Frohmann and Ignacio Elizalde. Source
Consulting giant says it has 'remediated ... source' after crook claims to offer source code, keys, and cloud creds for sale
AI is a black swan event for music, intertwining the futures of the creator economy and the music industry. The number of gen AI music monthly active users (MAUs) nearly tripled between 2023 and 2025, adding nearly nine times as many users as the global base of musicians over the same period. Source
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Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop-rock singer behind ’80s hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” died on Wednesday. She was 75. “Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the...
If your name's not on the list, you're... probably not a setup program
What could be more 2026 than trying to detect whether a song is AI-generated or not… from within one of the big AI chatbots?
It’s not so long since Spotify overtaking Apple was the big story in podcasting. However, Spotify is now facing its own disrupter: YouTube.
There is a long-standing international treaty in place but we can't be the only ones side-eyeing world's current crop of politicos
The milestone tenth edition of the Mumbai-based All About Music conference will be held from 25 to 27 August.
Milky Chance have just become the first German band to reach 2bn Spotify streams for a single track: ‘Stolen Dance’.
If people think you are doing a legitimate job, you can get away with anything
Good luck getting your PC to do that after lunch
Downer for doomers as conservative investor plans to lift portfolio exposure by 150 percent, and even more once it adds electrification ventures
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Previously did it twice a year, so customers now have fewer chances to surf FX waves
“Why Netflix Is Suffering From a Perpetual Sophomore Slump – Analysis – Long season breaks, increased competition and confusing release schedules have led to shows seeing big ratings declines between seasons. But does Netflix care?”...
Two weeks after Wiz Khalifa nixed his European tour, one of the impacted events, Clout Czechia, has pulled the plug on its 2026 edition. Organizers took to social media to reveal the unfortunate news, which arrived not long before Clout Czechia’s scheduled early July kickoff.
The song appears on their upcoming album, Foreign Tongues, which arrives Friday
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Albania’s prime minister defended a decision to inject over $4 million to ensure a Kanye concert would take place in the country. On Wednesday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama defended the decision to financially support a concert by the disgraced rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show will feature a cast of performers including headliners Justin Bieber, Madonna, Shakira, and BTS. FIFA and Global Citizen have announced that Justin Bieber has joined the roster of headliners for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show, which takes...
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Primary Wave has scored a partnership deal with Foreigner founder Mick Jones, who’s sold a piece of his IP and teed up a collaboration covering touring, NIL, and more.
Donald Trump’s name will stay off the Kennedy Center after the Court of Appeals ruled against the board’s motion to stay the decision to remove it. On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Band had parted ways with Hinds months before his 2025 death
Meta has launched a new AI generator, available for free through the Meta AI app, as well as on Instagram Stories and WhatsApp. It’s already a problem. On Tuesday, Meta announced the launch of its new AI image generator, Muse Image, built by its dedicated AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs.
United Musicians and Allied Workers launches the Raise the Bar campaign to improve artist treatment at music venues and put an end to worst practices. United Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) launched its “Raise the Bar” campaign to improve artist treatment at music venues everywhere.
Justin Bieber has been added as a performer to the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show, joining the lineup as a co-headliner alongside Madonna, Shakira and BTS. FIFA and Global Citizen are staging the first Halftime Show in FIFA World Cup history on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium.
UMG’s GTS has inked a partnership with Telemundo for the US edition of the Spanish music competition, Operación Triunfo Estados Unidos. Universal Music Group’s Global Talent Services (GTS) has signed a deal with Telemundo for Operación Triunfo Estados Unidos, the U.S.
The singer joins Madonna, Shakira, and BTS as co-headliners at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The Final Show received five nods, including Outstanding Variety Special
The Country Music Association announced Wednesday that Brittany Schaffer will be its next CEO. Schaffer, presently a dean at Belmont University and formerly a top exec in Spotify’s country operations, will succeed current CMA head Sarah Trahern as of Jan. 1, 2027.
President Donald Trump’s name will not be returning to the Kennedy Center anytime soon. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday ruled against the arts institution’s motion to stay a lower court’s decision that Trump’s name be removed from the Kennedy Center pending its appeal.
Warner Music Group (WMG) has unveiled “a major strategic expansion” at ADA, complete with a new leadership structure and the integration of Revelator’s tech. Meanwhile, Africori and Qanawat are set to begin operating under the ADA banner.
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour: The Final Show” concert film have landed Emmy nominations. “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” landed a total of nine nominations, making it the most-nominated Super Bowl halftime show in Emmys history.
The formula for success on social platforms changes regularly, much to the frustration of emerging creators and marketers alike. This is a natural consequence of content saturation.
All Surface Publishing claims "ETA" copied a combination of musical elements from a dance track released nearly two decades earlier, without a license. Source
Lady Gaga has landed an outstanding music and lyrics Emmy nomination for “The Dead Dance” from Netflix’s “Wednesday.” Gaga now has a total of six Emmy nominations, plus one Sports Emmys win for her 2025 Super Bowl performance of “Hold My Hand.” The “Wednesday” song is written and produced by Gaga...
Rap veterans Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are best known for “Tha Crossroads,” their 1996 tribute to late mentor and label head Eazy-E (Eric Wright), but it’s the gilded sidewalks of Hollywood where they’ll soon be immortalized in the annals of pop culture history.
Madonna: Into the Groove will chronicle the pop icon’s massive 1985, during which she embarked on her Virgin Tour, played Live Aid, and starred in Desperately Seeking Susan
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Shakira is also doing well from the tournament, with her Burna Boy collaboration ‘Dai Dai’ another key track. It’s just her latest official World Cup tie-in following ‘Waka Waka’ in 2010 and ‘La La La’ in 2014.
Apple Music used its music-streaming service as the platform to get into live radio. Now one of the established players in the latter field, the BBC, is coming back the other way with the launch of ‘Indie Forever’ later this month.
Warner Music Group’s distribution and label-services division ADA is getting a significant expansion across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Suno may still be locked in litigation with two major labels, but it continues to expand its music team, ahead of its planned launch of a new, licensed AI-music model later this year.
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Luminate’s latest data-drop focuses on live music, and specifically on spending patterns in the US.
Indian “AI-native” and “discovery-first” ticketing platform thumpN has launched. The platform’s key feature is an AI agent named Shadow.
This year’s Emmy nominations include Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film, and 50 Cent’s Diddy documentary. The 2026 Emmy Awards nominees have been revealed, including some music-oriented television events, such as Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film, Bad...
Version 0.7.0 of libdiscid has been released. libdiscid is a C library that allows applications to easily calculate MusicBrainz and freedb disc IDs from audio CDs or CD TOC details. It also can extract MCN and ISRC information.
Swiss tech company Tribe Music Group has launched a catalogue-valuation tool called ValuePunks, which is free to artists and indie labels.
ValuePunks has officially launched, positioning itself as a free and fast catalog valuation platform aimed at artists and independent labels seeking greater transparency in music asset pricing.
Three decades and “at least seven” contracts later, Jermaine Dupri is suing Sony Music for allegedly failing to pay north of $18 million in owed royalties due to a combination of “reporting errors” and “contemptuous accounting practices.” Dupri and So So Def Recordings submitted the...
NewJeans, label ADOR, and parent company HYBE face a copyright infringement lawsuit for allegedly lifting from an earlier track for their hit “ETA.” A lawsuit filed in the U.S.
The Danish indie label behind Scatman John has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Spanish artists Moncho Chavea and Morad over a scat sample.
The Spice Girls have regained the rights to the 1997 Spice World movie and have plans to re-release it for their fans after a fresh edit and makeover. Time to spice up your life! The Spice Girls have taken back the rights to the 1997 Spice World movie and have plans to re-release it. Melanie […]
Elton John returns to Mexico City after 14 years for two nights in October to bid the city a proper farewell. The shows arrive as he prepares to film in the UK for his Las Vegas hologram residency.
Shakira will make her return to Egypt after nearly 20 years for a concert at the Great Pyramids of Giza in November, organized by Venture Lifestyle. Colombian superstar Shakira will perform a concert at the Great Pyramids of Giza on November 28 in a show organized by Venture Lifestyle.
A music powerhouse in the making? Looking to capitalize on “Asia’s fast-growing entertainment market,” Alibaba subsidiary Damai International has formally debuted a label and set out to discover global talent.
Ed Sheeran is reportedly signing a deal with Interscope, marking the next step in his career after the singer-songwriter left longtime home Atlantic. Rumors are bubbling that Ed Sheeran is preparing to sign a deal with Interscope, a move that follows the hit-maker’s recent decision to part ways...
Goal-hunting strikers, ball-stopping defenders, and…Shakira? That’s right: With the world’s biggest football tournament well underway, we’re reminded that the stars lighting up the pitch this summer include some of the most talented players on the planet, along with one particular hitmaker from...
“New Girl” creator and “Dying for Sex” co-creator Liz Meriwether will pen the screenplay for Universal’s forthcoming Britney Spears biopic from director Jon M. Chu and producer Marc Platt. The movie is based on Spears’ revealing memoir, “The Woman in Me.” Released in October 2023, the book sold 1.1...
The Dolly Parton musical opens on Broadway on the singer’s 81st birthday in January. But you can catch previews a month early at the St. James Theatre. Dolly: A True Original Musical, the renamed Dolly Parton bio-musical, is scheduled to open on Broadway on January 19 at the St.
With hit albums, sold-out tours, and a generation of fans hanging on every lyric, Gracie Abrams and Olivia Rodrigo are two of pop’s most exciting voices.
“HOW LIZZO BECAME ONE OF POP CULTURE’S GREAT FLOPS – The singer is experiencing a new form of downward mobility—and she’s not alone.”...
From: chris stein Subject: Re: America 250 July 4 1976 is so utterly memorable for me. We were returning from an early ‘out of town’ Blondie gig in Philly. The trip back was laborious, returning a rented beat up station wagon, hauling gear etc. A long bus ride going downtown, we saw ships in the […]
I thought I just ate too much crap. Holidays are free days. When I throw off the reins and eat whatever I want. Potato chips especially. Felice buys those Kettle Sea Salt ones. Actually, they’re always in our house. She has amazing self-control. She can eat just a few, and she does this every day.
With punters drinking less, running costs rising and one-third of the sector wiped out by Covid, venues and promoters are turning the business model on its head On a cold, rainy Tuesday night in Sydney’s Dulwich Hill, most of the shopfronts are dark, but one is shaking.
This follow-up post covers how and why our servers are still being impacted, an explanation and examples of what we consider “botting” in ListenBrainz – and an apology, because our last post had some baaad comms!
The O-1 visa has become one of the biggest obstacles facing international artists who want to tour in the U.S. Rising application costs, processing delays, and stricter documentation requirements are changing how musicians plan their careers and connect with American audiences.
America's AI infrastructure has become a political issue as rural voters oppose extensive projects affecting electricity, land, and water. Communities demand transparency and local control, viewing these developments as interconnected with broader governance concerns.
First, you drop bombs, then you send aid. Totally logical. | Image: Definitive Jux There was a period in the early aughts when Definitive Jux (nee: Def Jux) seemed like it was going to be the future of hip-hop.
That is the face of a man who enjoys what he does. | Image: Reato Morris Erick the Architect is a founding member of, and the primary producer for, the legendary Flatbush Zombies and his solo debut was released in 2024.
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...
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.
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