Complaint alleges that the sound recording and musical composition of Scatman (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop) was used without authorization Source
The accessory retails for more than $6,000.
Charli xcx has revealed the tracklist for her upcoming album “Music, Fashion, Film,” releasing on July 24. The 11-track project is slated to include the already-released singles “Rock Music,” “SS26” and “Wink Wink,” which the singer unveiled with music videos over the past month.
The defendants include Pitbull, Drake, Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi, Justin Bieber, and units of the three major music companies. Source
U2 is edging ever-so-closer to officially announcing the group’s first full-length collection of new material in nine years. Heralding it is the first single from that forthcoming effort, “Street of Dreams,” which hit DSPs as a single and music video early Tuesday.
The single is the first song that U2 has shared from their upcoming studio album, which will come out sometime around their 50th anniversary later this year
The Midsummer Classic will take place in Philly.
Tuesday's announcement includes Billboard's "24 Hours With" series & more fan-favorite videos.
New and archival episodes from both franchises will be available to watch on the streaming platform starting in August
Police still have no leads in their investigation into the body of an infant found in a portable toilet at the June 25-28 event.
Paris and L.A. dates will also follow Hov's performances at Yankee Stadium.
The group last performed in the U.K. in 2019 at the iconic Wembley Stadium.
The pop star made a surprise appearance during the Spanish artist's “La Perla” segment.
The Grammy Award-winning vocalist performed a mix of fan favorites and new material
The politician has praised the singer's looks and disparaged her political views.
The singer has more than twice as many followers as the POTUS.
The groundbreaking project was the last album she'd release before her death in 2001.
PARTNER CONTENT: In the agentic era, intelligence has to be where the agents and data are acting, not separated from it.
The track will appear on the soundtrack for the punk group’s new coming-of-age comedy, Nimrods
Broadway will be saying “Hello, Dolly” before the end of the year, as the musical telling the life story of country-pop superstar Dolly Parton is set to begin previews at the St. James Theatre on Dec. 7, to be followed by an official opening night on her 81st birthday, Jan. 19, 2027.
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.
Salma Hayek Pinault, François-Henri Pinault, Pamela Anderson, Simone Biles, Benicio Del Toro, Nacho Figueras, Dakota Johnson and Lorna Simpson will co-host the Kering Foundation’s fifth annual Caring for Women Dinner. This year’s event, taking place Sept.
The audition, run by ORCA in partnership with All My Anecdotes, will act as a talent pipeline for the label's future projects, and runs from July 3 to August 3. Source
Everyone else must opt out manually if they don't fancy settings data shipped off-device
Live Nation and Ticketmaster contend the verdict is "against the weight of the evidence" and was swayed by material that should never have reached the jury. Source
A Florida judge threw out Kimberly Marasco's case, ruling that the poems she says were copied do not contain expression that copyright law protects. Source
Majority report AI-related security incidents or vulnerabilities
Now eats 60% of a sub-$400 handset's bill of materials and it's only getting worse
Like its K-Pop peers, Hybe is famous for the auditioning process behind its groups. Now it’s putting that methodology to work in a search for emerging producers too.
Startup Gotobeat launched in 2024 with its AI-powered ticketing platform and promotion for live music, using the technology to predict the demand for emerging artists and help them sell out venues.
Earlier this year we reported on plans by Italian tech group Reply to hold its second ‘AI Music Contest’ – with the twist being that finalists would perform their songs live at the Kappa FuturFestival in July.
News and lifestyle publishers are very much the canaries in the coal mines of social media – specifically platforms pivoting their algorithms to whatever their CEO is currently excited about, be that video, creators or mountains of AI slop.
Playlist Alert was an app launched in 2021 by Humble Angel Records, giving artists, managers and labels push notifications when their tracks were added to Spotify-curated playlists.
Country music’s growing global appeal is well known, but here’s the latest snapshot: Luke Combs played to 60,826 people in Gothenburg’s Ullevi Stadium on Saturday (4 July).
Back in February, rumours were swirling that distributor DistroKid was touting itself to potential buyers with a valuation of up to $2bn. Five months on, a deal has emerged with investment firm CVC Capital Partners.
Unit 42 says attackers are posing as helpdesk staff and persuading employees to hand over remote control before dropping EtherRAT trojan
Jay-Z has added a London date to his string of “Jay-Z 30” shows, celebrating his three-decade career in music. The rapper will play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sept. 4. The concert will mark his only U.K. stop of the year and joins previously announced performances in Paris on Sept.
Successful applicants will receive creative support of 5 million won Source
Palencia man suspected of links to CARR, Z-Pentest, and NoName057(16), plus helping a Ukrainian hacker flee to Russia
Whitehall's latest attempt to boost corporate cyber hygiene has already produced a curious roll call
Suno, the controversial AI music generation company eager to partner with the music industry, has tapped two executives with longstanding ties to the business in VP roles.
Committee says Anthropic's brief US export ban shows UK can't even trust its allies to keep the AI lights on
New procurement could be worth £851M after previous Fujitsu award was scrapped
Overhaul of process could give NIMBYs one year less to complain
SPONSORED FEATURE: Flemish Government explores the radical notion that meeting rooms should just work
Probably an extension of long-running iThing innards arrangement, not a new custom AI accelerator deal
Share price down sharply, apparently amid fears the bubble is getting bigger
Big Iron remains big business for Big Blue
The Hollywood Bowl was by no means a lonely bowl Sunday night, as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass returned to pack the storied venue for the first time in 59 years. The Brass’s Cahuenga Pass comeback came not a moment too soon, with the band leader proudly bragging about his age… as one does, […]
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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 […]
Model dev and AGI fearmonger Anthropic signs 20-year lease with TeraWulf
Zara Larsson has left her decade-plus home at Epic Records and signed with RCA Records, Variety can confirm. Two sources tell Variety that the pop star has inked a new deal with RCA.
Rafa Sardina, the celebrated Grammy-winning producer and engineer, will head up the program, which is slated to open in October
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.
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed. Source
An exec for the shoe company apologized after its collaboration with a streetwear brand, also named Fugazi, was confused for a partnership with the famously anti-consumerist punk band
Department of Energy, Cleveland Clinic, and IBM simulate a soup of molten salts and techno babble in pursuit of tritium
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.
AI's impact on tech business is complicated
From old foes to controversial executives, here are the invites that still have us scratching our heads
The next version will have 32,000 MCUs
Members of the group G.R.L. said, “We will forever cherish the love, laughter, and countless memories she gave us”
The superstar scored the legal victory just days after her wedding to Travis Kelce
Herring will continue to serve as a strategic advisor during an extended period. Source
Totally makes sense if it passed you by, but we do know a bit about the intimate gathering at the 20,000-capacity arena where a noted singer-songwriter and professional football player tied the knot
A purported jab of Sony's physical media phase-out blows up on GitHub itself
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 wedding presents just keep on coming. Three days after Taylor Swift’s marriage to Travis Kelce, a federal judge dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed 14 months ago by a little-known Florida poet who claimed that the superstar copied phrases from her poems in more than a dozen songs.
Mökkitie Managing Director Olli Saksa will join Warner Music Finland's A&R team following the deal. Source
Suno put that decision in front of Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV in Massachusetts, in a filing submitted by Britt Lovejoy, Suno counsel at Latham & Watkins. Source
Lauren Bennett, best known as a member of the groups Paradiso Girls and G.R.L. and for her appearance on LMFAO’s 2011 smash “Party Rock Anthem,” has died. She was 37. Bennett’s fellow G.R.L. members announced her death on Instagram, releasing a joint statement.
Campaigners demand investigation and long-delayed action on PEGA Committee recommendations
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.
It’s not just AI-music companies being sued by rightsholders. Hollywood studios have also been slapping some GenAI disrupters with lawsuits.
We are sorry to report the death of Alexi Cory-Smith, the well-respected CEO of Bella Figura Music, whose passing was announced on Friday.
What’s been happening to the music catalogue-sales market in the last couple of years? Philippe Astor has been crunching the numbers.
Some people see AI as a hellscape, but for the music industry, it’s an ‘L’ scape. Lawsuits, licensing and lobbying.
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.
https://www.acquired.fm I’d never heard of it. Then again, doing a bit of research I found it was blown up by the “Wall Street Journal,” and I read that pretty comprehensively.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.