AI-assisted bug hunting adds to maintainers' workload, while broad CVE rules help explain the sprawling tally

The Register 6m ago

To celebrate what would have been his 80th birthday, the celebration features exhibits at the Morrison Hotel Gallery and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, plus a Philip Glass concert

Rolling Stone 17m ago

Silona Bonewald, our new Executive Director, is NOW hosting an AMA (Ask Me Anything) in this forum thread. Please respect the code of conduct, as you always do! You are welcome to post questions in the thread later, and Silona will do her best to answer them when she has the time.

MetaBrainz Blog 24m ago

"Hats off to Taylor for commemorating Akron’s main competition," The Pretenders frontwoman gushed.

Billboard 34m ago

Following his participation in Billboard Latin Music Week, the Puerto Rican star will tour Spain, the U.S. and Latin America through mid-2027.

Billboard 41m ago

The Register’s data sovereignty dinner in Washington puts HPE’s and NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure leads at one table, off the record, on 29 October.

The Register 41m ago

The Game, Meek Mill & Run the Jewels all remixed their own hits this summer. Did it move the needle?

Billboard 42m ago

On the Records features 80 artists going deep on the unknown or underrated LPs that had a huge influence on their own music

Rolling Stone 56m ago

Data quality in the music business is no longer just an administrative concern — it’s a revenue issue. When repertoire and rights information is incomplete, inconsistent, or poorly reconciled across the ecosystem, royalties get delayed, misallocated, or missed altogether.

Digital Music News 1h ago

Actual intelligence in worryingly short supply

The Register 1h ago

When AI comes for your dreams: Artist Rights Symposium V connects the fight over data centers, eminent domain and community resources with artists’ fight to protect their work from unauthorized AI exploitation.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 1h ago

The King of Corridos Tumbados spoke with Billboard Español minutes before kicking off his stadium tour across Mexico.

Billboard 1h ago

Here's a deep dive into how they made her expansive new album — which could well wind up a multicategory contender.

Billboard 1h ago

The news comes on the heels of the Puerto Rican artist announcing his new management team last month.

Billboard 1h ago

From Warner Music executive shakeups to Dolly Parton’s inheritance, streaming fraud and big AI news from Suno Music and Eleven Labs, September shaped up to be a busy month in the music industry.

Billboard 1h ago

The trailblazing música mexicana group will perform at the Oct. 22 ceremony, which will be broadcast live on Telemundo.

Billboard 1h ago

Warhammer set in 40,000? Yes, ERP projects can take seem to take that long

The Register 2h ago

The Chicago MC born Chancelor Jonathan Bennett made the announcement on the Tea Time podcast with Raven-Symoné and Miranda Maday.

Billboard 2h ago

The late, legendary musician David Bowie will have his 80th birthday celebrated with a series of events, exhibits, releases, collaborations and experiences beginning in November and spanning 2027, his estate announced on Monday. Details will be announced on the new website bowie80.davidbowie.com;...

Variety 2h ago

CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton is set to air on Oct. 21.

Billboard 2h ago

AEG Presents had a new number to trumpet this weekend: country star Zach Bryan broke the attendance record for the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, with 73,538 fans attending his second night there. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3h ago

We did not expect to be writing a story about the Pope in 2026, let alone two, but here we are. Pope Leo XIV has been sounding off again about artificial intelligence and art – this time in a post on X. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3h ago

Electronic-music firm Beatport has a new investor: Square Nine Capital. Announced last week, it has refinanced an “existing credit facility” of the company, providing “additional capital to support Beatport’s strategic priorities”. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3h ago

Ticketing-tech firm SeatGeek has launched a new product that’s for promoters and venues rather than music fans. TourIQ is a predictive-intelligence tool. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3h ago

Pay no attention to those more practical risks behind the curtain, which is exactly what we're doing on this week's Kettle

The Register 3h ago

I spend most of my time thinking about a fairly narrow question: what does an independent artist actually need from a distribution platform once “upload and wait” stops being enough?

Digital Music News 3h ago

In March 2025, Sony Music said that it had successfully gotten more than 75k AI-generated deepfakes of its artists from various online platforms. A year later, in March 2026, the company said that it had now filed more than 135k of these takedown notices. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 4h ago

GNOME 51 is here, and Ubuntu interim releases are getting interesting again

The Register 4h ago

How badly do you want that Win10 device to keep getting security updates?

The Register 5h ago

Sony told the Financial Times that the fight against AI tracks impersonating artists such as Harry Styles and Adele is "becoming an uphill struggle." Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said the organization was "confident it's the right conclusion for the music community overall." Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

The deal refinances an existing Beatport credit facility and brings additional capital into the company. Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

The US Court of Appeals ruled for Thomson Reuters and against AI legal research company ROSS Intelligence on September 29 Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

Alongside creator-management firms, Creator Nation will acquire and scale what Live Nation describes as "adjacent businesses". Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

After spending more than a decade at Universal Music in senior strategy roles, Fryer now reports to Azi Eftekhari, Sony Music UK's Chief Operating Officer. Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

The two sides settled before SRG had formally responded to the lawsuit in court, and no court has ruled on whether My Block's claims were valid. Source

Music Business Worldwide 5h ago

Rescue carries an estimated £400M cash impact as Virgin Media declares move 'a stitchup'

The Register 5h ago

Meta isn’t helping — or perhaps it is

The Register 7h ago

We recently reported on the latest devices from children’s speakers maker Yoto. Now the company has published its financial results. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 7h ago

Silly supplier ended up short-changing themselves

The Register 9h ago

Ed Sheeran brings out a surprise opener at his October 3 show in Atlanta amid the controversy surrounding Macklemore’s exit. On Saturday, October 3, Ed Sheeran brought out a surprise guest opener at his show in Atlanta, following Macklemore’s controversial exit from the tour.

Digital Music News 10h ago

UMG and Apple Corps have re-released The Beatles’ 1965 album Rubber Soul in an expanded form, featuring previously unreleased session recordings. On Friday, Universal Music Group (UMG) and The Beatles’ Apple Corps released an expanded special edition of the band’s landmark 1965 album, Rubber Soul.

Digital Music News 11h ago

Shakira’s concert in Madrid on October 3 was the most-viewed livestream performance by a female artist on Amazon Music in history. Shakira’s highly anticipated concert in Madrid on October 3 set a new record for the most-watched livestream performance by a female artist on Amazon Music.

Digital Music News 11h ago

“Roll the Calls: A Memoir”: https://bit.ly/4dl125e I read this whole damn book and I still don’t know who Ari Emanuel is. What we’ve got here is a package deal, as in Ari agented his own book. In other words, he hired J.R. Moehringer to write it.

Lefsetz Letter 16h ago

What is the Beatles’ best album? “The one you’re listening to right now” is always the correct answer, of course, and that could encompass “Meet the Beatles” or “Let It Be” at any given moment.

Variety 16h ago

Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” returned to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart after last vacating that position in January, thanks to the release of an expanded edition titled “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore” with four new bonus tracks.

Variety 18h ago

In our in-depth new interview, Costello digs deep into his origin story, the making of his debut, and the great music he hid away

Rolling Stone 19h ago

While deep in the recording process for The Downward Spiral, Trent Reznor lent some of his production talents to old friend Kevin McMahon, from the new wave band Lucky Pierre (which Reznor was briefly a member of).

The Verge 19h ago

The Picard team is happy to announce the new major version 3.0 of MusicBrainz Picard, now available to download. MusicBrainz Picard is the official tag editor for the MusicBrainz database and helps you get your music collection sorted and cleaned up with data from MusicBrainz.

MetaBrainz Blog 20h ago

“We will find a way through this together,” singer says as special guest for latest Loop Tour concert

Rolling Stone 21h ago

Sass Jordan, the singer, songwriter and longtime “Canadian Idol” judge, died on Oct. 2. She was 65. Her family confirmed her death, noting that she “died peacefully” and was “surrounded by those who loved her most.” They remembered her as “an inimitable force of nature” and “an irreplaceable being...

Variety 22h ago

Zach Bryan broke the attendance record at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium on Saturday night, performing for 73,538 fans — the largest crowd for any event in the venue’s history — while wearing a “Free Palestine” shirt for the second night in a row.

Variety 23h ago

Dave Matthews and Tom Morello also join in for “Rockin’ in the Free World” at Maryland festival

Rolling Stone 1d ago

I am just a copy of a copy of a copy, everything I say has come before

The Register 1d ago

October began with Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington premiering “Animals,” their new political thriller about a Los Angeles mayoral candidate (Affleck) whose family is thrust into an unimaginable situation involving their son and housekeeper and her undocumented immigrant boyfriend.

Variety 1d ago

Bassist joins “Jack Sabbath” for “War Pigs” at Tom Morello’s Maryland fest

Rolling Stone 1d ago

All this, and angry NeoVim users

The Register 1d ago

The Centre for Computing History gathers the minds behind the project and the ones keeping it alive today

The Register 1d ago

Hardcore Baltimore band debuts on SNL with three songs from their Grammy-winning album

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Predictions that Taylor Swift would make a cameo on “Saturday Night Live” with host Dakota Johnson came to fruition when the duo appeared together in the opening monologue. After Johnson joked about her failed relationships, she said “I have really good friends.

Variety 1d ago

Lawrence Rothman has a lot of nerve, starting an album with a song called “The Meaning,” and then daring to ask some of the questions inherent in the big picture created by those two words — like, if not what is the meaning of life, then what is the meaning of music? (Of course, for […]

Variety 1d ago

Ghost tickets, predatory resale, and the battle over who controls the live-music experience take center stage at Artist Rights Symposium V with Randy Nichols, Jay Gilbert, and moderator Mala Sharma.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 1d ago

Beatles legend also talks about banning Larry David from his concerts after he refused to sing along to “Hey Jude” on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Vermont senator praises band for "standing up for economic justice, fighting racism, and understanding that healthcare is a human right"

Rolling Stone 1d ago

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains minor spoilers for “Behemoth!” in theaters Dec. 4 Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” bowed at the New York Film Festival Friday, and Lincoln Center’s Tully Hall seemed a fitting place to showcase a film about a musician.

Variety 1d ago

Macklemore may have been barred from saying “Free Palestine!” at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium — and indeed, from anywhere else on Ed Sheeran’s tour, as that headliner agreed with Kraft that the controversial rapper should be removed from the opening slot on all the shows he was booked for.

Variety 1d ago

Exploitation attempts came from China-hosted IP, VulnCheck researcher says

The Register 2d ago

2026 show will take place at Capital One Arena, home of basketball and hockey teams, while the performing arts center is "temporarily closed" for the foreseeable future

Rolling Stone 2d ago

Kakul Srivastava is the CEO of Splice, the sample platform countless producers rely on for one-shots and melodic loops. Samples pulled from the service have found their way into massive hits like Lisa's "Money" and "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter.

The Verge 2d ago

Reg hack learns the meaning of 'Be careful what you wish for'

The Register 2d ago

Embedded consultants who get you up to speed on new tech in a hurry aren’t new, but they meet the AI moment

The Register 2d ago

Nothing is guaranteed but there are ways to boost your chances of experiencing such in-demand events Whether your passion is the battle of the bands or the Battle of Hastings, what are probably Britain’s hottest cultural tickets are about to go on sale – and to be in with a shout of going, there...

The Guardian 2d ago

Despite facing considerable pushback – and prompting multiple boycotts – the Grammys’ controversial “Best Asian Pop Music Performance” award category will still be part of the 2027 event. Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.

Digital Music News 2d ago

With an eye on helping content creators turn their “followers into lasting fans” – and aggressively pursuing acquisitions in the space – Live Nation has launched “Creator Nation.” The Ticketmaster parent formally announced Creator Nation’s debut yesterday, after closing out 2024 by taking a...

Digital Music News 2d ago

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of October 2nd, 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 2d ago

Should AI music get its own separate chart? Kelly Clarkson thinks it should, even amid her own enthusiasm for AI developments, and she’s not alone. Kelly Clarkson believes that AI can play a significant role in the music industry, but a clear distinction should be made between AI-assisted and...

Digital Music News 2d ago

This is part of a series where we talk to some of the amazing editors that have cracked one million MusicBrainz edits and qualified for super special (lousy) shirt plan.* These users have donated substantial amounts of their time to improve open music data, enriching open-source knowledge and...

MetaBrainz Blog 2d ago

After a decade of false starts, Swift is showing backend appeal

The Register 2d ago

Thou shalt love the datacenter! Verily, thou shalt rejoice in the house of the datacenter!

The Register 2d ago

To surface better Shorts recommendations for users, YouTube has adjusted its algorithm to “focus on originality.” YouTube says it will “focus on originality” in recommending Shorts to users, adjusting its algorithm so that users will see less unoriginal content.

Digital Music News 2d ago

Tune in Saturday October 3rd to Faction Talk, channel 137, 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 2d ago

Two a month per submitter, starting now, and you can thank science slop for the change

The Register 2d ago

Mostly 'routine research tasks,' and 'some involved government websites, which our models often use,' AI giant tells The Reg

The Register 2d ago

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

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

The plaintiff says its representatives came to what they considered to be the "obvious and inescapable conclusion" that Dean's song copied the Withers track. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

Tyler Brown, founder of London-based Funfair, on hits, loyalty, and why songwriters should be taking a share of master income Source

Music Business Worldwide 2d ago

Stan Twitter judges an album by its first 24 hours. But Zara Larsson's Midnight Sun, Tame Impala's Deadbeat, and Audrey Hobert's debut all proved the opposite — breaking out months, even a year, after release.

How Music Charts 3d ago

Last year I attended the Radio Academy Festival, and while I was there, the organisation announced it would become the Audio Academy. Returning to the first festival under the new name felt significant. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 3d ago

AI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third Circuit — “The Third Circuit rejected an artificial intelligence company’s fair use defense after it trained its AI on a competitor’s product, finding the training constituted copyright infringement — and potentially setting a landmark...

Copyhype 3d ago

This week, Spotify brought together parents, kids, creators, and friends in New York City for a song-filled afternoon built around music and family. Guests posed on a stoop decked out with musical instruments, flipped through record stacks, and made their own merch at a DIY T-shirt station.

Spotify 3d ago

Live Nation’s latest corporate move isn’t about music: it’s about the creatorsphere. The company has announced a new firm called Creator Nation, for which it is a “capital partner and strategic backer”. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3d ago

The latest research into the climate emergency’s impact on live music comes from the Canadian Live Music Association with its ‘Sound Check: Climate Risk and Resilience in Canada’s Live Music Sector’ report. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3d ago

The Recording Academy has been fighting a fire in recent weeks after BTS declined to submit their latest music to the Grammy Awards in protest at the event’s new ‘Asian Pop’ category. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3d ago

A Santa-hat tip this morning to music-streamers in the Philippines, who are famously early to popping on their holiday playlists. 2026 is no exception. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3d ago

Who would pay $285,000 for a CD album? Billionaires, that’s who! Well, that’s the hope for Chicago band The Empty Pockets, with a special edition of their new album ‘Dear Billionaires’. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3d ago

The ‘our algorithm is now recommending less unoriginal slop’ seems to have become a rite of passage for every big social or video platform. Even if boasting about this begs the question of why they didn’t adopt that policy earlier. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3d ago

Reports about how brilliant you are for the economy have long been a standard part of the lobbying process. YouTube does it, music industry bodies do it… and TikTok isn’t shirking the tactic either. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3d ago

If you’re a regular Music Ally reader, you know that it’s the time of the year where many music marketing teams around the world submit their proudest work of the year to us for our annual Music Ally Best’s Marketing Campaigns of the Year report (the deadline is on October 5, 2026!).

Music Ally 3d ago

Instagram has rolled out a new option this week that lets artist teams boost Instagram Live broadcasts directly from the app. It joins the existing boost options for posts, Stories and Reels. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3d ago

Diddy is reportedly living a luxury lifestyle in prison, complete with a team of fellow inmates who act as his personal staff. Sean “Diddy” Combs arrived at Fort Dix in New Jersey last October after more than a year at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, and since then, he’s tried to get...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Gabe Jagger’s whynow scoops up Warner Music Group’s direct-to-consumer brand, EMP, to create an “integrated global fan commerce platform.” Gabe Jagger’s entertainment company whynow has acquired Warner Music Group’s (WMG) EMP Merchandise, a leading rock and pop culture merch retailer in Europe.

Digital Music News 3d ago

How’s Suno faring after shifting exclusively to licensed models? Quite well, according to CEO Mikey Shulman, who says the company now boasts “far beyond” two million subscribers and $300 million in annual recurring revenue.

Digital Music News 3d ago

The Game is suing Virgin and UMG over his underwhelming album sales, claiming they didn’t spend most of the promised advertising budget and that sales of the record suffered for it.

Digital Music News 3d ago

Ahead of Michael Smith’s October 6th sentencing, the Music Fights Fraud Alliance (MFFA) has submitted a letter to the court arguing for a significant sentence to deter future abuse.

Digital Music News 3d ago

After abruptly calling off its 2025 edition – and allegedly failing to refund would-be attendees – Evolutions Music Festival and its organizers are facing a fraud lawsuit in New York.

Digital Music News 3d ago

Stockholm-based entertainment and music investment powerhouse Pophouse Entertainment has officially acquired a 50% stake in the publishing and master recording rights of Australian singer-songwriter Sia, per details shared this morning.

Digital Music News 3d ago

Attorney Tony Buzbee could face a $25 million defamation suit filed by an attorney he accused of turning former clients against him during his legal brawl with Jay-Z.

Digital Music News 3d ago

Rick Ross speaks out following his arrest for felony and misdemeanor domestic violence charges in Miami Beach, denying the allegations against him. Rapper Rick Ross was arrested in Miami Beach on Thursday and faces a felony battery charge and a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from a woman’s...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Bill Withers’ catalog owner Mattie Music Group sues UMG over Olivia Dean’s “I’ve Seen It,” alleging it plagiarizes Withers’ classic hit, “Just the Two of Us.” Mattie Music Group, the publisher behind R&B legend Bill Withers’ catalog and his label, Bleunig Music, launched a lawsuit against Universal...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Charlie Worsham, a Country Music Association Musician of the Year, has a new solo album, “Once Upon a Second Time Around.” Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/charlie-worsham/id1316200737?i=1000792547627...

Lefsetz Letter 3d ago

K-pop is known as a genre built around fandom-focused live experiences, whether that’s concerts or fan-run events, and it’s been a busy few months for K-pop fans in the US. In August, I attended CJ ENM’s three-day K-pop convention KCON LA, as well as two dates on BTS’s massive ARIRANG world ...

MIDiA Research Blog 4d ago

The calendar may say it’s fall, but on Spotify, the holiday season has begun. This year, we’re getting into the spirit early with Holidays on Spotify, a season-long celebration packed with surprise data drops, new releases, and plenty of festive moments to soundtrack the months ahead.

Spotify 4d ago

This year has shown a clear audience appetite for live, shared viewing experiences. The finale of the UK’s The Traitors attracted a live audience of 9.4 million viewers in January. An international audience flooded to watch sporting events like the Super Bowl and World Cup, with both events...

MIDiA Research Blog 5d ago

An expression may be easy to use in one language, but nearly impossible to explain in another. That’s the challenge at the heart of Flip the Language, a new video podcast on Spotify.

Spotify 6d ago

Silona Bonewald, our new Executive Director, will be hosting an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on our forums at: 5th October 202617:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST)In this forum thread Please respect the code of conduct, as you always do!

MetaBrainz Blog 6d ago

A new Chartmetric/Splice report finds afro house's biggest market has shifted from the US to Germany, echoing how Berlin once absorbed and reinvented Detroit techno decades ago. Now, shifting policy and a Gen Z techno revival may be converging at the same moment.

How Music Charts 6d ago

Hi everyone, I’m Sreehari, also known online as owlpharoah (op3kay on Matrix). I’m a second year student at IIIT Jabalpur. This summer I worked on the foundations of a GraphQL server in Rust that sits over the MusicBrainz PostgreSQL database, under the guidance of @bitmap and @jadedblueeyes.

MetaBrainz Blog 6d ago