After leaving Interscope and signing with Brent Faiyaz's ISO Supremacy in 2025, Ama's eponymous album arrived on Friday (June 19).
Two of today's greatest rock bands will co-headline the Truth together on Nov. 2
The Colombian star has two of the four anthems that have scored on the chart.
Six months post-op, the Florida singer says she is doing "fabulous."
One of the most powerful men in the American recording industry who promoted Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin and Barry Manilow Controversial, ruthless and staggeringly successful, Clive Davis, who has died aged 94, was the most complete specimen of the old-school record industry...
Jelly Roll, J Balvin, and Nelly Furtado are just a few of the big names aiming to hit the back of the net with their contributions to FIFA's most musical iteration yet.
The late record executive impacted the careers of many stars, including Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Santana, Aerosmith, Chicago and more.
The award will be presented by Amazon Music and the Culture Creators Foundation
She also revealed who was the "first person I called when I decided that I wanted to do this festival."
The United Kingdom is set to enact bans on social media for under 16s by spring 2027, with further restrictions for 16 and 17 year olds under consideration. It will also likely affect how adults use social platforms as age verification measures and algorithmic adjustments take place. Source
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The three-date run will happen in December and will be Fred's only live shows in 2026.
Hagens Berman has joined forces with Delgado Entertainment Law to represent indie artists whose recordings were allegedly copied without permission. Source
The set boasts covers of multiple Hot 100 top 10 hits including “Summer Breeze” and “Baby Come Back” and collabs with Little Big Town, John Mayer and Michael McDonald.
It also launches in the top 10 on Independent Albums.
Annual report reveals workforce fell from 162,000 to 141,000 in a year as company pours billions into datacenter expansion
From 2000 and beyond, the music mogul has always shared what's on his mind, whether revealing the one performance that changed his life or the artist he always hoped would attend his pre-Grammy gala.
Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Jon Batiste, and many others, including Guy himself, will perform at star-studded concert in New York this fall
The singer-songwriter previewed Wowed Out with the mesmerizing first single, “Come Again”
Among the venues that Indian AI background music startup Tringbox has been working with are cafés, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and hotels—places that are likely to also host live performances. The […] The post is from Music Ally.
The new mini-documentary about the 2026 performance is presented as part of Coachella's Arrival series.
For about 50 years, the industry believed termination only affected US rights. This ruling would make those rights worldwide for the first time. Source
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Olivia Rodrigo’s just announced Daisy Chain Fields Festival is not only donating 100% of its proceeds to charity, but the stacked lineup of all-women artists are also performing for free.
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Music industry giant Clive Davis has died, at the age of 94. Davis helped shaped the modern music industry though a series of adroit signings that showcased his skill for identifying future talent: Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen, amongst many...
There’s an increasing pattern of music superstars – often, we have noticed, women – who are using their leverage not merely to talk about causes they believe in, but to roll up their sleeves and do something about it.
AI is in an unusual position where it sparks polarised public opinions, yet is simultaneously being used by everyone and their dog to do things that they couldn’t do before: make efficiency gains, access information and analysis, or take new creative steps.
Legendary bluesman Buddy Guy — who starred in Ryan Coogler’s Oscar-winning film “Sinners” and was honored at Variety’s Hitmakers event last year — will receive what may be his greatest honor to date on Oct.
Jamendo is seeking an injunction, plus actual damages and Nvidia's profits of "no less than" EUR €17.8 million (approx. USD $20.3 million). Source
Trimontium says its target areas also include "uncorrelated" asset classes such as IP rights and royalties. Source
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In November 2025, rapper RBX claimed Spotify failed to curb "mass-scale fraudulent streaming," stripping royalties from other rights holders. Source
Oprah Winfrey turned her Cannes Lions appearance into a call for creators to use their platforms for good, talking with festival chair Phil Thomas about philanthropy, legacy and her improbable path from rural Mississippi to becoming one of the most powerful self-made figures in media.
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Floating or sub-surface bit barns are all the rage, but unlikely to compete with multi-gigawatt sites
Reseller is also ordered to refund more than 50,000 fans, while its rival Viagogo remains under investigation Business live – latest updates The online ticket reseller StubHub UK has been fined almost £900,000 and ordered to make payments to more than 50,000 fans for not showing the full price of...
Earlier in June, the UK became the latest country to propose a ban on social media for under 16s — in an announcement by the Labour Party’s Keir Starmer which has since been somewhat eclipsed by the news of his resignation.
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Co-Founder Steve Long will remain as Managing Director, the company announced on Tuesday (June 23). Source
After a year of litigation and a month of finalizing a settlement, Warner Music and Crumbl have officially put their copyright infringement battle to bed.
Bosses told to step up and get cybersecurity right
Drake’s lifestyle brand OVO is locked in ugly litigation with a Florida-based lender over a loan gone sour to the tune of roughly $3.7 million. Drake’s lifestyle brand October’s Very Own (OVO) has been hit with a nearly $4 million lawsuit over “multiple loan payment defaults” from earlier this...
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Davis worked with the prolific songwriter for decades, from DeBarge’s “Rhythm of the Night” to Toni Braxton’s “Un-Break My Heart”
Michael has become a global phenomenon, crossing the $960 million threshold on its way to gross $1 billion worldwide and shattering numerous records. Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic continues to rewrite box office history across the globe at just shy of $960 million, with data from Brazil,...
Looks like the AFM’s lawsuit against Universal Music and Warner Music was just the beginning. Now, 29 organizations are calling on labels and publishers to prioritize “meaningful consent, fair remuneration and full transparency” in their AI licensing agreements.
The One Direction alum welcomed his first and only child with singer Cheryl in 2017
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A federal judge has officially dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against Spotify over its alleged failure to stop “billions of fraudulent streams” from reaching Drake’s music.
Mureka announced the brand and platform evolution into the world’s first AI-native music platform — built on a single conviction: in music, creation and listening matter equally. A song’s life shouldn’t end the moment it’s generated. In Mureka, it is made, discovered, remixed, and grown.
A plethora of pwn-prevention, including a 'Patch The Planet' pledge
Live Nation unveils $99 four-packs of tickets to certain shows throughout North America this summer, going on now until July 17 while supplies last. Late last week, Live Nation announced its Summer of Live 4-Pack, a bundle offering four general admission lawn tickets to participating amphitheater...
[PIAS] announces the acquisition of acclaimed indie classical label Signum Records, expanding its classical music presence in a global agreement. This week, leading music company [PIAS] announced the acquisition of acclaimed independent classical label Signum Records.
Madonna planned to direct a movie about her life, but it never came to fruition. In a new interview, the music icon reveals why the project fell apart. During an in-depth discussion with Interview, pop icon Madonna revealed why the biopic she planned to direct about her life never moved forward,...
Ryan Beatty was about to embark on the final leg of his “Calico” tour in 2024 when he cut the song “Phantom” with frequent collaborator Ethan Gruska. He was in Los Angeles, the city he calls home, when they worked on the tune, a lilting, slow-burning track that gradually blooms like a flower.
Too bad he missed his crowning achievement. Which is the endless obituaries in today’s news media trumpeting him and his efforts. This is what Clive Davis wanted. Acknowledgement and immortality. And to achieve that, he was on an endless quest of personal myth-making.
The beloved music executive died Monday at age 94
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Rob Stringer, Patti Smith, Alicia Keys, the Lipmans, Merck Mercuriadis, and more pay tribute to legendary record exec Source
Halsey and her fans’ outrage over an old album review is showing no signs of fading. On Sunday evening, after music critic/content creator Anthony Fantano made a snarky comment about his review of Halsey’s album “The Great Impersonator,” the pop singer took to Twitter to quote-tweet him and unload...
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The legendary music executive signed everyone from Patti Smith to Barry Manilow and changed the industry forever Clive Davis: music industry executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen dies aged 94 Clive Davis: a life in pictures from Diana Ross to Aretha Franklin Clive Davis always...
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Clive Davis, the legendary music executive whose golden ears and stunningly sharp instincts shaped the sound of popular music for more than half a century, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 94.
Davis signed the guitarist’s eponymous band in the late Sixties, then worked with them again on their blockbuster 1999 album Supernatural
The late music mogul Clive Davis was interviewed by his son, attorney Fred Davis, just a few weeks ago in an unprecedented father-son conversation that Digital Music News was fortunate enough to capture.
Girls just wanna dance, and it’s never been more evident than in the weeks since Prime Video’s “Off Campus” premiered. Adapted from Elle Kennedy’s novels of the same name and following a group of friends at the fictional Briar University, Season 1 is about Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli), a young...
The music executive signed Springsteen to Columbia Records when he was 22 years old
There is little questions that Clive Davis, who died today at the age of 94, was one of the greatest music executives of all time. Over the course of his long career, he launched or oversaw key years of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen to Alicia Keys, Barry...
Rightsholders from in and beyond the industry have inked a total of nearly 300 commercial AI agreements — though less than one-fifth of indie labels are actively exploring licensing deals. Both stats come from a BPI-commissioned WPI Economics report based on surveys of labels and consumers.
“I’ve had a huge life, so I needed a big budget,” the pop star said in a new interview, where she also discussed the fate of a planned limited series adaptation
Tireless AI agents could help scientists do research humans alone can't, says GPU giant
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The influential music executive has died at the age of 94, leaving behind a career filled with success, signing stars such as Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel Clive Davis: music industry executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen dies aged 94 Clive Davis predicted...
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Olivia Rodrigo has announced her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival, taking place at Irvine, California’s Great Park on Aug. 29 and touting an all-female lineup.
Madonna revealed to Interview magazine that a falling out with Universal Pictures is the reason her movie biopic never went into production. The studio won a multi-studio auction in 2021 to make a film about Madonna’s life, with the pop icon on board to co-write and direct the movie.
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'We will miss him greatly, cherish him always, and carry his love with us for the rest of our lives,' the Davis Family said in a statement on June 22 Source
Carly Rae Jepsen has announced a 24-track double album titled “Day and Night,” releasing September 18 via Interscope Records. The album will be divided into “Day” and “Night” sections, each of which will have 12 songs.
The rightsholders said the decision will cause "chaos" across the music business if it is allowed to stand. Source
Davis, who discovered many of the defining musicians of the 20th century and helmed major record labels, said he ‘never’ tired of the music business Clive Davis predicted music’s biggest stars like no one else Clive Davis: a life in pictures from Diana Ross to Aretha Franklin The famed US music...
Delhi-based DJ-producer duo MadStarBase aka Neal Sekhri and Anant Ahuja have signed a deal with Saregama to officially release four remixes of classic Hindi film songs that the pair first […] The post is from Music Ally.
In 2021, the government of India’s decision to register Recorded Music Performance Limited (RMPL), and not Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), as the country’s sole copyright society with respect to sound […] The post is from Music Ally.
Should fair use give an advantage to certain business models? The obvious answer is no. All things being otherwise equal, fair use should not privilege the use of copyrighted works merely because of the business model adopted by the user.
The plaintiff, Gas Drawls, LLC, owns the rights to MF Doom's music and intellectual property Source
The Japanese government has approved an amendment to the Japanese Copyright Act regarding music playback in public spaces. Performing artists and record companies will now be paid when their recorded music is played publicly.
We have reported before on Spotify’s complex recent history with the government in Türkiye (TL;DR: censorship ruckus, mooted competition inquiry, threats from Spotify to pull out of the country) but time, and – we presume, some long conversations behind the scenes – heals all wounds.
If you were at Music Ally NEXT last week, you’ll have seen Leo Ballesteros, founder of Swedish audio company Atonemo and one of the finalists in our International Entrepreneur of the Year contest, talk about the launch of a neat little product based on the company’s Streamplayer.
Serenade has had quite a journey since it launched as a digital-album-collectable platform in the heady NFT-frenzy days. It then pivoted to offer chart-eligible merch products where items like button badges, lanyards, and tour posters can be purchased and activated via NFC chips which download an...
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: the music industry wants permission, payment and transparency from AI companies.
San Antonio’s mayor is urging the cancellation of a planned Kanye West concert at the Alamodome on July 4th, saying the city should not host the antisemitic artist in a city-funded venue.
I’m amazed but not surprised to see you talking about Grillos pickles! I met Travis Grillo back in 2008 when he first started selling pickle spears (two spears for $1) in downtown Boston.
National opposition to hyperscale data centers grows as communities challenge subsidies, transmission lines, utility costs, environmental impacts, and local control.
A man fell 150 feet to his death into the section below the balcony at Madison Square Garden during a Goose concert on Saturday night. The man fell 150 feet from the Chase Bridge during a Goose concert shortly before 10 PM and was found “unconscious and unresponsive.” He was identified as...
The history books are littered with the corpses of corporate record labels started by companies that had no business being in the music industry. Bose thinks it can be the exception to the rule. It thinks it can be Red Bull.
Cold Court is a brother-sister duo from Philly that seems to love nothing more than shoving all of their influences together in a messy soup that at least superficially resembles the hyperpop you've come to expect from acts like 100 Gecs.
Home All it took was a push from my nutritionist. (Of course I have a nutritionist, I live in California! No, seriously, I go to the nutritionist because I have insanely high cholesterol when untreated.
Atlantic reporter Alex Reisner recently uncovered four datasets of music being used to train AI models and made them fully searchable for the public. Two of the sets are absolutely enormous at 12 million and 9 million tracks.
Indulging in the “Dark Souls of synthesis.” | Image: Aleksander Stojanov / Hainbach Stefan Paul Goetsch, better known as Hainbach, is a German experimental composer, artist, and YouTuber who is perhaps most famous for making music with laboratory equipment and scientific instruments.
10 months later, the MF Doom estate is nearing a settlement in its counterfeit merch lawsuit against Temu. Meanwhile, Twenty One Pilots’ decidedly similar case is heading to arbitration.
Amid Live Nation’s acquisition of the Movistar Arena, the live events giant continues to expand its business in Argentina with major partnerships. In less than a month, Live Nation has gone all-in on Argentina, expanding its business extensively with some major acquisitions and partnerships.
Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of June 19th, 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.
Bonnaroo survived 2026 despite numerous weather-related setbacks, rescheduled acts, and cancelled sets. So what’s in store for 2027? Manchester, Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival made its highly anticipated return in 2026 after adverse weather caused tons of fan frustration in 2025 and...
I’m not a Marshall McLuhan maven, but one thing is for sure, the internet has changed the message, and too many refuse to accept this. It crosses all art forms, from books to movies, but here I’m going to focus on music. It starts off with short. No one is going to dedicate a lot […]
A UK man has received a 26-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to the unauthorized mixing and selling of CDs in violation of copyright law. If you thought the headline was from 2002, you’d be forgiven.
Universal Music Korea inks Korean-Australian alternative hip-hop group 1300, placing them alongside a roster that includes other acclaimed Korean artists.
Have I found my Chromecast Audio replacement? | Image: NTS Radio NTS Radio and Swedish audio company Atonemo have teamed up on a dedicated player that brings NTS's genre-defying mixes and streaming stations to almost any stereo or speaker setup.
For the past five years, TikTok and digital reach have largely dictated music marketing. For many artists, success has meant being an influencer first and an artist second. The idea of “ 1000 true fans ” shifted from cultivating a dedicated audience willing to buy tickets for your shows to focus...
Publishers Sue WeLib for Copyright Infringement — The new lawsuit comes quickly on the heels of a default judgment against similar pirate site Anna’s Archive.
Welcome to our sixth annual Music Ally International Focus report – where we bring all of Music Ally’s Country Profiles published in the last 12 months into one place.
Spotify’s next big step into ticketing is rolling out. ‘Reserved’ was announced last month at Spotify’s investor day in New York, and is now live for its premium subscribers in the US.
Music-creation firm BandLab’s business isn’t just about its mobile app for consumers. It also has BandLab for Education, a version designed to be used in classrooms. Now it’s getting a major upgrade. BandLab for Education 2.0 costs $2.50 per student per year although it has free-access options for...
As if artists and bands don’t have enough competition already, AI-generated music has ratcheted the level up to a point that no one could’ve predicted a few years ago.
There have been reports of users receiving phishing messages via the MetaBrainz messaging service. Remember: MetaBrainz staff will never ask for your password. MetaBrainz staff will never ask you to log in to a third-party site (or ‘verify’ your username and password in any other way).
Can you believe the year is already halfway over? Neither can we. But that means it’s the perfect time to shout out some of the audiobooks that are already standing out as some of this year’s best.
Bipartisan Legislation Combating Harmful AI Deepfakes Earns Substantial Backing from Multiple Sectors, Support in White House National Legislative Framework for AI WASHINGTON, DC – As the Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously advances historic federal voice & likeness protections for all...
Big news for all the fans who know every lyric and never miss a show: Reserved by Spotify is here to help you get tickets. Reserved goes live today in the U.S. for eligible Spotify Premium subscribers (ages 18+).
Spotify is launching "Reserved," a new system that will hold two concert tickets for an artist's superfans before they're on sale to the public.
On this week’s podcast episode, I speak with Dr. Bill Evans, audio scientist, producer, educator, and inventor of the Performance Restoration methodology. Bill believes that drum recording has always involved a painful tradeoff, but it doesn’t have to.
Le contenu en langue française atteint les auditeurs sur Spotify comme jamais auparavant. En 2025, plus de 148 millions d’auditeurs dans le monde, en dehors des marchés historiquement francophones, écoutaient régulièrement du contenu en français sur Spotify — un signe clair que la Francophonie est...
French-language content is reaching listeners on Spotify like never before. In 2025, more than 148 million listeners worldwide outside of historically francophone markets regularly listened to French-language content on Spotify, a clear sign that the francophonie has become a global cultural force.
Social media is the go-to form of marketing in the digital age, resulting in a predicted combined $737.1 billion in annual revenue by 2031 per MIDiA’s forecast . It’s not hard to see why: social offers quick returns and easy measurement, including reach, time spent, click-through rates, and purc...
The annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France is where creators, brands, and fans collide to celebrate the world’s most innovative ideas in marketing.