Music Céline Dion Announces Comeback with Paris Concerts

Céline Dion confirms her return to the stage later this year with several dates in France at the Paris La Défense Arena in September and October. After her prominent battle with health issues over the last few years, pop superstar Céline Dion shared on social media that she will be returning to the...

Digital Music News 2h ago
Music John Legend Reportedly Ditching Longtime Manager

John Legend parts ways with his longtime manager Ty Stiklorius of Friends at Work and signs with Roc Nation. John Legend has switched management and is now represented by Jay Brown at Roc Nation as he parts ways with his longtime manager Ty Stiklorius and her firm Friends at Work.

Digital Music News 2h ago
Music SlopTracker Reveals AI’s Grip on Spotify Royalty Pool

SlopTracker.org has emerged as a tool to track the impact AI artists are having on the streaming economy—especially the Spotify royalty pool. The website meticulously tracks AI-generated artists on Spotify, quantifying the royalties that these artists divert from human creators through a...

Digital Music News 2h ago
Music Snoop Dogg to Headline Long Beach Amphitheater’s Grand Opening

Snoop Dogg takes the stage on June 6 to kick off the inaugural season of Long Beach’s new waterfront venue in a historic grand opening. The Long Beach Amphitheater, South California’s newest open-air live music venue, today announced that Long Beach native, rapper, and icon Snoop Dogg will headline...

Digital Music News 12h ago
Music ‘We must continue evolving how K-pop is made.’

With concert revenues up 53% in Q4 2025, a new boy group set for 2026, and plans to ramp up acquisitions, SM Entertainment is betting big on its next chapter. In this exclusive interview, Co-CEOs Daniel Jang and Dmitry YJ Tak take us inside a K-pop powerhouse... Source

Music Business Worldwide 13h ago
Music Lisa of Blackpink Becomes First K-Pop Artist with a Vegas Residency

Lisa of K-pop girl group Blackpink announces a Las Vegas residency, becoming the first K-pop artist to secure such a run. Blackpink sensation Lisa has announced her first residency in Las Vegas, VIVA LA LISA, coming to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in November for a limited run.

Digital Music News 14h ago
Music Epic Records Names New CEO—Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Lewis New Chairman & CEO

Epic Records has appointed Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Lewis as its new Chairman & CEO, marking a new chapter for one of Sony Music’s flagship labels. The announcement comes as Sylvia Rhone stepped down last year following a six-year tenure that saw the label achieve consistent chart success across multiple...

Digital Music News 14h ago
Music Ezekiel Lewis Named Epic Records Chairman-CEO

Sony Music has appointed Ezekiel “Zeke” Lewis as chairman and CEO of Epic Records, the company announced Monday. Lewis had served as Epic’s president since 2023, leading the A&R division while helping run the label’s day-to-day operations, which he and GM Rick Sackheim have been covering since...

Variety 17h ago
Music Why Did Two US Army Apache Helicopters Approach Kid Rock’s House?

Kid Rock shared a video of a pair of Apache helicopters flying by his Nashville home this weekend. Now the Army has opened an inquiry into the matter. On Saturday afternoon, outspoken conservative and Donald Trump pal Kid Rock shared a pair of videos on social media showing two Apache helicopters...

Digital Music News 23h ago
Music python-discid 1.4.0

A new version of python-discid, a Python wrapper library for libdiscid, is now available. Version 1.4.0 focuses on modernizing the code base and updating the documentation. The public API is now fully type-hinted and the type hints are also used in the documentation. A Disc.pregap property was...

MetaBrainz Blog 1d ago
Music E-Mail Of The Day+

I didn’t respond because I’m pretty sure someone as fabulous as you will be with us a long time. Keep me posted – I went on Kalshi and placed a bet on your condition – 90% are betting it’s an infection.

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago
Music Tech All the latest in AI ‘music’

People don’t like that they can’t identify AI music. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge AI has touched every part of the music industry, from sample sourcing and demo recording, to serving up digital liner notes and building playlists.

The Verge 1d ago
Music Update

I want to thank everybody for their e-mails and texts of concern, I really appreciate it. I am now back in Los Angeles and will get on the case re getting a scope when business resumes tomorrow, Monday morning. Until then… Let me say that other than lack of sleep due to anxiety, I’m fine. […]

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago
Music The ER

I was pissing blood. No, that’s not entirely accurate…I was EXPLODING blood! I was lying on the couch reading David Pogue’s Apple book, minding my own business, when I realized I finally had to get up to pee. The urgency has disappeared since Skip prescribed the cocktail, of Avodart and Flomax.

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago
Music Tech Suno leans into customization with v5.5

Slop yourself. | Image: Suno Suno just released one of its biggest updates yet with v5.5 of its AI music model. Where previous updates focused mostly on improving fidelity and creating more natural vocals, v5.5 is about giving users more control.

The Verge 2d ago
Music Summer Breeze

Will we ever have hits like this again? U2 released its “Days of Ash” EP on February 18th. The publicity had more impact than the music. There are six songs.

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago
Music Tech Music AI is not AI Music

Most of what you hear about AI and music is a conversation about the wrong thing. There is a much more interesting and useful discussion to be had, and almost nobody is having it. The post Music AI is not AI Music appeared first on New Music Strategies.

New Music Strategies 3d ago
Music Bandcamp adds radio shows for electronic, indie and gaming music

Bandcamp may be best known as a collection of artist-run stores selling music and merch, but as part of its curation work the company also has one foot in online radio. Bandcamp Radio already hosts a weekly ‘Bandcamp Selects’ show as well as metal and hip-hop focused shows.

Music Ally 3d ago
Music Distributor Symphonic acquires YouTube-focused Distro Nation

It’s been quite the path for YouTube-focused music network and distributor Distro Nation over the years. Founded as Indmusic, it was acquired by Live Nation in 2016, renamed Live Nation Video Network, then separated off again in 2024, becoming Distro Nation.

Music Ally 3d ago
Music Spain’s live-music industry grew 11.2% to €807.2m last year

Spain’s Association of Musical Promoters (APM) has published its annual report, revealing the latest year-on-year growth for the country’s live-music sector. Revenues grew by 11.2% to €807.2m ($929.9m at current exchange rates) in 2025, following a 25.3% spike the previous year in a sustained...

Music Ally 3d ago
Music BMG revenues fell in 2025 after selling ‘non-core’ live businesses

The 2025 annual report of BMG’s parent company Bertelsmann offers the latest insight into its music division’s financial performance. While BMG’s revenues fell in 2025, there are other positive metrics to report. The decline was 6.5%, with BMG posting €900m ($1.04bn at current exchange rates) of...

Music Ally 3d ago
Industry Friday’s Endnotes – 03/27/26

Supreme Court Reverses $1 Billion Verdict, Rules Cox Not Contributorily Liable for Subscribers’ Copyright Infringement — “Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, filed an opinion concurring only in the judgment.

Copyhype 3d ago
Music Apple’s AI Playlist Playground is bad at music

Apple Music: "What do you want to hear?" Me: "Atmospheric instrumental black metal to write to." Apple Music: "Here's three metal songs with vocals, a field recording, an ambient electronic track, and a piece of doom jazz." I am skeptical of AI's ability to serve up the music I want to begin with,...

The Verge 4d ago
Music Vocal Secrets With Craig Anderton On My Latest Podcast

On this week’s podcast episode, I talk with author, musician, and lecturer Craig Anderton for Part 2 of our conversation, this time about vocal production, mixing strategy, performance dynamics, and the deeper decisions that separate polished recordings from generic ones.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 4d ago
Music Spotify is letting artists manually approve releases to combat AI fakes

Spotify is beta-testing a new feature called Artist Profile Protection that lets artists review releases before they go live. Sometimes songs end up on the wrong artist pages because of metadata mixups or shared names. But increasingly, artists have been targeted by impostors and AI-generated...

The Verge 5d ago
Music BTS and Spotify Bring ‘ARIRANG’ to Top Fans in New York City

BTS is so back. This week, the global pop superstars took the stage at New York City’s Pier 17 for their first U.S. performance in four years. Part of Spotify x BTS: SWIMSIDE, a global series of immersive live events, the night was a celebration of the band’s latest album, ARIRANG.

Spotify 5d ago
Industry RIAA Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Cox Case

Mitch Glazier, RIAA Chairman and CEO: “We are disappointed in the Court’s decision vacating a jury’s determination that Cox Communications contributed to mass scale copyright infringement, based on overwhelming evidence that the company knowingly facilitated theft.

RIAA 5d ago
Music Google Lyria 3 Pro makes longer AI songs

Google is expanding the capabilities of its Lyria 3 music-making AI, enabling it to create tracks up to three minutes long and from within multiple other Google Products. Until now, Lyria had been limited to 30-second clips.

The Verge 5d ago
Music Some Eye-Opening Insights From The Latest IFPI Global Music Report

Every year the International Federation of the Phonograph Industry (IFPI) puts out a report regarding the state of the music business world-wide. Almost every year there are things that jump out, but sometimes the most important are a little buried and easily overlooked.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 5d ago