The musician also explained why he chose to incorporate footage of ICE into his live performances

Rolling Stone 24m ago

South Asian culture platform Dialled In has unveiled Dialled In Records, a London-based label dedicated to developing and breaking South Asian artists across genres. The label has launched in partnership with The Collective, the A&R entrepreneur imprint within Island-EMI at Universal Music Group...

Variety 2h ago

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

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

Judge George Wu warned the photographer that "things are only going to get worse" if the matter proceeds to trial.

Billboard 2h ago

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

Taylor Swift is being sued over The Life of a Showgirl by a former Las Vegas showgirl who owns the trademark for “Confessions of a Showgirl.” Taylor Swift is facing a lawsuit from an actual showgirl alleging trademark infringement, false designation, and unfair competition over the title of her...

Digital Music News 3h ago

Kid Rock has maintained a close relationship with Trump throughout his political career.

Billboard 4h ago

The Army has opened an inquiry into two videos shared by Kid Rock that show a pair of Apache helicopters flying by his Nashville residence over the weekend, Pentagon officials told the New York Times. A rep for Rock did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.

Variety 5h ago

Dozens of stars signed an open letter urging the federal government to shutter the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas

Rolling Stone 5h ago

The star kicked off the Spanish leg of the trek after canceling a show in Milan due to "food poisoning."

Billboard 7h ago

A federal judge in Texas ruled it would be “futile” for the producers to try again with a third amended complaint

Rolling Stone 8h ago

The band's new album ARIRANG and lead single "SWIM" debuted at No. 1 on the respective charts.

Billboard 8h ago

The PS5 will soon start at $600, while the PS5 Pro price will increase to $900.

Billboard 8h ago

A federal judge threw out litigation over the 2024 hit single, which Cardi has been performing on her ongoing Little Miss Drama Tour.

Billboard 9h ago

The water utility highlighted unsubstantiated health concerns.

Ars Technica 10h ago

Another new episode airs on NBC at 8:30 p.m. ET Monday night (March 30).

Billboard 10h ago

ShopBillboard's ecommerce writer Amina Ayoud tested on-ear headphones to find the best of the best.

Billboard 10h ago

“Over these last few years, every day that’s gone by, I’ve felt your prayers and support, your kindness and love," singer says

Rolling Stone 10h ago

The case claims Bad vs. Wild, released by streamer Zeus Network, is illegally "cosplaying" as the successor to Cannon's longtime celebrity guest show.

Billboard 11h ago

Las Vegas entertainer Maren Wade claims Swift's latest album has "overtaken" her brand recognition.

Billboard 11h ago

The musician/producer said he felt like “the spirit” of his contributions to the “This One Here” were no longer present on the final cut

Rolling Stone 11h ago

The voice capture feature lets users record or upload audio of themselves singing and incorporating that vocal identity into tracks generated by Suno. Source

Music Business Worldwide 11h ago

The German collection society described the results as "excellent," but total revenues grew less than 1% Source

Music Business Worldwide 12h ago

Germany’s GEMA has posted a small collections increase for 2025, when live performance growth helped offset a broadcast slip en route to delivering nearly €1.15 billion (currently $1.32 billion) in composer, songwriter, and publisher distributions.

Digital Music News 12h ago

“Rainbows,” off the late Beach Boys member’s only solo album, Pacific Ocean Blue, is getting overdue appreciation

Rolling Stone 12h ago

Former WMG SVP will oversee data strategy, analytics, and insights across HYBE America’s operations Source

Music Business Worldwide 12h ago

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

"Defendants must immediately cease" actions to integrate and consolidate the firms.

Ars Technica 12h ago

The singer posted a video of himself saluting one of the aircraft, which reportedly circled his home four times

Rolling Stone 12h ago

Maren Wade argues the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refused Swift’s application over similarities with her own decade-old “Confessions of a Showgirl” mark

Rolling Stone 13h ago

Pay close attention to the end credits of “BTS: The Return,” now streaming on Netflix, and as the documentary’s credits roll, viewers will see that Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook all earn individual “additional cinematography by” credits. How did that happen?

Variety 13h ago

After making a triumphant return to the stage by the Eiffel Tower at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Céline Dion has now officially confirmed her concert comeback.

Variety 13h ago

Fans in Australia have been offered refunds after multiple members of the Wu-Tang Clan failed to appear at the Australian leg of the tour. Not all members of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan were slated to appear on the Australian leg of the group’s tour, which has been billed as their full-lineup...

Digital Music News 13h ago

Judge gave authors an easier attack on Meta’s torrenting. Meta hopes SCOTUS ruling will block it.

Ars Technica 13h ago

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

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

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

Complaint filed in California on Monday, March 30 Source

Music Business Worldwide 14h ago

Universal Music Group (UMG) has teed up its “first-ever share buyback program”– to the tune of as much as €500 million (currently $573 million) worth of anticipated stock repurchases.

Digital Music News 14h ago

F1 cars don't have enough energy in a lap to attack fast corners, and that's bad.

Ars Technica 15h ago

The rapper inducted his “dear friend” into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame with a genuinely endearing speech — that nevertheless dredged up a 2011 snub (and ended with a plug for his next album)

Rolling Stone 15h ago

"It's a very stressing program. We are still considering how to ensure we move forward."

Ars Technica 15h ago

Method Man, Raekwon, Cappadonna, and Young Dirty Bastard were all absent from the latest leg of their farewell tour

Rolling Stone 16h ago

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

Lewis joined Epic Records in 2018 as Executive Vice President, A&R Source

Music Business Worldwide 17h ago

At first, Brandy Norwood was a bit uncomfortable with being crowned the “Vocal Bible.” “The title disturbed me,” she says of the designation that both fans and generations of singers she inspired have given her. “The pressure of that is a lot. What does it mean?” But over the years, she explains,...

Variety 17h ago

In a full-circle moment that effectively launched the band’s 50th-ish anniversary tour, Rush performed in public with new drummer, Anika Nilles, for the first time at Canada’s Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ontario on Sunday night.

Variety 18h ago

Administration wants to exempt all federally regulated offshore oil from protections.

Ars Technica 19h ago

The debate about whether AI-generated music is unfairly sluicing royalties away from human artists and songwriters is in full swing. But where there’s money, there’ll be more companies looking to take a share of it.

Music Ally 19h ago

UK retailer Argos may not seem like it has an obvious link to rave culture. However, its social-media ‘Stockroom’ campaign late last year was an amusing take on Boiler Room-style DJ sets. Stats now suggest that it performed well.

Music Ally 19h ago

Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s diss-track ‘Not Like Us’ was dismissed by a judge in October 2025, but he launched an appeal against the decision in January.

Music Ally 19h ago

Midia Research has been quizzing 1,000 US music-merch buyers about their habits, with some encouraging findings for artists and their teams – but also some warnings.

Music Ally 19h ago

Another day, another superfan-geared expansion – this time from SoundCloud, which is now enabling artists to make new projects available to diehards with “Follower Exclusive Releases.” Follower Exclusive Releases officially set sail today, after SoundCloud last year scored an elasticStage tie-up...

Digital Music News 19h ago

Rachel Hartigan on her new book, Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life.

Ars Technica 20h ago

In January we reported on a significant ruling by a US federal appeals court that seemed to pave the way for songwriters to terminate copyright deals and regain their rights globally, not just in the US.

Music Ally 20h ago

The publishers said they acquired Robert Resnik's stake as they seek to ask the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit's January ruling. Source

Music Business Worldwide 20h ago

Blackpink’s Lisa has announced her first Las Vegas residency, “Viva La Lisa,” coming to the Colosseum at Caesars Palace for two weekends: Nov. 13 and 14 and Nov. 27 and 28. The announcement makes Lisa the first K-Pop artist to stage a Las Vegas residency.

Variety 20h ago

UMG says Drake used AI-generated voices of Snoop Dogg and the late Tupac Shakur “to goad Lamar into responding to his diss tracks. Source

Music Business Worldwide 21h ago

In the time it took to write this news story, $256 was “drained” from human artists by tracks from just 50 AI-generated artists on Spotify. At least, that’s according to a site called Slop Tracker that’s been set up to highlight the issue.

Music Ally 21h ago

For 9m88, the stage and the screen are not opposing territories – even if, as she readily admits, they can feel almost contradictory. The Taiwanese singer-songwriter, whose music draws on jazz, soul and Mandarin pop, has spent recent years expanding her footprint as a screen actress.

Variety 22h ago

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

Jeff Satur has sold out arenas on three continents. He is just getting started. The singer-actor spent 10 years trying to make it as a musician in Thailand before a TV drama changed everything.

Variety 23h ago

UMG's plan to repurchase EUR €500M (USD $575m) worth of its own shares marks the company's first-ever share buyback program Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

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

March is Women’s History Month, as well as 8 March being International Women’s Day. A good time to reflect on the progress being made. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Numerous artists have seen AI slop try to cut in on their streaming royalties. But is the matter being taken seriously enough by major streamers? It’s not a new problem, but it’s going to get worse before it gets better.

Digital Music News 1d ago

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

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

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

Why did a leading prediction market feel the need for an in-person bar in DC?

Ars Technica 1d ago

Research proceeds on alternatives, but some doubt whether true lie detection is possible.

Ars Technica 1d ago

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

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

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

Two juries have now found social media platforms liable for harms to children—raising a deeper question: where were the boards overseeing these profitable, engagement-driven systems?

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 2d ago

Boom boxes, instant cameras, and even landlines are making a comeback. Here are the coolest retro-inspired devices available.

TechCrunch 2d ago

Breathing capacity could have compensated for lower atmospheric oxygen.

Ars Technica 2d ago

A quantum experiment shows that we can formally test if the order of events matters.

Ars Technica 2d ago

Specially equipped nets can help save some species, while allowing fisherman to still catch others.

Ars Technica 2d ago

Looks like it’s time to kick the Vetter v. Resnik copyright termination battle up a notch. Now, the major labels have taken a stake in the relevant work, moved to step in as defendants, and disclosed plans to seek a higher-court appeal.

Digital Music News 3d ago

UMG argues that any claims against Drake in Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track “Not Like Us” are protected hyperbole in the context of a rap battle. Drake’s appeal seeking to revive his lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s incendiary diss track “Not Like Us” hits a snag as...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Fat Joe’s former employee, who sued the rapper with serious allegations of sexual abuse, is now walking back those claims in an amended complaint. Rapper and emcee Fat Joe can breathe a sigh of relief in his legal back-and-forth with a former employee, who amended their initial complaint to remove...

Digital Music News 3d ago

With over 30 state attorneys general continuing to battle Live Nation at trial, antitrust officials are still facing scrutiny over their settlement – including allegations of “improper lobbying.” Those allegations are the latest example of post-settlement turbulence for Live Nation and the DOJ.

Digital Music News 3d ago

Over three decades later, this historical curiosity has more than a few rough edges

Ars Technica 3d ago

Things are moving fast, and competitors have offered something similar for a while.

Ars Technica 3d ago

Raw Farm denies link to illnesses, while patients keep identifying its products.

Ars Technica 3d ago

Deezer has announced it has licensed its AI detection technology to the Hungarian rights body, the Bureau for the Protection of Performers’ Rights (Előadóművészi Jogvédő Iroda Egyesület, EJI).

Digital Music News 3d ago

"Let me see the driver!"

Ars Technica 3d ago

Spotify and the major labels are seeking a cool $322.2 million in damages from Anna’s Archive over its alleged “brazen theft of millions of music and other files.” The majors and Spotify jointly requested that sizable sum in a motion for default judgment.

Digital Music News 3d ago

Big Tech declaring AV1 royalty-free “doesn't mean that it is," critic says.

Ars Technica 3d ago

“I don’t know”: Department of War fails to justify blacklisting Anthropic.

Ars Technica 3d ago

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

Shakira has broken sales records by selling over 500,000 tickets in just a few hours for her Madrid residency this fall. She’s added two additional dates in October to accommodate the demand, for a total of 11 dates this fall.

Digital Music News 3d ago

The music industry is seeing unprecedented democratisation in both consumption and creation. Leading execs often point to the rise of consumer creation and the ‘Instagrammification’ of music as a growth engine. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 3d ago

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

Music Business Worldwide 3d ago

Hackers claimed the attack was retaliation after Patel vowed to "hunt" them.

Ars Technica 3d ago

Memory, storage shortages have made all kinds of consumer tech more expensive.

Ars Technica 3d ago

Deep cuts are the lifeblood of music fandom, and now The Hidden Jams wants to become the platform where people come together to curate and discover underlooked tracks from artists’ back catalogues.

Music Ally 3d ago

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

The narrative of ‘artist formerly signed to a major label enjoys life as an independent musician again’ is one that pops up regularly. James Blake is the latest example.

Music Ally 3d ago

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

‘Shadow library’ website Anna’s Archive’s decision to scrape Spotify and announced that it would be making a huge stash of metadata and audio files available last year is increasingly looking like the mother of all own-goals.

Music Ally 3d ago

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

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

Deezer isn’t just using its in-house AI-music detection technology to announce scary updates on the ever-increasing scale of AI slop being uploaded to DSPs.

Music Ally 3d ago

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

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

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

On March 25, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in Cox Communications v. Sony Music, overturning a billion-dollar copyright liability verdict against Cox. The decision significantly limits Internet Service Providers' (ISPs) responsibility for user copyright infringement, undermining DMCA protections and...

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 5d ago

Spotify’s partnership with NAVER, Korea’s leading digital platform, is built around one simple goal: making it easier for listeners in Korea to discover and enjoy audio across the apps they already use.

Spotify 5d ago

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

How you listen can shape what you hear. That’s the idea behind the new Spotify Listening Lounge, an acoustic space at our London headquarters purpose-built for deeper, intentional listening.

Spotify 5d ago

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

The Supreme Court has issued its ruling in a lengthy copyright battle between Cox Communications and major record labels, determining that the cable and internet service provider isn't responsible for illegally downloaded music, as reported earlier by the Associated Press.

The Verge 5d ago

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

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

Directed By, Spotify’s documentary-style series that pulls back the curtain on the collaborative work behind music videos, is back with a new episode. Go behind the scenes with athlete-turned-visual-artist Savanah Leaf as she and Kelsey Lu build the visual world of “Running To Pain,” leaning into...

Spotify 5d ago

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

Few filmmakers have shaped popular cinema as profoundly as Steven Spielberg. So when Sean Fennessey, co-host of The Big Picture from Spotify’s The Ringer, sat down with the director at SXSW earlier this month, it made for a conversation movie fans won’t want to miss.

Spotify 6d ago

There has been a lot of scrutiny recently about how dance music is funded. Two cases in point illustrate why. Boiler Room, the influential livestreaming platform, was acquired by DICE in 2021, then sold to Superstruct, a private equity-backed entity, in January 2025. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 6d ago

Back to basics. | Image: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge Akai MPC is one of the most storied names in music history. But over the last decade, it's strayed pretty far from its roots as a humble sampler.

The Verge 6d ago

The new feature lets you explore samples, covers, and more about the people behind your favorite songs, says Spotify.

TechCrunch 6d ago

Behind every great song is a complex web of people, stories, and inspirations that span genres and decades. Today, we’re bringing those relationships to the forefront of the listening experience by revealing the intricate network of people and creative connections behind the music you love.

Spotify 6d ago

As the music industry gathers for Canada’s Juno Awards, the local edition of Spotify’s Loud & Clear report is here to offer a transparent look at the streaming economy. The big takeaway? More Canadian artists than ever are building sustainable careers, powered by fans at home and around the world.

Spotify 6d ago