The National Association of Broadcasters will announce the winners on Oct. 20.

Billboard 8m ago

Tour of the AI kill chain maps the risks of ubiquitous surveillance and flawed algorithms

The Register 12m ago

A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.

Billboard 16m ago

The singer-songwriter shared a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the girl group's new single.

Billboard 18m ago

Deezer reported a slight revenue increase and a profitable first half as more direct subscribers offset a decline in business partnership subscribers.

Billboard 19m ago

Hybe is liquidating artificial intelligence startup Supertone after a disastrous $32 million acquisition just a few short years ago. Hybe is liquidating Supertone, the artificial intelligence audio specialist it initially saw as a future growth engine.

Digital Music News 21m ago

Olivia Rodrigo reveals which song from her new album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love was her favorite to write, the inspiration behind creating the all-female Daisy Chain festival (which is a month away) and her favorite thing to eat after her shows at her LEGO x Olivia Rodrigo Vinyl...

Billboard 21m ago

The pop singer-songwriter and the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback started dating in 2025.

Billboard 38m ago

Other signings this week include Rhiannon Giddens, Chiodos, George Benson, Ashe and Goth Babe.

Billboard 40m ago

Bidding is open and the auction will be held on Aug. 25.

Billboard 41m ago

Secret to their success: Using the right model for the right security job

The Register 42m ago

While she sourced her shirt from eBay, fans can get a similar version just in time for the web slinger's new film.

Billboard 46m ago

All of Billboard’s charts update each Tuesday.

Billboard 54m ago

Anaheim’s OCVibe reaches a major construction milestone for its concert hall and offers a first look inside ahead of its planned opening in March. OCVibe’s highly anticipated 5,000-capacity concert hall in Anaheim reached a major construction milestone this week with the first seat installations.

Digital Music News 56m ago

The Sexistential collaboration follows their team-up on the “Puss Puss” remix from Larsson’s Midnight Sun: Girls Trip

Rolling Stone 1h ago

Where do fans go when they don’t want to pay for premium audio? AM/FM radio, which, far from dying off, currently boasts a U.S. audience share in excess of 10 times larger than that attributable to Spotify’s ad-supported tier.

Digital Music News 1h ago

The identity of Sadie Sink’s character in the new Spider-Man movie is top secret, but Lacy may not have known that

Rolling Stone 2h ago

Faster access and more secure recoveries are driving business, but mishaps and attacks can endanger data

The Register 3h ago

Event will take place in Fargo, North Dakota on Thursday and be available to stream at a later date

Rolling Stone 3h ago

More organizers prohibit camera-equipped specs, even with prescription lenses

The Register 3h ago

JP Saxe is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter. Last year, he made headlines after scheduling an ambitious headlining tour that he ended up canceling. Instead of making excuses, like many musicians in the same position have, Saxe got brutally honest about why he scrapped the dates, posting a...

Variety 4h ago

Government finds some loose change down to chuck at emission-free flight research

The Register 4h ago

Atif Aslam is releasing his fourth solo album — and first in 19 years — Subah Aye Na this Friday and Spotify is marking the event with a release countdown […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 4h ago

VulnCheck says fewer than 2% of AI-assisted vulnerability discoveries have been weaponized, casting doubt on claims frontier models are handing attackers a major advantage

The Register 4h ago

From Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen to Pink and Ed Sheeran, the band greeted a steady stream of well-wishers during their Madison Square Garden residency

Rolling Stone 4h ago

The LP, out in September, features appearances from Serj Tankian, Kneecap, and Beartooth

Rolling Stone 4h ago

How big of a fan are you of your favorite musical act? Have you recommended your favorite songs to friends and strangers alike? Have you forever memorialized their work on your body with a tattoo? Did your fandom, in some mystical twist of fate, lead to you meeting your significant other?

Spotify 5h ago

AI music has entered a new phase. Major record companies that initially focused on litigation are now building licensed creation platforms, artist opt-in frameworks, and attribution systems.

Digital Music News 6h ago

Track: The Second Voice ‘Let Me Be’Released: 25 January 2026Label: Spinnin’ Records The Second Voice is an artist from Zambia who blends Afrohouse and Amapiano sounds. Inspired by artists like Marshmello, he stays anonymous by wearing a mask.

Music Ally 6h ago

Customer funds safe, but 14,000 organizations may have to phone in time-sensitive payments

The Register 6h ago

HYBE is reportedly in talks to transfer Supertone's voice-conversion and noise-removal tools, Shift, Clear and Air, to an outside buyer. Source

Music Business Worldwide 6h ago

NASA reports some cable damage near Madrid as its antennas and ESA's Cebreros station emerge largely intact

The Register 6h ago

The union alleges that Universal and Warner licensed recordings made by its members to the two AI companies "without compensation or credit." Source

Music Business Worldwide 6h ago

The complaint does not name any defendants, instead identifying them as "John Doe" parties. Source

Music Business Worldwide 6h ago

Postmortem offers finer details on the 'unprecedented' attack that's reshaping approaches to security

The Register 6h ago

Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens, one of the leading artists in the roots and Americana realm, has signed with WME for representation in music worldwide, she and the agency announced Tuesday.

Variety 7h ago

Washington rallies allies to shape next-generation networks after spending 18 months rattling them

The Register 7h ago

K-Pop colossus Hybe has reported its latest financial results, breaking its record for Q2 revenues with KRW 1.45tn ($992.8m at current exchange rates) of turnover last quarter.

Music Ally 7h ago

Ariana Grande has had it up to here with hackers stealing and leaking her songs. She has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against a group of as-yet unidentified ‘John Does’.

Music Ally 7h ago

We last wrote about Google’s Flow Music suite in May when it announced a partnership with Believe to make the AI tool available to the company’s artists.

Music Ally 7h ago

The US-based Black Music Action Coalition has teamed up with Live Nation again for the third cohort of its BMAC Live Accelerator Program, adding 20 more participants.

Music Ally 7h ago

It’s just two and half years since Fortnite added its Festival music-game mode, yet here we are with the rhythm-minigame entering its 15th season. And as usual, there’s a real-world music star as its chosen ‘icon’.

Music Ally 7h ago

Finding comes from AI & Media: Audience Attitudes, a report from Luminate Intelligence Source

Music Business Worldwide 7h ago

Live Nation argued that a tying claim requires proof of harm to competition in the tied market, and that its rivals had not been shown to suffer such harm. Source

Music Business Worldwide 7h ago

TelevisaUnivision has announced the nominees for the 23rd edition of Premios Juventud, airing live on September 3 from the Starlite Amphitheater in Marbella, Spain. Carín León leads with nine nominations, followed by Beéle, Kany García and Rauw Alejandro with seven nods apiece.

Variety 8h ago

For enterprise agents, less is more

The Register 8h ago

The total fell 2.5% short of the highest-grossing Latin tour ever regardless of gender: Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour. Source

Music Business Worldwide 8h ago

Public meeting over proposed AI bit barn ended with zoning approval, a physics teacher arrested, and fresh questions over whether clapping now counts as disorderly conduct

The Register 8h ago

One day, two announcements from Spotify and Snapchat. Spotify is adding more ways to share music from its app to social-media platforms, including Snapchat, while the latter is turning its famous Snap Map into a music-discovery property, starting with Spotify.

Music Ally 8h ago

Music distributor Too Lost has revealed a deal with Roblox that will make its catalogue available to games and experience creators on the platform to use.

Music Ally 8h ago

Recorded music revenue grew 43.0% YoY to KRW 326.8 billion ($218m), also led by ARIRANG. Source

Music Business Worldwide 8h ago

Tracks from The All-American Rejects, A$AP Ferg, Teddy Swims, and Alex Warren will be available to Roblox creators to use in games and virtual spaces. Source

Music Business Worldwide 9h ago

Support for e-MERLIN ends 2028 unless the historic radio astronomy center can find another source of cash

The Register 9h ago

Unauthenticated command injection scores perfect 10 and may expose managed Edge devices

The Register 10h ago

Latest batch takes the copper sales restrictions to 1,572 locations and 15.4 million premises

The Register 11h ago

The tracks come off the singer’s latest album, Dirty Blonde, which marks her first independent release

Rolling Stone 12h ago

Token costs not quite sorted, but on-prem will be an option

The Register 13h ago

After withholding her B-side tracks from streaming platforms, Charli XCX has released them on Apple Music—or as she still likes to call it, iTunes. Earlier this year, Charli XCX said she was deliberately withholding the B-sides from her latest album, Music, Fashion, Film, from streaming platforms.

Digital Music News 15h ago

Lawsuit states that 45 unreleased songs hit the internet in 2023 alone

Rolling Stone 15h ago

Ariana Grande is suing a group of anonymous hackers she says have targeted her inner circle, stealing unreleased music, private photos, and more. Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against at least two unidentified hackers who allegedly stole unreleased music, private photos and videos from Grande...

Digital Music News 15h ago

Less than two months after kicking off its labor agreement lawsuit against Universal Music and Warner Music, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has doubled down with an amended action.

Digital Music News 16h ago

Too Lost has entered a new partnership with Roblox, opening a direct pipeline for independent music into one of the largest user-generated gaming ecosystems in the world. This move places artists like The All-American Rejects at the center of a growing shift towards more interactive music...

Digital Music News 16h ago

The 82-year-old musician, who struggles with dementia, was discharged from a care facility eight months ago, according to a statement

Rolling Stone 16h ago

Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against anonymous hackers, claiming that they gained backdoor access to devices that led to the leak of unreleased songs and footage from recording sessions and music videos.

Variety 18h ago

Beijing happy to ‘take all necessary measures’ if sanctioned

The Register 19h ago

The singer’s international trek will bring her “fresh” era to North America, Europe, and Africa this fall

Rolling Stone 21h ago

The tiny Michigan village of Rothbury faces calls to suspend the Electric Forest after the body of a newborn baby was discovered on festival grounds. Officials in the village of Rothbury, Michigan, are facing pressure from hundreds of citizens around the state to suspend the Electric Forest music...

Digital Music News 21h ago

AI seems to have a liberal bias

The Register 21h ago

Business is good, but it’s meaningless. You can look at the concert grosses and be stunned that this many people are paying this much money to go see these acts, but really, it’s about the audience, not the performers. Now in the sixties, venues had seats. Even clubs. Into the seventies too.

Lefsetz Letter 22h ago

A judge ruled that singer D4vd must stand trial for allegedly killing and dismembering a 14-year-old girl. On Monday, Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo determined during a preliminary hearing that there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial.

Variety 22h ago

Roughly four months and 26.7 million shares later, Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially completed its €500 million (currently $568.5 million) stock buyback program.

Digital Music News 22h ago

American AI flag bearers get in line, at least on paper

The Register 22h ago

Musican was a “very clever adult” who sexually abused Celeste Rivas Hernandez and “gaslit” her before murdering her, prosecutors argued

Rolling Stone 22h ago

The stage adaptation of Prince’s musical film Purple Rain is coming to Broadway in 2027, coinciding with the anniversary of the original film. It’s exciting news for Prince fans, though the production has survived a number of major creative and personnel changes ahead of its debut.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Listen to A Stranger To You: Apple Music | Spotify. Unless you count their 2021 collection of ambient tracks The Things They Believe, ...

Medium 1d ago

Snap announces Now Playing on Snap Map, starting with Spotify integration, to enable Snapchatters to link their accounts and share listening activity. Today, Snap announced the launch of Now Playing on Snap Map, a way for Snapchat users to share what they’re listening to with their friends.

Digital Music News 1d ago

As heavy metal giants Iron Maiden mark their 50th anniversary with a global stadium tour, long-time manager Rod Smallwood OBE tells MBW in this exclusive interview about the honesty that sustains a decades-long artist partnership, his war on ticket touts, and what the industry gets wrong about...

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

A comparatively little-discussed legal battle between Cumulus Media and Nielsen is now factoring into USA v. Live Nation, where the states have cited a new opinion amid an aggressive push for damages and Ticketmaster’s divestment.

Digital Music News 1d ago

A judge ruled that D4vd must stand trial for the killing and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, found dead in his car last year. On Monday, a judge ruled that there is sufficient evidence for singer D4vd to stand trial for the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who...

Digital Music News 1d ago

The King of Pop is headed to streaming. “Michael,” the musical biopic that follows Michael Jackson’s career, will begin streaming on Starz on Aug. 10. Released on April 24, “Michael” grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, making it one of the biggest hits of 2026.

Variety 1d ago

The company has repurchased 26,707,529 of its own shares under the program, UMG said on Monday (July 27) Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Jay-Z has announced additional dates for London and Los Angeles following his three sold-out shows at Yankee Stadium earlier this month. The rapper has tacked on a second date at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where he will perform on September 4 and 5, as well as Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium,...

Variety 1d ago

As the guest editor of the new issue of Wonderland magazine, Miley Cyrus used the opportunity not only to talk about the next chapter of her career, but to bring together people she admires, from Dolly Parton and Daryl Hannah to mother Tish Cyrus-Purcell and sister Noah Cyrus, as well as Kelela,...

Variety 1d ago

A stage adaptation of “Purple Rain,” the 1984 cult classic film starring Prince, will debut on Broadway in 2027. The musical will run at the Majestic Theatre, with previews beginning on March 12 ahead of opening night on April 12.

Variety 1d ago

Fast-rising Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Laufey has signed with United Talent Agency for global representation in all areas, the company announced early Monday. UTA will work to secure opportunities across live touring, media, filmed entertainment, brand partnerships, and more.

Variety 1d ago

Amongst all the the accolades that have come his way in recent years, Bad Bunny is now the proud holder of the record for highest-grossing tour by a male Latin artist.

Music Ally 1d ago

As its Suno lawsuit shows, German collecting society GEMA is more-than-willing to wade into legal battles with AI companies it believes to be training on music without permission.

Music Ally 1d ago

Secondary-ticketing firm StubHub has been making headlines of the unfortunate kind this month, after links emerged between its CEO and a big ticket-seller using its platform.

Music Ally 1d ago

Yes, emo. Well, emo and pop-punk according to Spotify, which has published some data on the recent growth of these genres in its streaming data for Mexico.

Music Ally 1d ago

“The B-sides are never going to go on streaming, I don’t think,” said Charli XCX in May, talking about some of the extra tracks she was releasing in the run-up to her new album on Instagram.

Music Ally 1d ago

We regret to inform you that the White House is at it again. ‘It’ being using popular songs by non-MAGA artists in social-media posts promoting its military activities.

Music Ally 1d ago

D4vd’s Apple Music account was seemingly hacked, posting a song titled “I DID IT,” about the murder of a teen for which he is currently facing charges. Singer D4vd remains locked up amid a preliminary hearing to determine whether his murder case should go to trial, but his Apple Music page was...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Kacey Musgraves cancels three dates on her upcoming tour, seemingly out of nowhere, including the show that would have served as the opening night. Kacey Musgraves was scheduled to kick off her upcoming Middle of Nowhere Tour on August 20 in Chicago, but that performance, as well as two others in...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating StubHub due to numerous fan complaints about undelivered or inferior World Cup tickets, highlighting broader issues of speculative ticketing in the secondary market.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 1d ago

Their 1990 hit “It Must Have Been Love” has billions of streams, but the financials just didn’t add up for Roxette. Now, their North American tour has been canceled by Live Nation amidst soaring costs.

Digital Music News 1d ago

TikTok celebrates the launch of Charli XCX’s new album with an exclusive in-app fan experience, signaling a shift away from streaming platforms. Charli XCX’s highly anticipated new album, Music, Fashion, Film, is getting the TikTok treatment with an exclusive in-app fan experience to celebrate the...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of July 24th, 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 3d ago

How the words we teach English language learners changed

The Pudding 3d ago

Nearly two years after announcing plans to develop a gen AI licensing framework, GEMA has launched PLAI, billed as today’s “first complete music dataset for simple AI training.” The Berlin-based society reached out to DMN with word of “PLAI by GEMA” as well as the “curated and individually...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Tune in July 25th to Faction Talk, channel 103, 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 3d ago

Ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner, Spotify joined leaders from across the media and political landscape to honor America’s journalists and the tradition of the annual gathering.

Spotify 3d ago

A mediados de los 2000, el emo pasó de ser una escena underground a convertirse en un fenómeno cultural que llevó a bandas como Fall Out Boy (y accesorios como los guantes sin dedos) al mainstream.

Spotify 3d ago

When two-time Grammy nominee Asake partnered with Spotify for a special one-night-only concert at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane last month, the goal was simple: create an unforgettable night for the Nigerian artist’s top fans, friends, and family.

Spotify 4d ago

In the mid-aughts, emo transformed from a fringe underground scene into a cultural phenomenon, launching bands like Fall Out Boy (and accessories like fingerless gloves) into the mainstream.

Spotify 4d ago

Versions of Amy Winehouse and hundreds of other musicians are generating millions for beleaguered UK venues. But what is the emotional toll for the imitators, and are they pushing out original artists?

The Guardian 4d ago

They should show this in schools. To illustrate how you can survive marching to the beat of your own drummer. Until you don’t. I’d never even heard of this movie, but a reader recommended it and after the Thai show we watched was just too weird to continue, I pulled it up. Now the story […]

Lefsetz Letter 4d ago

Bob Cavallo managed the Lovin’ Spoonful, Earth, Wind & Fire, Little Feat, Seal and more. And he finished his career running Disney’s music business! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-cavallo/id1316200737?i=1000778014175...

Lefsetz Letter 5d ago

Song copyright protection for musicians who record ideas with a voice memo at 3am proves nothing in a dispute. That original moment completely unverifiable.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 5d ago

For the longest time music was placed into pre-determined buckets that pretty much worked. Pop, Hip-Hop, Rock, EDM, Latin, Country, K-Pop, R&B/Soul, Indie/Alternative and Classical have been the buckets that dominated music all over the world.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 6d ago

Software instantiates moral systems, and the ultimate goal of moral systems is to facilitate the expression and reception of love among us. Most systems intermediate between us, by their nature, and thus can either amplify love we entrust to them, or dissipate love that we are forced to surrender.

furia log 6d ago

Here's a checklist for potential pitfalls in generative AI licensing agreements, emphasizing the importance of understanding clauses that could undermine creators' rights and lead to unintended consequences.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 6d ago

Social feeds are saturated with content – both original and AI-powered. In this competitive attention landscape, brand activations and traditional advertising are struggling to cut through. Simply getting a brand name out in the market is no longer enough to build loyalty. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 6d ago