Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Kyouhan” rises 8-2.

Billboard 10m ago

Billboard JAPAN sat down with YOSHIKI to talk about how the collaboration came together and what's next.

Billboard 13m ago

Talking with the band revealed the relentless spirit of inquiry and creative urge behind "SPIN."

Billboard 17m ago

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

Billboard 22m ago

Mohnish Sani has joined Hybe Americas in the newly created role of Head of Strategy and Growth, the company announced on Wednesday. In the role he will focus on long-term growth across the Americas markets and work with Hybe Korea’s strategy team; he will be based in New York and will report to...

Variety 35m ago

Plaintiff Tony Saxon was previously awarded $140,000 for injuries suffered while working at the rapper-producer’s $57 million Malibu beach home

Rolling Stone 37m ago

The executive has held roles at UMG for over two decades.

Billboard 52m ago

Vendor promises fix for separate privilege-escalation flaw in the coming weeks

The Register 55m ago

The former Philadelphia Eagles center also shared his pick for Swift's spookiest album.

Billboard 58m ago

The expanded collection is due out next month.

Billboard 1h ago

Returning from a brief social media hiatus, Adéla encouraged fans to be more respectful of other artists

Rolling Stone 1h ago

It’s that time of year again! The holiday season has kicked off on Spotify, and that can only mean one thing: Our Spotify Singles: Holiday Collection is here. Each year, we ask artists to take a holiday favorite and make it their own.

Spotify 1h ago

Def Jam chairman/CEO Tunji Balogun, Polydor president Ben Mortimer and Interscope head of pop/rock A&R Sam Riback are among those leaving.

Billboard 1h ago

'Our listeners have told us they want transparency when they're hearing an AI-generated track,' said YouTube Source

Music Business Worldwide 1h ago

Proposal would let UTC drift an hour from Earth's rotation, sparing computer systems awkward adjustments for centuries

The Register 1h ago

The singer breaks a tie with Charlie Wilson for the most leaders among men.

Billboard 1h ago

Execs such as Tunji Balogun, Ben Mortimer, Nicole Wyskoarko, and Sam Riback are leaving UMG Source

Music Business Worldwide 1h ago

As has long been expected, Universal Music Group is being hit with extensive layoffs across its U.S. and U.K. operations, with multiple top executives departing, among many others.

Variety 1h ago

What are they puffing? Tobacco, apparently. Cancer researcher tells El Reg it's a bad bet

The Register 1h ago

The Republican is running for governor of Tennessee.

Billboard 1h ago

Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips will be released on November 27 with five additional songs including “Bad Luck Hideaway"

Rolling Stone 1h ago

The filings follow three applications submitted to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in April Source

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

Browser-based fun to remember a time before Apple's annual cash grab became a thing

The Register 2h ago

DDR4 makes a comeback as component costs rise, while Linux offers an escape from forced upgrades

The Register 3h ago

Paul McCartney has a bone to pick with Sam Mendes, the director of the upcoming four Beatles movies starring Paul Mescal as McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr. What’s the issue?

Variety 3h ago

The concert film, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and shot on 35mm film, will be released this winter

Rolling Stone 3h ago

New desktop app simplifies stripping out bundled software, with heavier cuts carrying security and support risks

The Register 3h ago

With its skits, anecdotes, and punchlines, comedy lends itself well to short-form video. Now that streaming services have built the vertical feed infrastructure, they can leverage original, premium, short-form comedy to draw in new audiences for vertical TV. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 4h ago

If you thought 1.6 Tbps was fast, just wait, Cisco's USFP targets 12.8 Tbps in a single optical pluggable

The Register 4h ago

When you have time, spend it well—with a podcast you love. That’s the idea behind our new Podcasts on Spotify campaign, celebrating the shows and creators that make a spare moment worth pressing play.

Spotify 5h ago

What has thrills, chills, and something for every book lover? It’s the wonderfully wicked world of horror audiobooks. With spooky season underway, we asked Spotify’s Katie del Rosario, Associate Director, Audiobooks Editorial, and Lena Yang, Senior Editor, Audiobooks, to walk us through some of the...

Spotify 5h ago

Amazon, Google, Meta among members of lobby group funding dire warnings over cloud sovereignty plans

The Register 5h ago

Spotify’s Get Ready for 2026 Wrapped landing page is now live on Spotify for Artists. Aside from the usual message for fans, eligible artists can this year share a performance video too. These could be things like live shows, acoustic takes, or studio sessions.

Music Ally 5h ago

Distributor Too Lost has launched a daily public report page, which shares operational data from its platform, including support volumes and resolution times, DSP deliveries, payout acceptance times, client retention, uploads and product updates shipped. The data updates daily.

Music Ally 5h ago

When Raye announced a show in London’s Royal Albert Hall, you’d expect demand for tickets to be high. But when the show received 1.8 pre-sale million sign-ups – for a 5000 seat show – it became clear to Raye’s team that “scalpers [were] using AI bots to create hundreds of thousands of fake...

Music Ally 5h ago

Decades of cross-platform character corruption finally comes to an end for Windows coders

The Register 6h ago

UK-based organisation Black Lives in Music (BLiM) has launched a new report titled Race Equality in Music Event Licensing (REMEL) – which it says is “the most comprehensive investigation to date into how licensing and policing shape the fortunes of Black and South Asian artists, promoters and...

Music Ally 6h ago

Tick, tick, tick, tick, ticket, ticket, tick tick

The Register 6h ago

The suit came to light days after Universal Music Group's Interscope Records sued Walker for more than USD $50 million. Source

Music Business Worldwide 7h ago

Paul Henninger shares news of his move up via email as around 200 colleagues prepare for redundancy

The Register 7h ago

BigHit Music announced the figure on Wednesday (October 14), naming the runner-up as Olivia Rodrigo's "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love." Source

Music Business Worldwide 7h ago

FBI alleges covert recorder was plugged into a TV, with a second device later discovered in the employee's bag

The Register 8h ago

Analyst predicts 80% of neoclouds will disappear as standalone businesses by 2030

The Register 9h ago

Whitehall's digital staffing falls short of its own target as ministers leave the skills gap unresolved

The Register 9h ago

New models arrive so fast, we already have more new tech than it's possible to understand in a career

The Register 10h ago

Security footage of Clarkson’s visit to Art of Play was revealed on Tuesday, while the shop's owner responded to questions from the press

Rolling Stone 11h ago

BMG and Concord are now one company, but is it a merger or an acquisition? Chief transformation officer Kent Hoskins used another word when he appeared at this week’s Music Ally Publishing Summit. “I would suggest it’s a combination,” he said.

Music Ally 12h ago

Exclusive: Investigation finds racial inequality in live music industry rife and many genres labelled ‘high risk’ despite lack of evidence Black and south Asian music events in London face disproportionate cancellations, restrictions and licensing barriers compared with white events, according to a...

The Guardian 13h ago

37% of ransomware attacks involve psychological or physical threats, global survey found

The Register 13h ago

Hate AI slop? Deezer might be the on-demand platform for you, as it will soon allow users to “fully exclude AI-generated music” from their streaming experiences. Deezer announced the AI-audio toggle today, pointing to a planned global launch sometime before 2026’s conclusion.

Digital Music News 13h ago

YouTube surveyed 20,000 European creators, many of whom say they lack government support, training, funding, and industry representation. Over the summer, Public First conducted a survey commissioned by YouTube, gathering insights from over 20,000 creators across all 27 European Union member...

Digital Music News 13h ago

Footage of Kelly Clarkson visiting the Brooklyn novelty store she slammed on Saturday has now been acquired and released by Pablo Torre, the host and executive editor of the investigative podcast, “Pablo Torre Finds Out.” The video offers another perspective to the ongoing drama between Clarkson...

Variety 16h ago

The Verve Pipe frontman Brian Vander Ark has inked a catalog deal with Primary Wave, which has taken an interest in “The Freshmen” singer-songwriter’s publishing and recorded IP.

Digital Music News 17h ago

Dolly Parton’s estate continues to battle her nephew and former head of her security, who denies accusations that he threatened violence and to destroy his aunt’s legacy.

Digital Music News 17h ago

I’m going for 75 minutes until I am 90! Living the dream!!! Peter Noone ____________________________________________ Great write-up on Mike Love. Mike was my boss for 23 years, including when I met you at the Vilar in 2019. You’ve hit the nail on the head – Mike really loves performing for the...

Lefsetz Letter 17h ago

Joni Mitchell has officially become a U.S. citizen 62 years after first traveling from Canada to the United States—though she’s lived in Southern California since the late ’60s. Legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is officially a U.S.

Digital Music News 18h ago

30 years later, the man found guilty of helping orchestrate the murder of Tupac Shakur has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the first and only person to be convicted over the death of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on […]

Digital Music News 18h ago

When continuous integration gits you down, there's always an AI-tuned monorepo

The Register 19h ago

The “No Love” singer is asking a judge in Atlanta to void her contract with Love Renaissance

Rolling Stone 20h ago

Presale registration for the show ran through a sign-up page hosted by fan marketing platform co:brand. Source

Music Business Worldwide 20h ago

Nick Andersen wants to work with private industry on security, but the Trump admin has taken an axe to such efforts.

The Register 21h ago

Raye’s 5,000-capacity Royal Albert Hall concert was inundated with 1.8 million presale sign-ups and “hundreds of thousands of fake registrations” – prompting the artist and her team to conduct a manual review in an effort to identify “real fans.” That’s according to London-born Raye herself, who...

Digital Music News 21h ago

The news arrives several decades after the legend began living — and writing — about the U.S.

Rolling Stone 21h ago

Geordie's tests recorded 155 activity traces and multiple subagents after dot was given read-only permissions

The Register 21h ago

Live Nation is poised to further its expansion into South America with a partnership with Bizarro to support the growth of Latin artists in Chile. Last week, Live Nation announced a partnership with Latin American promoter Bizarro, designed to expand live Latin music in Chile and support the growth...

Digital Music News 22h ago

Several new Michael Jackson and Jackson family documentaries are in the works following the record-breaking success of Lionsgate’s Michael film. Michael Jackson is firmly back in the cultural zeitgeist after the phenomenal success of Lionsgate’s Michael biopic released earlier this year.

Digital Music News 22h ago

The company unites resources from disparate macOS devices

The Register 22h ago

When the New York Times ran a list of the greatest living American songwriters earlier this year, the ranking was greeted with a lot of reader flack for not including Joni Mitchell.

Variety 22h ago

The former Compton gang leader was convicted in August after jurors took three hours to reach a verdict in the 30-year-old homicide

Rolling Stone 22h ago

Apple announces the HomePod Mini 2 with a slew of new colors and enhanced audio capabilities alongside Siri AI integration in a future update. Today, Apple announced the highly anticipated HomePod Mini 2, which comes in a slew of new colors alongside enhanced audio capabilities and a new chip that...

Digital Music News 23h ago

Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to 40 years to life after being found guilty of orchestrating the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. Davis appeared in a Nevada court on Tuesday for his sentencing in the case, with the judge handing him 20 years to life for first-degree murder and 20 years to...

Variety 23h ago

Distribution is the part of the music business that clients are asked to trust and rarely get to measure. Too Lost is changing that. The global music distribution and technology company has launched the Too Lost Transparency Initiative, a public reporting program that gives artists, labels, and...

Digital Music News 23h ago

The labels want their power back. Copyright needs to be rebuilt. There is a comforting version of the AI music story in which the record labels sue, the technology companies pay, and musicians emerge with their rights intact.

Digital Music News 23h ago

Spectacle: Michael Jackson at the Super Bowl will arrive February 2027 and feature never-before-seen footage of the King of Pop’s preparations

Rolling Stone 23h ago

The Chainsmokers officially go independent, parting ways with Columbia/Disruptor after 11 years and “unimaginable success.” The Chainsmokers have announced parting ways with Columbia/Disruptor, their label home for more than a decade.

Digital Music News 1d ago

The deal covers Vander Ark's publishing and recorded music catalogs, including the songs he wrote for The Verve Pipe. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Michael Jackson’s iconic performance during the the 1993 Super Bowl halftime show will be chronicled in a new documentary coming to Hulu and ESPN. Debuting in February 2027, “Spectacle: Michael Jackson at the Super Bowl” will follow the King of Pop as he prepares for his landmark performance at the...

Variety 1d ago

It may not be the biggest headline Kelly Clarkson will make this week, but the most talked-about celebrity of the moment has other news, as she is joining Brandi Carlile’s 8th annual female-centric Girls Just Wanna Weekend gathering in January, the festival announced Tuesday.

Variety 1d ago

Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan are officially teaming up on an “Expectations” remix and music video. Rodrigo confirmed the news on Instagram Tuesday, sharing a photo of her and Roan posing on a yellow car with the license plate “XPECT8NS.” The uptempo song is the 12th track on Rodrigo’s recent...

Variety 1d ago

The appointment is part of what Believe calls its "evolution toward a stronger regional leadership model," the company said. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, who won an Oscar with “Joker,” is already deep into “The Bell Jar.” Sarah Polley’s Sylvia Plath adaptation, which recently wrapped, will give pop icon Billie Eilish her first starring role, while offering the composer a new kind of creative partnership.

Variety 1d ago

Loud And Live boss and grammy-winning producer turned promoter Nelson Albareda talks venues, brand partnerships, and the economics of Latin touring Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

With production credits on Don Toliver’s chart-topping OCTANE, Jaasu’s star is on the rise. Here he breaks down his philosophy on success, collaboration, leadership, honesty, and much more… Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

YouTube has published a “proposal for unlocking the EU Creator Economy”, which argues that its community of creators in Europe should be treated more like small businesses, given access to the same EU funding (like the Creative Europe programme, or tax incentives) as established media companies,...

Music Ally 1d ago

Two lawsuits caught our eye today, both of which tell you something about the tension between established artist contracts and music rights – and how they fit in a modern media and legal landscape. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Deezer has been notably open about sharing information on the impact of AI-generated music on its platform, and has announced that it will allow users to “fully exclude” AI-generated music from their listening. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

Despite the music industry’s best efforts, US Copyright Office fees are about to undergo a major price jump starting November 11. The U.S. Copyright Office is raising service fees starting November 11, following a proposed schedule submitted to Congress in July.

Digital Music News 1d ago

This is coverage from the Music Ally Publishing Summit 2026 – read full details of the event here. This week’s Music Ally Publishing Summit kicked off with a keynote interview […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

“Leave my gym short wedgie out of it,” the country singer wrote

Rolling Stone 1d ago

Digital formats have been around for decades. So why is the music industry still struggling with sluggish payouts, metadata mismatches, and the accumulation of enormous unpaid tranches?

Digital Music News 1d ago

Attention loyalty and affection must be voluntary. Congratulations. Your brand new album is on Spotify (and about 150 other music streaming platforms). Nobody has declared an international holiday, your neighbors remain suspiciously calm, and the world has continued spinning without acknowledging...

Digital Music News 1d ago

A federal court has rejected a push from Muni Long’s ex-managers to subpoena the artist’s medical records, which are “protected by the patient-doctor/psychotherapist privilege.” Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn made that development official with a recent order handed down amid an ugly defamation...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Amid a contentious courtroom confrontation with Universal Music Group (UMG), DistroKid has received a response-deadline extension and started removing tracks. But is the AI-audio crackdown affecting proper music as well?

Digital Music News 1d ago

A copyright case filed against Travis Scott by two songwriters over an iconic sample has been dismissed without prejudice after nearly three years. A copyright infringement case against Travis Scott, filed by two songwriters over the “alright, alright, alright” sample used in multiple tracks, has...

Digital Music News 1d ago

1 He’s always been nice to me. There’s an assumption that our musical heroes are just like you and me. They’re not. And they’re not like movie stars, not like politicians, not like any other performers, because they are their music, and their music speaks to us in a way no other medium does.

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

Apple quietly rolls out a major upgrade for Apple TV users, offering high-resolution lossless audio support for the Apple Music app on Apple TV. As Apple Music continues to vie with Spotify for music streaming dominance in the United States, the company quietly rolled out a serious upgrade last...

Digital Music News 1d ago

The Orchard is seeking a dynamic, entrepreneurial leader to manage and execute its growth strategy, team building and client relationship initiatives in the Nordics & Baltics. Driving efficient communication and […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 2d ago

What are artists really signing away when they opt into an AI settlement? Join Jen Jacobsen, George Zelcs, Gwendolyn Seale, Tim Kappel and moderator Chris Castle at Artist Rights Symposium V on October 19 at the University of Georgia for a discussion of AI copyright licensing, hidden...

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 2d ago

In September, UMG sued distributer DistroKid over the latter’s “illegal, deceptive, and unlawful practices” – with two specific and fairly blockbuster accusations at the lawsuit’s heart: that DistroKid is “flooding” streaming services with “AI-generated slop”; and that it is also committing...

Music Ally 2d ago

Rockstar Games is slowly drip-feeding a ravenous fanbase small nuggets of Grand Theft Auto VI before its launch on 19 November. The company has often led with music in this teasing process, and it has now launched a site where fans can get a blast of the radio stations and songs that will be...

Music Ally 2d ago

We’re used to reading about novel ways of recruiting people en masse from another company, but a “reverse acqui-hire deal” was a new one to us. You’ll be aware of an acqui-hire deal, where one company – usually a major corporation – buys another outright in order to absorb the entirety of their...

Music Ally 2d ago

Netflix is allegedly about to cut 850 jobs as early as next week, according to media industry reporting service Puck. If that’s true – Netflix has not commented – that’s about 5% of its global workforce, which currently stands at about 17,000.

Music Ally 2d ago

Hi everyone! Sorry if we react slowly this week, that’s because our brains are all slowed down digesting all of the chocolate! Which long term readers will know means we are in Barcelona at our yearly summit all week.

MetaBrainz Blog 2d ago

Picard 3.0.2 is a maintenance release for the recently released Picard 3.0 with fixes for reported issues and updated translations. This releases fixes a crash in the Setup Wizard if Picard was packaged with the automatic update check disabled and several color theme related fixes.

MetaBrainz Blog 3d ago

Artists are taking to social media to complain that DistroKid has unceremoniously removed their work without notice. Now DistroKid has confirmed to The Verge that the takedowns are a direct response to claims made by UMG.

The Verge 3d ago

Sunmi is an undeniable force in K-pop. She first made her debut as a member of the Wonder Girls back in 2007, one of the first K-pop acts to really break through in the West. The English version of their single "Nobody" was the first K-pop song to hit the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2009.

The Verge 4d ago

Tune in Saturday October 10th 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 4d ago

Before stereos, before computers. before the internet… There were cars. And they changed every year and we knew not only the bodies, but what was under the hood. You were your car, assuming you were old enough to drive.

Lefsetz Letter 4d ago

San Francisco’s Pier 80 came alive last month as fans packed the dance floor for this year’s Portola Music Festival. If you missed any of the fun or just want an encore, you can now watch select sets and performances from the event in our Portola video hub from artists including Chloé Caillet,...

Spotify 4d ago

October 10 is World Mental Health Day, but for many podcast creators, wellness is a year-round pursuit. Listeners turn to their shows for accessible self-care tools, alongside inspiring stories of resilience, growth, and community.

Spotify 5d ago

If you’re a fan of SOCIAL MEDIA TITANS BEEF, prepare to record your direct-to-camera ragebait hot take: Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has banned ads from ByteDance from running on its platforms in the US, as well as some other territories, including Canada, Japan and Thailand.

Music Ally 5d ago

Fair Use Analysis in ‘Thomson Reuters’ Should Have Generative AI Defendants Worried — “Defendants will keep saying Thomson Reuters is not a generative AI case. That is true, and it also doesn’t matter.

Copyhype 5d ago

I've expended a lot of time and emotional energy, over the last couple years, on designing a query-language for expressing data algorithms and writing the reference implementation of its engine.

furia log 5d ago

Picard 3.0.1 is a maintenance release for the recently released Picard 3.0 with fixes for reported issues and updated translations. In particular this release fixes issues on newer macOS Tahoe and Golden Gate, a possible crash when updating from Picard 2.x and the picard-cli utility in the Windows...

MetaBrainz Blog 6d ago

Narrative audio is on an upward curve. Several forces are converging to sustain it: writers and performers of real standing choosing the format, a hunger for lean-in listening, and technology that is reimagining what an audio story can sound like. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 6d ago

For a long time, talking about the music industry meant talking primarily about artists, producers, labels, venues, and songs. While they remain a fundamental part of the industry, music today is also driven by an ever-growing network of voices that listen closely, introduce it to new audiences,...

Spotify 6d ago

Durante mucho tiempo, hablar de la industria musical era hablar, sobre todo, de artistas, productores, sellos, escenarios y canciones. Y aunque ellos siguen siendo parte fundamental, hoy la música también se mueve gracias a una red cada vez más amplia de voces que la escuchan con atención, la...

Spotify 6d ago

Shapers was created to recognize the creators who are helping shape Colombia’s music ecosystem through different formats, perspectives, and communities.

Spotify 6d ago

Shapers nace para reconocer a los creadores que están impulsando el ecosistema musical colombiano desde diferentes formatos, perspectivas y comunidades.

Spotify 6d ago

The Joe Rogan Experience is the world’s most popular podcast, and with 18 million followers has been the most-followed show on Spotify since our partnership with Joe Rogan began in 2020.

Spotify 6d ago

Is live music approaching a golden era of innovation? At a concert, the merchandise queue asks a slightly absurd question: how much of the show would you miss for merch? A committed fan is ready to spend, yet the experience makes them choose between buying and watching. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 6d ago

Teenage Engineering founder and CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told Highsnobiety that it plans to stop making synths. And yes, that includes the iconic OP-1, which put the company on the map. TE isn't just a music gear maker; it's also a sought-after design firm.

The Verge 6d ago

KATSEYE's 'Pinky up', BLACKPINK's 'JUMP,' and LE SSERAFIM's 'CELEBRATION' all share something new: hard techno. K-pop's trademark EDM sound is giving way to something grittier — and insiders say it's just getting started

How Music Charts 6d ago