Bulgaria’s Dara has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with 516 points for her song “Banagaranga.” Israel’s Noam Bettan came second with 343 points for his track “Michelle” while Alexandra Căpitănescu, who was representing Romania with the song “Choke Me,” took home third place with 296 points.
Styles stands at the cusp of his Together, Together Tour, which opened at Amsterdam’s 56,000-capacity Johan Cruijff Arena on Saturday.
Drake delivers an R&B collection of songs on 'Habibti,' one of three new LPs he just released.
Amsterdam, one of the more low-key of Europe’s great cities, is an unlikely place to launch a tour as hotly anticipated as Harry Styles’ long-awaited “Together Together” global trek — especially when he’s only performing shows in one city per continent for this entire year.
Adele was in the audience for the closing night of Raye’s U.S. tour this week at the Greek Theatre, which naturally led to all kinds of murmurings about torches being passed. One imagines Adele being the type to give up a torch only when it’s pried out of her cold, dead hands, but it’s safe […]
The pop star launched his residency-style world tour in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on May 16.
Three album releases were accompanied by a whole lot of new visuals uploaded back-to-back. This is the place to be to see them all.
Harry Styles launched his “Together Together” tour at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff Arena on Saturday, launching into the set with “Are You Listening Yet.” He previewed the tour with a special one-off concert in Manchester that was streamed on Netflix and focused on his fourth solo album, which bears...
The Swedish singer reflects on her 2011 breakout “I Follow Rivers,” and why hearing it on Drake’s new album felt like destiny
SNL UK has Ncuti Gatwa as host and Holly Humberstone as musical guest.
Cornelius Smith Jr., who previously admitted to shooting the rapper at a co-defendant's trial, sentenced to 20 years in prison
Newly crowned ACM Award winner Anna Avery kicked off the night.
Livestream the season finale of Saturday Night Live on May 16.
The singer's return to the top spot on the chart follows the release of the blockbuster biopic.
Plus, Danny Ocean sings "Me Rehúso" at the Jonas Brothers' show in Chile and Rauw Alejandro reunites with his childhood soccer coach.
"Rein Me In” by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean is now one of just two singles to log 11 or more weeks at No. 1 in the U.K. without making the top 10 on the Hot 100.
Is the music industry leaving value on the table and setting itself back by failing to embrace generative AI? Warner Music head Robert Kyncl believes so, and he’s doubling down on the position as his company leans into its Suno partnership.
The rapper dropped Iceman on Friday alongside two other surprise LPs
Drake is already making history following the release of his trio of albums — “Iceman,” “Habibti” and “Maid of Honour” — as he’s smashed two Spotify records in under a day.
A new national survey released by the Music Artists Coalition shows widespread support for ticketing reform among voters on both sides of the aisle. Voters nationwide have shown support for reform in the concert ticket resale market, according to a new survey conducted on behalf of the Music...
Another day, another round of Ticketmaster scrutiny – this time over the platform’s approach to assigning queue positions when fans are attempting to purchase high-demand tickets. This latest wave of criticism was set in motion by a self-described Swiftie who took aim at Ticketmaster on X.
While streaming the fourth episode of his “Iceman” series on Thursday night, Drake essentially premiered the entire album before its release at midnight ET.
Toward the beginning of his new song “Janice STFU,” Drake conducts one of his customary exercises in emo theater: “You say what my work means to me will one day be the death of me / They tried to kill me once, but, darling, you just resurrected me.” It feels melodramatic, but this time, it’s […]
Chris Rock had it all wrong, as it turned out, when he once laid some cynical conventional wisdom about show business on Jack Johnson. In May 2003, a 28-year-old Johnson found his way onto “The Late Show with David Letterman.” A few years prior, the Oahu native had been chasing a future as a...
Jermaine Jackson was ordered to pay $6.5 million after failing to respond to a lawsuit filed by a woman who accused him of rape in a 1988 incident. Jermaine Jackson has been ordered to pay over $6.5 million to a woman who accused him of rape, after he failed to respond to her lawsuit concerning […]
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, is working with Live Nation Israel on a show in Tbilisi, Georgia, after attempts to book a show in Israel failed. It’s been a rollercoaster for those following the Ye situation over the past few months.
John, in "The Last Interview," comes off as just about the happiest he has ever been. But he’s so high on the life he’s leading that he’s also at his most messianic. And a little of that goes a long way.
Spotify users who updated their mobile app this week saw something new and unexpected: a new icon on their phones that’s a shimmering green 3D disco ball. Spotify has been a bit coy about what the new icon means, responding from its official main account on X to a post about the new logo: “isn’t […]
Apple Music has stepped up its EDM game with the launch of “Club Live,” which is preparing to stream EDC Las Vegas before select performances are made available for on-demand listening in spatial audio.
The pair will lead label operations across RECORDS and its country imprint RECORDS Nashville Source
Pianist Xijuan Zong, an emerging presence on the international stage, is recognized as one of the new generation of young artists with a distinctive artistic voice. The following artist profile was provided by Rainyard International Music Advisory, a partner of Digital Music News.
"I'm feeling like BTS 'cause it took the whole career for me to be so discovered," Drake raps on "Make Them Cry"
Longwave's Steve Schiltz will fill in for the founding guitarist on the summer tour
Band went viral after a KEXP performance that has since accumulated more than 14m YouTube views. Source
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source
Trump administration continues their trend of turning pop culture moments into controversy-seeking social media posts
MBW's Trailblazers series meets Constantin Koehncke, CEO of Image-Line, the Belgian company behind FL Studio Source
The plaque was presented by NMPA President & CEO David Israelite alongside Omar Grant, Senior Director of Creative at Sony Music Publishing Source
Fashion label sued rocker in September 2025 over the Chrome Hearts backing band, but voluntarily dismissed the copyright infringement lawsuit Thursday
C in a Circle: Why I Started this Blog Series — From Steven Tepp. “There are already plenty of blogs and public discussion about current events in copyright. My focus is a future-looking vision of what the Copyright Office and the American copyright system can and should be.
French Montana has become the latest artist to drop a new track to his followers on SoundCloud ahead of its release on other streaming services. ‘Grimey’ is a song from his upcoming ‘Wave Gods 2: Cosmos Brothers’ album with Max B, and will go up on SoundCloud today (15 May) a week before the album...
Zara Larsson was one of the first artists to enjoy success on Roblox, generating more than $1m of virtual-merch sales from her first activation there in 2021. Now she’s back. Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun World is the latest virtual experience from Sony’s Immersive Music Studios team.
We’re new to ‘AI music video generator’ Sondo AI, but it seems plenty of other people aren’t. The startups say that it has “surpassed 10 million global users” already.
Warner Music Group and Thailand’s GMM Music have been working together since 2024 on their GMM Global joint venture. Now the partnership is expanding with something called ‘Gliide’.
Well, it’s starting in Las Vegas, but Apple Music’s ‘Club Live’ will be broadcasting from dancefloors and festivals around the world in the coming months too.
One of the main strands at our Music Ally NEXT conference this June is ‘next-gen labels’. Here are some notable recent examples.
We reported yesterday on the disappointment within the UK’s music industry about the country’s planned crackdown on ticket touting being shunted into the long grass. Other opinions are available.
Spotify has removed the Premium Lite tier from its subscriptions offerings in India. Premium Lite, which was priced at Rs139 (approx. $1.45) per month and got subscribers ad-free listening with […] The post is from Music Ally.
The pop star will release her long-awaited LP, Confessions II, on July 3
The song was written for CBS series Sheriff Country, in which the singer is set to guest star
The artist rapped about his father’s illness on his new Iceman album, which released alongside two surprise LPs
On the heels of a contentious legal battle with his ex-manager, Chance the Rapper has announced a tour to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Coloring Book. But will the concert series fall victim to “blue dot fever”?
The “cloud” was supposed to be invisible. Instead, rural America is getting transmission corridors, bulldozed homes, dust clouds, humming substations, industrial acoustic exposure, and taxpayer-funded hyperscale buildouts with few permanent jobs.
The high-stakes Wixen v. Meta infringement and defamation legal battle isn’t letting up. Now, the publisher is prepping an amended action as the Instagram parent aggressively moves to dismiss the entire complaint.
The Rolling Stones’ new single features a music video that makes the band young again, thanks to de-aging tech courtesy of AI company Deep Voodoo. The Rolling Stones have a new single, “In the Stars,” but it’s the music video that’s got everyone talking.
Soul singer Clarence Carter, known for his 1970 hit “Patches” and the raunchy late ‘80s favorite “Strokin’,” has passed away at the age of 90. Soul singer Clarence Carter has passed away at the age of 90, as confirmed by Rodney Hall, president of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, a studio the...
The FIFA World Cup final halftime show will feature headliners BTS, Madonna, and Shakira performing at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on July 19. FIFA has announced the lineup for the FIFA World Cup final halftime show, which kicks off at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.
The Who co-founder Pete Townshend partners with Primary Wave for future creative projects and the exploitation of his name, image, and likeness. Leading independent publisher Primary Wave Music has announced a partnership with the award-winning co-founder of the legendary rock band The Who, Pete...
Capshaw has built Red Light into what the company says is the world's largest independent artist management firm, with a roster that includes Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Chris Stapleton, and The Strokes. Source
Live Nation‘s President & CFO spoke at MoffettNathanson’s investor conference on Thursday Source
Music Venue Trust (MVT) has rolled out Hearby Pro to grassroots music venue members across the UK to better provide venues with control over their media & access to industry data. This article was created in collaboration with DMN partner Hearby.
As Spotify tests AI credit labels in a beta rollout, DistroKid is now asking creators to disclose what parts, if any, of their tracks are AI-assisted. Last month, Spotify launched a beta test alongside DistroKid of a new feature that exposes artificial intelligence assistance within track credits,...
Last night, the Spotify Podcast Awards in Mexico returned to the country’s capital. Now in its second year, the evening honors creators whose voices are helping shape the cultural conversation across Mexico in Latin America.
Thailand’s GMM Music and Warner Music Group further their partnership with GLIIDE, a new artist development platform designed to break from traditional music export models.
Struggling to sell tickets to his upcoming tour with Jelly Roll, Post Malone has called in BigXThaPlug for support at the tour’s stop in Nashville. Post Malone is still having trouble selling tickets to his upcoming co-headline tour with fellow country crossover artist Jelly Roll.
52 months later, the Popp v. Live Nation class action lawsuit against the leading promoter and its Ticketmaster subsidiary is moving forward in anticipation of a scheduled July 2027 trial. DMN’s been covering the high-stakes legal battle since it kicked off way back in January 2022.
Netflix and AEG Presents announce a Kpop Demon Hunters live experience and world tour, bringing elements of the film to life for excited fans. This week, Netflix and AEG Presents have teamed up to announce an upcoming Kpop Demon Hunters live experience and world tour, confirming the rumors that...
Primary Wave Music partners with the co-founder and principal songwriter of legendary British rock band The Who Source
The program's strategic advisory board includes several senior executives from the French music business Source
When Hybe revealed the names of the brands it had got on board for its auditions to put together a girl group from within the country, it indicated that rather […] The post is from Music Ally.
Other inductees include The Go-Go's' debut album Beauty and the Beat, Weezer's self-titled Blue Album, Chaka Khan's I Feel for You and others Source
Spotify recently welcomed songwriters, artists, executives, and music students to Nashville for a Mental Health & Songwriter Summit. The event was an extension of our ongoing Heart & Soul, Mental Health for Creators initiative, which offers tools, care, and space to reflect on the emotional side of...
Snap has published its latest piece of consumer research, and as ever, a lot of it is geared towards persuading brands that Snapchat is a brilliant app where they should absolutely be spending lots more money on ads please thank you.
Managers tend to be at the sharp end of any mental-health issues for their artists, but over recent years labels have been facing up to their responsibilities in this regard too – often through partnerships with external organisations. Universal Music Group’s latest announcement is a good example.
They’re going up, up, up… onto stages around the world. Yes, the inevitable is happening: a global KPop Demon Hunters tour, capitalising on the barnstorming success of Netflix’s animated film – and its soundtrack. Details?
‘Managed accounts’ have been part of Spotify’s family-plan subscription for a couple of years now: designed to give parents and guardians more control over the accounts of their children.
Has the UK government shelved its plans to ban the resale of tickets above face-value? No, but it’s also not made the legislation as much of a priority as the music industry expected.
What can Les Paul’s original recording studio reveal about the way modern music production really began? On this week’s podcast episode, I talk with with Tom Camuso, Director of Engineering at The Les Paul Recording Studio, and Michael Braunstein, 3rd Generation Les Paul Manager.
This may not be the best week to be lobbying the British government about AI and creative-industries policy, if we’re honest.
Katseye announces their global Wildworld Tour, taking the group to arenas across the UK, Europe, and North America this fall. On Wednesday (May 13), Katseye announced their Wildworld Tour, a headline outing that will see the global girl group travel to arenas across the UK, Europe, and North...
YouTube’s case to be classed as TV in the eyes of advertisers is not bulletproof. TV advertising does not just buy reach and premium content. It buys into a regulated ecosystem built around measurement standards, brand safety, discoverability rules, and public-service obligations. Source
Council has voted to lease the Tropicana to entertainment company Live Nation which plans to turn abandoned space into events venue The Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare was once a shimmering art deco lido, a premier coastal jewel where thousands flocked to bathe in the Somerset sun.
On 11 May, the UK government announced that podcasting and audio will be assigned dedicated codes under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2026 framework, the system used to categorise businesses by economic activity. Source
At Spotify, we’re focused on making every listening experience feel intentional, personal, and rewarding—ensuring time spent with us feels positive. That commitment extends to all users, including parents and families.
The White House AI battle is starting to look less like Silicon Valley dominance and more like a populist revolt against “AI amnesty” and hyperscaler corporate power.
Social media is becoming less social. You may have noticed this in your own life, as the endless scroll of short-form video becomes default. Users are more likely to turn to ‘social’ platforms for entertainment than to communicate with friends, according to MIDiA’s quarterly consumer survey . Source
Spotify is where fans and artists come together, turning discovery into something personal, moments into movements, and listening into community. To celebrate 20 years, we’ve been revealing surprising insights into our collective listening habits.
We’re happy to announce the release of our May 2026 database schema change now! Thanks to all who were patient during Monday’s downtime as we released everything to our production servers. This is a fairly small database schema change release which mostly improves things behind the scenes.
Pela primeira vez na história, o Brasil figura entre os oito maiores mercados de música gravada do mundo, de acordo com o Relatório Global de Música da IFPI 2026.
From under 1 million Spotify listeners to nearly 30 million in three years, Ella Langley now sits ahead of Zach Bryan, Luke Combs, and Chris Stapleton, becoming country music's hottest act.
As Eurovision fans gear up to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the iconic song contest, Spotify is diving into the data to explore how listeners engage with the songs and artists that have come out of the competition. Year after year, Eurovision remains a beloved cultural moment.
The question that woke me up this morning:
At what point does a statutory royalty administrator start looking less like a collective licensing entity and more like a small bank? When they're holding $1.4 billion in other people's money.
It’s already raised over $700,000 on Kickstarter. | Image: Bastl Make no mistake, the Bastl Kalimba is a synthesizer, you just play it like a kalimba. Its tines don't really make much sound.
On Monday, May 11, at 15:00 UTC (8am PT, 11am ET, 5:00pm CEST), we’ll be: See the previous announcement for more information. We’ll be working to restore services as quickly as possible, but expect MusicBrainz, ListenBrainz, the Cover Art Archive, and BookBrainz to be down for the hour.
I can’t wait for a proper full length. | Image: Blitzcat Records I've got to thank my oldest friend and concert buddy, Tim, for turning me on to this one. Ashnymph is a London band that blends post-punk melodies with Krautrock rhythms and industrial grime.