The singer said her plane's pilots have been seeing the flying orbs "every night."

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Built by Chapter Two and now partnered with Shot Tower Capital, Baltazar has ingested $2 billion worth of music statements to aid in royalty valuation and more.

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The musician has shared official clips of the E Street Band's performances of "Streets of Minneapolis" and Prince's "Purple Rain" from their March 31 gig in Minnesota

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Lady Gaga teamed up with Doechii, KATSEYE dropped a single and more.

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The Irish musician has hit the top spot with all three of his studio albums to date.

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The song becomes his milestone 20th leader.

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Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

Program offers funding, training and direct access to AWAL artists and campaigns, while allowing creators to retain full IP ownership. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

Deal includes future works, select back-catalog administration, and a JV with 2-Tone to sign and develop new songwriting talent. Source

Music Business Worldwide 2h ago

After launching the Spotify Podcast Awards in Mexico last year, we brought the fan-voted celebration to Paris this week for its first edition in France.

Spotify 3h ago

How Creators and Creative Industries Are Pushing Back Against AI Theft — “These campaigns call on policymakers, politicians, and the creative community to take action to ensure that artists’ works are licensed and that they are compensated before AI companies use them and respect the foundational...

Copyhype 3h ago

The 19-year-old rising singer-songwriter, whose dad is Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, said she just hopes “people will give me a shot”

Rolling Stone 4h ago

"Let’s not beat around the bush—we have to hit that angle correctly."

Ars Technica 4h ago

YouTube Premium subscribers are getting socked with “streamflation”: The Google-owned video giant is hiking prices in the U.S. for its YouTube Premium ad-free plans and YouTube Music — the latest streaming services to ratchet up fees in recent months.

Variety 4h ago

Group has released over a dozen videos mocking President Trump and the US.

Ars Technica 4h ago

Traditional stereotypes suggest that young people eagerly adopt new technologies while older generations are warier. AI may be turning that trope on its head however: Gen-Z is emerging as the demographic with the strongest scepticism about it.

Music Ally 5h ago

Over the past year we’ve been picking up on a growing number of initiatives and partnerships aiming to bolster the international growth of music and artists from Japan. The latest comes from the country’s government, and it’s called So-Fu Music.

Music Ally 5h ago

We’re now nearly two decades into the resurgence of vinyl as a music format, with the IFPI recently hailing a 19th consecutive year of growth for record sales in 2025. But recent years have also seen a sustained comeback – admittedly from a very small base – for the cassette format too.

Music Ally 5h ago

Secondary-ticketing firm StubHub has settled charges brought against it by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for “deceptively advertising ticket prices on its website” without clearly disclosing the additional fees buyers would pay.

Music Ally 5h ago

Ticketmaster is the latest music-related company to launch a ChatGPT app, hoping to capitalise on the growing number of people using chatbots as search engines.

Music Ally 5h ago

Spotify has pivoted energetically towards video in recent years, particularly in its podcasts business. But the company appears to have now recognised that not every user is as enthusiastic about the shift.

Music Ally 5h ago

AI-music startup Udio is forging ahead with the deals required to launch its new model later this year. UMG, WMG and Merlin are already on board, and now they have been joined by Kobalt.

Music Ally 5h ago

Latin music’s long-term surge in the US continues. Labels body the RIAA has published its latest report on Latin’s revenues there, revealing that in 2025 they topped $1bn in wholesale value for the first time.

Music Ally 6h ago

Data dump confirms dad's suspicions that Discord knew teen's age prior to hack.

Ars Technica 6h ago

“As space becomes increasingly strategic, access is no longer a luxury."

Ars Technica 7h ago

There are not many K-pop groups whose catalog spans a viral TikTok earworm and a Pink Floyd classic, but Fifty Fifty are not a typical K-pop group. The South Korean act first announced themselves to the world in 2023 with “Cupid,” a track that entered the Billboard Hot 100 and made them the fastest...

Variety 8h ago

Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr., aka Hit-Boy, has worked with hip-hop’s biggest superstars, from Travis Scott and Drake, to Jay Z & Kanye West. He tells MBW about his career to date, his vision for the future and embracing AI… Source

Music Business Worldwide 10h ago

The rock band will release their new album, Your Favorite Toy, later this month

Rolling Stone 10h ago

Gorillaz’s new album, The Mountain, arrived last month

Rolling Stone 10h ago

The R&B singer’s fifth album, Kehlani, is set to arrive on April 24

Rolling Stone 11h ago

Composer Shashwat Sachdev didn’t score two films. He scored one. When Sachdev sat down to work on the “Dhurandhar” films, there was no duology to speak of – just one sprawling script, one protagonist, one emotional arc.

Variety 11h ago

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered StubHub to pay $10 million to fans for deceptively advertising ticket prices on its website. The country’s largest ticket exchange and resale ticket platform, StubHub, has to fork over $10 million to fans to settle charges lodged against it by the Federal...

Digital Music News 12h ago

Is Live Nation a bully or is it just a really fierce competitor? Both sides enter their final arguments in Live Nation’s battle against 30+ state attorneys general.

Digital Music News 13h ago

Attorneys for Sean Combs hope to overturn his conviction, arguing that his so-called ‘freak-offs’ were protected under the U.S. Constitution. According to lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs, his so-called “freak-offs” are protected by the First Amendment to the U.S.

Digital Music News 13h ago

Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneering hip-hop DJ and Zulu Nation founder, who faced allegations of sexual abuse later in life, has passed away. He was 68. Bronx legend and pioneering hip-hop DJ Afrika Bambaataa, widely recognized as one of the early founders of hip-hop culture, passed away from...

Digital Music News 14h ago

A judge ruled Day can proceed with allegations her longtime manager, Jeffrey Evans, “siphoned so much money” from her, she was left “in financial ruins”

Rolling Stone 16h ago

After leaks on Artemis I and II, Orion's next flight to the Moon will need new valves.

Ars Technica 17h ago

They were born for the “Runway.” Lady Gaga and Doechii have released their new single, “Runway,” which is featured in the upcoming 20th Century Fox film “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” The upbeat dance track has Doechii singing “Serve a little sass, with a little side of ass, do a little twirl.” Gaga...

Variety 17h ago

The duo first teased "Runway" in a trailer for the Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway-starring film

Rolling Stone 17h ago

When Bruce Springsteen brought his “Land of Hope and Dreams Tour” to the Los Angeles area this week, it followed the same template as the opening night of the tour in Minneapolis exactly seven days prior.

Variety 17h ago

One long-running trademark dispute later, Apollonia and the Prince estate have put their legal battle to rest – albeit without prejudice. Prince’s Paisley Park Enterprises and the Purple Rain co-star Apollonia (birth name Patricia Kotero) voluntarily moved to dismiss their case yesterday, days...

Digital Music News 18h ago

While the artist has not performed on Broadway herself, her songs are featured in Moulin Rouge! The Musical and & Juliet

Rolling Stone 18h ago

“Apollonia is very happy that the parties can continue to honor the legacy of Prince and his musical genius,” lawyer Daniel Cislo tells Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone 19h ago

Warner Chappell Music publishing has re-signed Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Laufey to a global publishing contract, the company announced; terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Variety 19h ago

Why does everybody think they’re so special, why are they convinced the rules don’t apply to them? So I decided to run down the hill to get lunch and a few other items at Whole Foods. Now when Whole Foods came to L.A., they took over this chain Westward Ho, whose stores were small and […]

Lefsetz Letter 19h ago

ACIP's charter now full of anti-vaccine terms and welcomes fringe groups to CDC.

Ars Technica 19h ago

The DJ, rapper, and producer faced multiple, widespread accusations of sexual abuse

Rolling Stone 20h ago

Mythos is "the most psychologically settled model we have trained to date."

Ars Technica 20h ago

Ahead of its Stagecoach 2026 livestream, Amazon Music unveils new exclusives with Third Eye Blind and Michael Marcagi for some reimagined hits. Today, Amazon Music has announced two new exclusives from Third Eye Blind and Michael Marcagi to help build excitement for this year’s Stagecoach Festival...

Digital Music News 21h ago

Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering rapper, producer and DJ who created arguably the first fusion of rap and electronic music with 1982’s “Planet Rock” and others hits but whose legacy was later tarnished by multiple instances of sexual abuse of young men, died on Thursday. He was 67.

Variety 21h ago

Twenty One Pilots’ trademark infringement case against Temu will proceed with an amended complaint after a judge denied an attempt to dismiss it. Online marketplace Temu has faced several trademark infringement lawsuits from artists incensed over the selling of bootleg merchandise.

Digital Music News 21h ago

Weeks removed from its sale to Primary Wave, Kobalt has announced a strategic partnership with Udio – including plans to collaborate on a suite of forthcoming products. Kobalt and Udio reached out with word of their pact today, after the AI startup scored a Merlin deal in January.

Digital Music News 21h ago

Improved gene editing process reactivates the fetal version of a hemoglobin gene.

Ars Technica 21h ago

Western Union exec says there were "challenges" working with Broadcom.

Ars Technica 22h ago

They’re doing a good job of ruining one of my favorite shows. We’re living in an overwhelming, confusing time. What with the war, gas prices, other political and economic issues, it’s hard to stay calm, to keep your head on straight.

Lefsetz Letter 22h ago

Rare event suggests relational dynamics may play a role in collective violence, along with cultural markers.

Ars Technica 22h ago

In the latest blow to London’s festival scene, LIDO Festival has been forced to reschedule and cancel a majority of its shows to protect park ground conditions in Victoria Park.

Digital Music News 22h ago

Just after rebranding itself as a multi-content platform, Spotify is rolling out new controls to stop video from playing alongside music and podcasts. Spotify is introducing new video controls that enable users to turn off video content, including music videos or video podcasts, as well as Canvas...

Digital Music News 23h ago

Kanye West’s former security guard is suing the musician for nearly $900,000 over allegedly unpaid wages dating back to 2021. The artist formerly known as Kanye West is being sued by a former security guard at his Malibu property, alleging unpaid wages dating back to 2021.

Digital Music News 23h ago

"I'm actually getting chills right now just thinking about it. My palms are sweating."

Ars Technica 23h ago

Appeals court denies Anthropic's emergency motion for a stay.

Ars Technica 1d ago

If Bad Bunny’s galvanizing Super Bowl Halftime Show on Feb. 8 didn’t make it crystal clear, new figures from the Recording Industry Association of America released today should: Latin music is American music (and, of course, not just American, as Bunny was the globe’s fifth-most lucrative artist...

Variety 1d ago

Read the original note in English here. Nossa Chief Public Affairs Officer, Dustee Jenkins, compartilha como estamos construindo uma experiência mais positiva para famílias no Spotify.

Spotify 1d ago

Universal Music, Sony Music, and Suno have reportedly hit a hard impasse in their settlement discussions, where, unsurprisingly, the “walled garden” hang-up is said to be taking center stage.

Digital Music News 1d ago

The three main principals involved in the film, director Paris Barclay and producers Stephanie Allain and Jeanne Elfant Festa, opine about their careers and testify as to the making of the movie. All three are major hitters.

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

O Spotify sempre teve como foco colocar os ouvintes no controle. Hoje, as pessoas não querem apenas mais formas de passar o tempo — elas querem que esse tempo seja bem aproveitado.

Spotify 1d ago

Yet another automaker cancels an EV for gasoline SUVs in America.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Grammy Award winner Pink is heading to Broadway to host this year’s 79th Tony Awards. Tony Awards Productions announced today that the music superstar and global icon — a lifelong fan of theater — will emcee the upcoming ceremony, set to be held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7.

Variety 1d ago

Festival season is upon us. From sun-soaked weekends out west to iconic stages in Chicago and New York, fans are getting ready to see their favorite artists live.

Spotify 1d ago

Officer created over 3,000 "deepfake" images.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Ohio man used more than 100 AI tools to make fake nudes of women and minors.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Study found shots cut urgent care and hospitalization by about 50% in healthy adults.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Keith Wood, former manager of LCD Soundsystem and co-founder and longtime head of Caroline Records, died Wednesday after a long struggle with ALS (motor neuron disease), according to a social media post from his family.

Variety 1d ago

After the pivot to humanoid robots and AI, does Tesla want to be a car company again?

Ars Technica 1d ago

Artists can secure direct cash advances without giving up equity or transferring ownership of copyrights. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

The case has been put on hold since August 2025, pending the Supreme Court’s decision on Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

NINE BY NINE will engage in planning and production of music festivals in Asia, and supporting Japanese artists seeking to expand internationally. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Talks with UMG and Warner Music have seen little progress, while Suno hasn't been able to reach a deal with Sony Music, according to the Financial Times. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

A World War II-era policy is stopping old coal plants from closing.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Please scroll down to read the Spanish language version of this report below. / Por favor, desplácese hacia abajo para leer nuestra traducción en Español. WASHINGTON, DC – Latin music’s momentum in the US continues to grow, according to the Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA).

RIAA 1d ago

American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once proclaimed that music is a universal language. Ironically, perhaps the only part of this universal language that isn’t universal is language itself. In the streaming era, it may seem easier than ever for musicians to reach listeners around the world,...

MIDiA Research Blog 1d ago

The deal marks Kobalt’s second AI music platform partnership, following its 2025 licensing agreement with ElevenLabs. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Amazon Music’s long-running livestreaming partnership with the US Stagecoach festival continues this year, with the country-focused event due to air on Prime Video, Twitch and Amazon Music’s app from 24-26 April.

Music Ally 1d ago

Who knew there was a 17,000 square-foot bunker under the polo fields where the Coachella festival is held? Radiohead knew: it’s been chosen as the space for the debut of their new ‘Kid A Mnesia’ audiovisual installation. Well, not entirely new.

Music Ally 1d ago

Physical-music and packaging manufacturer Key Production has detailed its latest two formats for the European market this week. One of them is ‘Injection Moulded Records’ – vinyl that replaces PVC with the more-sustainable PET (polyethene terephthalate) to cut energy consumption and carbon-dioxide...

Music Ally 1d ago

A pair of studies published this week offer differing insights into local live-music sectors: one from Australia and one from Spain. The first comes from Live Nation.

Music Ally 1d ago

Canadian collecting society Socan has published its financial results for 2025, revealing that its collections grew 5% year-on-year to $587m – a record for the organisation. However, that growth wasn’t quite reflected in Socan’s royalty distributions to its members.

Music Ally 1d ago

Our Chief Public Affairs Officer Dustee Jenkins shares how we’re building a more positive experience for families on Spotify. As Spotify’s Chief Public Affairs Officer, and a parent to young children myself, I understand how navigating the digital world can feel both rewarding, and at times, a...

Spotify 1d ago

Spotify has always been about putting listeners in the driver’s seat. Today, people don’t just want more ways to spend their time; they want that time to be well spent.

Spotify 1d ago

Independent consolidation isn’t just about majors buying indies, nor is it just about acquisitions involving labels. Consolidation focused on tech platforms is also a trend in 2026 – and an encouraging one.

Music Ally 1d ago

Music industry communications specialist weighs in on the Ye controversy, and Wireless Festival's cancellation Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

The new controls apply to both individual and family accounts. | Image: Spotify Spotify is adding new toggles to stop any and all video from playing inside the app, for both music and podcasts.

The Verge 1d ago

On this week’s podcast episode, I talk with Jonathan Wyner, mastering engineer at M-Works, Berklee professor, head of artistic technology initiatives for BEATL, and past president of the Audio Engineering Society . . . . . .

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 1d ago

While the Delhi leg of his ongoing India tour broke attendance records, the rest of Canadian-Punjabi singer and rapper Karan Aujla’s P-Pop Culture trek has been making news for less […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 1d ago

A fan’s recordings of over 10,000 concerts across four decades are now becoming a curated online archive, thanks to a group of volunteers. Since 1984, a music fan named Aadam Jacobs has been recording audio of sets from up-and-coming bands, predominantly in Chicago.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Secretly Distribution acquires Entertainment Intelligence and Babel Ops, which develop bespoke data and analytics tools for the independent sector. Secretly Distribution (SD) has announced its acquisition of Babel Ops, the technology firm responsible for Entertainment Intelligence (Ei) as well as...

Digital Music News 1d ago

"I think the biggest value here is the PR. I mean, it's getting the public excited."

Ars Technica 1d ago

Another ISP legal battle has been disrupted by the Supreme Court’s Cox v. Sony decision. Now, the major labels and Altice have jointly moved to pause their years-old copyright dispute.

Digital Music News 1d ago

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to reconsider its rate-setting decision in a marathon legal battle involving Live Nation and different promoters.

Digital Music News 1d ago

The unprecedented proposal would give the Trump admin access to doctors' notes.

Ars Technica 1d ago

Sony Music and Universal Music are looking to capitalize on Asia’s booming festival sector with a newly launched JV called Nine by Nine. Announced in Japan closer to April’s start, Tokyo-based Nine by Nine, not to be confused with the former Thai boy band of the same name, is just now making a...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Gamma is now disputing somewhat underwhelming first-week album sales figures for Ye’s ‘Bully’ on the heels of the cancellation of Wireless Fest. The album struggled to top 150,000 ‘album equivalent’ units despite an ultra-expensive rollout campaign.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Podcasts are having a major boom on Patreon, generating $629 million in revenue on the direct-to-fan platform in 2025. If you thought Spotify was out of its element in pushing to expand into podcasting, you’d be sorely mistaken.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Billionaire music mogul David Geffen finally settles his highly publicized divorce with model David Armstrong, 50 years his junior. David Geffen has finally settled his highly contentious divorce with the much-younger model and former go-go dancer David Armstrong.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Be different, me-too is everywhere. But different is a state of mind, that too often goes untaught in today’s society., which is one of the reasons why so much “classic” music was made by baby boomers.

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago

One of the deepest structural problems in the modern music business is the tension between public market capital and the reality of how music actually works.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 2d ago

El 7 de marzo, Bad Bunny hizo historia con su primera presentación en Asia, subiéndose al escenario en Tokio para un concierto único de Billions Club Live. Ahora, Spotify trae esa noche inolvidable a los fans de todo el mundo con el estreno de Billions Club Live with Bad Bunny: A Concert Film.

Spotify 2d ago

On March 7, Bad Bunny made history with his first-ever performance in Asia, taking the stage in Tokyo for a one-night-only Billions Club Live concert. Now, Spotify is bringing that unforgettable night to fans across the globe with the premiere of Billions Club Live with Bad Bunny: A Concert Film.

Spotify 2d ago

Probably the biggest story to hit the music news yesterday was Pershing Square Capital Management’s proposal to acquire Universal Music Group (UMG). The proposed $64 billion deal has all the earmarks of a typical hedge fund investment, with lots of talk about valuations, stock prices, buybacks, and...

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 2d ago

The AI-powered musicmaker Suno is struggling to reach licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. That's according to a report from the Financial Times, which says both sides can't agree on whether users should be able to share the AI-generated songs they create.

The Verge 3d ago

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square claims world’s biggest music company has suffered because of delay of US listing Business live – latest updates Billionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund has offered to buy Universal Music Group (UMG) in a deal that values the world’s biggest music company at about €55bn...

The Guardian 3d ago

Starting today, Prompted Playlist is expanding beyond music to now include podcasts. Launched earlier this year in beta, this feature lets you steer the algorithm by creating playlists based on your listening history and real-time signals on Spotify, including trends and charts, so the playlist...

Spotify 3d ago

If platforms can assign identity without consent, the problem isn’t metadata—it’s governance. ACR won’t fix systems designed to ignore verification.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 4d ago

As podcasting continues to evolve, growth increasingly means building beyond audio. Creators are expanding into video, merch, and live events, finding new ways to deepen listener relationships and bring audiences together. One clear example is the paranormal-comedy podcast Let’s Get Haunted.

Spotify 4d ago

Los Thuthanaka basically came out of nowhere last year to capture Pitchfork's album of the year with their self-titled debut. Because it wasn't available on streaming, it largely flew under the radar.

The Verge 4d ago

AI music platform Suno's policy is that it does not permit the use of copyrighted material. You can upload your own tracks to remix or set your original lyrics to AI-generated music. But, it's supposed to recognize and stop you from using other people's songs and lyrics.

The Verge 5d ago

Murphy Campbell is at the center of a brewing storm around AI and a broken copyright system. | Image: Murphy Campbell In January, folk artist Murphy Campbell discovered several songs on her Spotify profile that did not belong there.

The Verge 6d ago