With a growing coalition of supporters in entertainment and tech, a sweeping new law to address deepfakes and voice cloning is headed to the full Senate.
The US Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the NO FAKES Act Source
Our latest Rollout Report Card discussion looks at everything surrounding Olivia Rodrigo's much-anticipated (and now rapturously received) new album.
The Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour is breaking records without ever coming to the U.S.
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"My girl super bad, she look like a human Barbie," the Dumb Blonde host lip-synchs.
The project took its title from a song conceived after his 10th wedding anniversary.
Bipartisan Legislation Combating Harmful AI Deepfakes Earns Substantial Backing from Multiple Sectors, Support in White House National Legislative Framework for AI WASHINGTON, DC – As the Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously advances historic federal voice & likeness protections for all...
Big news for all the fans who know every lyric and never miss a show: Reserved by Spotify is here to help you get tickets. Reserved goes live today in the U.S. for eligible Spotify Premium subscribers (ages 18+).
Hybrid systems could bring efficiency gains at the edge, but conventional infrastructure isn't going anywhere fast
Eligible Spotify subscribers will begin receiving notifications that two tour tickets have been set aside for them, with a purchasing window opening on June 23. Source
The free festival returns to Brooklyn for a third year on June 28.
The Grammy-winning cross-genre savant previews his new album.
“The Art of Sound,” the documentary series co-produced by L-Acoustics and Black Meteor, returns with its second episode — arriving in two parts and built on the series’ premise: that sound is not decoration, but a fundamental force shaping human biology, emotion, and culture.
Spotify is launching "Reserved," a new system that will hold two concert tickets for an artist's superfans before they're on sale to the public.
Check out pics of Naomi McPherson, Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin.
The singer shared that doctors gave him steroids last week to help him recover and thanked Big Ass Stadium Tour 2 mate Post Malone for sending a "big flower bouquet."
The owner of a company that coordinates luxury travel for celebrities tells Billboard that these days, his clients are drilling down on safety details before flying.
Plenty of new shiny in the service of improved usability
The move steps up Spotify's challenge to YouTube, which dominates music video streaming globally. Source
Sampling patients' breath may save lives and emergency room resources
Despite the best efforts of industry bodies like the IFPI – and its efforts have been strenuous – there are still many dodgy companies and websites offering ways to buy likes, followers and streams for artists. They’re all best avoided.
The company once known as Rap Genius (a very long time ago) continues its evolution since being acquired in 2021 for $80m by a company called MediaLab. Genius now has more than 100 million monthly visitors and 25m annotations of lyrics on its service.
Like an in-the-zone best-friend at the tail-end of a wedding reception, Apple Music simply can’t be dragged off the dancefloor in 2026. We recently reported on its new ‘Club Live’ series of mixes, including a partnership with Manchester institution The Warehouse Project.
Happy “the first fully documented and machine-readable technical format designed to transform how music data is shared and processed across the global audiovisual industry” day to those who celebrate. Which should be all of us, because this is good news.
The K-Pop sector is dominated by the ‘big four’ companies: Hybe, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment. However, the South Korean government wants more competition in the market, and its new fund aims to give smaller K-Pop firms a launchpad for growth.
The Music Climate Pact (MCP) has released its annual report detailing actions taken by participating labels towards reducing carbon emissions on both the digital and physical sides of their businesses.
The “NO FAKES” Act of 2026 (“Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe”) would establish an intellectual property right by which individuals could authorize or block digital replicas of their voice and likeness.
Making software feel snappier when you only have 12 MB RAM
Each selected agency will receive up to 300 million won ($197,000) annually for up to three years. Source
The motion targets Wixen's first amended complaint, which lists 681 works and seeks more than $102 million in statutory damages. Source
“64% of women worldwide are fans of live music. The opportunity is to support how they turn that fandom into more frequent attendance, spending, social connection, and repeat participation across the broader live music ecosystem…” That’s one of the conclusions from a new report on women’s value to...
2.3 million people sit test chasing 100,000 places, and country already canceled it once this year
June 20 marks the one-year anniversary of Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” release. Since then, the animated feature has spent 52 consecutive weeks on the streamer’s Top 10 list, shattering records and making history along the way — including becoming Netflix’s most-watched movie ever and winning the...
The format is built on the Global Cue Sheet Standard 2.0 and turns that standard into a practical, implementation-ready tool for the first time. Source
Better laptop sleep and Wi-Fi support make the beastie more portable-friendly, but getting beyond the shell remains a DIY job
“KPop Demon Hunters: The Immersive Experience” is coming to Netflix House locations in Dallas and Philadelphia. The news comes on the film’s one year anniversary. The ticketed experience will open at both locations this holiday season.
Replacement deal now expected in mid-2029 as body says safe transition will take at least five years
On this week’s podcast episode, I speak with Dr. Bill Evans, audio scientist, producer, educator, and inventor of the Performance Restoration methodology. Bill believes that drum recording has always involved a painful tradeoff, but it doesn’t have to.
Big Red drops ominous mention of 'Market Driven Support' beyond 2027 - but there's good news for AIX users
Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has been cast as Teen Angel in Secret Cinema and TodayTix’s return staging of “Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical,” set to run at Evolution London in Battersea Park from July 22 to Sept. 13.
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The Spanish singer brought her Lux Tour to New York City for the second night in a row on Wednesday
Go New York, go New York, go! The art-rock legend stopped by Jimmy Fallon's show with an iconic Knicks look
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The Music Climate Pact (MCP) has released an annual report detailing actions taken by participating labels towards reducing carbon emissions.
The championship parade to honor the Knicks for their historic win will feature a who’s who of NYC rappers, per unofficial team ambassador Fat Joe. As a regular at Madison Square Garden during the New York Knicks’ championship games this season, Fat Joe has been tapped by Knicks and MSG owner James...
Global regulators are swiftly clearing the BMG+Concord merger, keeping the transaction on track to close in Q4 2026, pending other international approvals. On Wednesday, German media group Bertelsmann said U.S.
The Federal Court in Ottawa has issued Canada’s first music industry-requested site-blocking order targeting YouTube stream-ripping services. The major labels have secured a major win in Canada against the operators of YouTube stream-ripping sites Y2Mate, YTMP3, and remaining Savefrom domains over...
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Latest Interpol review shows how scams continue to dominate, and AI-enabled attackers prove too hot to handle for cash-strapped regions
The safety net has been hobbled. Despite being in your business in an untold number of ways, from abortion to drug rights, never mind licensing requirements, now, more than ever, you’re responsible for paying your own bills. But it gets worse.
I am not a number! I am a free agent (that just happens to have a number)
Moments after failing to dismiss Eight Mile Style’s copyright lawsuit, Meta has officially moved to toss a different $100 million+ complaint, filed this time by Wixen Music Publishing.
Apple CEO Tim Cook says raising prices on its products will be necessary to offset the skyrocketing costs of memory and storage. But will subscriptions like Apple Music be affected?
As it battles YouTube for video supremacy – and grapples with an intensifying AI audio avalanche – Spotify is now enabling artists to directly upload full-length music videos, live performance videos, and more. Spotify announced this latest video expansion, plus a couple adjacent changes, today.
The South Korean government launches an initiative aimed at fortifying the country’s developing K-pop artists with a $2.2 million injection. South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, as well as the Korea Creative Content Agency, has announced an initiative to further strengthen the...
On June 10, Taylor Swift marked another small career milestone when her “Toy Story 5” song “I Knew It, I Knew You” “closed the panel” at country radio, getting instantly added at all 157 stations that report to Mediabase’s country chart — something that’s only occurred three times before, and never...
Got big binaries? Tired of other version control systems that treat them like inferior files? Lore might be worth a look
Bose is branching out into other facets of the music industry with the launch of an in-house content studio, Bose Studios, and a new record label, Bose Records.
A judge issued the strict stay-away order after the man claimed he was part of a “classified military government program” and had to contact Carpenter to save the world
Researchers urge developers to see that less is more when it comes to instructions
The New York-born and raised musician will perform at City Hall on Thursday, June 18, following the championship parade
Warner Music is betting big on virtual artists in China, where it’s partnered with an avatar-focused company called Dream Maker. Meanwhile, the major is also looking “to take Bengali music to a much wider audience” under an SVF Entertainment tie-up.
Deal cleared in US, Reuters reports, after official approval in Germany Source
The singer-songwriter’s third album will feature 16 tracks, including lead single “Hit the Wall”
Jensen can't risk semiconductor supply chains derailing the AI hype train
The Michael Jackson biopic continues to make film history with an epic showing in Japan that could finally push it over the billion-dollar threshold. Michael, Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan, has already had an epic run at the domestic box...
An official release of this incredibly special evening at Meltdown Festival in London is a must
The bill would create, for the first time in US federal law, an intellectual property right in a person's voice and visual likeness. Source
Lil Nas X is opening up about his mental health and bipolar diagnoses. The rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday to explain how he’s been doing since his arrest in Los Angeles in August. “When I got my bipolar disorder diagnosis, I feel like I had known for the past few years but I [didn’t] […]
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Malone poured one out for the alternative pop artist, who died in a helicopter crash in Brazil earlier this week
AI drug discovery is so last year, even though it hasn't accomplished much yet
The singer has pleaded not guilty to charges he murdered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez and concealed her dismembered remains in his Tesla.
Walter Parazaider, a co-founding member of Chicago who was with the band from its start in 1967 through his retirement in 2017, died Wednesday, family members announced. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for six years.
Over the past year, the 27-year-old musician has largely been absent from the spotlight as he’s sought treatment through rehab and time with his family after a 2025 arrest
Spotify is rolling out the ability for artists to upload full-length videos to its service – enhancing its competition with YouTube.
A federal judge has narrowed the copyright lawsuit that Eight Mile Style filed against Meta Platforms Source
The band formed in Parazaider’s basement in 1967, and he remained a pivotal part of their sound until he was forced to step aside in 2018 to battle Alzheimer’s
Another fun example of AI hype and reality colliding
Le contenu en langue française atteint les auditeurs sur Spotify comme jamais auparavant. En 2025, plus de 148 millions d’auditeurs dans le monde, en dehors des marchés historiquement francophones, écoutaient régulièrement du contenu en français sur Spotify — un signe clair que la Francophonie est...
French-language content is reaching listeners on Spotify like never before. In 2025, more than 148 million listeners worldwide outside of historically francophone markets regularly listened to French-language content on Spotify, a clear sign that the francophonie has become a global cultural force.
Dream Maker says it has developed more than 3,000 virtual singers Source
France is one of the countries where Spotify has tangled with policymakers who want it to do more to support local music.
The US Grammy Awards are getting new categories for 2027, including two that continue its expansion into international genres and scenes.
Social media is the go-to form of marketing in the digital age, resulting in a predicted combined $737.1 billion in annual revenue by 2031 per MIDiA’s forecast . It’s not hard to see why: social offers quick returns and easy measurement, including reach, time spent, click-through rates, and purc...
Instagram’s Threads app raced to 100 million users in its first month after launch in July 2023. Now it has 500 million.
Music marketing-tech company Ctrl+Reach has published a report analysing wider trends in the music industry’s advertising spending.
Walter Parazaider, a founding member of rock and jazz ensemble Chicago, has passed away at 81 after complications related to Alzheimer’s disease. Walter Parazaider, saxophonist and one of the founding members of rock and jazz band Chicago, has passed away following complications related to a...
Swsh is the latest superfan-focused music startup, but its focus is on a specific aspect of fandom: live experiences.
There is news of two expansions for Warner Music Group this morning, starting with a partnership in India with SVF Entertainment.
Harry Styles took a break from his record-smashing run at London’s Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night to do something the pop star has never done before: perform with a full orchestra.
A federal judge denies Meta’s motion to dismiss a copyright infringement claim from Eminem’s publisher, allowing the case to move forward. After Meta filed to dismiss Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style’s direct copyright infringement claim, a federal judge has denied the motion, allowing the case to...
Live Nation acquires a majority stake in Buenos Aires’ Movistar Arena, launching the company’s stock to an all-time high. Live Nation has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Movistar Arena Buenos Aires, giving the concert giant ownership of one of Latin America’s biggest live...
... Music Hall in New Haven. Eno and I recently had a talk ahead of the shows about a few new songs the band has out, running his recording studio in ...
The Recording Academy announces some changes ahead of the next Grammy Awards, including five new categories and Best New Artist changes. The Recording Academy has announced some updated rules and categories ahead of the 2027 Grammy Awards, which will broadcast live across ABC, Disney+, and Hulu on...
Qobuz is rapidly becoming a global player alongside the music streaming giants in a major success story for the independent French company. Qobuz, the high-res streamer founded in 2007, started out as a niche platform prized by audiophiles, but has rapidly ascended as a global player among the...
I met Rush in the fall of 1975. Rush was supposed to open for a Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow show in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre. Rush was kicked off the show because their drum riser was too big, according to Ritchie Blackmore.
Step (or fly) aside, Geese. Circle back later, Turnstile. Take five and go flaccid, Viagra Boys. There can only be one rock band that is unquestionably and certifiably the cool kids’ choice in 2026, and whatever indie cred the rest of you kids may carry, this town ain’t big enough for both you and...
Amazon Music’s scored another big livestream – this time from Goose, which is now set to make an upcoming Madison Square Garden concert “available to watch for free worldwide.” Technically, the Wilton, Connecticut-based group has MSG shows teed up for Friday, June 19th as well as Saturday the 20th.
For decades, the music industry has accepted a compromise in how royalties from public performance are distributed. When music is played in cafes, restaurants, retail stores, gyms, and other licensed venues, businesses pay fees with the expectation that the rights creators will be compensated for...
Rivian’s new R2 electric SUV will (concerningly) require an internet connection to listen to music or radio, omitting AM and FM radio entirely. Vehicles from some of the biggest manufacturers in the world no longer ship with AM radio, which has been a thorn in the side of many buyers and lawmakers.
America’s Block Party, celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday on July 4th, will include a benefit concert in Los Angeles hosted by Queen Latifah with performances from Chris Stapleton, The Smashing Pumpkins, and more.
Live Nation Studios announces comedy-horror “Youth Juice,” written by “KPop Demon Hunters” scribes Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan. Live Nation Studios has broken ground in Southern California on the production of Youth Juice, a “creepy satire” starring Gideon Adlon (“Euphoria”), Luna Blaise...
The annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France is where creators, brands, and fans collide to celebrate the world’s most innovative ideas in marketing.
Este fin de semana, Spotify reunió a Ryan Castro con algunos de sus mayores fans en Bogotá para una celebración muy especial. La noche rindió homenaje a las raíces del artista nacido en Medellín, al vínculo que ha construido con su público y a las historias que lo han llevado a convertirse en EL...
This past weekend, Spotify brought Ryan Castro back to Bogotá for a special celebration with some of his biggest fans. The night paid tribute to the Medellín-born artist’s roots, the connection he’s built with his audience, and the stories that have earned him the title of EL CANTANTE DEL GHETTO...
National backlash against hyperscale AI infrastructure accelerates as Nashville, Georgia, Birmingham, Texas, and Utah controversies converge around property rights, ratepayer impacts, transmission corridors, animal welfare, and stranded-asset risk.
Global music streaming subscribers grew 10.1% to reach 921.6 million in 2025, according to MIDiA’s just-published music subscriber market shares report . While growth slowed compared to 2024, it remained in the double digits, with the 1 billion subscriber landmark now firmly in sight. Source
1 There’s only one problem with this movie…IT’S MISSING THE THIRD ACT! Forget the reunification like in “Behind the Music,” all those years after the band stopped having hits, what happened then? I was surprised that wasn’t covered in the movie.
Unlock a party. | Image: Conclave I have this vivid memory of walking to pick up my oldest from school in June of 2022. For a variety of reasons, I was in a very bad place mentally. And to make matters worse, it was brutally hot.
Plans for new event at the Secret Garden Party site and Womad Glasgow are dashed, but others remain optimistic Hosting Scotland’s first Womad festival seemed like an easy sell for Glasgow, the country’s gig capital and self-proclaimed “dynamic global hub for music lovers”.
Other western acts have attempted to crack country’s music scene since singer’s breakout success in 2018 One week after announcing she was “cancer free”, the British pop star Jessie J did what any recovering patient would do and travelled thousands of miles around the world to perform for an...
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As the next Phonorecords proceeding approaches, one issue deserves attention: should the physical and download mechanical royalty rate reset to 12¢, or should the 2027 adjusted rate become the new baseline?
There is an apparent paradox in today’s streaming-dominated music market: major labels are losing share (on a distribution basis) yet long-tail indies are finding it ever harder to achieve scale. So, is the trend fragmentation or concentration? The perplexing answer is that it is both. Source
Spotify House returned to CMA Fest for its seventh year, taking over Nashville’s Ole Red from June 4-6. Curated by the team behind Hot Country, the event brought together some of the genre’s biggest stars alongside breakout and emerging artists.
Rare Full Court Rehearing Granted in Copyright Case Against Kat Von D’s Miles Davis Tattoo — It’s rare for a Circuit Court to rehear a case en banc. Even more rare: one of the leading copyright circuits to grant en banc rehearing to consider its long-standing, foundational precedent on the standard...
For millions of fans, Friday means one thing: new music. On Spotify, New Music Friday has become a global go-to for discovering new releases each week. Now, for listeners in the U.S., we’re bringing you even closer to the music and the experts who curate it.
Eras. Easter eggs. Masters. Monoculture. It has been 20 years since Swift released her debut single, setting in motion a career so extraordinary, it permanently redefined the concept of pop stardom.
Pride Month is a time for celebration, reflection, and amplifying the diverse stories and perspectives from the LGBTQIA+ community that enrich our world. To help you connect with these powerful narratives, our editors have highlighted five must-hear audiobooks to stream this month.
I have tested more portable MIDI controllers than I can keep track of, and I will tell you right now: 37 keys is the ideal size. While Arturia's 25-key MiniLab MK3 is a solid controller that easily fits in a backpack, it feels a bit claustrophobic.