Music Goin’ Back to Canada: SOCAN Snaps Up CMRRA from SoundExchange

Canadian publishing society SOCAN announces a purchase agreement to acquire mechanical rights society CMRRA from SoundExchange. The Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) and SoundExchange have announced that the two entities have entered into a purchase agreement...

Digital Music News 55m ago
Music John Legend to Play Harry Belafonte in ‘The Road Home’ Biopic

John Legend is set to play singer, actor, and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte in Bill Condon’s South African apartheid-era film, The Road Home. John Legend has officially joined the cast of The Road Home, a South African apartheid-era drama film directed by Bill Condon.

Digital Music News 58m ago
Music Tom Corson promoted to new role as COO of Warner Music Group

Warner Records Co-Chairman and COO Tom Corson has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Warner Music Group, reporting directly to WMG CEO Robert Kyncl. Corson succeeds the outgoing Armin Zerza, who WMG announced earlier is leaving his dual CFO/COO role at the company.

Music Business Worldwide 1h ago
Music The BTS Boycott

“BTS boycott Grammys over new Asian pop award category”: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/bts-boycott-grammys-over-new-asian-pop-award-category-2026-07-29/ There are nearly a hundred Grammy categories. But only 9-12 are given away on the live telecast.

Lefsetz Letter 3h ago
Music What is ‘Asian Pop’?

Eshy Gazit, founder of EG Management and Intertwine Records, examines 'a Grammy category nobody can define' Source

Music Business Worldwide 3h ago
Music The Wizard of Oz Has Never Been Bigger (Or More Profitable for Sphere)

The first year of the retooled ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Sphere has helped the venue’s second-quarter revenue rise by 11% after adding more viewings. Approaching the first anniversary of its Sphere-exclusive iteration, The Wizard of Oz could run for a decade at the Las Vegas venue, according to owner...

Digital Music News 4h ago
Music Tech Friday’s Endnotes – 07/31/26

German court rules AI music firm Suno broke copyright rules — The final text of the decision is not yet public, and the ruling can be appealed. Nevertheless, first-hand reports suggest the court held both that the training of the model with copyrighted works is not fair use under US law and that...

Copyhype 8h ago
Music Suno Loses Landmark AI Lawsuit to German Performing Rights Society GEMA

German music collection society GEMA notched another major legal victory in its campaign to rein in AI companies’ use of copyrighted material on Friday, winning the case it brought against the generative music platform Suno. The Munich Regional Court has ruled that Suno is in breach of German and...

Variety 8h ago
Music Behind The Single Recap: The Second Voice’s “Let Me Be”

The Second Voice is an anonymous, mask-wearing artist from Zambia blending Afrohouse and Amapiano who recently secured his breakout with ‘Let Me Be’. Released on Spinnin’ Records, the track quickly became a global hit and served as the artist’s official entry onto the international stage.

Music Ally 9h ago
Music Three data-driven takeaways for artist YouTube growth in 2026

Social media management platform Metricool has just published a new report, revealing crucial data around how to better grow on YouTube. The good news for developing artists first: if their YouTube channel sits between 2k – 10k subscribers, it’s one of the channels with the highest likelihood of...

Music Ally 9h ago
Music New Spotify updates change how forever pre-saves work

If we look back at the evolution of pre-saves, there was a time when they were all the rage, then they started feeling like a tickbox exercise that only moved the needle for artists with sizable audiences, and then came forever pre-saves (or lifetime pre-saves).

Music Ally 11h ago
Music Tips Music says 85% of its revenue comes from deep catalogue

Tips Music has published its financial results for the first quarter of FY2027. The publicly-listed Indian legacy label’s revenue from operations grew 21% year-on-year to Rs106.5 crore (approximately $11.1 million) […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 16h ago
Music A Little More Boy George/Israel

All I know is, on October 8th, when posters of kidnapped kids were being ripped off telephone poles all around the World, there’s a big problem. Lost dogs and cats posters are left up, but not Israeli kids.

Lefsetz Letter 22h ago
Music SoundBoost Bets Big on Natural Language Music Mastering & Mixing

Most AI mastering and mixing tools still translate creative intent into presets and sliders. SoundBoost takes a different approach: users simply describe the sound they want in plain language and refine it through conversation, just like working with a real engineer.

Digital Music News 1d ago
Music Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Release Date Moved Up for the Second Time

Sean “Diddy” Combs will spend even less time in prison after his release date was moved up again, with his release now slated for January 24, 2028. It looks like Diddy will be spending even less time behind bars after his release date was moved up for the second time in just over a month. […]

Digital Music News 1d ago
Music David Beard-This Week’s Podcast

David Beard is the author of the revealing new book “All Summer Long: Conversations with The Beach Boys from Surfin’ to SMiLE.” Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-beard/id1316200737?i=1000779088456...

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago
Music Live at All About Music, Mumbai, 26 August 2026

My book was published in three languages, but four editions. The fourth edition is Indian, published by Bombay Circle Press. I've seen pictures of this, but have yet to actually hold one in my own hand.

furia log 1d ago
Music What it takes to make a music streaming subscriber switch services

For years, choosing a music streaming service was perhaps less of a decision than an accident. At least in Western markets, the major DSPs have offered similar catalogue, feature sets, and user interfaces, giving consumers little reason to choose one over another. Source

MIDiA Research Blog 1d ago
Music Tech AI Music Governance Takes a Step Forward

The music industry is building practical AI governance through chart eligibility principles and standardized labeling, creating shared infrastructure for transparency, trust, and responsible innovation.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 1d ago
Music Re-Boy George’s Pro-Israel Song

(Note: This is essentially all of the responses I received, posted in approximate order of their arrival in my inbox.) __________________________________ Bob, Hollywood didn’t lose its moral compass after October 7. It revealed that it never had one.

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago
Music J-Pop Is Finally Going Global, Here's Why

For years, Japan's music industry has been a sleeping giant on the global stage. But now, thanks to streaming, anime, and artists like YOASOBI, J-pop's global rise is just beginning.

How Music Charts 2d ago
Music Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning

Artists whose work has been co-opted by AI are taking to court. | Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge When The Atlantic published a searchable dataset of works used to train AI, Kirk Wallace Johnson, like a lot of artists, looked for his name out of curiosity. And, like a lot of artists, he found it.

The Verge 2d ago
Music Meet the Real-Life Superfan Starring in Spotify’s Fan Life Campaign

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

Spotify 3d ago