The Sony-owned publisher landed the prize for representing 27 of the past awards year's most-performed R&B and hip-hop songs in BMI's repertoire Source
Footage of West draped in all-black strolling into the downtown Los Angeles federal courthouse emerged in the afternoon.
Katseye has dropped out of Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival slated to take place in Irvine, California, this Saturday, citing member Megan Skiendiel’s ankle injury as the reason for their absence.
"We're sending all our love to Olivia," the girl group wrote.
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The Gen Z star fronts the retailer’s latest campaign for its new cropped, fitted take on the classic (and affordable) fall sweater.
The Grammy-winning MC talks her new God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops album, sampling D'Angelo and honoring Nolan Wells.
"Jolene" and "9 to 5" were Parton's most-played songs since she died on Tuesday
Eight music-focused organizations are among the fund’s 17 grantees, including four newcomers. Source
XL released six new albums in 2025, with 82% of its turnover coming from outside the UK Source
From a publishing company to a truck stop, Billboard runs through some of Parton's many business ventures.
On this week's Trending Up, we look at listeners flocking to the timeless catalog of the late legend, as well as a resuscitated Dua Lipa hit and another new Tove Lo-spun-off rap hit.
The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on Telemundo on Oct. 22.
"Luther," producer O Lil Angel and Sony Music Publishing also earn prestigious honors.
From: Peter Noone Subject: Re: Tickets Not Streams Date: August 21, 2026 at 4:47:30?PM PDT As one of the oldest readers of your fascinating daily reveille I should say all of today’s letter appealed to me in that it was almost a description of the old music business where the groups of teenagers...
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Tracks can be built from a user's own lyrics, from an existing recording, from a text prompt, or from scratch, ElevenLabs said. Source
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Adam Weiner is the creative force behind Low Cut Connie. Listen to how he’s achieved success completely independently. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adam-weiner/id1316200737?i=1000786257342...
Only one count fell: a claim under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, which the plaintiffs told the court they had cited by mistake. Source
In addition to her tremendous country music career, Dolly Parton was known for her big heart. According to her sister, Stella Parton, Dolly’s desire to help others extended into her final days battling cancer.
"She left the world a better place by being in it, so let's follow her example," Stella wrote.
CNN has apologized to the family of Dolly Parton after the news network incorrectly showed a photo on the air of a Dolly Parton tribute artist instead of the famed country singer herself. On Tuesday evening’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live” in the 11 p.m.
The blistering heat baking Los Angeles on Tuesday night didn’t stop Hollywood from coming out to celebrate the opening of Mother’s first-ever stand-alone store in Beverly Hills.
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Dolly Parton, Good Literary Citizen We should celebrate her work as an author and advocate for children's literacy along with her great music Book ...
“My sister was one of the most generous, thoughtful, and kind people I’ve ever known,” she writes in online tribute
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The acclaimed Japanese artist, whose installation became the set of the singer’s 2016 Brit Awards performance, died earlier this month
The rising pop star goes deep on seeing Queen Bey in 2013 — and a few other superstars in her playlist — in the latest episode of Song Shuffle
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“When Brady told me he wanted to shoot our show in 70 millimeter (70 millimeter!) I didn’t realize what a difference it would make,” singer says of upcoming documentary
Ever since Jonathan Demme’s Talking Heads film “Stop Making Sense” picked up its reputation as the best concert movie of all time, David Byrne has kept designing dazzling tours, and prominent directors have kept wanting to capture them.
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Singer Marie Ulven, known to her millions of fans and followers as Girl in Red, plays a musician in Eivind Landsvik’s drama “Low Expectations.” But she’s not playing herself. “It has been a little frustrating because I’m very different from Maja, and I put a lot of work into this role.
Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Cure” music video only came out three months ago, but it’s already a museum piece. An exhibit titled “Olivia Rodrigo: The Cure Unraveled” will open at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles Sept. 2 and run through Feb.
This client-only series takes a deeper look at the key themes shaping MIDiA’s 2026–2033 global music forecasts report , and what they mean for the future of the music business. Global music streaming subscription revenue grew 14. Source
UK’s largest airport operator believes 8.7 million customers affected
Pretty much every major ticketing service wants customers to chat to it in 2026, whether through connections with Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini; integrations with Alexa+ and smart speakers; or their own chatbots. The post is from Music Ally.
TikTok is throwing its weight behind ‘Wildchild’, the new album from Alex Warren, while continuing its push into the concert-livestreaming space. Warren is due to play a gig at Sydney’s Afterpay Arena tomorrow (28 August) and the performance will now be streamed live on TikTok via his profile as...
Back in the day, we wrote quite regularly about Headspace, the meditation and mindfulness startup. Not least because it was doing some things around music.
Rising cloud AI costs are pushing workloads onto pricier PCs – which just happen to be better for PC maker's margins
AI at Work roadmap is the new name for upcoming Microsoft 365 capabilities
Elderly Aids made 758,000 unwanted calls a year selling gear to stop unwanted calls
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Earlier this month, a trial in a California federal court began that pitted Meta against state attorneys general. Now it’s been settled. The post is from Music Ally.
Musician and songwriter Sting will narrate Walter Fasano’s documentary “Nino – A Film About Nino Rota,” which is a portrait of “The Godfather” composer Nino Rota. The film will have its world premiere on Sept. 11 in the Open section of the 83rd Venice Film Festival.
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“I’m always saying in the meetings, ‘We’ve got to give the fans what they want,’” he confirmed
The singer cancelled two upcoming shows, saying that it “breaks my heart to have to ever do this”
The musician also showcased “Bobby” off her new album, Lost Weekend
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Hudson River Music Festival 2026 poster. There are numerous stages and performances throughout the day. You can wander from rock to rap to folk as you ...
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Apart from the special “One Night Only” show he performed with an orchestra in Manchester, Harry Styles has played basically the same set since his “Together, Together” tour opened in Amsterdam 33 shows and nearly three months ago.
The star’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss after investors of the health startup sued Gomez, her mother, and their ex-business partner
In 1977 I was on tour with Parker McGee as his synth player. Parker was a successful singer songwriter (Tanya Tucker, Seals and Crofts, England Dan and John Ford Coley, others) who decided to launch a solo performing career.
Country queen and national treasure Dolly Parton may have physically left the world on Tuesday, but her indelible mark on the world and the industry will never be forgotten. And luckily, she’s not done yet. Parton has several posthumous projects to look forward to, one of which is a secret song.
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Luminate says its CONNECT platform "can now flag AI-generated songs and artists worldwide." Source
South Korea remains a top-10 global recorded music market and a world leader in superfan monetization. In our latest Country Profile, we dive into the latest numbers, market insights and marketing strategies for artists trying to break into the market. The post is from Music Ally.
There’s been a lot of noise around Zara Larsson this week. First, she started posting daily dance videos to her song “Midnight Sun” with the caption “Day X of doing the midnight […] The post is from Music Ally.
Experiential marketing has been a major trend in music marketing over the last 1–2 years. It seems like artists and their teams need to be ever more creative when it comes to announcing and marketing upcoming releases.
X, formerly Twitter, is certainly not as important for artist campaigns as it once was, though as Andre Benz, co-founder and CEO of broke Records, shared at Music Ally NEXT this year - it’s an important platform for creating conversation around an artist. The post is from Music Ally.
The beta is starting with approximately 200 US-based Artist Pro creators who have Fan Support enabled. Source
Job Description: UK Project Manager (Maternity Cover) The Company Stones Throw Records is an independent record label founded in 1996 by DJ Peanut Butter Wolf with offices in Los Angeles […] The post is from Music Ally.
In fact, let’s not get ahead of ourselves: UK-based startup Fanfare is also launching itself next week, on 1 September. The post is from Music Ally.
This year marks the fifth anniversary of Spotify’s EQUAL, our flagship program dedicated to amplifying women in music through editorial programming, marketing campaigns, and cultural activations.
Introduction Greetings, everyone! I am Garv Thakre (@garvthakre:matrix.org on Matrix), an Agentic-AI FullStack Developer . This summer, I had the opportunity to participate in Google Summer of Code 2026 with MetaBrainz, where I worked on the internationalization (i18n) for BookBrainz.
Music-industry awards shows getting out of London isn’t just a Brit Awards thing. Charity Youth Music is also escaping the UK capital in 2026. The post is from Music Ally.
Meta may soon be forced to change its platforms, which will hold consequences for social media’s future. As of August 2026, a coalition of 29 US states is going to court with Meta in California, alleging a breach of several consumer protection statutes. Source
Mallory Rubin knows her career is unique. “Sometimes I describe my job to people and they’re like, ‘Wait, you get to just talk about Game of Thrones and football for a living? Like, what?’” she said recently, laughing.
SoundCloud, one of the most prominent streaming services, is testing a feature to help artists sell music downloads to fans. The post is from Music Ally.
Reported increases on Individual plans run from around 10% to 15% in markets across Europe and in Singapore. Source
SoundCloud has launched a new beta feature that allows artists on the audio streaming platform to sell music directly from their profiles, instead of diverting fans to purchase from third-party services like Bandcamp and Beatport.
The updated ARIA Charts Code of Practice takes effect from the chart dated August 31, which is published on August 28. Source
Gabe Simon, the writer and producer most famous for his work on Noah Kahan's two monster albums, talks big breakthroughs, getting inspired, putting family first, coping with success and why AI isn't for him Source
Stability AI may be raising big funding from the biggest music companies, but one of its rivals in the label-approved AI-music sector is rolling out new features this week. The post is from Music Ally.
Streaming service Audiomack has rolled out an inventive feature for its African listeners: Night Plan. It’s all about cutting their mobile-data costs. The post is from Music Ally.
The three major labels are no longer merely licensing AI startups: they’re also investing in them. Witness Stability AI’s announcement yesterday of a $76m Series B funding round from investors including UMG, Sony Music and WMG – as well as gaming giant Electronic Arts. The post is from Music Ally.
1 What you’ve got to know is she WROTE those songs! So it’s October 1973. I’m driving with the top down on my 1963 Chevy Impala trying to get something on the radio. This was before cassette decks. Sure, you could buy an aftermarket 8-track, but they sat under the dash and were notorious for […]
“Enough with improving ourselves! And listening to stuff about how we’re supposed to get better, and better, and better,” Amy Poehler joked on an early episode of her podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
Data centers have crossed from local land-use controversy into the 2026 campaign ad war. Candidates in Texas, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan are weaponizing data-center development, while calls for statewide moratoriums are becoming bipartisan.
Finding out your favorite new artist is playing a concert just a few miles away. Mastering the lyrics to a song you’ve had on repeat. Digging into the credits and realizing the same songwriter is behind three of your favorite tracks. These are the moments that turn casual listening into true...
Unfortunately some legitimate services got caught up in our recent attempts to mitigate (yet another) bot-net attack on ListenBrainz. You may find that a service you use is now being blocked, including Navidrome.
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Helloo Everyone!My name is Yateen, a final year cse student at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. My matrix username is (@yateen) and GitHub. I started open source at the beginning of this year. I was selected as a GSoC contributor and worked on the Playlists Sorting and Organization project.
Madonna's Spotify listeners jumped 33% this year, and TikTok can't stop using 'Like a Prayer.' The twist: most of her audience wasn't alive for the original run. Here's what the data reveals about her surprising Gen Z resurgence.
Hi everyone, I’m Nirvan Jain (nirvan_jain on IRC, nirvan73 on GitHub), I’m currently a pre-final year student at IIIT Jabalpur. This summer I was offered this opportunity to work with MetaBrainz through Google Summer of Code on migrating the ListenBrainz android app to Kotlin Multiplatform and...
Hello Everyone! I’m Junaid (fettuccinae), an undergraduate Computer Science student at MGIT in India. This summer, I returned to MetaBrainz for my second GSoC project, where I worked on modernizing the MusicBrainz search under the mentorship of @kartikohri13 and @bitmap.
So pretty. | Screenshot: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge I remember having a Spirograph as a kid and being obsessed with it. Its geometric patterns are hypnotic and gorgeous. I also love generative music composition. So bringing those two things together in a browser tab, I'm hooked.
Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out online With more than 800 million people subscribing to a music streaming service, wireless speakers have become a familiar sight in homes.