The couple shared the happy news on social media

Rolling Stone 33m ago

Following the conclusion of the tour, Grande plans “step back” from public life

Rolling Stone 2h ago

LTO program is confident this is a glitch, not terminal unspooling

The Register 2h ago

Alanis Morissette is suing her former tour manager with extortion and fraud allegations involving threats to falsely report the singer for drug trafficking.

Digital Music News 2h ago

From "Superscar" to "Ain't in LA," here are a half-dozen essential Adéla songs to check out before the release of her first album.

Billboard 2h ago

“The family of Tupac Amaru Shakur is elated and relieved by today’s verdict,” the family of the late rapper said.

Billboard 2h ago

Another day, another high-stakes copyright lawsuit against Suno – this time from Latin label and publisher Gerencia 360, which is accusing the AI music platform of infringing on hundreds of compositions and recordings.

Digital Music News 3h ago

1 People forget that “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” went to number two for Gladys Knight & the Pips before Marvin Gaye took it to number one little over a year later, on the way to its becoming the biggest Motown single to date. And the Temptations released “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby” […]

Lefsetz Letter 3h ago

Plus, La Arrolladora Banda El Limón banks 23rd chart-topper with “Si Las Miradas Mataran.”

Billboard 3h ago

David Byrne wrote a song about the world’s richest man. The Talking Heads frontman wrote and performed an original song for “Musk,” Alex Gibney’s sprawling documentary reckoning with Elon Musk, Variety can exclusively reveal.

Variety 3h ago

The organization seeks to celebrate the continent’s growing influence across film, television and music.

Billboard 3h ago

Several musicians have spoken openly about the impact of loud music on their hearing, highlighting the growing importance of earplugs as a form of protection.

Billboard 3h ago

In a rare move reversing his own decision, a judge says he discovered a major flaw in a lawsuit that accuses hundreds of reggaeton songs of infringement.

Billboard 3h ago

A Beatle, a jazz legend, the father of bossa nova & more have received this unique honor.

Billboard 3h ago

23-year-old botnet down

The Register 4h ago

We’ve been hearing plenty about Suno’s allegedly infringing training process and outputs. But what about its alleged publicity and likeness rights violations?

Digital Music News 4h ago

More compliance-friendly stance could boost appeal of Fable

The Register 4h ago

Groban will host the event, which is set for Oct. 19 at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Billboard 4h ago

Who? Every day my father used to wake up my mother saying “Muggs, guess who died!” Well, not every day, but often enough that it became a regular joke in our family. My father read the obituaries assiduously, after all, he grew up in Bridgeport and he knew most of the names. Not anymore. Today […]

Lefsetz Letter 4h ago

Thanks to solid paid streaming growth – and double-digit revenue hikes across vinyl, CDs, and sync alike – U.S. recorded music revenue is said to have approached $6 billion during 2026’s opening half.

Digital Music News 5h ago

The singer's new lawsuit claims she is "the victim of a calculated blackmail campaign"

Rolling Stone 5h ago

"We honor Afeni Shakur — a mother whose strength and unshakable belief in her son's truth carried this fight long before any of us knew where it would lead," the rapper's sister said in a statement

Rolling Stone 5h ago

Check out the schedule for the event taking place Sept. 11-16.

Billboard 6h ago

Ariana Grande took a moment during the final show of her “Eternal Sunshine” tour to thank the audience at London’s O2 Arena, sharing how it’s been an “extraordinary experience” across her 41 shows. “I just want to say thank you so much,” said Grande, seated on a stool on the B-stage.

Variety 6h ago

"I will continue to fight every vicious claim that has been made against me and my businesses," she said.

Billboard 6h ago

The complaint claims the AI music company "exploits" and profits from those personal attributes in violation of right-of-publicity laws

Rolling Stone 6h ago

We are seeking a motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic YouTube Channel Strategist to join our UK team. Ideally you will have experience advising artist and label clients on Youtube strategy. This […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 6h ago

Unauthenticated intruders can mint admin tokens, and exposed servers are already being hit

The Register 6h ago

The model provider gave METR the credits for free. An actual customer would not have been so lucky

The Register 7h ago

BMG and Concord announce the successful completion of their merger, confirming a new leadership team and a bright path forward. Today, BMG and Concord announced the completion of their highly anticipated merger, creating a new global music company on par with the majors with the scale and expertise...

Digital Music News 7h ago

New RIAA figures released this morning are reigniting a familiar question: are CDs actually staging a comeback, or is the format riding a temporary sales bump? According to the RIAA’s newly released H1 2026 mid-year report, U.S.

Digital Music News 7h ago

Baked-in Firefox ad blocking on iOS begins rolling out slowly today, and is off by default

The Register 7h ago

Rep. Thomas Massie named alleged Epstein co-conspirators on the House floor amid his launch of a major push for the ‘Epstein Files Transparency Act II’. Rep.

Digital Music News 7h ago

Sony Music Japan will acquire a 23.29% stake in video game developer GungHo Online Entertainment, making Sony Music the company’s largest shareholder. GungHo Online Entertainment, the Japanese video game developer best known for its massive mobile hit Puzzle & Dragons, has a new primary...

Digital Music News 8h ago

Grammy-winning Americana crooner Jason Isbell is one of several new litigants in a new federal lawsuit against the AI music generator Suno, arguing the company has allowed users to produce tracks based on musicians’ identities with its models without their consent.

Variety 8h ago

Security ... this time it will be different

The Register 8h ago

Industry wholesale revenues hit $5.97 billion, up 6.9% YoY Source

Music Business Worldwide 8h ago

“I like it when you’re nice to me,” Stella Lefty sings in the hook of her breakthrough single, “Boston.” To which we can only reply right now: Hope you’re not reading the comments. Try to recall the last time there was as much mass derision directed at one song as there is currently aimed at […]

Variety 9h ago

Katy Perry’s 2011 hit “The One That Got Away” has been claimed by a new generation on TikTok, becoming the Global and US Song of the Summer 2026. As the warm summer air turns crisp and cool on the cusp of fall, TikTok reveals its annual Songs of the Summer list, celebrating the musical trends […]

Digital Music News 9h ago

The song, which is 15 years old, was initially released as a single from Perry's Teenage Dream album in 2011 Source

Music Business Worldwide 9h ago

Judge rules Asha Daniels failed to identify conduct by employees that demonstrated “general hostility” to women in the workplace

Rolling Stone 9h ago

BMG has announced its executive management team and strategic leadership council, following the completion of its merger with Concord. Working under the oversight of BMG’s board of directors, the executive team will be comprised of the following individuals: Bob Valentine, Chief Executive...

Variety 10h ago

The lawsuit accuses Suno of building a product that responds to a musician's name by generating a song, a written description, and a cover image evoking that person Source

Music Business Worldwide 10h ago

The artist teased the upcoming release with a 30-second instrumental video of her playing guitar

Rolling Stone 10h ago

CRAE raises worthwhile economic questions about the proposed Phonorecords V Subpart B settlement, but the Copyright Royalty Judges should not be expected to build the missing economic record themselves.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 10h ago

30 years on, it's still alpha, but 0.4.16 brings plenty of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements - just in time for Windows XP's 25th anniversary

The Register 11h ago

The longtime tribute band singer once again sang with Journey at a show in Japan, fronting the group on “Faithfully” and the 1981 deep cut “Keep on Runnin’”

Rolling Stone 11h ago

D for Dapper

Rolling Stone 11h ago

Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated labels sued Udio on July 20, over 30k+ recordings the same court had refused to let the major add to its existing case against the company Source

Music Business Worldwide 11h ago

Londa, who has worked on releases by Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, and Linkin Park, reports to Jean-Sebastien Permal, SVP of A&R, EMEA and Central Europe. Source

Music Business Worldwide 11h ago

Miley Cyrus has announced her new album “Bass Persuades,” releasing on September 18 via Atlantic Records. In a post announcing the album on Instagram, Cyrus shared her mission statement for “Bass Persuades.” “Music takes hold of us.

Variety 11h ago

Big Red talks up superhuman coders after shedding 21,000 staff

The Register 11h ago

The five-disc set includes two complete concerts from 1976, studio jams and alternate renditions of the songs, and Pete Townshend’s original demos

Rolling Stone 12h ago

What was that we wrote this morning about BMG and Concord expecting to complete their merger this month? Within hours, it was signed off. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 12h ago

A federal judge dismissed the remaining claims against Lizzo and her production company in a long-running lawsuit filed by her former wardrobe stylist. On Tuesday, a federal judge dismissed the remaining claims against Lizzo’s production company in a lawsuit filed by her former wardrobe stylist.

Digital Music News 12h ago

The RIAA has published its 2026 mid-year report, revealing total wholesale revenues of $5.97bn for recorded music in the US in the first half of this year. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 12h ago

Amazon Music has partnered with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams for a new episode of its docu-performance series “Songline” — and Variety has an exclusive preview of the song “Broke My Heart.” In the episode, recorded at the historic Church Studios in North London, Abrams revisits...

Variety 13h ago

Soundplate started as a record label before evolving into a company that makes marketing tools for independent artists. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 13h ago

Gerencia 360 alleges that Suno copied its Spanish-language works so that it could capture a significant share of the Spanish language AI user market. Source

Music Business Worldwide 13h ago

New services promise private 100 Gbps links between the rival platforms without months of networking faff

The Register 13h ago

Two-year mission bows out after 26 thanks to some heroic engineering

The Register 14h ago

The new company will be owned approximately 67% by Bertelsmann and approximately 33% by affiliates of Great Mountain Partners Source

Music Business Worldwide 14h ago

6.9% Growth Outpaces US Inflation as Streaming, Physical and Sync Revenues Rise Paid Subscriptions Generate $3.4 Billion in First Half of 2026 The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) today announced that US recorded music revenues for the first half of 2026 were up 6.9% from the first...

RIAA 14h ago

The Picard team is excited to announce the first release candidate for Picard 3. With this release we are confident that Picard 3 is now suitable for testing by a wider audience. The final 3.0 release is planned to happen in a few weeks.

MetaBrainz Blog 15h ago

Ransomware crew threatens publication while healthcare biz assesses which records escaped

The Register 15h ago

The music-numbers story from media giant Bertelsmann’s latest financial results was 5% growth for BMG’s revenues in the first half of this year. However, the music-deals story was the imminent completion of BMG’s merger with Concord. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 15h ago

If you’re a longtime reader of Music Ally, you might remember our coverage of Japanese company GungHo Online Entertainment and its massive mobile-gaming hit Puzzle & Dragons back in the day. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 15h ago

By all accounts, Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival went swimmingly this weekend. Even Katseye, who’d been forced to pull out after an injury to a group member, managed to make an appearance. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 15h ago

“TikTok’s top song of summer 2025 is actually… 10 years old?” was how we headlined our report on Jess Glynne’s ‘Hold My Hand’ winning the summer-virality battle on TikTok last year. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 15h ago

Thanks to the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), big online platforms have to regularly publish their user numbers in the region, giving nosy folk like us a glimpse at their growth. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 15h ago

We are delighted to officially announce Music Ally Marketing Week 2026 - in association with TikTok. After the success of the inaugural event in 2025, our new tentpole online event will return across 5 days this 16-20 November.

Music Ally 15h ago

Creating and uploading social media content involving multiple clips can require a lot of time, but Instagram is planning to make this easier for creators.

Music Ally 15h ago

The Brazilian DJ and producer Alok has partnered with agency Rise New York & Partners on an ambitious AI-powered campaign for his headphone line, WAAW by Alok. The core idea: turning a product purchase into a personalised music video - unique for every fan - without giving up human creative...

Music Ally 15h ago

X has launched its own MCP server, becoming the latest social platform to let advertisers create, analyse, and edit campaigns directly through third-party AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT.

Music Ally 15h ago

Hosting software vendor tells customers to reset credentials and hunt for malicious packages

The Register 15h ago

The financial and tech press are abuzz with talk of AI firm Anthropic’s upcoming “mega-IPO”. It could happen as soon as late September or early October and smash the record set earlier this year when SpaceX raised $86bn by going public. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 16h ago

August 27 update reportedly scrambles cursor customizations as bogus antivirus alerts spread

The Register 16h ago

And no sharing your allowance! What do you think we are, communists?

The Register 17h ago

Dutch in-process OLAP systems set to be the 'SDK for data' as developers scale systems, cloud giant claims after DuckLab acquisition

The Register 18h ago

Or possibly "AI", it's hard to tell behind the firewall warning

The Register 18h ago

Hacking education to thrive in the AI world is the first and best step in keeping control

The Register 19h ago

Music rights are now an international asset class, priced by institutional capital. The question is no longer whether music is an asset. It is who holds the data to price […] The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 20h ago

A jury has found Duane Davis guilty in the murder of Tupac Shakur, 30 years after the rapper was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. The jury has found Duane “Keefe D” Davis (sometimes spelled “Keffe D”) guilty in the murder of Tupac Shakur, just weeks before the 30th anniversary of the...

Digital Music News 22h ago

Virtzilla finding more ways to pull data out of DRAM to enable ‘densification’ and dodge the RAMpocalypse

The Register 22h ago

Warner Music Central Europe announces the launch of Warner Records Germany in Berlin, headed by director Lea Londa. On Tuesday, Warner Music Central Europe announced the official launch of Warner Records Germany, establishing a frontline label powered by one of the music industry’s global majors.

Digital Music News 23h ago

About two months later, the Jermaine Dupri v. Sony Music unpaid royalties battle – involving north of $18 million in allegedly due payments – has drawn to a close. Dupri and his So So Def Recordings label made the case’s conclusion official in a recent voluntary dismissal notice.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Udio has fired back against Sony Music’s supersized copyright suit – including by doubling down on its fair use argument and by accusing the major of engaging “in anticompetitive activities that extend an unlawful monopoly over the production and commercialization of music.” The AI music platform...

Digital Music News 1d ago

A jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. After a day of closing arguments, Davis was found guilty of murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang, according to ABC News.

Variety 1d ago

A ‘Lion King’ composer sued a comedian over a joke and now owes $40,000 in legal fees after the lawsuit failed to gain traction. This story was updated on September 1st to include comments from defense attorney Bryan Sullivan, who declared a ‘complete victory’ in the case (see below).

Digital Music News 1d ago

GenAI now reaches 80% of occupations, but in most of those fewer than half of workers use it

The Register 1d ago

Looking to build on The Wizard of Oz’s record revenue – and the popularity of the exclusive film’s existing effects – Sphere is officially preparing to add “a series of new and expanded 4D effects” next month.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Senators file an amicus brief opposing Roblox’s and Discord’s appeal, arguing that the Ending Forced Arbitration Act (EFAA) prevents forced arbitration of a sexual abuse survivor. On Friday, three U.S.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Dolly Parton’s estate announces a two-day celebration of her musical legacy originally planned by the artist herself for her 80th birthday in January. On Monday, the estate of Dolly Parton officially announced Dollyfest, a two-day event celebrating her extensive musical legacy, scheduled in 2027 in...

Digital Music News 1d ago

A public defender steps in after D4vd’s lawyers bow out. The singer appears to have run out of cash despite making at least $11 million from his record deal with Interscope. David Burke, the legal name of the disgraced singer D4vd, has encountered a major obstacle in his murder case.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Spam farms have hijacked the YouTube and Spotify profiles of numerous jazz musicians, pushing out genAI slop tracks with cover art featuring genAI anime girls.

Digital Music News 1d ago

MusicBrainz is announcing a set of upgrades for its search service on November 30, 2026. The main change will be upgrading Solr from version 9 to 10. Fixes and improvements will be released alongside this. Some of these changes may break some specific search requests.

MetaBrainz Blog 1d ago

Singer D4vd has parted ways with his legal representation in favor of public defenders for his case in which he is accused of allegedly killing and dismembering a 14-year-old girl.

Variety 1d ago

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has topped 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — making it the longest run ever at the top of the chart for a non-holiday song. The song passed Shaboozey’s 2024 hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” and “Old Town Road,” by Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, […]

Variety 1d ago

AI company faces multibillion dollar lawsuit over misuse of copyrighted songs to train Claude models All AI wants for Christmas is a vast back catalogue of songs without paying for it, according to a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the startup behind the Claude chatbot.

The Guardian 1d ago

The dismissal was without prejudice, leaving Dupri and his companies free to bring the claims again. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

1 I became fascinated with airplanes when I was 13 and my family made a cross-country trip. Our first flight was on a 720B to Chicago. I’d never heard of that plane. It was the 707 that was famous, the epitome of the jet age. But on the tarmac I saw planes with three engines […]

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago

I recently dug out my CDs and started reripping them all. I've found a few forgotten gems in there, but few hit harder for me than the beautifully concise Professor Murder Rides the Subway EP.

The Verge 2d ago

Hello, Everyone! I am Md Waqib Sk (waqib2992 on IRC), an undergraduate student at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. This summer, I had the opportunity to participate in Google Summer of Code 2026 with MetaBrainz, where I worked on developing a calibre plugin for BookBrainz.

MetaBrainz Blog 2d ago

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have filed suit against Anthropic in the US District Court for the Northern District of California seeking damages for "tens of thousands" copyrighted works.

The Verge 3d ago

As audio-focused generative tools and platforms have gotten more sophisticated, the internet has become increasingly filled with AI-generated music whose melodies and vocals are algorithmically derived from the work of human artists.

The Verge 3d ago

The publishing arms of all three major music companies are now litigating against the Claude maker Source

Music Business Worldwide 3d ago

Tune in Saturday August 29th to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. Phone #: 844-686-5863 If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz

Lefsetz Letter 4d ago

Spotify says the new structure will preserve Editorial's "distinct voice, expertise, and decision-making," while creating "a more connected Music team." Source

Music Business Worldwide 4d ago

Meta’s roughly $17 billion social-media addiction settlement promises sweeping protections for children and teens. But viewed through the inverted moral logic of C.S.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 4d ago

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

MIDiA Research Blog 5d ago

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.

Spotify 6d ago

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.

MetaBrainz Blog 6d ago

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

MIDiA Research Blog 6d ago

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.

Spotify 6d ago

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 Verge 6d ago