We will be seated for when LeBron James tries to show Philadelphia 76ers fans how much he's tapped in to the city's favorite rap collective.
Maria Avila says the star's reps "have made no effort to satisfy any portion of the judgment."
“This is high priority,” Lt. Pat Agema of the Michigan State Police says of the ongoing investigation to find those responsible for infant's death.
As heavy metal giants Iron Maiden mark their 50th anniversary with a global stadium tour, long-time manager Rod Smallwood OBE tells MBW in this exclusive interview about the honesty that sustains a decades-long artist partnership, his war on ticket touts, and what the industry gets wrong about...
“Dai Dai” reigns again following the World Cup final halftime show.
Three of Jay's closest collaborators provide an inside look at the road to his Yankee Stadium trifecta.
The strange case alleged the rapper borrowed an uber-lux Richard Mille, never gave it back, and had offered a counterfeit watch as collateral.
Go for an early 2000s look and feel with these point-and-shoot digital cameras — starting at just $33.
Shakira boasts the two entries that have hit the top 40.
“I don’t think she want to be on the stage,” Usher told the audience of her lack of reception to him.
The move sees Cyrus joining Warner Music after 13 years spent under the Sony umbrella.
After a run in Minneapolis last year, the show is set to begin previews next March before premiering in April
The company has repurchased 26,707,529 of its own shares under the program, UMG said on Monday (July 27) Source
The Open Security AI Alliance says the Hugging Face/OpenAI mess proves frontier labs can't be trusted to properly secure sensitive systems
The pop star had been with Columbia Records since 2021
Jay-Z has announced additional dates for London and Los Angeles following his three sold-out shows at Yankee Stadium earlier this month. The rapper has tacked on a second date at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where he will perform on September 4 and 5, as well as Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium,...
As the guest editor of the new issue of Wonderland magazine, Miley Cyrus used the opportunity not only to talk about the next chapter of her career, but to bring together people she admires, from Dolly Parton and Daryl Hannah to mother Tish Cyrus-Purcell and sister Noah Cyrus, as well as Kelela,...
Is there a simulator for the wail when you realize your precious one-off bootleg has just been chewed up?
Gelaw will remain based in the company's Los Angeles office, reporting to SMP President, Head of US A&R Katie Welle. Source
Social media platform Snap has launched Now Playing on Snap Map, a feature that lets Snapchat users share the music they are listening to Source
After a few false starts and canceled shows, the band will return to the stage for the first time in over a decade next year in Australia and New Zealand
“The king of the great state of New Jersey,” in the words of Jon Bon Jovi, joined the band for “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” and “The Promised Land”
One bug disabled the security service on restart, another blocked installation on hardened RHEL systems
CEO Jack Conte said Patreon's core business was "healthy and strong", but that the platform was restructuring to adapt faster to a shifting market. Source
The following MBW op/ed comes from Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Owner/President of DMG Clearances, Inc. Source
2025 was the first time the annual total had surpassed £800M, which converts to USD $1.05B Source
History's biggest infrastructure build-out is pushing up hardware and software prices, analyst says
Fast-rising Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Laufey has signed with United Talent Agency for global representation in all areas, the company announced early Monday. UTA will work to secure opportunities across live touring, media, filmed entertainment, brand partnerships, and more.
Tekever AR5 drone regarded as more up-to-date answer to provide battlefield surveillance for soldiers
Amongst all the the accolades that have come his way in recent years, Bad Bunny is now the proud holder of the record for highest-grossing tour by a male Latin artist.
As its Suno lawsuit shows, German collecting society GEMA is more-than-willing to wade into legal battles with AI companies it believes to be training on music without permission.
Secondary-ticketing firm StubHub has been making headlines of the unfortunate kind this month, after links emerged between its CEO and a big ticket-seller using its platform.
Yes, emo. Well, emo and pop-punk according to Spotify, which has published some data on the recent growth of these genres in its streaming data for Mexico.
“The B-sides are never going to go on streaming, I don’t think,” said Charli XCX in May, talking about some of the extra tracks she was releasing in the run-up to her new album on Instagram.
We regret to inform you that the White House is at it again. ‘It’ being using popular songs by non-MAGA artists in social-media posts promoting its military activities.
Ah, the famous ‘pivot to video’ years, when all manner of news organisations and digital publishers rushed to refocus on video because Facebook’s algorithm was prioritising it.
This may sound like a story we’ve written before, not that long ago. But you’re probably thinking about UK watchdog Ofcom launching an investigation into TikTok over child safety. That happened earlier this month.
Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The 83-year-old singer-songwriter, best known for her 1972 hit “You’re So Vain,” revealed the news on Monday in a statement obtained by Variety.
If you think OpenAI and Anthropic are the only ones with these capabilities, think again
“Some days I’m so tired I can’t get the day moving at all. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself”
The change applies only to songs and music, while registration fees for other categories of creative work are unchanged. Source
£270M ValueLicensing case remains mostly paused while Redmond pursues permission to appeal
We’ve seen plenty of surveys exploring how the music industry and musicians feel about AI-generated music, but it’s vital to keep an eye on what actual listeners think too.
Qobuz's redesigned player carries visuals that shift with a track's album artwork and keeps a mini-player on screen while users navigate the app. Source
Trump's unpredictability is pushing governments and businesses toward open source while Britain remains glued to US tech
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The singer’s highly-anticipated follow-up to Brat arrived last week
So much for Microsoft and CrowdStrike’s plans for consistent names across the industry
Never believe a suit who says they're handy with tech
Super Heavy booster had a super heavy landing, but other reusability tech did the trick
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating StubHub due to numerous fan complaints about undelivered or inferior World Cup tickets, highlighting broader issues of speculative ticketing in the secondary market.
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The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 124,000 equivalent album sales
Gracie Abrams has earned her first No 1 on the Billboard 200 with her third album “Daughter From Hell,” bowing atop the chart with 124,000 equivalent album units. The singer-songwriter announced the album back in May, along with the release of its first single “Hit the Wall.” Her last project,...
Diplo, Logan Paul, the late singer’s parents and more remember Tree’s legacy at Santa Cruz memorial
Gigs in Chicago (the tour’s opening night show), Boston, and Brooklyn were removed from schedule after they were added to itinerary due to initial demand
Pinkie promise gains 200-plus new participants and precisely zero enforcement
So, how are those commercial replacements working out for you, NASA?
The gods themselves get mostly shoved out of the picture in “The Odyssey,” with Zeus and Poseidon just being talked about rather than getting in on the action.
“My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare,” singer wrote Saturday in response to post
There was good news and bad news about Roxette’s enduring popularity this week. The good news was, the group’s 1990 smash “It Must Have Been Love” was announced as having officially joined YouTube’s Billion Views Club.
Katy Perry has blasted the White House for using her 2010 hit song “Firework” in a TikTok post depicting footage of military strikes. The video, posted to the official White House TikTok account on Thursday, times the song’s lyrics — “boom, boom, boom” — to clips of bomb explosions with the caption...
Turns out, agents just want the same things as humans: easily-readable code, explicit contracts, and helpful feedback
Building bot-free alternatives may require lefties, libertarians, and culture warriors to share code
But so does this customer
How the words we teach English language learners changed
“Stoner R&B” is not an insult: It’s the opposite, a loose term to describe a sprawling genre of music that includes everything from Dijon and Frank Ocean to Brent Faiyaz and Jhene Aiko.
And as a bonus, it doesn't require data retention
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Ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner, Spotify joined leaders from across the media and political landscape to honor America’s journalists and the tradition of the annual gathering.
A mediados de los 2000, el emo pasó de ser una escena underground a convertirse en un fenómeno cultural que llevó a bandas como Fall Out Boy (y accesorios como los guantes sin dedos) al mainstream.
Netflix almost pulled the streamer’s recent documentary “Michael Jackson: The Verdict” a week before its release for fear of reprisal, Variety has learned.
When two-time Grammy nominee Asake partnered with Spotify for a special one-night-only concert at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane last month, the goal was simple: create an unforgettable night for the Nigerian artist’s top fans, friends, and family.
AI music transcription company Klangio is the dataset's first customer. Source
In the mid-aughts, emo transformed from a fringe underground scene into a cultural phenomenon, launching bands like Fall Out Boy (and accessories like fingerless gloves) into the mainstream.
Membership platform Patreon is shedding 20% of its workforce in a new round of layoffs. 93 people will be losing their jobs as part of the cuts, which were confirmed by CEO Jack Conte in a blog post.
Music-streaming service Qobuz recently announced that it had 1.2 million monthly active users, with its revenues having grown by 45.7% in 2025. Now it has rolled out a redesign and some new features.
It’s just over a month until Daisy Chain Fields, the California festival devised by Olivia Rodrigo with an all-women lineup that she announced in June.
TikTok wants to be involved with as many major-album rollouts as possible in 2026. Today it’s launching two more in-app activations focusing on the new albums from Tyla and Charli XCX.
Another day, another Big Tech giant being slapped on the wrist by European regulators. It’s Google’s turn, again, to be on the naughty step – to the tune of €890m (a cool $1.01bn at current exchange rates).
The initial reaction to the Spotify-Kalshi controversy over Malcolm Todd’s “Earrings” is easy to understand. “Music prediction markets are dangerous. Streaming charts can be gamed. Shut the whole thing down before it gets worse!” Nobody in music should dismiss that concern.
Versions of Amy Winehouse and hundreds of other musicians are generating millions for beleaguered UK venues. But what is the emotional toll for the imitators, and are they pushing out original artists?
They should show this in schools. To illustrate how you can survive marching to the beat of your own drummer. Until you don’t. I’d never even heard of this movie, but a reader recommended it and after the Thai show we watched was just too weird to continue, I pulled it up. Now the story […]
Bob Cavallo managed the Lovin’ Spoonful, Earth, Wind & Fire, Little Feat, Seal and more. And he finished his career running Disney’s music business! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-cavallo/id1316200737?i=1000778014175...
Song copyright protection for musicians who record ideas with a voice memo at 3am proves nothing in a dispute. That original moment completely unverifiable.
From: Wendy Waldman Subject: Re: Social Media Is the New Rock and Roll Date: July 21, 2026 at 10:46:15?PM MDT I love TT. Been following it a long time. First post I did on it was years ago of my cat’s first new year, with a re-write of Dylan’s “If Dogs Run Free” I think […]
For the longest time music was placed into pre-determined buckets that pretty much worked. Pop, Hip-Hop, Rock, EDM, Latin, Country, K-Pop, R&B/Soul, Indie/Alternative and Classical have been the buckets that dominated music all over the world.
Software instantiates moral systems, and the ultimate goal of moral systems is to facilitate the expression and reception of love among us. Most systems intermediate between us, by their nature, and thus can either amplify love we entrust to them, or dissipate love that we are forced to surrender.
Here's a checklist for potential pitfalls in generative AI licensing agreements, emphasizing the importance of understanding clauses that could undermine creators' rights and lead to unintended consequences.
Social feeds are saturated with content – both original and AI-powered. In this competitive attention landscape, brand activations and traditional advertising are struggling to cut through. Simply getting a brand name out in the market is no longer enough to build loyalty. Source
What happens when a familiar, everyday space becomes a stage for music, conversation, and community? That’s the idea behind Greasy Tunes, Spotify’s multi-week residency in Nairobi that brings Kenya’s listening culture off the playlist and into the real world.
How do new music genres come to life? By combining Chartmetric's listener data with Splice's creator insights, this report traces the complete lifecycle of genre evolution – from the first production session to mainstream success.
Sony Music Entertainment has filed another lawsuit against Udio, accusing the AI music generator of infringing the copyright of more than 30,000 of its songs, ranging from Elvis Presley's Hound Dog to Beyoncé's Say My Name, and Harry Styles' As It Was.