The announcement ties into Johnson’s upcoming SURFILMUSIC project.

Billboard 36m ago

Frontman Dave Grohl also shared his advice for his daughter, Violet Grohl, and other young musicians

Rolling Stone 1h ago

Carpenter also showcased her own songs, "House Tour," "Espresso," and "Please, Please, Please," on the event's stage

Rolling Stone 2h ago

Independent music subreddit r/indieheads issues a ban on accounts run by record labels posing as regular users to promote artists on their roster. An independent music community on Reddit, the subreddit r/indieheads, has announced that an internal investigation by the moderation team found a surge...

Digital Music News 3h ago

The rise of AI isn’t just leading to music slop on streaming services, but a serious increase in automated podcast content flooding the landscape. It’s not exclusive to the music industry.

Digital Music News 4h ago

Morris singled out Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney as artists exciting her right now.

Billboard 4h ago

Post Malone marks his return to Australia three years after a sold-out run at Spilt Milk.

Billboard 5h ago

The legendary band adds six more shows to this year's slate to go into the fall.

Billboard 5h ago

The musician now known as Ye is expected to testify

Rolling Stone 6h ago

We could handle Jeff Bezos as a nerd… It’s one thing to get a divorce, it’s quite another to get involved with the wife of your good friend. That’s a bad look, but even worse is HIS look and his now wife’s look! If there’s anyone who likes Lauren Sánchez, they must be related to […]

Lefsetz Letter 6h ago

This year's dress code was "Fashion Is Art."

Billboard 6h ago

The Queen of Pop cast a spell on the red carpet.

Billboard 7h ago

After Q1 2026 delivered nearly $5 billion in core music industry funding, the second quarter hit the ground running with a cumulative total of almost $2.84 billion in publicly disclosed raises during April.

Digital Music News 7h ago

The legend brought her eldest daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, along for the ride.

Billboard 7h ago

After a broad stroke of tour cancellations across the industry due to weak ticket sales, the Pussycat Dolls pull the plug on their North American run. Just moments after Post Malone pushed back the start of his tour with Jelly Roll and cancelled the first few shows in the process, The Pussycat...

Digital Music News 7h ago

The Latin superstar was hoping for the discount.

Billboard 7h ago

M.I.A. got booed for her remarks during her set in Dallas, leading Kid Cudi to remove her from his Rebel Ragers Tour. Now she’s speaking out. Over the weekend, M.I.A. had the crowd booing during her set in Dallas on Kid Cudi’s “Rebel Ragers Tour.” The “Paper Planes” singer and rapper claimed she...

Digital Music News 7h ago

Bad Bunny went through the time machine for the 2026 Met Gala. He arrived at the entertainment industry’s most prestigious party as an old man, complete with a walking cane, white hair and hyper-realistic face and hand make-up.

Variety 7h ago

"This is like my ethereal body," the singer said of the look.

Billboard 7h ago

This Dominic Fike song from 2018 is only 1:38 long. All the focus is on how this eight year old number suddenly gained traction on social media, blasting “Babydoll” to the top of the Spotify chart both globally and in the U.S. If you do research, you cannot figure out why.

Lefsetz Letter 8h ago

Check out pics of their Met Gala looks.

Billboard 8h ago

Last week, after beating a dismissal motion in its BOTS Act lawsuit against Key Investment Group, the FTC cited the win in a separate complaint involving Live Nation. Now, the Ticketmaster parent has fired back, claiming that the decision actually supports its own arguments.

Digital Music News 10h ago

Group makes "the difficult and heartbreaking decision" to cancel dates after taking "honest look" at the run

Rolling Stone 10h ago

Lizzo knows that a settlement with her accusers would probably be easier than continuing to fight, but the singer says she is ready to go to court if necessary.

Digital Music News 11h ago

Dolly Parton cancels her Las Vegas residency, which had been rescheduled for September, citing her previously announced health concerns. Dolly Parton’s Las Vegas residency has been cancelled, after originally being rescheduled for September.

Digital Music News 11h ago

Steven Tyler heads to trial for allegations of child sexual assault back in the ‘70s. A judge has dismissed much of the case, citing the statute of limitations in Massachusetts.

Digital Music News 12h ago

Trademark law is evolving to address nontraditional sensory marks amidst advancements in AI. Taylor Swift's recent trademark filings aim to protect her voice and image from AI-generated imitations.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 12h ago

After a recent rash of tour cancellations in the wake of weak ticket sales, concert industry observers were predicting the next shoe would drop for the Pussycat Dolls’ poor-selling reunion tour. That high heel hit the floor Monday afternoon, as the group announced that its U.S.

Variety 12h ago

Lizzo told Gayle King that while she could easily settle the lawsuit, she is prepared to testify at trial

Rolling Stone 12h ago

The guitarist riffs on her favorite solo, giving all credit to Larry Carlton

Rolling Stone 13h ago

Six months later, Suno is reportedly closing in on another massive funding round – this time at a $5 billion valuation. Meanwhile, as it grapples with ultra-expensive copyright litigation, the startup is looking “to build an AI native legal operations and strategy function from the ground up.” That...

Digital Music News 13h ago

Internet provider RCN’s legal battle against the major labels seems to be winding down, with proceedings officially paused until June 29. The long-running legal battle between internet provider RCN and the big three (Universal, Sony, and Warner) has been put on pause, with proceedings set to resume...

Digital Music News 13h ago

Dolly Parton has canceled her Las Vegas residency, which had been rescheduled for September, citing her previously reported health issues, while adding that she’s been “responding really well to meds and treatments” and “improving every day,” although the treatments make her “a little swimmy...

Variety 14h ago

The All Things Go Festival 2026 has revealed the lineup of the 12th D.C.-area edition, with headliners including Hayley Williams, Brandi Carlile, Zara Larsson and ATG alumni, Mitski, Muna, Lola Young, and Ethel Cain.

Variety 14h ago

“I’ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very disappointing,” Cudi says

Rolling Stone 14h ago

The pop star received a year of probation and must submit to requested searches if pulled over and continue her “mental health and substance treatment”

Rolling Stone 15h ago

Udio admitted that its models were trained with “a vast amount of different kinds of sound recordings” gathered from publicly available sources. Source

Music Business Worldwide 15h ago

Britney Spears has pleaded guilty in her DUI case at an arraignment that took place on Monday morning. The pop singer entered her plea to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, meaning she will avoid jail time, reports the New York Times.

Variety 15h ago

Kid Cudi has announced that he fired M.I.A. as one of the openers on his Rebel Ragers Tour. The move comes after a viral rant she made on May 2 during the Dallas date at the Dos Equis Pavilion, where she was booed during a monologue, which included lines like, “I’ve been canceled for many […]

Variety 15h ago

Ethel Cain, Muna, Lola Young, Zara Larsson, Father John Misty, and more also set to perform at Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion this September

Rolling Stone 16h ago

CEO Gabe Dalporto drills down on his customers’ go-tos, from Metallica’s monolithic “Master of Puppets” to Deep Purple’s elemental “Smoke on the Water”

Rolling Stone 17h ago

A Spotify subscriber sued the company in November, claiming it deceives users by letting labels boost song visibility through reduced royalty payments. Source

Music Business Worldwide 17h ago

The update, announced via YouTube's Creator Insider channel on Friday (May 1), adds a new "Create" button to the existing "Replace Song" tool in YouTube Studio on desktop. Source

Music Business Worldwide 17h ago

The Eagles have extended their multi-year residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, announcing on Monday an additional six shows later this year: Friday, September 18, Saturday, September 19, Friday, November 13, Saturday, November 14, Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28.

Variety 17h ago

Last week, guests gathered in New York City for On Air, In Style: An Evening with Spotify—a night of conversation, culture, and connection celebrating the intersection of fashion and podcasting. On Spotify, that intersection is thriving.

Spotify 18h ago

Spike Lee defends Lionsgate’s Michael biopic from critics who questioned why the film stopped short of addressing child sex abuse allegations. Director Spike Lee defended Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic from critics who found it odd that the film ended just a few years before the first of...

Digital Music News 1d ago

After acquiring Songkick from Warner Music Group in November, Suno plans to use the platform’s juicy user data tranche to reimagine concert discovery with AI.

Digital Music News 1d ago

Barry Manilow is making great progress with his cancer treatment, but postpones the start of his Vegas residency as a result. He’ll be back in July. Over the weekend, legendary singer Barry Manilow announced that while he’s “making great progress” with his cancer treatment, he has to cancel his...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Shakira performed a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend, an event that the city’s mayor said drew a crowd of 2 million. Colombian singer-songwriter, dancer, and producer Shakira stunned on Saturday night, performing a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de...

Digital Music News 1d ago

Post Malone has cancelled six dates at the beginning of his Big Ass Stadium Tour 2, moving the start of the tour to June 9. Post Malone and Jelly Roll have cancelled several upcoming dates on their Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2, moving the start of the tour back a few weeks to June […]

Digital Music News 1d ago

For a while now, when I’ve talked about Parachord, I’ve described it as one half of something. The other half just shipped: it’s called Achordion, it lives at achordion.xyz, and it’s the user experience I’ve wanted on top of ListenBrainz data since the first time I logged in.

Parachord Blog 1d ago

A federal judge just forced a fan's payola class action case against Spotify into arbitration based on Spotify's class action waiver Terms of Service. It's a good thing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is sending CIDs to Spotify along the same lines.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 1d ago

Noah Kahan has scored his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with his fourth album “The Great Divide,” opening with 389,000 equivalent album units. Kahan’s debut marks the biggest week for a rock album since the charts started measuring by units at the end of 2014.

Variety 1d ago

"We are honored to be named ASCAP's Pop Publisher of the Year," said Katie Welle, Sony Music Publishing President, Head of A&R. Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Robert Kyncl told the magazine: "AI is a fast-growing phenomenon. It's really important that companies like us stand up for artists and songwriters — do it early, and do it together with AI companies." Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

Emails sent to Songkick users on Thursday (April 30) confirmed that personal data held by the platform "will be transferred to Suno, who will become the controller responsible for that data going forward." Source

Music Business Worldwide 1d ago

“Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie introduced Olivia Rodrigo for her second performance on “Saturday Night Live,” where she debuted a new, unreleased song from her upcoming album.

Variety 2d ago

There’s something deeply counterintuitive about the idea that we would go to a pop concert — the most communal-seeming of all gathering places, outside of a football game or church — in order to stop cheering, forget about everyone around us and just go deep into someone’s personal headspace.

Variety 2d ago

The potential collapse of the AI investment bubble may be similar to the dot-com crash of 2000. It outlines a circular capital loop sustaining inflated valuations without actual demand, emphasizing risks linked to infrastructure dependencies, strict funding requirements, and the need for...

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 3d ago

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Lefsetz Letter 3d ago

Still fending off a high-stakes lawsuit from Sony Music, Udio is doubling down on its longstanding fair use arguments and defending its training-related ingestion of “audio data from YouTube.” The AI music generator just recently touched on these and other noteworthy subjects when answering Sony...

Digital Music News 3d ago

Following a federal ruling confirming that the BOTS Act doesn’t just apply to bot-powered ticket purchases – or individuals – where does the FTC v. Live Nation case go from here? That pressing question is front of mind for two main reasons.

Digital Music News 3d ago

KID ROCK – FREEDOM 250 TOUR He hasn’t had a hit in eons. Even for the show tonight, at the Dos Equis Pavilion, it’s a sea of blue dots on the Ticketmaster app. I’d put it at around 30% unsold. Now it is an amphitheatre, with its attendant bonus charges…i.e.

Lefsetz Letter 3d ago

Six months later, a federal judge has shut down a lawsuit centering on Spotify’s allegedly deceptive editorial playlist placements and algorithmic recommendations. Now, the proposed class action complaint is heading to arbitration, and its class claims are no more. Judge John G.

Digital Music News 3d ago

The Albanian Prime Minister confirms that a Kanye West concert will go ahead in the country, despite several cancelled shows in Europe and Australia. On Thursday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on social media that a Kanye West concert will go ahead as planned in the country on July 11...

Digital Music News 3d ago

The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source

Music Business Worldwide 3d ago

OniMusic was founded in September 2004 by Nelson and Christie Tristão Source

Music Business Worldwide 3d ago

RIAA SVP International Policy George York Lauds Findings WASHINGTON, DC (May 1, 2026) – The US Trade Representative (USTR)’s annual Special 301 Report stresses the critical importance of intellectual property rights and underscores the vital contributions of American creators to US economic growth,...

RIAA 3d ago

Devious New AI Tool “Clones” Software So That the Original Creator Doesn’t Hold a Copyright Over the New Version — “The advent of generative AI continues to undermine the very concept of copyright, from entire books shamelessly ripping off authors to tasteless AI slop depicting beloved characters...

Copyhype 3d ago

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Alternate Side Management founders Evange Livanos and Zack Zarrillo Source

Music Business Worldwide 3d ago

Fancy a chat with Charli XCX? If you’re in New York, you may have to join a long queue… With fans eagerly awaiting her next post-Brat move, the British star’s latest Instagram post reveals plans for something called ‘Conversations’ to be held in New York this month.

Music Ally 3d ago

For several years now, Instagram has been talking about its desire to boost ‘original’ content in its app, and as part of that drive, to reduce the reach of unoriginal or ‘reposted’ content.

Music Ally 3d ago

Q1 financial-results season is up and running, so much so that we’re having to bundle some of the key announcements together today for reasons of space. We’ll start with Apple, which enjoyed a bumper $111.2bn quarter – its fiscal Q2 – including $30.98bn of revenues from its services: music, TV,...

Music Ally 3d ago

Believe and its TuneCore subsidiary have adopted a new policy when it comes to AI-generated music: they will not distribute tracks made using “pirate studios”. Note the small ‘p’ and ’s’ – this isn’t an unexpected crusade against the popular network of self-serve recording studios.

Music Ally 3d ago

Online hip-hop community Rap Fame has been surveying its independent artists – 1,595 of them to be specific – to uncover some current trends in the genre. Among the findings: genre boundaries are “seriously fluid” with more than 83% of respondents saying they flit between different sub-genres.

Music Ally 3d ago

UK collecting society PRS for Music has published its annual financial results, revealing that its collections grew by 7.7% to £1.24bn in 2025. £1.07bn of that was paid out to songwriters, composers and music publishers, up 4.9% year-on-year.

Music Ally 3d ago

Fred again.. is known for his innovative ways of releasing music, playing live and engaging fans – as his recent USB002 tour has been further testament to.

Music Ally 3d ago

TikTok has just announced a new optimisation reminiscent of YouTube tags, which could be beneficial for artists reaching their intended audience. As app researcher Jonah Manzano posted to Threads, in addition to TikTok’s automatically-added keywords to posts based on popular searches, the feature...

Music Ally 3d ago

Big news for any wistful former Vine users in the house – the app is getting a reboot, under the new name Divine. Divine is offering access to roughly 500,000 restored Vine videos from the original service, as well as offering creators the floor to post new Vines, which has attracted the attention...

Music Ally 3d ago

The 2025 revival of “Turn The Lights Off” is a textbook example of how a 15-year-old catalogue hit can be translated into a modern one. By pairing a nostalgic track with a high-intensity artist development program for the Lithuanian newcomer, the team achieved 1 billion radio plays and 37m Spotify...

Music Ally 3d ago

MBW's Inspiring Women series meets Kristin Graziani, co-CEO of Los Angeles-based music distribution platform Stem Source

Music Business Worldwide 3d ago

Blue check-marks for verified artists on Spotify? Pfft, those are so 2017, don’t you think? It’s all about green tick-marks now. Well, it is since yesterday.

Music Ally 3d ago

It’s not just Spotify rolling out a verification program for human (non-AI) musicians. One of the newer services, Vocana, is doing it too. The post is from Music Ally.

Music Ally 3d ago

As stalwarts Sub Pop and Rough Trade celebrate big anniversaries, insiders speak candidly about the challenges they face. Can streaming ever ensure their survival? In the late 1980s, the fledgling Seattle record label Sub Pop was a mess.

The Guardian 4d ago

One of the world’s biggest popstars is headed to El Clásico. Later this month, Grammy Award winner Olivia Rodrigo will take over the front of the FC Barcelona jersey during the big match at Spotify Camp Nou.

Spotify 4d ago

Florals for spring? Groundbreaking. But a playlist that tells you which The Devil Wears Prada character you are? Now that’s a statement. In partnership with 20th Century Studios, Spotify is celebrating the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2 with an official movie playlist that does more than set...

Spotify 4d ago

Between April 22-29, the first inaugural Stockholm Music Week brought together thought leaders and partners across industries including music, tech, government, and academia, with the shared goal of continuing to shine light on Sweden’s music scene and the impact it has around the world.

Spotify 4d ago

It's that time again. Make sure you vote.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 4d ago

“An artist is usually ready for a brand evolution when they’ve exhausted the current version of themselves” Sandbox Guides are for music marketers: They explain how you can use new platforms, create new strategies, and build new audiences.

Music Ally 4d ago

The AI race is well underway, with social media companies going all-in. Meta’s triple-digit-billion investment in the space has pushed its AI developments across the board, from a recent partnership with Overview Energy to power servers with satellite solar (per Social Media Today ), to...

MIDiA Research Blog 4d ago

Spotify is launching a new verification program to combat spam, fakes, and AI. Some artists will now have a "Verified by Spotify" badge and a green checkmark on their profile, indicating that the company has confirmed a real person is behind the music and the profile.

The Verge 4d ago

Music is evolving, and so are the ways you discover and connect with artists. In the AI era, it’s more important than ever to be able to trust the authenticity of the music you listen to. At Spotify, our focus is providing you with more context about artists and their music, so you can build...

Spotify 4d ago

Alphabet was another tech giant announcing its latest quarterly financial results this week – including the latest update on YouTube’s advertising business. That generated $9.88bn of revenues in the first quarter, up 10.7% year-on-year.

Music Ally 4d ago

Red alert, red alert, klaxon klaxon! Meta had 3.56 billion daily active people across its apps in March 2026, down from 3.58 billion people in December 2025. Clear the decks for How It All Went Wrong For Meta hot takes! The flight has begu… Alright, maybe not.

Music Ally 4d ago

The persistent growth of “catalogue” music listening is a familiar topic to the industry. In this context, the results of MIDiA’s Q4 2025 consumer survey may not seem so surprising. Just 24% of all consumers report listening to new music the week it is released, on at least a monthly basis, as...

MIDiA Research Blog 4d ago

What separates a talented singer from an artist who can actually build a career? On this week’s podcast episode, I talk with vocal coach, singer, songwriter, and artist developer Patrice Peris about contemporary vocal technique, emotional performance, artist branding, music business fundamentals,...

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 4d ago

ROSALÍA's 'Berghain' hit 1B TikTok views. RAYE scored a UK #1 with Vivaldi. Lady Gaga's tour was called a "pop-rock opera." Opera has successfully taken over pop music and the streaming data proves that.

How Music Charts 5d ago

Expressive E is making its Osmose MPE keyboard (comparatively) more affordable by ditching the synthesizer and making it a simple MIDI controller. The new Osmose CE comes in two sizes, 49 and 61 keys, for $999 and $1,199, respectively.

The Verge 5d ago

Delegates at event in Cape Verde highlight opportunities from tech while stressing AI is no replacement for talent Last July, the Nigerian singer-songwriter Fave found herself caught up in a viral moment: an unauthorised version of a track by her featuring an AI choir had been released, quickly...

The Guardian 5d ago

It was announced yesterday that the two largest indie labels, BMG and Concord, would merge. This would effectively make it a 4th major label, although smaller than the other three – Universal, Warner Music Group, and Sony.

Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog 5d ago

Companies such as Chaotic Good are confecting social media buzz to promote Geese, Oklou and other indie darlings. Industry insiders reveal how widespread the practice is – even if no-one is sure it actually works Did you get more fomo than usual from last year’s Glastonbury?

The Guardian 5d ago

He was the burned-out bigwig who moved to a very big house. Now back with his first music for decades, he talks about signing the Proclaimers, being punched by Julian Cope – and his Scott Walker-inspired trio David Balfe has had quite a life.

The Guardian 6d ago

Taylor Swift has been at the center of AI imitation controversies for years, and now, she's become the latest celebrity who's escalating attempts to protect herself from AI copycats.

The Verge 6d ago

The Adobe shareholder suit signals a shift: AI training disputes are no longer just copyright fights—they are becoming governance and fiduciary duty battles, with parallels to Meta, Anthropic, and even Google’s past liability.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 6d ago

I dag presenterade vi vårt resultat för det första kvartalet 2026. Vi inleder året med starkt momentum i hela verksamheten och fortsatt innovation på plattformen.

Spotify 6d ago

Today, we announced our First Quarter 2026 earnings, starting the Year of Raising Ambition with strong momentum across the business and continued innovation across our platform.

Spotify 6d ago