Prescription Songs senior director of A&R Christian Conant. Photo Credit: Taylor Christian Jones Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as…
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Photo Credit: Xiu Xiu (Instagram) Xiu Xiu plans to pull their music from Spotify, taking a page from Deerhoof’s book. The bands’ exodus stems from…
Photo Credit: Paul Hudson / CC by 2.0 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard becomes the latest group to pull their albums from Spotify, publicly…
A nighttime shot of Berlin, Germany. Photo Credit: Lukasz Czeladzinski The German recorded music market generated nearly $1.4 billion during 2025’s first half, representing a…
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler About one week after the House again voted to claw back $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funds, the overarching rescissions package…
Photo Credit: Layered Reality Since opening at London’s ExCel Centre last week, Layered Reality’s Elvis Evolution has been widely panned by critics and attendees alike.…
2025’s music charts are noticeably quieter than last year. With fewer breakout hits and no clear song of the summer, what does this say about…
Photo Credit: Tomasz Zielonka The White House has officially unveiled “America’s AI Action Plan,” which is being touted as a “roadmap to victory” in the…
Photo Credit: Christian Lucas President Trump has declared microlicensing and individual payments for every piece of content used in artificial intelligence training as an “impossible…
Photo Credit: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick by Daniel Torok (Public Domain) Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says TikTok will go dark in the U.S.…
The Korean National Police Agency in Seoul. Photo Credit: Gohsuke Takama Three former Hybe employees have received suspended prison sentences on insider-trading charges. Meanwhile, police…
The major labels have formally opposed a stay request from Verizon in their infringement legal battle. Photo Credit: José Matute Earlier this month, Verizon moved…
Photo Credit: Chris Grafton Lawmakers have reintroduced the Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act) in the United States Congress. Representatives Hank Johnson (D-CA) and Sydney…
Photo Credit: Moody Center Oak View Group ex-CEO Tim Leiweke has pleaded not guilty of rigging bids for the construction of Austin’s Moody Center. He…
Photo Credit: ID&T Mysteryland’s organizers, ID&T (International Dance & Theatre) have announced that the iconic dance festival will take a break for 2026. Mysteryland 2025…
Photo Credit: Dr. Michael C. Liu and Nien-Wei Hsiao The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA has received a $1,250,000 gift from Dr. Michael C. Liu to…
Photo Credit: Marek Lazarski / CC by 4.0 Chuck Mangione, the legendary Rochester jazz musician behind hits like “Feels So Good,” has passed away at…
Photo Credit: Shakira by Serenity / CC by 3.0 Blackstone is selling $372 million in bonds backed by royalties from the catalog of Recognition Music…
YouTube ad revenue grew by double digits during Q2 2025 thanks in part to strong Shorts consumption. Photo Credit: Zulfugar Karimov YouTube advertising revenue jumped…
Photo Credit: Ozzy Osbourne (X/Twitter) Ozzy’s farewell concert is now the highest-grossing charitable concert of all time, raising over $200 million for Parkinson’s research and…