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After Ozzy's Death, Sharon Osbourne Is Still Changing The Music Industry: 'I'm Up 24 Hours a Day'
When Ozzy Osbourne died in July, the world remembered how the Black Sabbath legend had shaped both modern rock and many aspects of today's music business — showing artists how they could build massive merchandising empires and turn reality…
Could An Upload Fee Help Fix Music Streaming?
Taking a page from plane tickets, hotel taxes, and live music, could this be a way to emerging artists? For many people who stream music every day, how artists and rightsholders are paid is not a primary concern. Convenience and access matter far…
Sony Music Partners With GIC to Invest in 'Premiere' Music Catalogs
Sony Music Group and GIC, the Singapore sovereign investment fund, have formed an investment partnership to acquire and market music catalog assets. According to the announcement, the partnership will invest in high‑quality marquee catalogs…
Deezer makes it easier for rival platforms to take a stance against AI-generated music
Last year, Deezer introduced an AI detection tool that automatically tags fully AI-generated music for listeners and removes it from algorithmic and editorial recommendations. The company announced on Thursday that it's now making the tool…
Sony and Singapore's GIC to invest $2 billion in music catalogs
Sony Music Group and Singapore's GIC sovereign wealth fund are forming a joint venture to acquire music copyrights, with plans to invest $2 billion to $3 billion in the project. The music division of Sony Group, one of the world's largest record…
Stoke-on-Trent music promoter Mike Lloyd has award name in his honour
An award has been posthumously named in honour of a popular music promoter and record shop owner. Mike Lloyd, 82, who ran Music Mania in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, died unexpectedly in December, while travelling home from a holiday in the US. An award…
Stoke-on-Trent music promoter Mike Lloyd has award name in his honour
Lee Blakeman,BBC Radio Stokeand An award has been posthumously named in honour of a popular music promoter and record shop owner. Mike Lloyd, 82, who ran Music Mania in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, died unexpectedly in December, while travelling home…
Wicked London: What you need to know about this magical West End musical and how to find tickets
Think you know the story of The Wizard of Oz? Think again! Novelist Gregory Maguire's clever spin on the age-old tale gives us a new point of view, as the so-called Wicked Witch, the green-skinned Elphaba, is placed centre stage in Stephen Schwartz…
Music rights body says Australian artists are fighting algorithms to be heard
Australians are streaming homegrown music 31 per cent less than five years ago, with Australian artists falling out of the ARIA charts and off radio stations. Some in the industry are concerned about what it could mean for the future of the…
Who Is Building the Future of AI Music? Start With These 11 Companies
It's impossible to make a list about the companies leading the future of AI music without talking about Suno. Fresh off a $250 million Series C fundraise and a valuation of $2.45 billion, the Cambridge Mass.-based start-up has quickly become the…
Harry Styles makes huge music comeback as he's announced for Brit Awards
Harry Styles is returning to the stage in a matter of days. The record-breaking musician will be performing at the BRIT Awards next month, which for the first time is being held at Manchester's Co-op Live on Saturday, February 28. It will mark the…
Deezer licenses AI music detection tool to French royalty agency Sacem, plans wider rollout
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Music streaming platform Deezer has licensed its artificial intelligence-detection technology to France's royalty agency Sacem in a landmark commercial deal to combat music fraud, as the company pursues wider…
Don't rely on women to fund your music career - Slim Buster tells emerging artistes
Veteran Ghanaian musician Slim Buster has cautioned emerging artistes about depending on women to fund their music careers, warning that such arrangements often come with consequences. Speaking in an interview on Hitz FM on January 27, 2026, the…
Why the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's musical bridge between generations still matters today
Jeff Hanna, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder and de facto leader, is tucked into a nondescript booth at El Palenque, a 30-years-plus local restaurant in a Nashville strip mall, talking about “Nashville Skyline,” a pensive track from…
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