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Music Industry Moves: Daddy Yankee Named Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year; Atlantic Strikes Deal With Fader Label; MusiCares Opens 2026 Wellness in Music Survey
The Latin Recording Academy will honor Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez — a.k.a. Daddy Yankee — as the 2026 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. The legendary Puerto Rican musician, a pioneer and driving force behind…
The future of music is human-generated
If you read the headlines, you'd think the music business is a technology business. We talk about demand-side platform (DSP) market share, algorithmic discovery, and the looming threat of AI -generated songs. We treat artists like software founders…
Donald Trump's Explosive Rant Against Bruce Springsteen Sparks Boycott Calls and Music Industry Backlash
Article continues below advertisement Bruce Springsteen turned his latest concert into a political moment, and President Donald Trump responded with a full-blown tirade. The legendary rocker ignited the latest chapter of their long-running feud…
Country music legend, 87, breaks neck and is rushed to hospital
Sign up for our weekly US Editor's Picks newsletter to get all the biggest exclusive stories Have YOU got a story? Email Country music legend Ray Stevens, 87, is recovering after a terrifying fall in Nashville on Sunday that left him with a broken…
Universal Music receives takeover offer from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square
Billionaire Bill Ackman's hedge fund has offered to buy Universal Music Group (UMG) in a deal that values the world's biggest music company at more than €50bn (£44bn). Pershing Square, the New-York based hedge fund, has offered to buy…
Welsh composer makes history as music tops worldwide chart
A piece of music by a Welsh composer highlighting the terror and tragedy of war has topped the world's largest annual classical music survey. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, by Welsh composer Sir Karl Jenkins, was voted the most popular work in…
US billionaire plots £48bn takeover of Universal Music Group
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Bill Ackman's Pershing Square investment vehicle has…
Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Iran Deadline; Universal Music Soars
US stocks are falling in premarket trading as mixed economic data and geopolitical tensions weigh on investors ahead of a key US deadline on Iran. Contracts on the S&P 500 Index declined 0.6% and Nasdaq 100 futures lost 0.7% as of 8:09 a.m. in New…
Local music scenes across Canada depend on post-secondary music programs
Algonquin College in Ottawa recently announced that it's suspended its Music Industry Arts (MIA) diploma program. Despite MIA having a robust graduate employment rate, the program was cut as of March 2026 amid broader institutional restructuring.
Stock Movers: ASML, Universal Music Group, Broadcom
Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street. Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for…
The $63 billion gap between what music is worth and what music means
Tension: A hedge fund manager argues that the world's largest music company is undervalued — not because the music isn't connecting, but because the stock structure is wrong. The bid reveals a world where artistic output is performing…
The UK just banned Kanye West from entering the country, forcing a music festival to cancel
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has been blocked from traveling to the UK in light of his history with antisemitism. The UK government told the BBC on Monday that Ye applied for an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) to travel to the UK but was…
MostlyMusic Selects BuyDRM to Secure Premium Music Experiences
The MultiKey DRM service will also provide support for concurrency detection, key rotation, multiple key encryption and license releasing. These four advanced features of the MultiKey DRM service provide additional safeguards to further ensure…
This Genre Considers Authenticity a Core Value, but Is Leading in AI-Generated Music
Several of the most-streamed country artists right now are AI-generated. For a genre that values authenticity and storytelling, this is becoming an alarming trend. There's fear within the industry that country music has become too predictable and…
Universal Music Group gets $64bn takeover offer from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square
Universal Music Group, the entertainment giant behind acts such as Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar, has received a takeover offer estimated to be worth $64.3bn (£48bn). US investment company Pershing Square is offering to…
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