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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 072: Forgotten music festival disasters, part 1
Your friends have an idea. Let's all go to this big music festival! Three days outdoors with lots of music and thousands of like-minded fans. Great! Sounds like fun! And you have every reason to believe it will be. After all, there will be safety…
Music Artists Sue AI Song Generator Suno Over Alleged Copycats
A group of musicians led by Jason Isbell is suing artificial-intelligence music platform Suno, alleging the company allows its users to generate copycat songs based on artists' names without their permission. The lawsuit, which is seeking…
NSW government to resume pill testing at music festivals but rejects calls for wider community rollout
Drug testing will resume at New South Wales music festivals from October, but will not be rolled out into the wider community despite calls from peak health and harm reduction groups, while the controversial use of sniffer dogs and searches will…
Big Feastival is the perfect family festival with music and food at its heart
The rain may have come at the worst time all summer - but despite the muddy fields, the Big Feastival had the best of the best. The stars were out in full force for the annual music event, hosted by Alex James from Blur and held in the grounds of…
The Most Popular Music Genre in Every State, Mapped
When someone asks what your favorite music genre is, what's the first that comes to mind? Not only are there seemingly endless genres to choose from, but your setting and mood also likely impact your answer. The playlist you put on at the gym might…
Tencent Music mulls raising up to US$1b in first offshore bond sale: Bloomberg
Tencent Music Entertainment (1698) is considering raising up to US$1 billion (HK$7.8 billion) through a dollar bond offering, its first offshore bond sale in six years, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. SCROLL TO CONTINUE…
Prasoon Joshi On AI, Cultural Preservation, And Indian Music Growth
Prasar Bharati Chairman Prasoon Joshi expresses concerns about artificial intelligence's influence on India's cultural heritage and endangered languages, while a new Spotify report reveals significant growth in royalties for Indian artists across…
Dispatches from Daisy Chain Fields, Olivia Rodrigo's Feminist Music Festival
On Saturday, Aug. 29, more than 45,000 music fans traveled to Irvine, Calif., for the first-ever Daisy Chain Fields music festival, organized and headlined by Olivia Rodrigo, where 100 percent of the proceeds went to organizations supporting women…
BMG and Concord Complete Merger to Form Global Music Company
BMG and Concord have completed their combination, creating a new global music company. The transaction, first announced on April 28, 2026, has received all required regulatory approvals. The company's global headquarters will be located in…
Country music star Ella Langley celebrates Auburn roots with viral Instagram photo dump
Ella Langley fired up fans with her latest photo drop on Instagram. The 'Choosin' Texas' mega-star has been on an unbelievable run in the country music world that is unlike anything we've seen in a very long time. It seems like fans following have…
Why Stella Lefty's 'Boston' Became the Biggest Musical Punching Bag of the Decade - and One of the Biggest Songs of the Year
“I like it when you're nice to me,” Stella Lefty sings in the hook of her breakthrough single, “Boston.” To which we can only reply right now: Hope you're not reading the comments. Try to recall the last time there was…
Miley Cyrus Teases Name Change Ahead of Releasing New Music
Watch: Miley Cyrus Shouts Out Dad Billy Ray Cyrus Amid His Absence at Walk of Fame Ceremony Like her best friend Lesley said, Miley Cyrus is just being Miley. Quite literally, as the “See You Again” singer appears to be teasing a…
'The reality is young people take risks': Pill testing at NSW music festivals gets green light
The divisive pill testing regime is set to stay in NSW under a $4.3 million program to roll out drug checks at 15 music festivals annually, after a landmark trial concluded it led to a major reduction in harm for young people. The government has…
Sony And Warner Sue Anthropic Over AI Music Copyright
Major music publishers Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have filed a major copyright infringement lawsuit against Anthropic, the developer behind the artificial intelligence assistant Claude. The legal action, filed in a California…
Zack Villere to Compose Original Music for THE HOLES Off-Broadway
Zack Villere, the Louisiana-born experimental pop artist, producer, and illustrator, has joined Max Wolf Friedlich 's The Holes to compose original music for the new Off-Broadway play. For The Holes, Villere will create original music that becomes…
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