Music Industry News
A collection of Music latest news, analysis and best practices from top business influencers and the world's most trustworthy sources.
Music Industry Moves: Miranda Lambert Joins MCA Records
MCA Records has announced that three-time Grammy winner Miranda Lambert will release future music with the label, which was formerly known as Universal Music Nashville. “Throughout my life and career, I have found that the common thread in…
Jean-Michel Jarre urges music and film industries to embrace AI
Jean-Michel Jarre has attacked the conservatism of the music and film industries over AI and urged them to embrace the technology instead of being fearful and “very anti-AI”. Jarre, one of the pioneers of electronic music in the…
Romanian AI music sensation Lolita sparks racism debate
Since debuting late last year, 'Lolita' has given TV interviews, landed representation by a top booking agency and had a cabinet member use the digitally generated singer's telegenic image to promote his ministry's projects. But the videos'…
Irish music festival on Glasgow Green postponed until 2027
A two-day Irish music festival set to be held on Glasgow Green has been postponed just weeks before it was to take place. GlasGael was scheduled to be held on 2-3 May in the city centre, featuring acts like The High Kings, the Tumbling Paddies and…
American Music Honors bridges generations as Springsteen Center expands its vision
Now in its fourth year, the American Music Honors convened on Saturday evening at Monmouth University in fine style. Presented by the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, the annual event honors American artists who have achieved excellence…
GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists
Today's AI music startups, like Suno and Udio, offer technology that leverage artifical intelligence for music generation. But a new company, GRAI, believes that most people don't want to use AI to generate music from scratch — they'd rather…
The Music Executive Orchestrating Ye's Risky Comeback Tour
On Wednesday, March 25, Larry Jackson invited executives from Spotify Technology SA and Apple Music to the Southern California home of Ye, the musical artist formerly known as Kanye West. Ye was finishing work on a new album, Bully, which Jackson…
Music executive behind K-pop group BTS faces arrest in South Korea
South Korean police said on Tuesday they were seeking to arrest Bang Si-Hyuk, the chair of the agency behind the K-pop band BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100m (£74m) in an investor…
'Schmigadoon!' Review: A Loving Lampoon of Broadway Musicals
After its heyday in the middle decades of the 20th century, the Broadway musical became something of a niche art form, still beloved by many but likely to raise snickers among others for its essential form, in which seemingly normal human beings…
Apple Music suffering second outage in two weeks
Following last week's outage, Apple Music is down for some users again, according to Apple's System Status page. Here are the details. Last week, Apple Music experienced an outage that began at 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday and continued intermittently…
Shambala to become UK's first employee-owned music festival
Shambala is set to become the UK's first employee-owned music festival. The annual, four-day music festival will be held in Northamptonshire between August 27-30 this year, with Bob Vylan, Goat, Los Bitchos, and more due to perform. You can find…
One of the UK's best music festivals is now employee-owned
News Award-winning grassroots creative showcase Shambala is handing its 26-year legacy over to the people that make it happen Written by Zara Dosanjh Contributor, Time Out UK When you're soaking up some good tunes in the sun, few things kill the…
Deezer says AI song uploads have nearly overtaken human music
The music streaming platform says 44 percent of all daily song uploads are made with AI. The music streaming platform says 44 percent of all daily song uploads are made with AI. Image: The Verge / Shutterstock All the latest in AI ‘music'…
Springs Scene - Music
Slomosa — With the Mainliners, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $33.72-$35.72; blacksheeprocks.com. Heidi Alina, Piano Recital — 6:15-7:30 p.m., Harmonic Garden, 335 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs;…
Deezer says 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, most streams are fraudulent
Music streaming services like Spotify and YouTube Music have become the primary way people listen to music, which can be a lot more convenient than buying individual albums. However, this also makes it easier for AI-created tracks to worm their way…
Receive a Daily briefing on Music Industry News
Get Started