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Music Box presents Disney's 'Dare to Dream'
Shown from left are, first row: Reese Weber, Ryah Scoble, Noelle Nallon, Emily D'Aiel. Second row: Keri Adolfson, Stella Rukstalis, Camryn Kresge, Raina Frazier, Becca Bond, Brynleigh Mullen, Haley Bronson. Third row: Adler Stimeling, Kenzie…
Did a popular music album just drop? A hidden-and deadly-effect will follow
There's more than one reason to stay home the next time Beyoncé drops an album. Yes, you'll want to hole up and listen to Act III—but you'll also want to avoid being on the road, where traffic fatalities spike when major albums…
New York-based Warner Music Group plans to set up a world-class music tech organisation in Bengaluru
Warner Music Group (WMG), the New York-based music and entertainment company, has announced a significant expansion of its Global Tech division and official opening of a new international technology hub in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The new hub would…
Relationship Material? 3 Red Flags Hidden in Someone's Music Taste
Every first date has the same game plan: look for all the red flags. The quicker you're able to spot all of them, the easier it'll be to realize whether or not you should pursue something serious with someone. The last thing you want is to get…
C+C Music Factory Founder Hits Freedom Williams With $30 Million Trademark and Fraud Lawsuit
Robert Clivillés, one of the co-founders of C+C Music Factory, is suing rapper Freedom Williams over control of the 1990s dance group's name. The lawsuit, filed on Friday (Aug. 14) and obtained by Billboard, seeks $30 million in damages for…
C+C Music Factory Founder Sues Freedom Williams in $30 Million Trademark Lawsuit
Robert Clivillés, whose last name is one of the two C's in the name C+C Music Factory, filed a federal lawsuit against the current owner of the C+C Music Factory name, rapper Fredrick “Freedom” Williams, on Friday. In the…
Tencent Music (TME) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 at 7 a.m. ET Executive Chairman - Kar Shun Pang Chief Executive Officer - Ross Liang Chief Financial Officer - Min Hu Total Revenue -- RMB 8.9 billion ($1.3 billion), representing 5.8% growth driven by music related services…
Kanye West Plays Headless Corpse in Music Video Directed By Bianca Censori
Kanye West is losing his head over his latest music video -- literally -- and wife Bianca Censori is the one calling the shots. Ye dropped the bizarre visual for 'OK,' his track featuring Don Toliver... and Bianca planted her husband squarely on a…
Pub chain bans playing music or calls on phone speakers after customers driven 'nuts'
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has banned customers from playing music or taking calls on loud speaker following complaints that noise was driving people 'nuts'. The British company announced on Monday that it has introduced the policy across its 792…
Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Launches New AI Music Generator Called 'Happy Shrimp'
Chinese tech giant Alibaba launched its own artificial intelligence music-making model this week, and the company says it can turn prompts like “millennial Mandarin pop” or “the dawnlike sensibility of urban folk” into…
Round Hill Music Sues Suno, Anthropic for Copyright Infringement, Seeking Up to $1 Billion in Damages
The independent music publisher Round Hill Music sued Suno and Anthropic, accusing the two AI companies in a federal court in California of infringing its copyright by illegally scraping hundreds of its songs to train their models without…
Death Note the Musical, Barbican Centre review: This musical adaptation of the smash manga about a killer notebook should have been braver with the source material
This musical adaptation of the smash manga about a killer notebook should have been braver with the source material Theatre, Musicals Barbican Centre, Barbican Recommended Death Note: The Musical is a remarkably faithful adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba…
KATSEYE Says 'Gnarly' Backlash Changed How They Saw Their Own Music
KATSEYE isn't letting criticism dictate their next move. During a recent interview on the Nicky at Night podcast, the global girl group looked back on the intense pushback they initially received following the release of their single…
SXSW Sets Podcast Festival, Locals-Only Perks and Changes in Music Venues for 2027 Event in Austin
South by Southwest has unveiled plans for a podcast festival, new locals-only perks and temporary changes in music venues for the 2027 event that will unfold on the streets of Austin, Texas in March. SXSW will run from March 15-21. The inaugural…
Music activates brain networks for imagination and meaning
In a new paper appearing Aug. 18 in Nature Communications, Princeton University researchers show how music produces distinct patterns in the regions of the brain associated with imagination and meaning, similar to those prompted by spoken…
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