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variety.com - Jem Aswad - Music Industry Moves: Lucy Dickins to Join CAA
Music Industry Moves: Lucy Dickins to Join CAA
Variety

As expected, former WME co-head of music Lucy Dickins will be joining  Creative Artists Agency, effective mid-April. In addition to serving on CAA 's managing director committee, Dickins will continue working directly with top music artists…

globalnews.ca - Alanna Durkin Richer And Larry Neumeister - Live Nation, U.S. DOJ to settle lawsuit alleging music industry monopoly - National
Live Nation, U.S. DOJ to settle lawsuit alleging music industry monopoly - National
Global News

U.S. Justice Department lawyers said Monday that it has tentatively settled its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, striking a deal to ultimately lower ticket prices for consumers and end an…

dailymail.co.uk - Geraint Llewellyn - Taylor Swift's break-up music branded 'boring' by rocker Jack White
Taylor Swift's break-up music branded 'boring' by rocker Jack White
Mail Online

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk The White Stripes' Jack White has branded Taylor Swift's break-up music 'boring' and questioned why the singer shares 'really painful' moments in her lyrics. The rocker, 50, admitted not finding…

mirror.co.uk - Daniel Bird - Noughties music icons vow to 'grow old disgracefully on stage
Noughties music icons vow to 'grow old disgracefully on stage
The Mirror

An iconic Noughties band have vowed to 'grow old disgracefully on stage'. The Hoosiers have been a band since 2003, but after several line-up changes, Alan Sharland and Irwin Sparkes have revealed they have no plans to slow down. Instead, the band…

seekingalpha.com - YR Research - Universal Music Group: Stairway To Nowhere (OTCMKTS:UMGNF)
Universal Music Group: Stairway To Nowhere (OTCMKTS:UMGNF)
Seeking Alpha

Universal Music Group has underperformed since its 2021 IPO, with shares down 25% and persistent earnings disappointments. Despite its dominant industry position and attractive valuation—12x forward EBITDA—UMGNF's revenue growth…

billboard.com - Tom Roland - How Music Row's 'Weird' For-Profit Companies Are Redefining Access to Industry Training
How Music Row's 'Weird' For-Profit Companies Are Redefining Access to Industry Training
Billboard

Nearly five years after the consequential death of George Floyd, one of several minority-supporting initiatives is approaching its anniversary, too. Equal Access, established by marketing/artist development company mtheory in 2001, typically has…

pressherald.com - Ray Routhier - New Portland music venue opens Friday
New Portland music venue opens Friday
Press Herald

A new Portland music venue aimed at filling the gap between the city's small clubs and larger concert and event halls is set to open Friday. Live at Madrid's is located on Fore Street near the city's eastern waterfront. With a capacity of about…

vice.com - Adam Christopher Smith - Mark Leckey Has Made a Disquieting Music Video for Sheet Noise
Mark Leckey Has Made a Disquieting Music Video for Sheet Noise
VICE

Capturing what it's like to scroll endlessly while waiting for the nukes to drop, electronic musician Sheet Noise has delivered his own modern take on the atomic anxiety record. The DJ and curator's debut album, Shostakovich's 5th Played Backwards…

sonicstate.com - Solo Viola For Musical Subtlety
Solo Viola For Musical Subtlety
Sonic State

US Inlet Audio releases UNRAVEL viola sample library 09/03/26 Inlet Audio has released UNRAVEL, a viola sample library which they describe as designed for music that tells quieter and subtler stories A spokesperson told us, 'It's a beautifully…

newscientist.com - David Robson - Singing' dogs may show the evolutionary roots of musicality
Singing' dogs may show the evolutionary roots of musicality
New Scientist

Scroll through #SingingDog hashtags on social media, and you will find many clips of hounds howling along to their favourite tunes. But can a canine Callas show any real musicality? That's the question that psychologist Aniruddh Patel at Tufts…

thestage.co.uk - RSC head of music takes redundancy with music department set to be axed
RSC head of music takes redundancy with music department set to be axed
The Stage

Mar 9, 202608:05 by Katie Chambers The Royal Shakespeare Company is aiming to reduce its cost base by about £2.8m per year. Photo: Shutterstock Royal Shakespeare Company head of music Bruce O'Neil has taken redundancy as the company presses…

nypost.com - Matt Levy - Kiefer Sutherland is going on a 2026 music tour. How much are tickets?
Kiefer Sutherland is going on a 2026 music tour. How much are tickets?
New York Post

Kiefer Sutherland just announced the North American leg of his ‘Love Will Bring You Home Tour' that will send him to theaters, casinos, clubs and ballrooms all over the U.S. from mid-June to early July with special guest Rocco DeLuca. As of…

hypebot.com - News - OpenPlay's Connect Is a New 'App Store' for Music Pros
OpenPlay's Connect Is a New 'App Store' for Music Pros
Hypebot

OpenPlay has introduced a new initiative called OpenPlay Connect App Exchange, a tech services marketplace for the music industry. The new platform brings together a range of app-based services that labels, publishers, and distributors can browse…

digitaltrends.com - Moinak Pal - You can hug this smart pillow to stream music and avoid doomscrolling on phones
You can hug this smart pillow to stream music and avoid doomscrolling on phones
Digital Trends

Researchers have developed a unique smart pillow designed to stream music and podcasts, offering a new way for users to relax without relying on smartphones. The experimental device, created by a team at the University of Glasgow, is intended to…

wyff4.com - Stephanie Moore - Country music star announces Greenville concert
Country music star announces Greenville concert
WYFF

Thomas Rhett announces concert in Greenville 644 IS YOUR TIME. IT'S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE'VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH UPDATES OUT OF IRAN. THE SECOND SON OF IRAN'S…

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