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themarysue.com - Terrina Jairaj - Olivia Rodrigo's New Festival Aims to Change the Music Industry
Olivia Rodrigo's New Festival Aims to Change the Music Industry
The Mary Sue

Olivia Rodrigo just dropped the biggest news of her career so far, and it's not another album or tour. It's a music festival. Daisy Chain Fields, her brand-new not-for-profit event, is set to take over Great Park in Irvine, California on August 29…

variety.com - Jem Aswad - Music Industry Moves: Xavi Signs With Universal Publishing; Ellie Goulding Returns to WME; UTA Inks Top Filipino Group SB19
Music Industry Moves: Xavi Signs With Universal Publishing; Ellie Goulding Returns to WME; UTA Inks Top Filipino Group SB19
Variety

Música mexicana star Xavi has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, the company announced Thursday. The signing follows the release of his sophomore album, “Dosis,” and the single…

bbc.co.uk - Chris Young - Bingley music festival could be brought back after hiatus
Bingley music festival could be brought back after hiatus
BBC

Chris Young, Local Democracy Reporting Service and Julia Bryson, Yorkshire Plans to bring the Bingley Music Live festival back after an eight-year hiatus are being discussed. The event, held in Myrtle Park, began in the 1990s but was taken over by…

bbc.co.uk - Chris Young - Bingley music festival could be brought back after hiatus
Bingley music festival could be brought back after hiatus
BBC

Plans to bring the Bingley Music Live festival back after an eight-year hiatus are being discussed. The event, held in Myrtle Park, began in the 1990s but was taken over by Bradford Council in 2007. It hosted performances from bands including Noel…

washingtonexaminer.com - Salena Zito - Appalachian Awakening: Rewriting American Music Culture
Appalachian Awakening: Rewriting American Music Culture
Washington Examiner

Four years later, they have amassed over 225,000 monthly Spotify listeners with a unique sound that blends lyrics about small-town grit with an irresistible, undefinable beat that band members call “Possum Rock.” Dellinger, the lead…

newsweek.com - Khaleda Rahman - Music has got nastier since the 60s, study says
Music has got nastier since the 60s, study says
Newsweek

Popular music has grown increasingly negative over the past six decades, with moral vices appearing in song lyrics more frequently than virtues, according to a new study. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Digital Music…

forbes.com - Bill Hochberg - Amazon Music Pays Creators Twice What Spotify Pays, Top Law Firm Suggests
Amazon Music Pays Creators Twice What Spotify Pays, Top Law Firm Suggests
Forbes

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 21: The Logo of streeming services Amazon Music and Spotify is displayed on the screen of a smartphone. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images) It defies what most in the music biz have believed until now:…

latimes.com - Lucas Villa - La Cruz offers a musical memorial to Pulse shooting victims on Pride Month
La Cruz offers a musical memorial to Pulse shooting victims on Pride Month
Los Angeles Times

As La Cruz continues to break down barriers for the LGBTQ+ community in reggaeton, the rising Venezuelan star enjoys living out his gay fantasies in his music videos. Take the sultry video for his 2023 breakthrough single, “ Quítate…

mirror.co.uk - Jamie Roberts - Music star Max McNown's incredible leap from Starbucks shifts to sell-out tours
Music star Max McNown's incredible leap from Starbucks shifts to sell-out tours
Daily Mirror

Max McNown's life has completely changed after going from working at Starbucks to selling out tours in just a few short years. The 24-year-old Oregon native became an Internet sensation and has rapidly climbed through the ranks to become one of…

foxnews.com - Ruthless Podcast Staff - 'Halo' video game music composer aims to rearrange Washington
'Halo' video game music composer aims to rearrange Washington
Fox News

In an interview with the Ruthless Podcast, the music composer of the 'Halo' video game series and congressional candidate, Marty O'Donnell, said he wants to get the government back to normal. 'What I'm hearing a lot is that what the Democrats are…

thesun.co.uk - Clelia Reka Frondaroli - Major UK music festival attracting 25,000 fans will be axed next month
Major UK music festival attracting 25,000 fans will be axed next month
The Sun

AN ICONIC music festival will host its final line-up this summer – after more than 18 years of hosting performers. This marks a blow for residents as the county's biggest festival comes to an end. Your info will be used in accordance with…

koreatimes.co.kr - Antonia Giordano - Finding home between worlds: How Glumroll turned third-culture journey into music
Finding home between worlds: How Glumroll turned third-culture journey into music
The Korea Times

Home is a complicated idea for those who grow up between cultures. For artist and songwriter Glumroll, who just dropped her debut EP ' Pretty Nabi,' it was never defined by a single country. Born in Korea but raised abroad from the age of 4, she…

broadwayworld.com - Nicole Rosky - Exclusive: THE JACK OF HEARTS CLUB Will Get Cast Recording; Watch Music Video for 'Friend of Dorothy
Exclusive: THE JACK OF HEARTS CLUB Will Get Cast Recording; Watch Music Video for 'Friend of Dorothy
BroadwayWorld.com

The Original Cast Recording of THE JACK OF HEARTS CLUB, the acclaimed new musical by Jon Richardson that became one of the most successful productions in the history of Provincetown Theater, will be released on Friday, July 17, 2026, on all major…

bleedingcool.com - Ray Flook - CMA Fest 2026: Our Viewing Guide to Tonight's Big Country Music Event
CMA Fest 2026: Our Viewing Guide to Tonight's Big Country Music Event
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: ABC, Hulu, Music, Pop Culture, TV | Tagged: CMA Fest Hosted by Riley Green and Lara Spencer, here's your preview/viewing guide for tonight's CMA Fest presented by SoFi (CMA Fest 2026) on ABC. CMA Fest 2026 airs tonight on ABC at 8/7c…

broadwayworld.com - Nicole Rosky - Review Roundup: MUSIC CITY Returns Off-Broadway
Review Roundup: MUSIC CITY Returns Off-Broadway
BroadwayWorld.com

Music City just celebrated its opening night at St. Luke's Theatre.The show features original and existing songs by multi-platinum songwriter J.T. Harding, including showstoppers “Smile,” “Sangria,” and “Somewhere…

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