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billboard.com - Bill Donahue - Merger Mania Is Reshaping the Music Industry With These Law Firms Leading Negotiations
Merger Mania Is Reshaping the Music Industry With These Law Firms Leading Negotiations
Billboard

The recent string of blockbuster music mergers — and the complex deals that govern them — has offered plenty of work for the teams of corporate, tax, antitrust and intellectual property lawyers who have helped negotiate, paper and win…

billboard.com - Sophie Williams - Andy Burnham is the U.K.'s New Prime Minister - Here's What the Music Industry Needs From Him
Andy Burnham is the U.K.'s New Prime Minister - Here's What the Music Industry Needs From Him
Billboard

Few, if any, modern British politicians have cultivated as visible a relationship with music as Andy Burnham. On Monday (July 20), the former mayor of Greater Manchester assumed the role of prime minister of the U.K. following the resignation of…

nme.com - Andrew Trendell - Government announce £45million to 'turn up' music industry for artists, businesses and children - but what do Andy Burnham's government need to do now?
Government announce £45million to 'turn up' music industry for artists, businesses and children - but what do Andy Burnham's government need to do now?
NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News

The UK government has announced details of a £45million investment to “turn up” the music industry, but attention now turns on the work that needs to be done by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his government. While former…

theverge.com - Emma Roth - Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio's AI music generator over
Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio's AI music generator over
The Verge

Songs from Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Johnny Cash, Harry Styles, and many more are on the list. Songs from Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Johnny Cash, Harry Styles, and many more are on the list. Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty…

bbc.co.uk - Beth Cruse - WOMAD 2026: All you need to know about the world music festival
WOMAD 2026: All you need to know about the world music festival
BBC

The world's largest international music festival returns this weekend to a new home after a year off. World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival (WOMAD) has been running for more than four decades and had been held Charlton Park, near Malmesbury…

billboard.com - Thom Duffy - Billboard's 2026 Top Music Lawyers Revealed
Billboard's 2026 Top Music Lawyers Revealed
Billboard

It all begins with a song, goes the music business maxim. Getting paid for a song all begins with the copyright, say the lawyers. The ability of creators to protect their work through copyright is so fundamental that the legal concept appears in…

pcmag.com - Gabriel Zamora - Apple Music Review: A Masterclass in Sleek Design With Superb Audio
Apple Music Review: A Masterclass in Sleek Design With Superb Audio
PCMag

Apple Music, Cupertino's streaming music service, continues to shine. It has a massive catalog of more than 100 million songs, the curated Apple Music 1 radio station, Siri compatibility, video content, lyrics, a 24/7 music video channel, and…

rollingstone.com - Jon Blistein - Melissa Auf der Maur Digs Into Her Archive for First New Music in Over 15 Years
Melissa Auf der Maur Digs Into Her Archive for First New Music in Over 15 Years
Rolling Stone

Alt-rock stalwart Melissa Auf Der Maur, who played with Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, is prepping a new project, Bass Womb Room, that will feature her first new music in over 15 years. The album — titled Bass Womb Room: My ‘90s…

wsj.com - Barry Mazor - 'Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues' Review: A Music Legend Made Brilliantly Clear
'Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues' Review: A Music Legend Made Brilliantly Clear
Wall Street Journal

Many have heard of Gertrude “Ma” Rainey (1886-1939), recalled as “the Mother of the Blues,” but few have really heard her. The August Wilson play “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom” made an impression, though it was…

9to5mac.com - Marcus Mendes - Volvo adds Apple Music to more than 2 million cars, with up to three months free
Volvo adds Apple Music to more than 2 million cars, with up to three months free
9to5Mac

Volvo is rolling out an over-the-air update to its cars' infotainment systems that adds Apple Music to more than two million vehicles. Here are the details. As spotted by Exame (via MacMagazine), Volvo has announced that an over-the-air update will…

tomsguide.com - Elton Jones - I used Google AI Mode to create new YouTube Music playlists instantly - and these 7 prompts helped me find new music faster than ever
I used Google AI Mode to create new YouTube Music playlists instantly - and these 7 prompts helped me find new music faster than ever
Tom's Guide

“I should use Google AI Mode more” crossed my mind the other day. That thought compelled me to put it into action after I found out about the integration of 1st- and 3rd-party “Connected Apps” into that AI-powered Google…

whathifi.com - Joe Svetlik - Apple Music follows Spotify and Tidal by raising its prices
Apple Music follows Spotify and Tidal by raising its prices
What Hi-Fi?

Apple Music just got more expensive. The music streaming service is now £11.99 / $11.99 / AU$14.99 for the Individual plan – that's £1 / $1 / AU$2 a month pricier than before. It's not the only streaming service hiking its prices…

bendbulletin.com - David Jasper - Deschutes County Fair hosts music, fun and games under High Desert sun
Deschutes County Fair hosts music, fun and games under High Desert sun
The Bulletin

It's all fun and games once the fair happens: The bright lights and gleeful sounds from the midway. The telltale smells of frying food and agriculture barns. Roaring concert crowds and thrilling rodeo action. All that, along with scores of other…

digitaltrends.com - Moinak Pal - Volvo is rolling out Apple Music to over 2 million cars with a simple OTA update
Volvo is rolling out Apple Music to over 2 million cars with a simple OTA update
Digital Trends

The line between your smartphone and your car continues to blur. Volvo has announced that it is rolling out an over-the-air software update that brings Apple Music directly to the infotainment systems of more than 2 million vehicles worldwide.

wsws.org - Australia: Musicals cancelled as inflation and austerity impact ticket sales
Australia: Musicals cancelled as inflation and austerity impact ticket sales
World Socialist Web Site

A wave of cancellations and shortened tours across Australia's commercial musical theatre sector has exposed a deepening crisis as rising inflation is making large-scale touring productions increasingly unviable. The sector in Australia is not a…

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