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How UMG's global layoffs could affect Africa's music industry
Universal Music Group's latest round of layoffs and senior leadership changes has put the world's largest music company under scrutiny as it works toward €250 million in annual cost savings by 2027. For Africa's music industry, the question…
Nas Calls Out The Music Industry & Pushes For Cultural Awareness In New Statement
Rapper Nas has an unparalleled legacy and he has no plans of having it tarnished by industry mechanisms. A pioneer of hip hop culture itself, the rapper spoke his mind in a new statement and stressed on the need for the “knowledge of…
As Latin music grows, salsa keeps its roots
Latin music is reaching more listeners than ever before. In the first quarter of 2026, 54 percent of U.S. listeners reported casually tuning into Latin music each month, a record high, according to music data company Luminate. The International…
AI Music Deals Are Happening, But How Artists Will Be Paid Remains a Mystery
This article is for subscribers only. Welcome back to Soundbite. Today, as the music industry continues to ramp up its efforts in artificial intelligence through partnerships with various tech firms, questions remain about how compensation will…
Nas Teases New Music With Powerful 'BLAK MUSIC 2026' Statement
Nas has apparently been cooking up something bigger than another album, and his latest message suggests that Hip-Hop may be headed for a serious cultural reckoning. The Queensbridge legend dropped a powerful statement on social media that reads…
AI-generated music is flooding streaming services - here's how YouTube Music is fighting back
Spend some time looking up your favorite artists on YouTube Music and you'll probably come across a song of theirs that you never even heard of. And usually, that music discovery experience feels amazing. But it definitely feels a bit deflating…
Gloucester's 25-year revamp could include new music venue and heritage trails
A new masterplan to revamp a city includes proposals to rejuvenate key buildings and create another music venue. Gloucester City Council has shared a blueprint that will shape the future of the area over a 25-year period. Under the provisional…
Recording Academy's Black Music Collective & Amazon Music Announce 2026 HBCU Scholarship Recipients
The Recording Academy and Amazon Music have announced their 2026 “Your Future Is Now” scholarship program recipients. Presented by the Recording Academy's Black Music Collective (BMC) and Amazon Music, the “Your Future Is…
AI-assisted songs storm Korean music charts
Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted music, which spread rapidly through short-form videos and YouTube just a few months ago, has now broken into the upper reaches of major Korean music charts. As songs not sung by actual human vocalists compete…
Garmin Forerunner 170 Music review: offline music playback & great battery life
Garmin Forerunner 170 is a smartwatch designed primarily for runners, offering a mix of features that make it a useful training and non-training companion. Forerunner 170 Music offers the same key features as the Forerunner 170, but also includes…
Yiyun Li draws on literary chops to compose 'Music Against the Night'
Yiyun Li came to the U.S. from China in 1996 to study immunology, but she discovered a different calling. She has since become one of America's most accomplished and awarded writers. Much of her work, including this year's Pulitzer Prize-winning…
Oasis' Liam Gallagher punched a light and stormed out - we put it in music vid
Liam Gallagher 's swagger has made him one of rock's most formidable frontmen, but while filming the video for one of Oasis's biggest hits, the singer revealed a surprisingly self-conscious side. British director Nick Egan reveals that Liam was so…
Fontaines DC, rock music's latest saviours, swoon into the apocalypse
★★★★ Just two years ago, Fontaines DC's arena-rock pivot Romance turned them into the prevailing band for middle-aged dads eager to prove they listen to new music. The Irish rockers, once the snarling soldiers of Dublin…
Halifax Piece Hall announces music legends for latest summer 2027 event
Halifax Piece Hall has added some huge music legends to its summer 2027 concert series. The line up is starting to take shape. The latest addition comes in the form of a headline performance from dance pioneer Pete Tong. He will bring Ibiza with…
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[INTERVIEW] Korean startup targets 'legal AI music' via copyright tracking
More than half of the new tracks uploaded to French streaming service Deezer each day are now made by artificial intelligence (AI). The company said such uploads peaked in June at about 90,000 a day, up from roughly 10,000 in January 2025. The…
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