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Pophouse Acquires Half of Singer-Songwriter Sia's Music Rights
Sweden's Pophouse Entertainment Group AB has acquired a 50% stake in the publishing and master-recording rights of Australian singer-songwriter Sia. The Stockholm-based firm is making the investment through Pophouse Fund I, a €1 billion…
Moses Matovu and the art of making music that lasts
Each year, Africa loses musicians from a generation that helped shape the continent's musical identity. Many began their careers when recording studios were scarce, technology was limited and there was little infrastructure to help artists reach…
A Peter Thiel-Backed Company Put On a Broadway Musical. I Went-and Was Stunned by What I Saw.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Let's begin at the end, actually. It's Friday night, and Bill Pay the Musical, a one-night-only Broadway show staged by the…
Apple Music expands to four new countries
Apple today expanded Apple Music to four additional countries, bringing the service to a total of 172 countries and regions. Here are the details. As spotted by Aaron Perris on X, Apple today updated its Availability of Apple Media Services support…
Phil Collins hits out at Oasis as Noel Gallagher called him music's 'antichrist
Phil Collins has responded to Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher's remarks that he thought the Genesis singer was the 'antichrist of music'. The music legend, 75, said he isn't a fan of the Gallagher brothers' songs in an appearance on Piers Morgan…
AI Makes the Musical Case for AI Dominance of the Economy
I came across this today and was pretty amazed by it. It's a five-minute long musical number about the likelihood that AI will quickly dominate and transform the economy called 'AI is a normal technology?' The whole thing was written and produced…
Dance Music Patches For Omnisphere 3
US ILIO Introduces Euphoria 01/10/26 ILIO has introduced Euphoria, a new collection of 137 patches and presets for Spectrasonics Omnisphere 3. They tell us that, created by producer and sound designer Michael (MIDIhead) Babbitt, Euphoria combines…
Three Publicans raise the bar with new Northampton music venue
NORTHAMPTON — Years ago, musician and at-large City Councilor Garrick Perry would stare out the window of his old job at the now-closed Spaghetti Freddy's at 125 Pleasant St. at the Bishop's Lounge balcony across the street. Now he and two…
A new 7,000 capacity warehouse music venue is opening in London this weekend
News Two shows at Ironworks – a vast new venue at Thames Wharf – have sold out before it's even opened Written by Frankie Lister-Fell Contributing Writer London's nightlife and cultural scene has suffered some major losses this year…
Today in History: October 1, Las Vegas music festival shooting
Today is Thursday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2026. There are 91 days left in the year. On Oct. 1, 2017, in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a gunman opened fire from a room at the high-rise Mandalay Bay casino hotel in Las Vegas…
Milwaukee Public Market's Harvest Festival returns October 10 with fall fun, food and music
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Public Market announced in a press release that it will mark its 21st anniversary with its annual Harvest Festival, bringing live music, seasonal food, family-friendly activities and local vendors to the Historic…
Huddersfield performer's joy at landing role in hit musical after big sacrifices
A Huddersfield performer has landed a role in hit musical that will see him perform at theatres in Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield, among other venues. Harvey Ray, 22, has landed a role in the UK and Ireland tour of hit musical Dirty Dancing…
Isata Kanneh-Mason on being in classical music's coolest family
As the eldest of classical music's most celebrated group of living siblings, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason's upcoming recitals in Australia are sure to generate many reviews and social media comments. She won't be looking at them. “People are…
Kobalt Co-Founder Willard Ahdritz Launches Music & Media Tech Venture Firm
Willard Ahdritz, the co-founder and longtime CEO of Kobalt Music Group, has launched a new music and media technology investment fund, Ahdritz Capital Partners, and named its second big hire: investment partner Isabel Keulen. The news was announced…
Editor's picks: Highlights in Bend music, art events
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You can't do much better in terms of free entertainment than heading to downtown Bend or the Old Mill District for the monthly First Friday Art Walk. There's quite a bit of good stuff happening, too. Layor…
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