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Grassroots music fund launched in Oxford

Applications are now open for musicians, promoters and venues in Oxford to apply for part of a new grassroots music funding pot. Oxford City Council has agreed to invest £40,000 over the next two years to help live music events. It comes…

Australia's top music charts ban AI songs to protect human artists

Music made by artificial intelligence will be banned from Australia 's top charts under new guidelines aimed at protecting “the human nature of artistry”, an industry body said on Tuesday. Under new rules in force from Friday, music…

AI-generated music to be banned from ARIA charts

Australia's main music charts have announced a ban on AI-generated music to start this week. The Australian Recording Industry Association says wholly AI-generated tracks will not be eligible for the ARIA Charts, though recordings using AI in a…

Gary Barlow: Wine makes me feel as 'passionate' as music does

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Take That star Gary Barlow said he loves…

Is the music about to end? LIV Golf faces an uncertain future

WESTFIELD, Ind. -- The music is stubborn and relentless, moving clumsily from rap to country to pop. At the Club at Chatham Hills, where the beat reverberates throughout the housing complex that surrounds the golf course with sameness, LIV Golf…

Australia's top music charts ban AI songs

Under new rules in force from Friday, music must be 'substantially human made' in order to be eligible for the charts, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) said. 'Wholly AI-generated tracks will not be eligible for the ARIA Charts,'…

Music made by AI to be banned from Aussie charts

Music generated wholly by artificial intelligence will be banned from Australia's pop charts from Friday, while songs assisted by AI will be subject to strict eligibility criteria. The move by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)…

The Opener: Sk8star sounds like the future of Atlanta trap music

The Opener is The FADER's mini-interview series with exciting new artists we think you should know. Sk8star is a true artist, the sort of rapper who never seems totally satisfied with a song until every adlib and 808 is adjusted just so. That…

Why Levitation in Austin is one of America's best music festivals

We're in the dog days of not only summer but the music-festival season. Biggies like Lollapalooza in Chicago and San Francisco's Outside Lands wrapped up earlier this month, as did, in my neck of the woods, the more niche (but no less pricey)…

Australia bans AI-generated songs from top music charts

Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Aug 25, 2026, 09:45 AM SYDNEY – Music made by artificial intelligence will be banned from Australia's top charts under new guidelines aimed at protecting “the…

Bipin R. Pandit's Khumaar marks 20 years with a musical night

Bipin R. Pandit's Khumaar musical night will mark its 20th year with an anniversary edition on September 4 at Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Auditorium in Mumbai. The event, which has focused on Hindi music and emerging singers, has previously been held…

The underrated singer songwriter as famous for her celebrity boyfriends as her music

Nothing about Joni Mitchell has ever been conventional or easy. Born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada in 1943, she wanted to play the guitar as a youngster but her mother associated the instrument with country music and…

One of America's best music festivals is canceling its 2027 edition

News Bonnaroo grounds have been pummeled by severe weather the past two years, and organizers say it needs time to recover. Written by Gerrish Lopez Time Out Contributor, US After significant speculation in recent weeks, it's now official: Bonnaroo…

The 5 Best YouTube Music Alternatives You Can Find

If you already subscribe to YouTube Premium and also use YouTube Music, you know that the convenience of accessing this service usually comes at a price. That is because Google's music service usually locks lyrics behind a paywall, and the…