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variety.com - Jem Aswad - Music Industry Moves: Tracey Jordan Honored With Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine's Award in Honor of Her Mother, Jazz Great Sheila Jordan
Music Industry Moves: Tracey Jordan Honored With Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine's Award in Honor of Her Mother, Jazz Great Sheila Jordan
Variety

Mount Sinai Hospital's Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine has introduced the Sheila Jordan Trailblazer Award, in honor of the legendary jazz singer who passed away in 2025 — and the honoree is her daughter Tracey, a music industry…

israelnationalnews.com - Rabbi Shmuley Boteach - Pink found her courage when the music industry lost its own
Pink found her courage when the music industry lost its own
Israel National News

There are moments when celebrity is merely celebrity - fame, glamour, applause, record sales. And then there are moments when celebrity becomes a test of character. This week, Pink passed that test magnificently. After rapper Macklemore turned an…

jewishjournal.com - Rabbi Shmuley Boteach - Pink Found Her Courage When the Music Industry Lost Its Spine
Pink Found Her Courage When the Music Industry Lost Its Spine
Jewish Journal

In standing up to Macklemore and declaring, “I was born a Jew,” Pink did something painfully rare in today's entertainment world: she refused to abandon her people when supporting Jews became unfashionable. There are moments when…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - Music education is powerful, yet its provision is frail | Letters
Music education is powerful, yet its provision is frail | Letters
The Guardian

Further to Robert Ames's article (I co-founded an orchestra 18 years ago. Since then, I've seen doors close for working-class musicians, 9 September), I have seen first-hand both the transformative power of music education and the fragility of its…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Eason Chan signs KALAI as EAS MUSIC's first female singer
Eason Chan signs KALAI as EAS MUSIC's first female singer
The Standard

Hong Kong rapper KALAI has signed with Eason Chan's music label EAS MUSIC as its first female singer. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT KALAI, whose real name is Yu Ka-lai, performed three songs at a signing ceremony on Monday (Sep 15), including her…

variety.com - Corbin Bolies - Universal Music Group Sues DistroKid for Deceptive Trade Practices and Building an 'AI-Slop Pipeline'
Universal Music Group Sues DistroKid for Deceptive Trade Practices and Building an 'AI-Slop Pipeline'
Variety

Universal Music Group sued the distribution service DistroKid on Tuesday, claiming in a federal lawsuit that the service infringed on the label's copyright by pumping out “AI-generated ‘slop' that siphons revenue and listeners from…

inkedmag.com - Inked Mag Staff - What Do Your Tattoos Say About the Music You Love?
What Do Your Tattoos Say About the Music You Love?
Home - InkedMag

Ryan Oakes' very first tattoo reflects the inner belief that has been the driving force behind his music career: “Find what you love and let it kill you.” With a $20 microphone purchased at Best Buy and an insatiable hunger to see a…

engadget.com - Jackson Chen - Spotify can now exclude your kids' music taste from recommendations
Spotify can now exclude your kids' music taste from recommendations
Engadget

Just because you have to listen to 'Let It Go' for the zillionth time while driving your kids to school doesn't mean it should dominate your Spotify Wrapped. The streaming service is adding a new toggle option for users to exclude certain kids or…

theweek.com - The Week US - Music reviews: Billy Strings and Alabama Shakes
Music reviews: Billy Strings and Alabama Shakes
The Week

Consider the latest from Billy Strings “an instant addition to the canon of great Americana albums born from personal upheaval,” said Eric Renner Brown in Billboard. The virtuosic bluegrass guitarist, whose…

theconversation.com - Andrew deWaard - AI music lawsuits raise questions about American companies and Canadian arts
AI music lawsuits raise questions about American companies and Canadian arts
The Conversation

A Canadian non-profit performance rights organization is suing Suno, an American genAI music creation platform, over streaming AI outputs that allegedly replicate songs without consent or compensation. The Society of Composers, Authors and Music…

billboard.com - Kristin Robinson - Apple Music Included for iCloud+ Subscribers
Apple Music Included for iCloud+ Subscribers
Billboard

Starting this month, iCloud+ subscribers in over 100 countries will gain access to Apple Music Select, a limited version of Apple Music. A representative for the company says the move is an effort to boost paying Apple Music subscribers in emerging…

variety.com - Todd Spangler - Spotify Now Lets Parents Block Kids' Music From Polluting Their Recommendations
Spotify Now Lets Parents Block Kids' Music From Polluting Their Recommendations
Variety

Does Spotify think you absolutely love “Baby Shark” because your kids have listened to it hundreds of times — and as a result recommends similar stuff? If you've ever encountered this conundrum, here's good news: Spotify is…

eater.com - Eater Staff - Eater Will Host El Pre Party During Billboard Latin Music Week
Eater Will Host El Pre Party During Billboard Latin Music Week
Eater

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. In its first-ever partnership with Billboard, Eater will host El Pre Party during Latin Music Week: an exclusive pregame to En Vivo featuring bites and…

billboard.com - Bill Donahue - 'AI-Generated Slop': UMG Sues DistroKid for 'Flooding' Streaming Platforms With Junk Music
'AI-Generated Slop': UMG Sues DistroKid for 'Flooding' Streaming Platforms With Junk Music
Billboard

Universal Music Group is suing DistroKid over accusations that the music distributor is flooding streaming platforms like Spotify with “AI-generated slop” and “polluting the listening experience.” In a scathing lawsuit…

thefader.com - Lucas Villa - Young Miko and Elena Rose: 20 Latin artists changing music in 2026
Young Miko and Elena Rose: 20 Latin artists changing music in 2026
The FADER

Latin music is more global than ever. With the continued cultural centrality of superstars like Bad Bunny, Karol G (who made history as the first Latina to headline Coachella), and the enduring icon status of Shakira, non-Spanish speakers are…

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