Music Industry News

'Men explicitly loving men is so threatening to the status quo': why are gay male pop stars being shut out of the music industry?

At the turn of the decade, gay male and non-binary pop stars seemed poised to take pop music by storm. Lil Nas X broke out with Old Town Road – which blew up on TikTok, sold about 18.5m copies and remains tied with Shaboozey's A Bar Song…

Ghana's music industry suffers from division, self-Interest - Producer speaks out

Philip Hayford, CEO of Phiphas Recordz, has made a striking revelation about the state of the Ghanaian music industry. In an interview on Light TV on December 11, 2025, Hayford described the industry as deeply fragmented and plagued by dishonesty.

Exposing the Normalized Harm and Safety Issues for Youth in the Live Music Industry

Read about the Youth Music's new report exposing harmful practices affecting young musicians and audiences in live music culture in the UK. A new research report published by Youth Music entitled “Just The Way It Is?” draws a stark…

Hong Kong's Christmas of Markets and Music

SZA blasts 'evil' Trump for twisting her music into ICE propaganda

Have YOU got a story? Email SZA is the latest chart-topper to publicly condemn Donald Trump's administration after her music was used in a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) video. The 34-year-old singer erupted on X Wednesday after…

Music is my purpose on earth - Efya

Ghanaian singer, Efya, has opened up about her deep connection to music, describing it as her life's purpose and the foundation upon which she has built her career. Speaking in an interview on TV3 on December 10, 2025, Efya mentioned that she…

The Game Awards 2025 Opens With A Magnificent Musical Performance From Clair Obscur

The Game Awards 2025 are once again playing host to the year-end celebration of gaming's past, present, and future, and for this year's show, it opened with a very powerful performance featuring some of the beloved music from Clair Obscur:…

The 10 best budget headphones for great value music listening, from just £40

Quality headphones have never been so affordable. You can still spend hundreds on a pair of the best headphones, but you can also get top-class features and an entertaining sound for under £100. While spending more provides a more…

DJ Jimmy Jim reflects on years of music and community in Iowa City

DJ Jimmy Jim is no stranger to Thursday nights in Iowa City. In fact, for years, his familiar setup and energetic vibe have become a staple of the downtown bar circuit, drawing in students and locals who expect his music as a weekly routine.

Fan Travel Accounts for 62% of Live Music-Related Carbon Emissions in the U.S.: Study

A landmark report on carbon emissions in live music in the United States and the United Kingdom, released Thursday (Dec. 11) by MIT, found that fan travel to shows is the number one driver of those emissions in both territories. The study analyzed…

Reason pop music has become more miserable over the past 50yrs revealed

POP music has become moodier in the past 50 years owing to the misery of modern life, researchers claim. They downloaded lyrics of 20,000 Billboard top 100 tunes from 1973 to 2023 and searched for stress- related words about threats, tough…

Detty December: Here are concerts music lovers can attend in Ghana

It's obvious that December in Ghana, also known as 'Detty December' cannot be compared to anywhere else in the world. During the festive season, Ghanaians in the diaspora and visitors from other countries travel to Ghana purposely for its…

TEED: 'Tech wants to devalue music because it's humanizing and beautiful'

“There's always a tinge of self-consciousness and humiliation involved [in releasing music],” electronic artist TEED (Orlando Higginbottom) says from a conference chair at The FADER offices. It's TEED's album release day, hence the…

My home streaming system isn't made by Sonos - and it even tracks my music history

As all my colleagues went bananas for Spotify Wrapped, I didn't need to check out the green circle to see what my listening stats were. No, I needed to look at my whole home music system, Roon. See, not only does it bring all my music streaming…

Almost Famous,' 'Song Sung Blue' star Kate Hudson: 'A good music movie is hard to do

In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, Tonatiuh discusses the grassroots efforts he spearheaded to get “Kiss of the Spider Woman” in front of communities Hollywood may not always reach, and “Song Sung…