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As Music Industry Battles AI Firms Over Training, Trump Admin Says It's Fair Use
The Trump administration is siding with AI companies in the nationwide legal battle over AI training, arguing in a first-ever court filing that labs like OpenAI are shielded from lawsuits when they ingest millions of copyrighted works to build…
We ask five musicians: Can anyone 'make it' in today's music industry?
The 20th-century days of vinyl records, tape decks, CDs, Tower Records, and MTV have given way to our 21st-century age of MP3s and music streaming, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube, TikTok, and Ticketmaster. While certain people and certain companies in…
Denmark Street is getting a new music-themed hotel by Universal Music
London's iconic music street is set to become a whole lot more lively with a new themed hotel. For more than a century, Denmark Street has been a beacon for musicians, songwriters, artists and music fans. Known as Britain's ‘Tin Pan Alley'…
CAN DO Community Foundation hosts gathering at Ferrwood Music Camp
Shown from left are Joseph Haddock, Highmark market president; Earl Berger, vice president of the CAN DO Community Foundation; Gary Lamont, president of the CAN DO Community Foundation; Lindsay Landis, community impact director of The Luzerne…
This cult musical has Sydney audiences screaming
The movie-to-musical trend seems to be the only major money-making machine that Broadway can see as the answer to their economic troubles – but that doesn't mean they're all bad! I did hear word of Melbourne's opening night of the popular…
Common, Patti LaBelle, Public Enemy and More to Be Honored at Black Music Action Coalition Gala
Common, Patti LaBelle and Public Enemy are the artists who will be honored at the 2026 Black Music Action Coalition Gala, presented by Live Nation, taking place on September 24, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
What to Watch: Fashion's Game of Musical Chairs Hasn't Quite Ground to a Halt
Fashion's furious game of musical chairs has seriously subsided, though there remain a few vacant seats — and a small clutch of idled designers. During Paris Fashion Week, many eyes will be on Alaïa, which is staging a presentation…
CMAT announced as musical guest for SNL UK, with Jeff Goldblum hosting
Clare Mary-Allice Thompson, professionally known as CMAT, is set to guest star for Saturday Night Live (SNL) UK as it returns with a second season on September 12. The new season's first episode will see Jeff Goldblum as the host as he welcomes the…
Crowing for Musical Theater
Wise Rooster Theatrics is a brand-new theater troupe with aspirations to mount full-scale musical theater in Eugene. The troupe held its first-ever Rooster's Roadshow, a survey of popular musical theater selections performed by local singers and…
Tencent Music mulls raising up to US$1b in first offshore bond sale: Bloomberg
Tencent Music Entertainment (1698) is considering raising up to US$1 billion (HK$7.8 billion) through a dollar bond offering, its first offshore bond sale in six years, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. SCROLL TO CONTINUE…
Music reviews: The Cramps, Weezer, and Jon Batiste
For 33 gloriously scuzzy years, the Cramps served up “a proprietary cocktail of Sun-baked rockabilly, surf rock, early R&B, and punk attitude,” said Kory Grow in Rolling Stone. Gravest Gravy, an album consisting of a dozen previously…
Music superstar praised after surprising young fan ahead of sold-out Dublin show
US rocker Jack White delighted a young fan ahead of his Dublin shows, meeting and chatting with the youngster before playing a favourite on the guitar. The Seven Nation Army hit-maker was in the capital to play two dates, Tuesday, 1 September and…
Fall 2026: Bay Area's best classical music and dance performances
Fall brings plenty of reasons to return to the concert hall, opera house and theater, from grand opera and orchestral concerts to contemporary dance and multimedia spectacles. This season brings Elim Chan back to the San Francisco Symphony podium…
Suno Sued by Canadian Music Rights Organization SOCAN for Copyright Infringement
SOCAN is taking legal action against Suno. The Canadian music rights organization has filed a legal claim against the AI music generation app, claiming that it has unlawfully infringed on its members' work. SOCAN is asking the court to…
All the brilliant music festivals still set to happen in London in 2026
After a successful first edition last autumn new festival Jazz on Wick is back for round two this September. Created by the minds behind award-winning small festival Brainchild, Hackney Wick nightclub Colour Factory, nu-jazz collective Orii…
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