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Music Box presents Disney's 'Dare to Dream'
Shown from left are, first row: Reese Weber, Ryah Scoble, Noelle Nallon, Emily D'Aiel. Second row: Keri Adolfson, Stella Rukstalis, Camryn Kresge, Raina Frazier, Becca Bond, Brynleigh Mullen, Haley Bronson. Third row: Adler Stimeling, Kenzie…
David review - biblical Goliath-slayer animation offers upbeat boybandish worship musical
U2's Bono once described King David as “the Elvis of the Bible” – but in this musical kids' adaptation, David is more boyband than rock'n'roll, with voluminous bouffant hair and a soundtrack of upbeat worship songs. The singing…
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Parle Monaco makes 'Sada Salty Raho' musical with Orry
Parle Monaco has extended its ‘Sada Salty Raho' campaign with a new music video featuring internet personality Orry, rapper Chaar Diwari and artist The Siege. The Monaco Anthem builds on the campaign's central idea of embracing individuality…
The Beatles Ink Licensing and Merch Deal With Universal Music Ahead of Biopics
The Beatles rights-holding company Apple Corps has come together with Universal Music Group to ink a wide-ranging licensing and merch deal for all things related to the fab four. It will include physical and digital merchandise, licensing, and…
Did a popular music album just drop? A hidden-and deadly-effect will follow
There's more than one reason to stay home the next time Beyoncé drops an album. Yes, you'll want to hole up and listen to Act III—but you'll also want to avoid being on the road, where traffic fatalities spike when major albums…
New York-based Warner Music Group plans to set up a world-class music tech organisation in Bengaluru
Warner Music Group (WMG), the New York-based music and entertainment company, has announced a significant expansion of its Global Tech division and official opening of a new international technology hub in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The new hub would…
Hybrid-AI Mandopop Musical 'Alishan Escape' Set at Red Empire, OMG (EXCLUSIVE)
Australian hybrid-AI studio Red Empire Productions and international production and distribution company Organic Media Group are developing “ Alishan Escape: A Mandopop Ghost Adventure,” an original animated musical inspired by…
'A portrait in music': Elite violinist pays tribute to his beloved teacher
He's performed on the world's great stages and worked with Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach and Sting, but Australian violinist Patrick Savage still gets nervous before a show. As the curtain rises, he remembers a pep talk his childhood violin…
Relationship Material? 3 Red Flags Hidden in Someone's Music Taste
Every first date has the same game plan: look for all the red flags. The quicker you're able to spot all of them, the easier it'll be to realize whether or not you should pursue something serious with someone. The last thing you want is to get…
C+C Music Factory Founder Hits Freedom Williams With $30 Million Trademark and Fraud Lawsuit
Robert Clivillés, one of the co-founders of C+C Music Factory, is suing rapper Freedom Williams over control of the 1990s dance group's name. The lawsuit, filed on Friday (Aug. 14) and obtained by Billboard, seeks $30 million in damages for…
C+C Music Factory Founder Sues Freedom Williams in $30 Million Trademark Lawsuit
Robert Clivillés, whose last name is one of the two C's in the name C+C Music Factory, filed a federal lawsuit against the current owner of the C+C Music Factory name, rapper Fredrick “Freedom” Williams, on Friday. In the…
Tencent Music (TME) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 at 7 a.m. ET Executive Chairman - Kar Shun Pang Chief Executive Officer - Ross Liang Chief Financial Officer - Min Hu Total Revenue -- RMB 8.9 billion ($1.3 billion), representing 5.8% growth driven by music related services…
Kanye West Plays Headless Corpse in Music Video Directed By Bianca Censori
Kanye West is losing his head over his latest music video -- literally -- and wife Bianca Censori is the one calling the shots. Ye dropped the bizarre visual for 'OK,' his track featuring Don Toliver... and Bianca planted her husband squarely on a…
Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Launches New AI Music Generator Called 'Happy Shrimp'
Chinese tech giant Alibaba launched its own artificial intelligence music-making model this week, and the company says it can turn prompts like “millennial Mandarin pop” or “the dawnlike sensibility of urban folk” into…
Round Hill Music Sues Suno, Anthropic for Copyright Infringement, Seeking Up to $1 Billion in Damages
The independent music publisher Round Hill Music sued Suno and Anthropic, accusing the two AI companies in a federal court in California of infringing its copyright by illegally scraping hundreds of its songs to train their models without…
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