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hypebot.com - Bruce Houghton - Live Nation, Music Industry react to guilty verdict
Live Nation, Music Industry react to guilty verdict
Hypebot

[UPDATED WITH STATEMENT FROM LIVE NATION] The jury in the anti-trust case brought by 34 states against Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, found the live music giant guilty of maintaining monopoly power in ticketing, concert promotion and…

gizmodo.com - AJ Dellinger - Berklee College of Music Offers AI Course, Students Are Pissed
Berklee College of Music Offers AI Course, Students Are Pissed
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

When AI tools were first introduced, much was made of the coming educational apocalypse, as people assumed students would just cheat their way through school. At the Berklee College of Music, it's the students who are worried that AI is ruining…

futurism.com - Sharon Adarlo - Berklee College of Music Students Furious That It's Offering an AI 'Songwriting' Class
Berklee College of Music Students Furious That It's Offering an AI 'Songwriting' Class
Futurism

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Hundreds of students at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston have signed an online petition protesting a new course on generative AI music and songwriting, marking…

vice.com - Lauren Boisvert - Jury Labels Live Nation Illegal Monopoly: What's Next for Live Music?
Jury Labels Live Nation Illegal Monopoly: What's Next for Live Music?
VICE

On April 15, 2026, the verdict in the high-profile antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster found that the ticket sellers maintained an illegal monopoly on the live music market. After roughly five weeks of testimony, the jury began…

earmilk.com - Kassam - Inside Winter Music Conference 2026: The future of dance music unfolds [Recap] - EARMILK
Inside Winter Music Conference 2026: The future of dance music unfolds [Recap] - EARMILK
EARMILK - All Milk. No Duds

Miami once again proved why it remains the heartbeat of global dance culture as the Winter Music Conference 2026 brought together artists, executives, and tastemakers for a week that balanced legacy with forward-thinking conversations. While the…

itweb.co.za - SAMRO NPC - SAMRO invites applications for 2026 Music Business Masterclass
SAMRO invites applications for 2026 Music Business Masterclass
www.itweb.co.za

A total of 30 fully funded bursaries will be awarded. The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), in partnership with the Academy of Sound Engineering, is pleased to announce the 2026 intake of the Music Business Masterclass (MBM). This…

fastcompany.com - María José Gutierrez Chavez - Is organic music discovery dead? Geese 'psyop' debate leaves artists frustrated by growing barrier to entry
Is organic music discovery dead? Geese 'psyop' debate leaves artists frustrated by growing barrier to entry
Fast Company

The world can't seem to escape the Brooklyn-based Gen Z band Geese. Some call them “America's Most Thrilling Young Rock Band,” while the band and their frontman, Cameron Winter, are drawing endless comparisons to their predecessors…

rollingstone.com - Andy Greene - Rihanna Becomes First Woman to Surpass 200 Million RIAA Singles Certifications in Music History
Rihanna Becomes First Woman to Surpass 200 Million RIAA Singles Certifications in Music History
Rolling Stone

Despite not releasing a new album in the past decade, Rihanna just became the first woman in the history of the music industry to surpass 200 million RIAA singles certifications. And she's third on the all-time list, topped only by Drake and Morgan…

variety.com - Jem Aswad - Spotify and NIVA Partner to Support Independent Music Venues
Spotify and NIVA Partner to Support Independent Music Venues
Variety

Spotify and the National Independent Venue Association have announced a year-long partnership intended to strengthen independent live music in the U.S. As the live-music business has expanded and consolidated, independent venues have found…

thesun.co.uk - Ellie Henman - Inside Madonna's return to music with 15th album as she 'pushed her limits
Inside Madonna's return to music with 15th album as she 'pushed her limits
The Sun

I TOLD yesterday how Madonna's long-anticipated return was imminent – and now it is finally here, even earlier than expected. The Ray Of Light hitmaker has announced she will release her 15th studio album Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part…

billboard.com - Katie Cao - Inside the Christian Music Boom With Lecrae | Billboard On The Record
Inside the Christian Music Boom With Lecrae | Billboard On The Record
Billboard

Christian and Gospel music are having a moment in an evolving industry. Lecrae, four-time Grammy-winning Christian artist and founder of Reach Records, joins Billboard On The Record to break down the genre's rapid growth, how it's attracting…

androidauthority.com - Adamya Sharma - Google just can't stop tweaking YouTube Music's Now Playing screen
Google just can't stop tweaking YouTube Music's Now Playing screen
Android Authority

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority YouTube Music is getting a redesigned Now Playing interface. Google has replaced the Song/Video toggle with icons and moved some things around, so you'll have to relearn how to use the screen again. YouTube Music…

billboard.com - Katie Cao - EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI on Making History as Women of the Year | Billboard Women in Music 2026
EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI on Making History as Women of the Year | Billboard Women in Music 2026
Billboard

Billboard Women in Music 2026 Women of the Year EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — the singing voices of HUNTR/X from KPop Demon Hunters — sit down with Billboard to reflect on a record-breaking year. The trio talks about…

smh.com.au - Karl Quinn - 'In an ideal world, we'd just be talking about music': Kneecap's very big year
'In an ideal world, we'd just be talking about music': Kneecap's very big year
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Before I sit down to chat with Kneecap, their publicist tells me, “we'll need to get a sense of the themes and topics you'd like to cover and…

tucson.com - Cathalena E. Burch - DeLorean, not the music, is the star in 'Back to the Future: The Musical'
DeLorean, not the music, is the star in 'Back to the Future: The Musical'
Arizona Daily Star

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