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techcrunch.com - Aisha Malik - Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts
Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts
TechCrunch

Instagram announced on Tuesday that users can now swap out the music on their published feed posts and carousels. Until now, users could only change the music on a post by deleting it and then re-uploading it. With a newly launched “Replace…

forbes.com - Laura Sirikul - WONHO's New EP 'CORE' Is More Than Just His Abs - It's His Music
WONHO's New EP 'CORE' Is More Than Just His Abs - It's His Music
Forbes

(Exclusive Photo for Forbes) WONHO's CORE Global K-pop star WONHO is showing another side to his musicality with his latest comeback, CORE. The new EP contains seven tracks filled with explosive dance-pop hits that will get the body and mind…

techcrunch.com - Ivan Mehta - Music streamer Deezer says more than 50% of daily uploads are AI-generated
Music streamer Deezer says more than 50% of daily uploads are AI-generated
TechCrunch

Music streaming company Deezer has been tracking the number of AI-generated tracks uploaded on the platform since last year, and the number has constantly gone up. Today, the company said that AI music now represents more than 50% of downloads.

mirror.co.uk - Zahra Khaliq - Bright' girl, 18, dies suddenly at UK music festival as event cancelled
Bright' girl, 18, dies suddenly at UK music festival as event cancelled
Daily Mirror

A teenager who died after suffering a 'severe' medical emergency at a music festival in Wales has been remembered by loved-ones as 'funny, clever and always smiling'. Lucy Halpin, 18, fell ill during the early hours of Tonnau Festival at Carreglwyd…

billboard.com - Melinda Newman - The Academy of Country Music Names Andy Schuon New CEO: 'Country Music is Having a Global Moment'
The Academy of Country Music Names Andy Schuon New CEO: 'Country Music is Having a Global Moment'
Billboard

The Academy of Country Music has named Andy Schuon as its new chief executive officer. Though Schuon has not held country-specific positions before, the music industry veteran comes to the job with a broad history of leadership roles at such…

newswire.ca - Socan - SOCAN Announces Collaboration with Musical AI to Advance Music Creator Attribution, Remuneration and Transparency in AI
SOCAN Announces Collaboration with Musical AI to Advance Music Creator Attribution, Remuneration and Transparency in AI
CNW

Collaboration will explore consent, attribution, and reporting infrastructure to help songwriters, composers, and music publishers control how their works are used and compensated. TORONTO, July 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- SOCAN, representing songwriters…

variety.com - Chris Willman - Academy of Country Music Appoints Andy Schuon as New CEO
Academy of Country Music Appoints Andy Schuon as New CEO
Variety

The Academy of Country Music has named Andy Schuon, a media veteran whose path took him from program director at L.A.'s KROQ in its glory days to top leadership roles at MTV, Warner Records, Pressplay and many other companies, as its new CEO. His…

theverge.com - Emma Roth - Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio's AI music generator over
Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio's AI music generator over
The Verge

Songs from Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Johnny Cash, Harry Styles, and many more are on the list. Songs from Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Johnny Cash, Harry Styles, and many more are on the list. Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty…

billboard.com - Jessica Roiz - Here's the Date of the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Here's the Date of the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Billboard

Telemundo and Billboard have revealed the date for the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards. This year's edition of the ceremony — dubbed the longest-running and most prestigious Latin music award show — will take place at the James L.

independent.co.uk - Maroosha Muzaffar - Thai leader serenades Chinese PM in bizarre example of 'musical diplomacy'
Thai leader serenades Chinese PM in bizarre example of 'musical diplomacy'
The Independent

Thailand's prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul surprised guests in Beijing by singing “Tian Mi Mi” (Sweet Honey), a famous love song by the late Taiwanese music icon Teresa Teng, during a lunch hosted by Chinese premier Li Qiang. The…

dailystar.co.uk - Nadeem Badshah - Bots have taken over music streaming with fake tunes now dominating new music
Bots have taken over music streaming with fake tunes now dominating new music
Daily Star

AI has taken over the music industry, shock figures show. Streaming services are now getting more songs created by the tech sent to their platforms than real tunes. Firm Deezer said it is now receiving 90,000 AI tracks a month, which is outpacing…

billboard.com - Elizabeth Dilts Marshall - The 13 Biggest Music Business Deals of 2026 So Far
The 13 Biggest Music Business Deals of 2026 So Far
Billboard

BMG, the Berlin-based label behind artists like Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson, and Concord, owner of songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Phil Collins and R.E.M., reached a definitive agreement to merge under the BMG name in April after a…

tomsguide.com - Alyse Stanley - Wicked: For Good' just landed on Netflix - but these 3 musicals are even better
Wicked: For Good' just landed on Netflix - but these 3 musicals are even better
Tom's Guide

It's been an unusually rough year for movie musicals, with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas' 'Power Ballad' and the live-action 'Moana' both bombing at the box office. There's a glimmer of respite this week with John M. Chu's 2025 movie adaptation of the…

hulldailymail.co.uk - Deborah Hall - Feast of food and music coming to Humber Street Sesh 2026
Feast of food and music coming to Humber Street Sesh 2026
Hull Live

Organisers of Humber Street Sesh in Hull have lifted the lid on what food festivalgoers can expect from this summer's event. As part of a pilot project, Hull City Council has also put together a special line-up of talented musicians, all invited…

billboard.com - Bill Donahue - Top Lawyers List, X Music Settlement, Bad Bunny Lawsuit & More Legal News Stories
Top Lawyers List, X Music Settlement, Bad Bunny Lawsuit & More Legal News Stories
Billboard

THE BIG STORY: Billboard 's annual list of Top Music Lawyers has arrived, offering a comprehensive look at the attorneys guiding superstar artists and music companies through the thorniest legal issues, from catalog sales to record deals to…

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