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Music Industry Moves: Influence Media Partners to Acquire Anthem Entertainment's Publishing and Film & TV Assets in $600 Million Deal
Influence Media Partners, in collaboration with funds and accounts managed by affiliates of BlackRock, has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Anthem Entertainment: its music publishing catalogs, film & TV publishing…
Why Some in the Music Industry Are Advocating for Psychedelic Drugs - This Time as Therapy
For decades, psychedelic drugs have occupied a familiar place in music culture: as muse; as menace; as shorthand for rebellion, transcendence or self-destruction. They've been folded into rock mythology, rave-culture folklore, countless albums and…
Theatre sale slashes tickets to Back To the Future The Musical to under £15
Summer just got even more exciting this July and August with ATG Tickets' new Summer Saver menu. The brand are best known for selling tickets to major theatre events, and now a new deal has surfaced for the summer holidays. From July 20 to August…
Universal Music Subscription Revenue Boosted by Price Hikes
Universal Music Group NV reported subscription revenue in the second quarter that beat analysts' expectations due to price increases from streaming platforms and a busy music release schedule. The world's largest record label reported subscription…
Peggy Gou: 'They didn't want to talk to me about music
London is melting. The early July heatwave has emptied Tube carriages, packed out parks and pub gardens, and made a strong case for air conditioning engineers to be bumped to key worker status. Sitting next to me on the sofa at her record label's…
‘You'll notice I do not call it AI music, because I don't think it's music': Qobuz's Managing Director Dan Mackta on music streaming's biggest problem, and how he hopes to tackle it
On the Record is a new series of interviews and explainers with influential voices in the music industry. From artists to execs, to those behind audio technology we love, we aim to bring you a fresh, focused perspective on sound. Music to your…
Music festival makes history with largest drag show ever
A music festival in Calgary has made history, securing a Guinness World Record for the largest ever attendance at a drag artist stage show. Cowboys Music Festivals' drag artist stage show, ‘Drag Me to Cowboys', attracted a whopping 7,423…
Dance star Nia Archives says Mercury Prize is important as AI music 'won't last'
Dance music producer Nia Archives has said the Mercury Prize is important in recognising human art, as she does not believe AI (artificial intelligence) music will last. Archives, 26, was speaking after being nominated for the 2026 prize, alongside…
Country music fans preparing for VOA Country Music Fest weekend
Updated: 4:25 PM EDT Jul 30, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Country music fans preparing for VOA Country Music Fest weekend Updated: 4:25 PM EDT Jul 30, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ CINCINNATI — Country music fans in Greater…
Spotify for iOS adds new music feature that can improve your running game
Spotify is launching a brand-new music feature that aims to make you a better runner. The new Running Mode feature works by personalizing playlists to your running goals, music taste, and tempo. Spotify's new Running Mode is exclusive to iPhone…
Testing LLMs on Undergraduate Music Theory - LessWrong
I spent the past week designing a test that I hoped would serve as a benchmark. But LLMs are improving faster than I expected, and my devilishly hard questions turned out to be a cakewalk. Here are the results of testing five modern LLMs on…
Toronto music series Promise Cherry Beach faces backlash after Palestine dispute
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IFPI Backs Call for AI Music Labeling, Implements Immediate Change on Number of Key International Charts
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has backed calls for clearer labeling of music recordings developed by generative artificial intelligence on global music charts. On Wednesday (July 29) a group of leading record…
UNBEATABLE's music video vibes can't be beat
Editor's note part 2: Game Developer generally does not stylize all-caps game names. The author requested an exception for this piece. If you've caught me at DICE, GDC, or other small events this year, you've probably heard me repeat those two…
Universal Music Hits $3.8 Billion In Quarterly Revenue, Pushes For Paid Listening in India
Universal Music Group posted 3.294 billion euros ($3.795 billion) in revenue for the company's second quarter, the record company reported in its latest earnings report on Thursday, a 10.5 percent increase year over year. Excluding revenue from…
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