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hypebot.com - Bruce Houghton - Live Music Industry News Roundup
Live Music Industry News Roundup
Hypebot

In it's first report to investors since being found guilty of maintaining monopoly power in ticketing, concert promotion and amphitheater operations, Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) will release its first quarter 2026 financial results on…

billboard.com - Katie Cao - Trixie Mattel Opens Up About Breaking Music Industry Rules & DJ Life Over Donuts | Takes Us Out
Trixie Mattel Opens Up About Breaking Music Industry Rules & DJ Life Over Donuts | Takes Us Out
Billboard

We sat down with drag superstar and Billboard chart-topping musician Trixie Mattel at California Donuts in Hollywood. From her cozy neighborhood donut shop to the world's biggest music festivals, Trixie shares her journey from folk guitar to dance…

newsweek.com - Melissa Fleur Afshar - Spotify at 20: winners, losers and what comes next for music
Spotify at 20: winners, losers and what comes next for music
Newsweek

Streaming was once the greatest fear of record producers—until Spotify arrived, offering instant, legal listening that outsmarted piracy and stabilized a rattled industry. Founded in 2006, launched in 2008 and expanded to the U.S. in 2011…

theguardian.com - Richard Lawson - Beaches review - 80s weepie makes for soggy Broadway musical
Beaches review - 80s weepie makes for soggy Broadway musical
The Guardian

Garry Marshall's 1988 film Beaches is no testament to subtlety. But in its gauzy, hustling way it is an effective tear-jerker, poignantly tracing decades of a friendship as it unwittingly approaches tragedy. Because Bette Midler is one of its…

billboard.com - Isabela Raygoza - Latin Electronic Music Label INVERSA Launched by Milk & Honey, M3 Music and ONErpm
Latin Electronic Music Label INVERSA Launched by Milk & Honey, M3 Music and ONErpm
Billboard

Milk & Honey Music + Sports, M3 Music and ONErpm have teamed up to launch INVERSA, a record label dedicated to bridging Latin America's growing electronic music scene with the global dance community. Announced on Wednesday (April 22), the venture…

9to5mac.com - Ryan Christoffel - Apple Music exec said the thing about lossless audio that we were all thinking
Apple Music exec said the thing about lossless audio that we were all thinking
9to5Mac

Apple vice president Oliver Schusser, who leads Apple Music, was recently interviewed by Billboard and had some interesting things to share about Apple Music, lossless audio, and more. Yesterday Billboard published a new interview with Apple Music…

nybooks.com - Nick Laird - 'The Music of What Happens' | Nick Laird
'The Music of What Happens' | Nick Laird
Home | The New York Review of Books

To many, Seamus Heaney is the preeminent Anglophone poet of the latter half of the twentieth century. He's certainly one of the most celebrated. He was born in County Derry in 1939, and when he died in Dublin in 2013 his death reverberated around…

rollingstone.com - Kristine Kwak - From Manila to Coachella: BINI on Spreading Filipino Music and Their Rehearsal Must-Haves
From Manila to Coachella: BINI on Spreading Filipino Music and Their Rehearsal Must-Haves
Rolling Stone

Since BINI was formed back in 2019 through Star Hunt Academy, they've been making their own path as a Filipino girl group navigating global stardom. Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena were met with early success in the…

heraldscotland.com - Derek McArthur - The key to music success in 2026: pay for fake people to hype you up
The key to music success in 2026: pay for fake people to hype you up
The Herald

Throughout its history, the music industry has been no stranger to deception, having been found over and over to be playing an open-eared public for complete and utter fools. The payola radio scandal of the 1950s, through to recent paid-for…

deadline.com - Matthew Carey - Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul' To Get June Theatrical Release
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul' To Get June Theatrical Release
Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Cinemas nationwide will soon be rocking to the story of one of music's greatest talents. Subtext, in association with Rolling Stone Films, today announced the domestic theatrical release of Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul directed by…

gazette.com - Carlotta Olson Denver Gazette - Springs Scene - Music
Springs Scene - Music
The Gazette

Cold — With University Drive, 7 p.m., The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., $33.72-$35.72; blacksheeprocks.com. University Choir — 7:30 p.m., Ent Center for the Arts, Chapman Foundation Recital Hall, 5225 N. Nevada Ave.;…

broadwayworld.com - Josh Sharpe - Cynthia Erivo to Star in THE ROAD HOME Musical Directed by Bill Condon
Cynthia Erivo to Star in THE ROAD HOME Musical Directed by Bill Condon
BroadwayWorld.com

Cynthia Erivo is teaming up with director Bill Condon for The Road Home, a musical drama centering on real-life musicians Miriam ‘Mama Africa' Makeba and Hugh Masekela and their Graceland band, Variety reports. The movie follows trumpeter…

click2houston.com - Mariah Gardner - Music to our ears! Jordan HS senior Jaiden Suh volunteers sharing his love of music at nursing homes and hospitals
Music to our ears! Jordan HS senior Jaiden Suh volunteers sharing his love of music at nursing homes and hospitals
KPRC

HOUSTON – KPRC 2 and American Furniture Warehouse are surprising 20 deserving high school seniors with $2,500 scholarships in 2026. All students selected for scholarships have been nominated by their high schools. The sixteenth recipient of…

tomsguide.com - Dan Bracaglia - How to save Spotify music to your Garmin watch for offline listening
How to save Spotify music to your Garmin watch for offline listening
Tom's Guide

Sign up to get the BEST of Tom's Guide direct to your inbox. Here at Tom's Guide our expert editors are committed to bringing you the best news, reviews and guides to help you stay informed and ahead of the curve! Unlock instant access to exclusive…

indiewire.com - Christian Zilko - A Music Biopic Supply Crisis Is Looming
A Music Biopic Supply Crisis Is Looming
IndieWire

When Antoine Fuqua's “Michael” hits theaters this weekend, it will mark the end of a lengthy journey to the big screen. Or the end of the beginning, at least, as sequels appear to be coming whether we like it or not. The Michael…

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