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Campaigners race to save Bristol music venue Fiddlers Club
A campaign has been launched to save a long-standing music venue which is due to be sold at auction. Fiddlers Club, in south Bristol, first opened as a venue in 1994 and has hosted artists including George Ezra, KT Tunstall and Billy Bragg.
Kelly Osbourne returns to music for first time in 20 years with epic performance
Kelly Osbourne returned to the stage after almost 20 years away as she wowed the huge crowd at Mighty Hoopla. She rocked the festival with the Scissor Sisters after being invited up by Jake Shears at the Brockwell Park event on Sunday in front of…
School students buck trend to stage their own live music festival
Hundreds of people attended a live music festival that was organised entirely by high school students on the NSW Central Coast. The teens coordinated everything from booking local acts to marketing and lighting. The event was the final assessment…
Wits Showcases Five AI and African Music Projects as Industry Pushes for Creative Sovereignty
Five artist-engineer teams have presented work from the Artificial Intelligence and African Music project in a day-long showcase at the University of the Witwatersrand, demonstrating how African musical creativity can shape the future of AI on the…
Former child music star dies after pancreatic cancer battle
Former child star Foster Sylvers has died aged 64. The musician rose to fame in the 1970s alongside the rest of his family in their band The Sylvers. His brother, Leon Sylvers III, confirmed that Foster had died in hospice following a battle with…
Threads music stickers available to all users
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Threads has made its new music stickers available to all users in the app, after testing them out with selected users over the past few weeks. Threads' playable music stickers…
U.K. Music Tech Firms Face Growth Investment Crisis, 'AI Raises Stakes for Gov't Action,' Study Warns
Technology has been a key driver of the music business in the digital age. But U.K. music tech companies are facing a funding crisis when entering their growth stage, according to the second annual Sound Investments report from trade association…
Live music: 12 can't-miss concerts in Charlotte, including Chris Stapleton
June is packed with live music this month, from DaBaby's new festival to a long list of concerts that you won't want to miss, including Chris Stapleton. The 'Whatever's Clever! World Tour' will have you singing all his pop & R&B hits all night.
ElevenLabs Music v2: AI Music Generator Now Switches Genres Mid-Track - Memeburn
ElevenLabs, the voice AI company valued at $11 billion after raising $500 million in its Series D round earlier this year, has launched Music v2, a significant upgrade to its AI music generation model that introduces genre-switching capabilities…
The Michael Jackson Movie Is Days Away From Breaking The Biggest Record In Music Biopic History
Six weeks after hitting theaters, the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” has become one of the most dominant theatrical events in recent memory, surpassing $850 million globally and closing in on a record that has stood since 2018.
Music, the Neural Harmonics of Emotion, and How Love Recomposes the Brain
“Lights and shadows are continually flitting across my inward sky, and I know neither whence they come nor whither they go; nor do I inquire too closely into them,” Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in his notebook one spring day in 1840.
Music, fashion and Pride celebrations
June is shaping up to be an exciting month across the Costa Blanca, with a packed calendar of live music, fashion events and colourful community celebrations. From Fleetwood Mac classics in Hondon de las Nieves to a major fashion showcase in…
Does it feel like much of today's music sounds the same? You might not be wrong
Flipping through the radio the other day, my scanning landed on a top 40 station. I decided to leave it there for a while to check out today's hot hits. Without sounding like Grampa Simpson, I found the exercise disheartening. Was it my…
Wyclef Jean on Owning the Future of the Creator Economy
Cannes Lions is where the biggest ideas take center stage. Join ADWEEK for must-see conversations, top industry leaders, and the moments everyone will be talking about. In this episode of Adspeak by ADWEEK, host Madeline Nelson sits down with…
Fans Choose Ariana Grande's 'Hate That I Made You Love Me' as This Week's Favorite New Music
“Hate That I Made You Love Me,” Ariana Grande ‘s new single, tops this week's best new music poll. Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (May 29) on Billboard, choosing the star's highly-anticipated return to music as…
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