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Music Industry Moves: Daddy Yankee Named Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year; Atlantic Strikes Deal With Fader Label; MusiCares Opens 2026 Wellness in Music Survey
The Latin Recording Academy will honor Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez — a.k.a. Daddy Yankee — as the 2026 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. The legendary Puerto Rican musician, a pioneer and driving force behind…
Surreal' as music producer Guy Chambers mentors Cannock student
A student says it is 'surreal' being mentored on the music industry by Robbie William's producer, Guy Chambers. Rory Black, 18, from Cannock, Staffordshire, is studying music at Telford College and came to Chambers' attention after winning a…
'We wanted to put a mark on the world': the sweaty, singular indie music scene of early-00s Brighton
It's any given night in 2002. We're at the Free Butt in Brighton, a small pub with a stage and an anything-goes spirit that serves as an extended living room and rite-of-passage workplace for aspiring musicians. Natasha Khan – not yet Bat…
Niche, cryptic, trippy: Coachella's billboards are a preview of music branding in 2026
Over the past few days, new billboards have slowly been popping up along a 130-mile stretch of desert into Indio, California. One features a giant image of a crying face emoji; another is a picture of an unexplained blob; a third shows an edit of…
Country music legend, 87, breaks neck and is rushed to hospital
Sign up for our weekly US Editor's Picks newsletter to get all the biggest exclusive stories Have YOU got a story? Email Country music legend Ray Stevens, 87, is recovering after a terrifying fall in Nashville on Sunday that left him with a broken…
Levi's Partners with ColorsxStudios to Promote Emerging Music Talent
Levi's is supporting a new platform to showcase rising talent in music. In collaboration with ColorsxStudios, the brand will launch Emergent, a multi-year global music program designed to spotlight and celebrate the originality of emerging artists…
Meet Bill Ackman's New Universal Music, Same As The Old One
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss,” sang The Who. A similar vibe hangs over billionaire Bill Ackman's $65 billion takeover proposal to move Amsterdam-listed Universal Music Group NV to the US, sell its stake in Spotify…
Music festival canceled after UK bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarks
LONDON (AP) — The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was barred Tuesday from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to headline the Wireless Festival in July, after a backlash over Ye's history of antisemitic remarks. Festival organizers…
Country Music's Middle Road
It has been triumphantly reported this year that two country artists, both women, topped American single and album charts in the same week: At the beginning of March, Alabama singer-songwriter Ella Langley's pedal-steel-kissed breakup anthem…
Billionaire investor Ackman makes $64bn bid for Universal Music Group
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square has proposed a takeover of Universal Music Group in a $64bn deal, the latest twist in his nearly five-year quest for the music label giant. Pershing Square proposed a cash-and-shares offer on…
The Music Theory of Jet Set Radio
US And other gaming adjacent content 08/04/26 Video games; not everyone loves them, is it even a Sonicstate thing?! Who knows, but here is some collected Video Game adjacent content, given the popularity of the recent Jet Set Radio Samples article…
Local music scenes across Canada depend on post-secondary music programs
Algonquin College in Ottawa recently announced that it's suspended its Music Industry Arts (MIA) diploma program. Despite MIA having a robust graduate employment rate, the program was cut as of March 2026 amid broader institutional restructuring.
Stock Movers: ASML, Universal Music Group, Broadcom
Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street. Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for…
'Picksburgh' brings live music to venues across Pittsburgh during NFL draft
The NFL draft excitement is growing by the day, and on Tuesday, Visit Pittsburgh unveiled plans for its 'Picksburgh' events that coincide with the draft. When it comes to music, Pittsburghers' tastes are up and down the music scale from jazz to…
Kepler's Zach Schimpf Makes Music for Adult Swim-and About His Dogs
Social Media Week: SMW returns to NYC April 14 to 16, bringing together the people behind the feed to define what works now in social and content. Secure your spot today. Kepler content production lead Zach Schimpf is the first agency creative…
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