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The music industry must protect human creativity | Opinion
Music is becoming easier to manufacture, and the music industry may be making a catastrophic mistake by confusing abundance with progress. I have spent enough time around music to know that a song's value cannot be measured by how quickly it can be…
Music Industry Moves: Jesse Jo Stark Signs With WME, Rebecca Allen Steps Down at Universal Music U.K.
Singer-songwriter-actress and Chrome Hearts co-creative director Jesse Jo Stark has signed with WME for worldwide representation in all areas. Stark's new album “Muse” is out Nov. 6, which follows dates opening for or performing with…
10 Key Issues Driving the Latin Music Industry Today: AI, Distribution, Touring & More at Latin Music Week
Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 will bring the business of Latin music into focus through a series of conversations about the forces reshaping the industry — from artificial intelligence and independent distribution to global touring…
Encountering the Past in 'Music Against the Night'
“The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” Thus starts the novel “ The Go-Between,” by L. P. Hartley. It seems a sensible, perhaps even ingenious, statement, an effective way to connect time and…
It looks like Apple Music is getting a new icon
Apple Music might be going monochrome. Apple Music might be going monochrome. Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and…
Husband's music obsession is not music to wife's ears
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Adapted from a recent online discussion. My husband enjoys playing music in our home. He recently installed speakers throughout the house and in our yard as well. Now we have music on ALL the time, at…
Rotherham drama group to perform Dolly Parton musical 9 to 5
A Dolly Parton-inspired musical is set to be performed in Rotherham, where the late singer launched her trailblazing reading scheme nearly 20 years ago. Drama group Wickersley Youngstars will stage 9 to 5 The Musical at the town's Civic Theatre…
Connection through live music is easier unplugged
Whether they're for convenience, safety, or entertainment, cellphones have evolved from a portable form of communication to a necessary, constantly present object. The hold cellphones have on society is undeniable, especially when the small screens…
K-pop agencies win authority to self-rate music videos under new law
Korean entertainment agencies will soon be able to bypass government review boards and release music videos on their own schedule under a new self-rating policy approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday. The milestone amendment to the Music Industry…
Beth Orton review - battered optimism from an artist making the best music of her career
The audience at Brighton's Concorde 2 largely look old enough to have first encountered Beth Orton's music three decades ago, as it wafted around a smoke-filled living room in the post-club small hours. That was the primary means of transmission…
Musicals star brings the curtains down at NSW pub in $22m deal
Performer Marney McQueen and her publican husband Frank Arangio have sold the Royal Hotel Wyong on NSW's Central Coast for $22 million, packing their bags to move to Melbourne after a decade rejuvenating and running the popular pub. McQueen is…
Warner Music bets high on regional talent, technology, diversified revenue streams in India: Jay Mehta
India's music industry is entering a new phase of growth, driven by the rise of regional and non-film music, expanding digital consumption, and the growing role of technology in artist discovery and audience development, said Jay Mehta, Managing…
How a member of a beloved Atlanta rap duo found a new home in R&B music
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Music reviews: Miranda Lambert, Tinashe
With her 10th studio album, Miranda Lambert “teaches an ages-old genre some new steps,” said Joseph Hudak in Rolling Stone. The Texas-born multi-Grammy winner is by no means abandoning country, but by stirring in some disco and yacht…
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