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Racial bias in London music event licensing, report says
Black-led music events in London face disproportionate restrictions and cancellations because of 'racial bias' in licensing and policing, a report has concluded. The Race Equality in Music Event Licensing (REMEL) report, commissioned by the Greater…
Racial bias in London music event licensing, report says
Jess Warren, London and Michael McKenzie, London Black-led music events in London face disproportionate restrictions and cancellations because of 'racial bias' in licensing and policing, a report has concluded. The Race Equality in Music Event…
Rancho Humilde's execs on music, identity and freedom driving a movement
The story of Mexican-American record label Rancho Humilde begins in rooms where music was part of the furniture: family parties, border-town gatherings and small concerts where crowds revealed an appetite the wider industry had yet to recognize.
Deezer will let listeners completely filter out AI music
What are we gonna do about the deluge of AI music slopping up all of our streaming platforms? Deezer has an idea. It's adding a toggle to filter out AI-generated tracks. This simple on/off switch will be available on the app by the end of the year.
Barriers facing black and south Asian music events 'cost London up to £141m a year'
Black and south Asian music events in London face disproportionate cancellations, restrictions and licensing barriers compared with white events, according to a two-year investigation into racial inequality in the capital's live music industry. The…
YouTube Rolls Out New Labeling System for AI-Generated Music
Streaming your daily tunes is about to come with a bit more clarity. YouTube has expanded its labeling system to mark AI-generated songs on YouTube Music. As AI music continues to flood streaming apps, the service's latest move aims to keep…
YouTube Music Rolls Out Labels for AI-Generated Content
YouTube Music is introducing labels for AI music on the platform, the streamer announced on Wednesday (Oct. 14). The new labels will be applied to songs that were “created primarily using generative AI,” according to a YouTube Music…
Universal Music Group Hit With Layoffs, Several Senior Execs to Leave Company
As has long been expected, Universal Music Group is being hit with extensive layoffs across its U.S. and U.K. operations, with multiple top executives departing, among many others. The moves — which sources say continue a process that was…
YouTube labels AI-generated music
YouTube has added new labels for artificial intelligence-generated music in its YouTube Music app and across other platform elements, as the company looks to meet growing audience demand for more transparency around AI-generated content. As shown…
Black music events 'cancelled or shut down more' than white-led events
Black music events are “cancelled, restricted or shut down” at higher rates than white-led events, costing the music scene up to £141 million a year, a report has found. The Race Equality In Music Event Licensing (REMEL) project…
Texas drag ban takes down a high school musical
A homophobic bill targeting drag shows is now zeroing in on an unlikely enemy: high school musicals. News spread like wildfire when the Grand Prairie Independent School District, overseeing South Grand Prairie High, pulled the student production of…
Mackeeper wants their pop music playing in Walgreens
Nick Harwood and Miles Cohen are raring to play me a song. It's a cloudy September day and the two brothers who make up the rising pop-rock project Mackeeper are leaning forward on a couch on The FADER office's balcony. Harwood whips out his phone…
Universal Music Undergoes Shake Up With Def Jam, Republic Top Execs Among Departures
Universal Music Group is undergoing a suite of layoffs this week connected to the $270 million cost-savings initiative the company had announced back in 2024, a move that has several major executives from across the company's North America, Europe…
Australian man fighting for life after being stabbed at music festival, family says
An Australian man is fighting for his life after he was stabbed 25 times during an electronic music festival in Colombia, his family said. The family of Frank Stephen Ramirez, 46, has alleged that he was kidnapped, tortured, and thrown from a…
Bill Aimed at Promoting Music Tourism in U.S. Signed Into Law by President Trump
The American Music Tourism Act, a federal bill designed to support music tourism across the U.S., was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Oct. 14). The legislation, which drew broad bipartisan support in Congress, was introduced…
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