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As costs rise and income falls, live music industry hopes to reverse decline
Venues and artists in SA's second biggest city, Mount Gambier, say soaring costs have led to a decline in gigs. The lack of tours coming to the city has led to backlash against a local venue owner. MusicSA says the issue is nationwide, and a…
Columbia House closure sparks nostalgia for a bygone music scam
Even if you aren't old enough to remember the heyday of Columbia House, you're probably familiar with the scam at its center. The mail-order club would offer customers eight to 12 CDs, tapes, records — and, in later years, DVDs and blu-rays…
Boulder's Folsom Field enters new era in music history as Mumford & Sons take stage
More than 40,000 fans packed Folsom Field this summer to see Mumford & Sons take the stage, but for the band, the concert was about more than playing to a massive crowd. It was about becoming part of Colorado music history. After selling out Red…
Sir Ridley Scott: 'Great writing is like great music'
Filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott has said “great writing is like great music”. The director, 88, known for Gladiator, The Martian and Thelma and Louise, was behind the upcoming film adaptation of Peter Heller's 2012 novel, The Dog Stars.
Nashville teen Kingston Kharif turns the volume up on his musical dreams
High school senior and singer Kingston Kharif has dreams of making it big beyond the Nashville, Tennessee, scene. Nicole Valdes spoke with Kingston about his early successes and future goals.
New Music Friday
Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer -- and ET has you covered for everything in between. Nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced…
AI Music Generator Mureka Launches V9.5 and O3: Music Models That (Hopefully) Sound Human
AI music generator Mureka is launching V9.5 and previewing the upcoming O3 model this week, which the company hopes will make it easier for aspiring artists to create music with more character and creativity. The upcoming “O3” model…
3 Early 2000s Music Video Trends I Wish Would Make a Comeback
There are so many trends to come out of music video production over the years that it's hard to pick the ones we like the most. A music video can be anything, of course, but there are some formulas that have stuck around. In the early 2000s…
Mike D: 'After Yauch died I couldn't make music. I'd open a computer file and just feel sadness'
‘It's funny how far a joke will get you,” Michael Diamond grins. This time 40 years ago, the New York rapper known as Mike D was working with schoolfriends Adam “MCA” Yauch and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz on…
Everything to Know About the New Musicals With Broadway Ambitions That Previewed at The Festival
While plenty of Broadway icons showed up at The Festival over the weekend in Kingston, New York, there were also performances from people and works you may not know — at least not yet! During Saturday's jam-packed lineup of programming…
You'll soon know if your favorite new track on Apple Music was generated by AI
Tired of AI-generated content? Well, Apple is making changes to its Apple Music service to let you know when you're listening to a track 'Made With AI.' This label will be mandatory for all content that involves the use of generative AI. New Made…
Bangkok Locations You've Seen in Music Videos
Where: 228/3 Chakrabongse Road, Talat Yot, Phra Nakhon Seen in: LISA – ‘Rockstar' (2024); also ATEEZ – ‘Halazia' (2022) If you know only one abandoned building in Bangkok, it's probably this. New World was a department…
Apple Music to Flag AI-Generated Songs, Labels Coming Later This Year
Apple Music plans to tell you when a song is AI-generated by adding a new label next to tracks, using a different disclosure method than its biggest streaming rival, Spotify. That's according to The Hollywood Reporter, which obtained an email sent…
Sydney Opera House's magical open-air music series is back for 2026
The Sydney Opera House open-air summer music series is back for 2026 – with James Blake, Spacey Jane, Wolf Alice, DMAs and more Music Sydney Opera House, Sydney Advertising It's hard to name a more iconic Australian live music venue than the…
Rain delay DJ: Teel talks storm chasing aspirations, musical talents
CHICAGO – If people judge Kyle Teel simply by his exceptional on-field work, as shown during a healthy 2025 season, then they are missing out on other interesting facets of the 24-year-old's life. Sure, he can hit for power, hit for average…
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