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Music Industry Moves: T.J. Martell Gala Honoring Red Light Founder Coran Capshaw Raises Over $3.2 Million for Cancer Research; Freddy Wexler Launches Label
The T.J. Martell Foundation raised more than $3.2 million for cancer research at its annual New York Honors Gala on Sept. 15 — the most the event has raised in more than two decades. Red Light Management founder Coran Capshaw was presented…
Picnic season arrives at WestK with food, music and harborfront lounging
As Hong Kong slowly eases into cooler autumn days, West Kowloon Cultural District is giving visitors another reason to linger by the harbor. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The inaugural WestK Picnic Fest is taking over the Harbourside East Lawn at…
Private Equity's Next Target Is Indie Music
S ome of the biggest music deals in recent years have involved songwriting catalogs, from Bob Dylan in 2020 to Justin Bieber in 2025 to Pete Townshend this spring, many fetching nine-figure buyouts. Most of these have come from private-equity firms…
Sony Music and UMG say Suno's new models still violates their copyright
Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group (UMG) are suing AI music generator Suno for allegedly infringing on their copyright with its newest v6 models, Variety reports. The claim challenges the story Suno has generally told about its…
This Game Boy inspired hi-res music player raised over $500,000 on Kickstarter
People are clamoring for dumber tech. In recent years, the tech landscape has seen a rise in 'dumb devices' that aim for minimalism and offline capability. From flip phones that reject social media to aesthetic-focused music players, simplified…
UMG, Sony Music File Second Lawsuit Against Suno Over AI Music Generator's New Model
Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group have filed a second copyright infringement lawsuit against AI music generation platform Suno, alleging that the company's recently released v6 model — which Suno said is trained exclusively on…
Hiphop Tamizha Adhi interview: On Tamil, friendship and music
Multi-hyphenate artiste Hiphop Tamizha Adhi 's directorial debut, 2017's Meesaya Murukku, might have been a commercial potboiler. Still, it interestingly captured one of the most pivotal stories in the history of modern Tamil indie music. The film…
Making A Digital Music Player For Cassette Decks
In the cross-over between the era of tapes into that of MP3s, you'd see quite a few of those special cassette tapes that were actually digital music players inside. Some simply provided a 3.5 mm input, while others were complete MP3 players or…
Contest: Win Tickets to BILL PAY THE MUSICAL on Broadway
BroadwayWorld is giving away a pair of tickets to Bill Pay The Musical on Friday, September 25, 2026, at the Broadhurst Theatre. One lucky winner will win two tickets to the one-night-only fully staged, original Broadway musical comedy celebrating…
Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson leaves UK Music to join Palantir
Former Labour Party deputy leader Lord Tom Watson has become a senior vice president at controversial American AI firm Palantir. READ MORE: Massive Attack tell us about tackling the climate crisis at gigs and new music incoming for 2025 Announcing…
Children are asked how they 'feel' listening to classical music. Their responses are so insightful.
Out of the mouths of babes come raw and honest opinions. So artists shouldn't ask children what they think of their work if they can't stand the critique. Luckily, the musicians/composers recently presented to a group of young kids aren't around…
HEATED RIVALRY: THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY Adds Student Rush Tickets
Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody has announced a new student rush policy, adding $39 in-person student rush tickets in addition to the production's existing digital lottery. The new ticket option was announced on the production's…
12 stunning photos perfectly summing a massive Yorkshire music festival
Take a look at these amazing photos summing up a massive Yorkshire music festival. Love to be… Festival welcomed 6,000 house music fans to the Stray, in Harrogate, at the start of this month. The 11-hour programme of exciting music was led…
Ethan Hawke narrates this new Texas rivers film and the music is performed live
Texas filmmaker and writer Ben Masters dreamed of finding a Texas orchestra to play the score of his latest wildlife documentary film, Deep in the Heart II: Texas Rivers, but he didn't think it was possible. And then he learned about the Dallas…
The 10 Best Rock Music Videos of the '90s, Ranked
Rock music hit its peak in the 1990s thanks to the rise of grunge, the return of Brit rock, and 80s veterans who saw their talent carry over into a new decade. In the last decade before the internet and social media led to a drastic decline in the…
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