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themarysue.com - Terrina Jairaj - Olivia Rodrigo's New Festival Aims to Change the Music Industry
Olivia Rodrigo's New Festival Aims to Change the Music Industry
The Mary Sue

Olivia Rodrigo just dropped the biggest news of her career so far, and it's not another album or tour. It's a music festival. Daisy Chain Fields, her brand-new not-for-profit event, is set to take over Great Park in Irvine, California on August 29…

variety.com - Jem Aswad - Music Industry Moves: Xavi Signs With Universal Publishing; Ellie Goulding Returns to WME; UTA Inks Top Filipino Group SB19
Music Industry Moves: Xavi Signs With Universal Publishing; Ellie Goulding Returns to WME; UTA Inks Top Filipino Group SB19
Variety

Música mexicana star Xavi has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, the company announced Thursday. The signing follows the release of his sophomore album, “Dosis,” and the single…

forbes.com - Ime Ekpo - Clive Davis Built A Career In Black Music. Why Was He The Gatekeeper?
Clive Davis Built A Career In Black Music. Why Was He The Gatekeeper?
Forbes

Clive Davis and Whitney Houston attend a press conference promoting the release of Houston's album 'My Love Is Your Love' at Sony Music Studios in New York City on November 5, 1998. (Photo by Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images) Behind Clive Davis's…

newsweek.com - Khaleda Rahman - Music has got nastier since the 60s, study says
Music has got nastier since the 60s, study says
Newsweek

Popular music has grown increasingly negative over the past six decades, with moral vices appearing in song lyrics more frequently than virtues, according to a new study. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Digital Music…

forbes.com - Bill Hochberg - Amazon Music Pays Creators Twice What Spotify Pays, Top Law Firm Suggests
Amazon Music Pays Creators Twice What Spotify Pays, Top Law Firm Suggests
Forbes

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 21: The Logo of streeming services Amazon Music and Spotify is displayed on the screen of a smartphone. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images) It defies what most in the music biz have believed until now:…

mirror.co.uk - Jamie Roberts - Music star Max McNown's incredible leap from Starbucks shifts to sell-out tours
Music star Max McNown's incredible leap from Starbucks shifts to sell-out tours
Daily Mirror

Max McNown's life has completely changed after going from working at Starbucks to selling out tours in just a few short years. The 24-year-old Oregon native became an Internet sensation and has rapidly climbed through the ranks to become one of…

foxnews.com - Ruthless Podcast Staff - 'Halo' video game music composer aims to rearrange Washington
'Halo' video game music composer aims to rearrange Washington
Fox News

In an interview with the Ruthless Podcast, the music composer of the 'Halo' video game series and congressional candidate, Marty O'Donnell, said he wants to get the government back to normal. 'What I'm hearing a lot is that what the Democrats are…

standard.co.uk - Carla Feric - Tinie Tempah cites support of grassroots venues as 'motivation' for new music
Tinie Tempah cites support of grassroots venues as 'motivation' for new music
Evening Standard

Tinie Tempah said it would be “such a shame” to lose grassroots music venues, and cited his support for these spaces as a “motivation” for his latest projects. The rapper, 37, added that he hopes to “raise…

indianexpress.com - Soham Shah - Music platforms profiting from 'Hindutva pop' hate music: US report
Music platforms profiting from 'Hindutva pop' hate music: US report
The Indian Express

A song with almost 6 lakh views on YouTube says: “ Jo bhi aaya samne usko cheerenge aur phaadenge (whoever comes in front of us, we will tear and rip them apart)”. Another track declares: “ Bharat ka bacha bacha Jai Jai Sri Ram…

thesun.co.uk - Clelia Reka Frondaroli - Major UK music festival attracting 25,000 fans will be axed next month
Major UK music festival attracting 25,000 fans will be axed next month
The Sun

AN ICONIC music festival will host its final line-up this summer – after more than 18 years of hosting performers. This marks a blow for residents as the county's biggest festival comes to an end. Your info will be used in accordance with…

koreatimes.co.kr - Antonia Giordano - Finding home between worlds: How Glumroll turned third-culture journey into music
Finding home between worlds: How Glumroll turned third-culture journey into music
The Korea Times

Home is a complicated idea for those who grow up between cultures. For artist and songwriter Glumroll, who just dropped her debut EP ' Pretty Nabi,' it was never defined by a single country. Born in Korea but raised abroad from the age of 4, she…

broadwayworld.com - Nicole Rosky - Exclusive: THE JACK OF HEARTS CLUB Will Get Cast Recording; Watch Music Video for 'Friend of Dorothy
Exclusive: THE JACK OF HEARTS CLUB Will Get Cast Recording; Watch Music Video for 'Friend of Dorothy
BroadwayWorld.com

The Original Cast Recording of THE JACK OF HEARTS CLUB, the acclaimed new musical by Jon Richardson that became one of the most successful productions in the history of Provincetown Theater, will be released on Friday, July 17, 2026, on all major…

broadwayworld.com - Nicole Rosky - Review Roundup: MUSIC CITY Returns Off-Broadway
Review Roundup: MUSIC CITY Returns Off-Broadway
BroadwayWorld.com

Music City just celebrated its opening night at St. Luke's Theatre.The show features original and existing songs by multi-platinum songwriter J.T. Harding, including showstoppers “Smile,” “Sangria,” and “Somewhere…

vibe.com - Datwon Thomas - James Rosemond Jr. is Rewriting the Music Executive Playbook
James Rosemond Jr. is Rewriting the Music Executive Playbook
VIBE.com

There's a certain kind of silence that follows someone when they walk into a room, and people already think they know their story. For James Rosemond Jr., that silence has always had a double edge. It first follows his surname and everything that…

cheshire-live.co.uk - Michael Green - Review: Something Rotten! musical is a complete riot of a show
Review: Something Rotten! musical is a complete riot of a show
Cheshire Live

One of the most extraordinary aspects of Renaissance musical romp Something Rotten! is that its arrival at the Opera House in Manchester marks the first time it has ever been staged in all its glory in the UK even though it was first unveiled to…

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