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Music Industry Moves: Live Nation Acquires Majority Stake in Timeline, an Influencer Management Firm (EXCLUSIVE)
Live Nation has acquired a majority stake in Timeline, a talent management firm representing over 25 influencers and creators. Timeline will mobilize Live Nation's resources to expand its own ventures in branding services, touring opportunities and…
Check out YouTube's trending topics, creators and music of 2024.
YouTube released its annual End Of Year Trends report, which includes four lists across 12 different countries: Trending Topics, Top Creators, Top Songs and Top Songs on Shorts. This year's trending moments showcase how YouTube and pop culture…
The Classical Music Our Critics Can't Stop Thinking About
The New York Times's classical music and opera critics see and hear much more than they review. Here is what hooked them during the past month. Leave your own favorites in the comments. Andrew Carnegie's 1902 mansion on Fifth Avenue, a Georgian…
Apple Music Replay 2024: How to get it
Apple Replay 2024 has arrived, and we know what you're thinking: Isn't this thing available throughout the year? Well, yes and no. It's true: You can access Replay all year over at replay.music.apple.com to see your personalized list of top…
The Best Music of 2024: Sounds Pulled From the Past
One of the biggest music-industry stories in 2024 was the explosion of country: Beyoncé made a country record with “Cowboy Carter” and so did fellow pop star Post Malone with “F-1 Trillion”; among the first No. 1…
Amazon Music launches 2024 Delivered, its take on Spotify Wrapped
Amazon Music announced on Tuesday the launch of 2024 Delivered, a new personalized yearly recap feature inspired by Spotify's popular Wrapped experience. The feature delivers a summary of your listening habits, including your top artists, songs…
Billboard Arabia Music Awards to Launch as Part of the Inaugural Riyadh Music Week
Riyadh is gearing up for a transformative moment in its cultural history with the launch of Riyadh Music Week, a landmark initiative by the Music Commission in partnership with MDLBEAST and SRMG. Spanning Dec. 5-14, 2024, the spotlight shines…
30 Under 30 2025: Stars Shaboozey, Chappell Roan And Noah Kahan Lead The Artists Shaping The Future Of Music
“Artists are renegades, they're fire bombs,” says Shaboozey, the 29-year-old who, this year, scored six Grammy nominations. “We're the people that can't be tamed.” It took the first-generation Nigerian American 10 years…
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Apple Music's yearly recap is finally available in the app
Apple Music's yearly recap is back — and this time, it's available to see and share from directly within the app. If your iPhone runs iOS 18.1 or later, you can now access Apple Music Replay 2024 from the Home, New, and Search tabs.
How Eminem's mother Debbie Nelson became a character in his music
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which…
Rapper Fuse ODG releases Band aid rebuttal music video - BBC News
British-Ghanaian rapper Fuse ODG, who recently criticised foreign aid in Africa, has released a music video called We Know It's Christmas, in a rebuttal to the 40th anniversary remake of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas. The rapper said his…
FBI files $3.4 million complaint over oligarch's music studio sale
✓ Link copied to clipboard! The New York field office for the FBI has filed a $3.4 million civil forfeiture complaint over the sale of a Russian oligarch's music studio, alleging that the funds evaded sanctions imposed on him. The complaint…
Apple Music Replay 2024 Experience Now Live
Apple has launched Apple Music Replay for 2024, giving subscribers early access to their personalized music listening statistics and trends for the year. Accessible through music.apple.com/replay, the feature provides users with detailed insights…
How to find your music stats with Apple Music Replay
Apple Music Replay is a great way to find your music stats for the past year: the most played songs, artists and albums in the last 12 months. Similar to Spotify Wrapped and the like, your annual Apple replay is a fun way to see what tracks you…
Brisbane music venue The Triffid appeals approval for inner-city towers in 'test case' for nightlife laws
The operators of a Brisbane music venue are appealing the approval of an inner-city residential development, citing concerns about an uptick in noise complaints. Panettiere Developments' Little Italy project – which they valued at $1.5…
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