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Former Eminem employee pleads guilty to selling unreleased tracks that were later accessed 8M+ times on streaming platforms

Joseph Strange sold 10 or more audio files of the music to buyers online for approximately $50,000, according to court documents cited by the DOJ. Source

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Seeker Music acquires original and re-recorded versions of JoJo’s first two albums

The deal covers her self-titled 2004 debut, its 2006 follow-up, The High Road, and the versions of both albums she re-recorded and released in 2018. Source

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House Democrats escalate probe of StubHub CEO Eric Baker, now targeting his role at ticket reseller Andro Capital

Robert Garcia’s new letter, sent on October 22, addresses Eric Baker as Andro Capital’s Managing Director rather than as StubHub’s CEO. Source

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Chris Brown producer sues Sony Music for $1.25M, claiming it stalled the sale of his ‘Party’ royalties and paid him half the agreed rate

Ishmael Sadiq Montague claims Sony made false statements to delay redirecting his royalties on the track to a company that had agreed to buy them. Source

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Collabhouse Sees Subscription Growth

Collabhouse pairs distribution with an AI Manager and a growth layer for independent artists and labels, and saw subscriptions rise fourfold in a single month. In this Member Feature, Andy Berendsen e

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Virgin Music Group Joins AFEM

Virgin Music Group has joined the Association for Electronic Music as a partner. The group also includes FUGA, already an AFEM member, and Downtown. Daniel Bisbing, Vice President, Commercial Marketin

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New Ticket Sales Announced

Tickets Ben Folds Five, Sienna Spiro, and Papa Roach are also up for grabs. Tickets On Sale Today: Zach Bryan, Tinashe, Iron Maiden, Matchbox Twenty Consequence Staff

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El Estepario Siberiano Tackles Nine Inch Nails Track

The drummer worked through several attempts at “The Hand That Feeds” before discovering who was behind the song. Spanish Drum Virtuoso El Estepario Siberiano Performs Nine Inch Nails Song as He Hears

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Panchiko Release New Album 'Chimera'

The Nottingham veterans will release their third album next April

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WARM's 2026 Dance Insights Report Highlights Top Tracks and Artists

WARM ranked the Global Top 100 dance tracks over the first half of 2026 using data from more than 200 dance radio stations in nearly 40 countries.

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Ryan Gosling's Band Dead Man's Bones Announce New Music

The duo featuring the Barbie star and screenwriter/producer Zach Shields teased that new music is coming next week.

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Halloween Costumes Inspired by Music and Pop Culture

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl shrubs & Pitbull’s signature bald head are just a few of the looks worth re-creating this spooky season.

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Listen to Two New Kacey Musgraves Songs

They appear on the forthcoming Middle of Nowhere companion album Tex Mex Tapes

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Ryan Gosling’s Band Dead Man’s Bones Tease Return

Gosling’s duo with Zach Shields appears to be preparing its first music in 17 years

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Toni Cornell Unveils Cover of Suicide’s ‘Surrender”: Stream

The single was produced by Jakob Armstrong, son of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong. Toni Cornell Unveils Cover of Suicide’s ‘Surrender”: Stream Spencer Kaufman

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David Byrne Believes AI Is “Not Going to End Well”

The Talking Heads frontman says he's "read enough science fiction." David Byrne Believes AI Is “Not Going to End Well” Karan Singh

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Jay Worthy & George Clinton Are Bringing Funk Back to Rap: ‘It’s Getting Ready to Get Deep Around Here’

The West Coast MC linked up with the funk pioneer to try and rectify G-Funk with their collab album Generation P.

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DEETRANADA on Rap, Raves and Refusing to Stay in One Lane

Baltimore has never been short of musical characters, and DEETRANADA has been making herself heard since most of her contemporaries were still worrying about their homework. First appearing on national television at just 15 as a finalist on Jermaine Dupri’s The Rap Game, she’s spent the years since

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Panchiko follow up viral success with new album ‘Chimera’ and glitchy single ‘One Car Hits Another’

The Nottingham veterans will release their third album next April

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Spanish Drum Virtuoso El Estepario Siberiano Performs Nine Inch Nails Song as He Hears It for First Time: Watch

The drummer worked through several attempts at “The Hand That Feeds” before discovering who was behind the song. Spanish Drum Virtuoso El Estepario Siberiano Performs Nine Inch Nails Song as He Hears It for First Time: Watch Pedro Camacho