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Standout Music Releases This Week
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Queens Of The Stone Age, thredd, Cobrah, Grimes, Megan Thee Stallion + Sofia and the Antoinettes
Hayley Silvertown Appointed Chief Legal and Business Affairs Officer at Create Music Group
In the role, Silvertown will oversee Create's legal and business affairs functions and partner with the executive team on strategic transactions, investments, and partnerships. Source
Universal Music Group Reports Strong Q3 Growth
Adjusted EBITDA came in at €729 million ($838.7m), a margin of 21.5%, down from 22.0% in Q3 2025 but up on the 20.5% margin it posted in the prior quarter (Q2 2026) Source
AFEM's AI Initiatives Gain Industry Recognition
Independent press is spotlighting AFEM’s work on AI in music, with recent coverage of the AFEM AI Principles and the Berlin AI Think Tank. The articles track the industry’s move towards workable syste
AFEM and Beatport Webinar on Label Growth
AFEM and Beatport present Amplifying Your Label on Beatport, an online webinar on best practices for your label on the platform.
AFEM Events at Amsterdam Dance Event 2026
AFEM is at Amsterdam Dance Event 2026, 21-25 October, with its Annual General Meeting and Mixer, Mindful Connections, the Music Technology Workshop, the AFEM & Sena Mixer and panels across the week. F
Boss Katana-25 Amplifier Review
Boss shrinks its ever-popular Katana into an amp and effects-loaded practice amp for beginners and bedroom players
Gerard Way Announces My Chemical Romance Plans
The band also reunited with The Used's Bert McCracken onstage for the first time since 2005 and debuted a rare ‘Danger Days’ track
Confidence Man and Spriitzz Release New Single ‘Higher’
The ’90s-inspired dance cut is out now, complete with artwork to match
My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way reveals plans to make new album in 2027 and return to touring in 2028
The band also reunited with The Used's Bert McCracken onstage for the first time since 2005 and debuted a rare ‘Danger Days’ track
CMU Selects Standout Releases of the Week
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Queens Of The Stone Age, thredd, Cobrah, Grimes, Megan Thee Stallion + Sofia and the Antoinettes
Hayley Silvertown Appointed Chief Legal and Business Affairs Officer at Create Music Group
In the role, Silvertown will oversee Create's legal and business affairs functions and partner with the executive team on strategic transactions, investments, and partnerships. Source
Universal Music Group Reports Strong Q3 Earnings
Adjusted EBITDA came in at €729 million ($838.7m), a margin of 21.5%, down from 22.0% in Q3 2025 but up on the 20.5% margin it posted in the prior quarter (Q2 2026) Source
AFEM's AI Initiatives Gain Press Attention
Independent press is spotlighting AFEM’s work on AI in music, with recent coverage of the AFEM AI Principles and the Berlin AI Think Tank. The articles track the industry’s move towards workable syste
AFEM and Beatport Host Webinar on Label Promotion
AFEM and Beatport present Amplifying Your Label on Beatport, an online webinar on best practices for your label on the platform.
AFEM announces activities at Amsterdam Dance Event 2026
AFEM is at Amsterdam Dance Event 2026, 21-25 October, with its Annual General Meeting and Mixer, Mindful Connections, the Music Technology Workshop, the AFEM & Sena Mixer and panels across the week. F
Boss Katana-25 review: A practice amp for beginners
Boss shrinks its ever-popular Katana into an amp and effects-loaded practice amp for beginners and bedroom players
Tame Impala covers Seal’s ‘Kiss From a Rose’
Kevin Parker said the ‘Batman Forever’ soundtrack was the first CD he ever bought; the band also played a stripped-back “Dracula”
Harry Styles recreates iconic ‘X Factor’ audition look
The singer recreated his 2010 audition look for the Stevie Wonder cover at Madison Square Garden, the penultimate night of his 30-show residency.
Confidence Man and Spriitzz release new 90s-inspired trance single, ‘Higher’
The ’90s-inspired dance cut is out now, complete with artwork to match