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American Music Tourism Act Signed into Law
Under the Act, music tourism covers travel to attend a festival, a concert, or another live musical performance or music-related special event. Source
Chance the Rapper Wins Second Trial Against Ex-Manager
The ruling does not put a number on what Corcoran owes, but representatives for Chance say he is likely to forfeit up to $1.5 million in management fees. Source
U2 Excludes Chile from Latin American Tour
The band have played in the country on all four of their previous visits to the region, but their 2027 tour will only stop in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina
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Big Thief Live Archive Launched
The Big Thief Live Archive includes 10 fully mixed shows, with plans to add new sets each month
U2 to skip Chile on Latin American tour for first time after negotiations reportedly fall through
The band have played in the country on all four of their previous visits to the region, but their 2027 tour will only stop in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina
Radie Peat Announces Debut Solo Album
Radie Peat of Lankum releases her debut solo album in November, fifteen years in the making. Opening single ‘Hares On The Mountain’ is a beautifully wry and subversive folk song. If The Stranglers had
Universal Music Restructures, Senior Executives Depart
Back in 2024 Universal Music said it would find €250 million in annual savings via a “strategic organisational redesign” that would be complete by the end of 2026. With that deadline looming, yesterda
Standout Releases of the Week
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from The Drums and Genesis Owusu, bed, Shygirk, Fontaines D.C. + Snoh Aalegra
Streaming Services Submit Royalty Proposals for 2028-2032
Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora, and Google have filed their rate proposals in Phonorecords V Source
Ben Katovsky Appointed CEO of Pipeline
Pipeline is the $200 million-backed financing platform for the music and creative industries that launched in January through Matt Spetzler's investment firm Jamen Capital. Source
American Music Tourism Act Signed Into Law
Under the Act, music tourism covers travel to attend a festival, a concert, or another live musical performance or music-related special event. Source
Chance the Rapper Wins Second Trial Against Ex-Manager
The ruling does not put a number on what Corcoran owes, but representatives for Chance say he is likely to forfeit up to $1.5 million in management fees. Source
Billy Corgan Praises Travis Barker
“You have influenced more popular drummers in the last thirty years than any drummer I can think of"
Eminem Addresses Kid Rock Collaboration Backlash
The rapper addressed backlash over his guest verse on Kid Rock’s new faith-based album, pointing to the pair’s decades-long friendship
Big Thief Live Archive Now Available
The Big Thief Live Archive includes 10 fully mixed shows, with plans to add new sets each month
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan calls Blink-182’s Travis Barker the “most influential” drummer of the last 30 years
“You have influenced more popular drummers in the last thirty years than any drummer I can think of"
Eminem Defends Kid Rock Collaboration: ‘Not About Choosing Sides’
The rapper addressed backlash over his guest verse on Kid Rock’s new faith-based album, pointing to the pair’s decades-long friendship
UK Copyright Tribunal Rules on Cinema Music Royalties
A dispute over what royalties cinemas should pay PRS for music contained in the films they screen went before the UK Copyright Tribunal earlier this year. It has ruled in favour of a higher royalty ra
Radie Peat Announces Debut Solo Album
Radie Peat of Lankum releases her debut solo album in November, fifteen years in the making. Opening single ‘Hares On The Mountain’ is a beautifully wry and subversive folk song. If The Stranglers had
Universal Music Restructures, Senior Executives Depart
Back in 2024 Universal Music said it would find €250 million in annual savings via a “strategic organisational redesign” that would be complete by the end of 2026. With that deadline looming, yesterda