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Warner Chappell Music inks global publishing deal with My Chemical Romance
Warner Chappell will oversee the catalog's global rights administration, copyright protection, and sync licensing across film, television, and video games. Source
Sounds Market Promotes Circular Economy in DJ Gear
Sounds Market has refurbished and resold more than 1,800 DJ devices since 2023, making the circular economy a working alternative to buying new. In this Member Feature, Pau Agustí explains why discont
AFEM 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
The Origins of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody"
The song responsible for Live Aid's most iconic moment, and the one that re-established Queen as a global stadium monolith, all started with Roger Taylor’s three-year-old son…
Sam Carter on Vocal Strain and Online Criticism
"The more I tried, the crueler the comments over the summer got and it led me to a place where I was physically and emotionally shot"
Karly Hartzman Announces Solo Tour
The short jaunt across the southeastern U.S. is set for early December
Architects’ Sam Carter speaks out on impact “anxiety and constant focus” on his voice after online criticism
"The more I tried, the crueler the comments over the summer got and it led me to a place where I was physically and emotionally shot"
Universal Music Restructures, Senior Execs 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 Music 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 Songwriter Rate Proposals
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
AEG Presents Acquires Auguri Productions
Auguri Productions is the Paris-based artist development and concert production company co-founded by Charles Bensmaine. Source
Live Nation Disputes FTC's BOTS Act Lawsuit
If the FTC wins, ticketing companies that run their own resale marketplaces could be held liable for reselling tickets they knew, or should have known. Source
My Chemical Romance signs with Warner Chappell Music
Warner Chappell will oversee the catalog's global rights administration, copyright protection, and sync licensing across film, television, and video games. Source
Karly Hartzman Announces Solo Tour
The short jaunt across the southeastern U.S. is set for early December
The making of Queen’s crowd-stirring ode to the radio
The song responsible for Live Aid's most iconic moment, and the one that re-established Queen as a global stadium monolith, all started with Roger Taylor’s three-year-old son…
CRAIGYCRAIG OF FATEWELL ASKS THE MACHINE A HUMAN QUESTION
There is a funny little trap in writing a song about AI right now: the subject is already moving faster than most songs can keep up. You can write the cleverest line in the world about machines replacing people, and by the time the record is out, the machines have already learned three new tricks [.
Ben Katovsky named 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