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Duets connects music-startup founders with investors and experts
Well, not just music startups, as we’ll explain. Securing deals with music rightsholders is a huge part of any music startup’s workload, but so is attracting investors and advisors. A new platform called Duets Network wants to help with that. The post is from Music Ally.
Backstreet Boys are launching their own esports gaming team
Forget quitting playing games (with my heart). Pop veterans Backstreet Boys are very much not quitting playing games: they’re recruiting professional gamers as part of a move into the esports industry. The post is from Music Ally.
Roblox’s Q3 2026: 138m daily users who spent 34bn hours playing
At first glance, some of the numbers in Roblox’s quarterly financials don’t look good at all when you compare them to Q3 a year ago. The post is from Music Ally.
Audio Chateau Records raises $9m for ‘creator culture’ label
High-single-digit funding rounds for music-tech startups are familiar, but less so for labels. Audio Chateau Records is bucking that trend by trousering a Series A round of up to $9m. The post is from Music Ally.
Youth Music Awards winners: Run It, Elevation Music, TiPP and more
This week saw the annual Youth Music Awards, where the UK-based charity celebrated emerging musicians as well as projects that work with young people and music around the country. The post is from Music Ally.
My Chemical Romance Tap Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers as Voices in Emotional Animated Short ‘Prelude to the End’: Watch
The visually stunning 7-minute film from visual artist Lauren Tsai also features voice work from Hideo Kojima and John C. McGinley.
“The energy was incredible”: The magical chemistry of The Allman Brothers Band – as witnessed by Al Di Meola
“I was there at the Fillmore East. It was unbelievable”
Coachella 2027: SZA, Dua Lipa, and Tame Impala to Headline, Per New Report
BTS and Rage Against the Machine were also reportedly approached about performing at Coachella 2027, but both acts declined. Coachella 2027: SZA, Dua Lipa, and Tame Impala to Headline, Per New Report Alex Young
The Snuts talk confronting mental health on ‘Joy In Short Moments’: “Music is more than just heartbreak”
Frontman Jack Cochrane also tells us about creating a space to have “meaningful, healing conversations” on his new podcast, outgrowing any feeling of “snobbery” in their music, and why he has become an ambassador for CALM The post The Snuts talk confronting mental health on ‘Joy In Short Moments’: “
Dominic Fike’s ‘How to Quit Smoking’: All 15 Tracks Ranked
Fike's third studio LP, which he's billed as a "living album," arrived on Friday (Oct. 30).
Tickets On Sale Today: Bon Jovi, QOTSA, Angine de Poitrine & More
Tickets CHVRHCES, They Might Be Giants, HUM, and DIIV are also up for grabs. Tickets On Sale Today: Bon Jovi, QOTSA, Angine de Poitrine & More Scoop Harrison
UK Parliament Members Seek to Block Macklemore's Performance
Macklemore’s Free Palestine mini-tour kicks off in Dublin later today and is due to reach London on Friday. But 50 members of the House Of Lords want Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to stop the rapper
Chlothegod Releases Genre-Bending Single 'B Polite!'
North Carolina-born singer-songwriter chlothegod can’t stay in one genre for long: soul, alt-R&B, guitar pop and punk all turn up. New single ‘B Polite!’ starts quiet and wonky, then builds until she’
Neil Young Sues Donald Trump for Unauthorized Song Use
Neil Young has sued Donald Trump after the President played ‘Rockin In The Free World’ at a recent political rally in Ohio without permission. It’s the second time Young has sued over use of the song
Stevie Nicks Details Creation of Break-Up Anthem
“Don’t just write a song about your ex – make him play lead guitar and sing it right to his face on stage”
Guitar Center Black Friday Sale Starts Early
Black Friday season has finally kicked off, and Guitar Center will be adding more deals to the sale every week
‘The Pitt’ star Noah Wyle says Eddie Murphy told him to “fuck off” when he was nine years old
The incident occurred at the start of the 1980s, when Murphy was making his name on 'SNL'
‘Björk Orkestral With The Hamrahlíð Choir’ set for physical release
‘Where Is The Line (Live at Harpa Hall)’, recorded at that 2021 gig, is out now as a single
Patrick Stewart fans remember his many video game roles: “Such an iconic voice”
He appeared in well over two dozen video games including 'The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion'
Skid Row Tap Broadway Star of ‘Rock of Ages’ and ‘Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark’ As New Lead Singer
Justin Sargent made his official debut on Thursday (Oct. 29) with a wailing cover of The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again."