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Ella Langley Cancels Tulsa Show After Bomb Threat
The country singer's show in Tulsa was canceled after a fake bomb threat. Ella Langley Says Jesus Gave Her Courage to Perform After Bomb Threat Alex Young
Phoebe Bridgers Reunites with Boygenius For Acoustic Performance
Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus also made a surprise appearance at Bridgers’ phone-free show in New York shortly before
Sombr Joined by Fleetwood Mac Legend For ‘Go Your Own Way’ At L.A. Show
"This man's music is one of my biggest influences," the 21-year-old singer said of the 77-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.
Geordie Greep Shows Cancelled Following Sexual Misconduct Allegation
The singer, who has denied the allegation, is no longer performing in Boise, Salt Lake City, Boulder, Denver, and Omaha
Julión Álvarez: Why Mariachi Is ‘Sacred Ground’ for Him | Billboard News Interview
Julión Álvarez looks back on nearly 20 years of his career, major Billboard chart milestones, and what it means to still have fans showing up in a big way. In this Billboard interview, Julión talks performing for nearly 100,000 people in two days in Jalisco, why big shows still make him nervous, and
Ella Langley Says Jesus Gave Her Courage to Perform After Bomb Threat
The country singer's show in Tulsa was canceled after a fake bomb threat. Ella Langley Says Jesus Gave Her Courage to Perform After Bomb Threat Alex Young
DistroKid is removing songs in response to UMG lawsuit – and some artists aren’t happy
In September, UMG sued distributer DistroKid over the latter’s “illegal, deceptive, and unlawful practices” – with two specific and fairly blockbuster accusations at the lawsuit’s heart: that DistroKid is “flooding” streaming services with “AI-generated slop”; and that it is also committing “massive
Apple hires employees and licenses tech from AI podcast startup Huxe
We’re used to reading about novel ways of recruiting people en masse from another company, but a “reverse acqui-hire deal” was a new one to us. You’ll be aware of an acqui-hire deal, where one company – usually a major corporation – buys another outright in order to absorb the entirety of their staf
GTA VI previews in-game radio stations – and introduces podcasts
Rockstar Games is slowly drip-feeding a ravenous fanbase small nuggets of Grand Theft Auto VI before its launch on 19 November. The company has often led with music in this teasing process, and it has now launched a site where fans can get a blast of the radio stations and songs that will be playing
Netflix reportedly cutting 850 jobs as tech and media layoffs continue
Netflix is allegedly about to cut 850 jobs as early as next week, according to media industry reporting service Puck. If that’s true – Netflix has not commented – that’s about 5% of its global workforce, which currently stands at about 17,000. Taking a look at parallel industries, particularly ones
AFEM Activities at ADE 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. Find every session, time, venue and RSVP below, plus the guide to AFEM members’ own events across ADE
Sombr Joined by Fleetwood Mac Legend For ‘Go Your Own Way’ At L.A. Show
"This man's music is one of my biggest influences," the 21-year-old singer said of the 77-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.
Watch Phoebe Bridgers reunite with Boygenius bandmates for Lance Oppenheim-directed acoustic performance
Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus also made a surprise appearance at Bridgers’ phone-free show in New York shortly before
The Avalanches Discuss Sampling, New Album "No Bad Memories"
The Avalanches return with No Bad Memories, a 31-track album stacked with sonic ephemera, its TV jingles and start-up sounds balancing playful nostalgia with capitalist critique. Robbie Chater tells u
Olivia Rodrigo Discusses "Honeybee" Creation and Mellotron Choir
“I remember writing it in like, an hour – just feeling like it sort of captured this feeling of intense romantic love and also the fear that comes with that,” says Rodrigo
Matthew Herbert Album Created Entirely from Food Samples
The project, ukhasmorefoodbanksthanbranchesofmcdonalds.com, hopes to raise awareness around the UK's growing food insecurity
Surprise Collaboration Features Lindsey Buckingham Solo
The surprise collab happened during Sombr’s Kia Forum show in LA on Saturday
The Violent Hour Debut Album Announced, Single "Already Dead" Released
The Violent Hour's debut album Pretty Girls Do Ugly Things will be out January 22nd. The Violent Hour (Carla Harvey, Charlie Benante) Announce Debut Album, Unleash “Already Dead”: Stream Langdon Hickm
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Britney Spears Drops Previously Unreleased Pop Banger ‘She’ll Never Be Me,’ Co-Written With Then-Boyfriend Justin Timberlake: Listen
The song will be featured on the upcoming 25th anniversary edition of Britney, due out on Nov. 6.