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Brian Jones Letter to Charlie Watts to be Auctioned
Jones boasted that his band was starting to develop "a very tightly-knit sound”
Behringer Kick Sampler Explores Open-Source Firmware
Kick – which is only in the development phase – is the latest hardware product to embrace an open-source approach. Is this the way all music gear is heading?
Roland TD-07DMK2 Electronic Drum Kit Review
Get up and running in no time with Roland’s updated, user-friendly e-kit aimed at beginner to intermediate players
Stand Atlantic's "GODBREATH" Reaches No. 1 on ARIA Chart
The Sydneysiders becomes the fourth Australian rock act to lead the national chart in 2026.
Robyn Covers Tinashe's "Popstar"
She mashed it up Teddybears’ “Punkrocker” for the BBC Live Lounge
Stand Atlantic Bag First ARIA No. 1 With ‘GODBREATH’
The Sydneysiders becomes the fourth Australian rock act to lead the national chart in 2026.
Copyright Alliance – whose members include the RIAA, NMPA, and UMG – calls Meta’s proposed business terms ‘unconscionable.’ Now Meta says the rollout could be delayed again.
The updates are currently scheduled to apply to commercial accounts across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads, and WhatsApp from November 20. Source
Suno fights to make Apple testify on whether Apple Music could survive without UMG and Sony, claiming the majors use their catalogs ‘as a cudgel’ to win anti-AI concessions
Suno also wants an Apple witness to testify about Apple’s current licensing talks with both majors and streaming fraud on Apple Music. Source
Garth Brooks cancels Kansas City show, saying bots made up most of a 90,000-plus ticket queue
The Kansas City matinee will not go ahead, and fans who bought tickets will be refunded automatically to their original method of payment. Source
Goldman Sachs just told the music industry to sell to fans first
The following MBW op/ed comes from Mag Rodriguez, Founder/CEO, of superfan-focused platform EVEN. Source
Suno’s new MCP tool lets users make songs inside ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini – as its developer API gets a sign-in portal but remains in beta
Suno has unveiled a tool that lets users create songs from inside AI assistants including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. The tool, Suno MCP, is in beta and was announced in Suno’s release notes on Wednesday (October 28). Separately, MBW has spotted a sign-in portal for Suno’s developer API, which the
Spotify plans Q1 2027 launch for AI covers and remixes tool, weighing $4–$5 monthly price (report)
Spotify plans to launch its AI-powered covers and remixes tool in the first quarter of 2027. That’s according to the Financial Times, which reported the timeline on Friday (October 30), citing people familiar with the plans. The company is weighing a price of USD $4 to $5 per month for the tool, on
Former Eminem Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Unreleased Music
In January 2025 unreleased Eminem tracks started to mysteriously appear online, prompting an FBI investigation that linked the leaks to one of the rapper’s former employees, Joseph Strange. He has now
Absolute Label Services Seeks Digital Accounts Coordinator
Absolute Label Services are seeking a Digital Accounts Coordinator to join their Wimbledon office (min of 3 days in office). Closing date: 6 Nov
UK House of Lords Members Seek to Block Macklemore's 'Free Palestine' Show
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's New Single 'B Polite!' Blurs Genre Lines
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 Trump for Unauthorized Rally Music (Again)
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
My Chemical Romance alters costumes after legal challenge
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders last week launched legal action against My Chemical Romance over a sequence in the band’s current Hollywood Bowl shows during which dancers dressed like the cheerleader
Sam Fender postpones presale due to bot attack
Sam Fender postponed the presale for his two homecoming shows at Newcastle's St James' Park on Wednesday (October 28) Source
Create Music Group acquires minority stake in DistroKid
Create, supported by private capital backers Flexpoint Ford and Ares, made the investment earlier this year Source