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Music industry reacts to streaming fraudster's sentencing

US streaming fraudster Michael Smith has been sentenced to eighteen months in jail. Although prosecutors were pushing for something closer to four years, the custodial sentence is significant, and has

Industry AFEM

Anya Bennett discusses show cancellation insurance

Anya Bennett, Broker Support Account Handler at Howden Music takes on the cover most artists only think about once a show has already fallen through.

Industry MusicRadar

Arturia’s AstroLab gets major firmware update

With its new Sound Edit view opening up access to key parameters, AstroLab 2.0 finds the stage keyboard inching towards becoming a fully-fledged synthesizer

Industry MusicRadar

Wu Tang associate sentenced to 18 months for streaming fraud

Mike Smith made over $8 million by using bots to artificially inflate streams

Industry MusicRadar

Soul Singer Freddie Jackson Dies

His classic slow jam Rock Me Tonight was a transatlantic hit

Industry MusicRadar

Strymon TimeLine MX Review

Fifteen years on, Strymon's flagship TimeLine returns with dual engines, new delay types, a reverb, and a five-minute looper

Industry MusicRadar

Drake Snubs Grammys

Rapper released three albums during the eligibility window

Industry Billboard

Powderfinger Will Reunite For 2027 Tour

The Australian rock juggernauts will hit the road for a run of concerts, their first in almost two decades.

Industry Pitchfork

Undeath Sign to Relapse and Share New Song

“Arterial Bombardment” is “a track full of non-stop riffing, blasting, death metal sickness,” says frontperson Alex Sason

News NME

Troye Sivan – ‘She’s the Best’ review: late-night revelations set to a ’90s alt-dance groove

On his fourth studio album, the pop-literate Australian swaps the heady rush of the dance floor for the balmy intimacy of an afters

News Billboard

Powderfinger Will Reunite For 2027 Tour

The Australian rock juggernauts will hit the road for a run of concerts, their first in almost two decades.

Industry Complete Music Update

Clinic Releases New Single 'Energies' Ahead of Tenth Album

Liverpool duo Clinic have been making genuinely strange art-punk since the late 90s - surgical masks, acidic vocals, jumble sale organs, a Grammy nomination. Tenth album ‘Wild In The Streets’ is out 3

Industry Complete Music Update

Rowanne Chang Featured in Horizon Leaders Series

This week we caught up with Rowanne Chang, digital marketing manager at Deviate Digital

Industry Complete Music Update

Music Industry Applauds Sentencing of Streaming Fraudster

US streaming fraudster Michael Smith has been sentenced to eighteen months in jail. Although prosecutors were pushing for something closer to four years, the custodial sentence is significant, and has

Industry AFEM

Anya Bennett Discusses Event Cancellation Insurance for Musicians

Anya Bennett, Broker Support Account Handler at Howden Music takes on the cover most artists only think about once a show has already fallen through.

Industry MusicRadar

Arturia AstroLab Keyboard Gets Major 2.0 Firmware Update

With its new Sound Edit view opening up access to key parameters, AstroLab 2.0 finds the stage keyboard inching towards becoming a fully-fledged synthesizer

Industry MusicRadar

Wu-Tang Clan Associate Sentenced for Streaming Fraud

Mike Smith made over $8 million by using bots to artificially inflate streams

Industry MusicRadar

Soul Singer Freddie Jackson Dies

His classic slow jam Rock Me Tonight was a transatlantic hit

Industry MusicRadar

Strymon TimeLine MX Review: Enhanced Delay Pedal

Fifteen years on, Strymon's flagship TimeLine returns with dual engines, new delay types, a reverb, and a five-minute looper

Industry MusicRadar

Drake Snubs Grammys, Joining BTS and Stray Kids

Rapper released three albums during the eligibility window