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Christian Nodal’s ‘No Te Contaron Mal’ Passes 1 Billion Views on YouTube
The 2018 hit is the regional Mexican artist’s second to clear the mark following the official video for “Adiós Amor.”
Paul McCartney continues “journey through Dungeon Lane” with four new songs – including ‘flip mix’ of Ringo Starr duet ‘Home To Us’
The special edition of the album also comes with a new cover, which compiles more than 100 images from his personal collection
FKA Twigs drops Shia LaBeouf lawsuit after being released from “unlawful” NDA
"Twigs stood up for something larger than herself, all female survivors of sexual abuse”
Hybe is taking its flagship Weverse Con festival to India in 2027
Hybe is bringing its flagship music festival Weverse Con to India. The two-day event will take place in New Delhi on 27-28 March 2027. The post is from Music Ally.
13 Record Store Day Releases Actually Worth Getting on Black Friday
The annual event has been a bloated mess for years but there are still some gems to be found this November
Hybe is taking its flagship Weverse Con festival to India in 2027
Hybe is bringing its flagship music festival Weverse Con to India. The two-day event will take place in New Delhi on 27-28 March 2027. The post is from Music Ally.
News Organizations Challenge DoJ Stance on AI Fair Use
Many of the music industry’s AI legal battles swing on whether or not AI training is ‘fair use’ under US copyright law. Donald Trump’s DoJ recently intervened in a dispute between newspapers and OpenA
AI Licensing Principles: Equal Value for Song and Recording Rights
As the music industry enters into ever more deals with AI platforms, the indie publisher community has again insisted that - with AI - song rights and recording rights must be valued equally, unlike i
PROJECTOR's Unique Sound Explored
With Brighton quartet PROJECTOR industrial drum machines, angular post-punk and rant-pop share the same space. New track ‘I Need A Lie Down’ was designed to “make people feel sick and culminate in a h
AI and Music: Voice Clones and Fair Use Rulings
There have been two judgments this week of relevance to the ongoing AI debates in the music industry. A Japanese court ruled that publicity rights allow performers to stop unapproved AI voice clones.
CMU Selects: Standout Releases of the Week
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Logic1000, Sasha Keable, Fontaines D.C., Strawberry Guy + Petra
Industry Stakeholders Cite Lack of Legal Risk in Streaming Fraud
The streaming fraudster who pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in relation to an $8 million streaming scam will be sentenced next week. The Music Fights Fraud Alliance says the sentence should “r
London Olympia Cancels Concert Series Due to Planning Issues
The revamped Olympia complex in West London was due to present a Winter Music Series of concerts in its Grand Hall in December, the first music shows in there since 2022. However, the concerts, featur
Major Labels Deny Collusion in Physical Royalties Negotiations
The US Copyright Royalty Board is reviewing what mechanical royalties songwriters and publishers should receive from 2028. It’s labels who pay mechanical royalties on physical records, and the major l
Clinic Announces New Album and Single
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
ARIA Warns Australian Lawmakers Against Big AI's Proposed Training Methods
“Done the way that Big AI is proposing," says ARIA's Herd, frontier training "would devastate the music industry and make Australia a pariah for rights holders globally.”
ARIA Warns Lawmakers That Australia Could Be Used as ‘Trojan Horse for Big AI’
“Done the way that Big AI is proposing," says ARIA's Herd, frontier training "would devastate the music industry and make Australia a pariah for rights holders globally.”
Jabra Evolve3 75 Gets Prime Deal
The Jabra Evolve3 75 is currently on Prime Big Deals on Amazon, bringing the on-ear wireless headset down to $288.15 from its typical $323 price. That is not the kind of massive headphone discount tha
Louis Godfrey Knows Management Starts With Vision
A lot of artist management advice sounds like it was written after the win. The brand is defined, the tickets are moving, the team is in place, and everyone gets to pretend it was obvious from day one
Peppa Pig Teams Up With Super Simple Songs for Lullaby Mash-up
Whatever you do, don’t snort at Peppa Pig’s music clout. The popular children’s character has more than 1bn lifetime music streams across a catalogue of more than 1,300 original songs. The post is fro