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CMU Selects Top 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 Concerts 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
AFEM Discusses Valuing Music Catalogues on LinkedIn Live
Join AFEM for a practical conversation on how electronic music catalogues are valued, the groundwork required before speaking to investors, and what rights holders can do now to build long-term value.
AFEM Offers ADE Preparation and Networking Advice
Sharing practical tips and tricks on how to navigate the week, insights into the official programming and opportunities on offer.
Jean-Michel Jarre Releasing 'Oxygene' 50th Anniversary Edition
“The sound had a particular depth, movement and life of its own,” says Jarre. “We returned to the original tapes with the aim of preserving that character rather than changing it”
Scott Holiday Explores Psychedelic Sounds on Solo Debut Following Accident
The Rival Sons guitarist got slammed in a bike accident and found a creative surge as he healed, using automatic writing in search of psychedelic sounds
Musician's Friend Rocktober Sale Offers Alternatives to Amazon Prime Day Deals
Grab yourself a bargain this Fall on everything from the likes of Ernie Ball, Gretsch, Alesis, Casio, and many more
Tom DeLonge Moved By Blink-182 Tribute at Padres Game
The pop-punk veteran couldn't hold back his emotion when 42,000-plus fans paid tribute during game three between his beloved Padres and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Travis Barker Hospitalized, Seen With Wife Kourtney Kardashian
At press time, it was unknown what procedure the Blink-182 drummer was undergoing.
With a new CFO, three licensing deals, and $775M+ raised, what’s stopping $5.4B-valued Suno from an IPO?
The signals pointing to the firm's potential stock market ambitions and the barriers it faces in getting there. Source
RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier on AI, Copyright & Congress | On the Record
As the music industry faces a new era of AI, the fight over artists’ rights is playing out in Washington D.C.. On this week’s episode of Billboard On The Record, host Kristin Robinson is joined by Mitch Glazier, Chairman/CEO of the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), to discuss the int
The Social Reckoning Review: Aaron Sorkin Goes Scorched Earth on Facebook
Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, and Jeremy Strong star in this often haunting social media polemic. The Social Reckoning Review: Aaron Sorkin Goes Scorched Earth on Facebook Liz Shannon Miller
Arturia’s AstroLab gets its biggest firmware update yet, adding deeper sound editing and 67 new presets
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
Travis Barker Happy To Have His ‘Beautiful Wife By My Side’ In Pre-Op Hospital Pics
At press time, it was unknown what procedure the Blink-182 drummer was undergoing.
“I couldn't believe how he’d deteriorated”: Tony Iommi on Ozzy Osbourne’s condition at their last rehearsals
He had to be carried in, the guitarist says
David Bowie’s 80th birthday gets a year-long Bowie80 celebration
David Bowie died shortly after his 69th birthday, in 2016. The tenth anniversary of that was marked by tributes earlier this year, but now attention is turning to 8 January 2027, which would have been his 80th birthday. The post is from Music Ally.
HumanCulture bags first clients for its predictive intelligence tech
Earlier this year we reported on a startup founded by former Defected Records and AWAL execs developing tech to predict how well content would perform on social media before it was posted. The post is from Music Ally.
Italy’s competition watchdog probes Suno over ‘unfair terms’
Suno’s legal headaches expanded beyond the US some time ago, with lawsuits filed by collecting societies in Europe and Scandinavia. Now Italy is getting in on the act – although this isn’t about copyright infringement. Well, not directly. The post is from Music Ally.
DiMA hopes for ‘timely resolution’ of Phonorecords V proceeding
Fans of the US music-publishing industry and streaming services exploding into bitter recriminations have had this week red-pen-circled in their calendars for some time. The post is from Music Ally.