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Willard Ahdritz Launches Ahdritz Capital Partners

Ex-Lazard banker Stephen Langer and former SSE Ventures CEO Isabel Keulen join the Kobalt founder's new firm. Source

Industry MusicRadar

Patina PJ-6 Offset Guitar Review

A solidly made, budget-friendly guitar that is looking to deliver relic'd aesthetics without the custom shop price tag

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Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant Dies at 63

“I took chances as an artist and a musician – I helped keep the music alive”

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Polaris on Honoring Ryan Siew With ‘Without You’ & Their Good Things Return

The Australian band reflects on its first new song in three years, the decision to keep touring and a milestone Good Things Festival set.

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Fontaines D.C. Share Video for New Song “Tongue”

The latest Dopamine Chamber single comes with a John Angus Stewart visual

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Tara Clerkin Trio Set 2027 North American Tour

Following an imminent UK run behind their new album, Somewhere Good

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Yung Miami Launches Debut Solo Album With New Songs “F U” and “2008”

The long-awaited Watch Dis features Quavo, G Herbo, Lil Baby, Kodak Black, Shenseea, Vybez Kartel, and more

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Drake and Don Toliver’s “Choosin’ Texas” Remix Is Officially Here

”Solar Eclipse” arrives alongside other FOMO tracks “Quebec,” “Classic PT2,” and “Cold Shoulder”

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Polaris on Honoring Ryan Siew With ‘Without You’ & Their Good Things Return

The Australian band reflects on its first new song in three years, the decision to keep touring and a milestone Good Things Festival set.

Industry Complete Music Update

Approved: L'OBJECTIF

Leeds four-piece L'Objectif make high adrenaline post-punk with New Order propulsions and vocals that dacne somewhere between Morrissey and Jarvis Cocker. New single 'Walking Home (From The City)' is

Industry Complete Music Update

Trump’s DoJ was biased and wrong about ‘fair use’, say news orgs in OpenAI dispute

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

Industry Complete Music Update

Approved: PROJECTOR

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

Industry Complete Music Update

Japanese court says voice is protected by publicity rights; US appeals court says AI training is not fair use

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.

Industry Music Business Worldwide

ElevenLabs valuation doubles to $22B – four times that of AI music rival Suno

ElevenLabs completed a USD $300 million employee tender offer at a valuation of $22 billion. Source

Industry Music Business Worldwide

Willard Ahdritz launches Ahdritz Capital Partners

Ex-Lazard banker Stephen Langer and former SSE Ventures CEO Isabel Keulen join the Kobalt founder's new firm. Source

Industry MusicRadar

Patina PJ-6 offset guitar review

A solidly made, budget-friendly guitar that is looking to deliver relic'd aesthetics without the custom shop price tag

Industry MusicRadar

Heavy metal innovator Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant dies at 63

“I took chances as an artist and a musician – I helped keep the music alive”

Industry MusicRadar

Giles Martin reveals that his father's piano solo on In My Life was originally played on an organ

He also explains why it ended up sounding like a harpsichord

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Taylor Swift Makes Surprise ‘SNL’ Cameo in Dakota Johnson’s Monologue

The bit ended with Swift noting she sends Johnson home with "a Pedialyte" and a security escort.

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Taylor Swift Makes Surprise ‘SNL’ Cameo in Dakota Johnson’s Monologue

The bit ended with Swift noting she sends Johnson home with "a Pedialyte" and a security escort.