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Kobalt Co-Founder Starts New Music Tech Venture Firm
The firm includes banker Stephen Langer and Isabel Keulen, formerly head of Stockholm School of Economics' business incubator and venture capital fund.
The Chicks Launch 20th Anniversary Tour in Detroit
The Chicks launched their Taking The Long Way 20th Anniversary Tour in Detroit. Billboard was there to experience all the memorable moments.
‘East Of Eden’ review: brutal American epic powered by Florence Pugh
Zoe Kazan delivers an unflinchingly bold take on the literary classic
Ready to Play Nice: All The Notable Moments From The Chicks Tour Opener In Detroit
The Chicks launched their Taking The Long Way 20th Anniversary Tour in Detroit. Billboard was there to experience all the memorable moments.
Cellist Gaspar Claus releases new single 'Ecstasy'
Cellist Gaspar Claus makes contemporary chamber music threaded with Mediterranean folk and electronics - every sound originates from a cello, then gets stretched, processed and metamorphosed into some
IFPI applauds web-blocking actions against piracy in Latin America
Global record industry trade group IFPI has welcomed coordinated action by government agencies in five Latin American countries to secure web-blocks against 300+ piracy domains. IFPI says the action “
CMU Selects: Standout releases from the past week
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Adult DVD, Ray Laurél, Queens of The Stone Age, Tinashe + Perfume Genius
Ed Sheeran concert faces potential cancellation due to weather and support act withdrawals
Ed Sheeran is due back on stage later today at the stadium owned by billionaire Robert Kraft, who forced the axing of Macklemore from the show. However, stormy weather might cause a cancellation, plus
Oasis tickets listed for £3000 by touts, prompting questions about government ban timeline
Touts were selling tickets for next year’s Oasis shows at nearly £3000 a piece on Friday, even though the band say touted tickets are “liable to be cancelled”. The UK government has promised to ban fo
L'OBJECTIF releases new single
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
News orgs dispute Trump’s DoJ on ‘fair use’ in OpenAI case
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
Steve Stevens on toning down his playing during grunge and punk
But he remembered a similar thing happening during punk
Line 6 Helix Stadium Native review
Line 6 Helix Stadium Native brings Agoura amp models, Proxy clones, and 48-blocks to your DAW, but is it worth the $399.99 asking price for new users?
Aventura and Don Omar’s ‘Ella y Yo’ Enters YouTube’s Billion Views Club
More than 20 years after its release, Aventura and Don Omar’s “Ella y Yo” ("Her and I") is granted entry to YouTube’s Billion Views Club.
Kobalt Co-Founder Willard Ahdritz Launches Music & Media Tech Venture Firm
The firm includes banker Stephen Langer and Isabel Keulen, formerly head of Stockholm School of Economics' business incubator and venture capital fund.
Aventura and Don Omar’s ‘Ella y Yo’ Enters YouTube’s Billion Views Club
More than 20 years after its release, Aventura and Don Omar’s “Ella y Yo” ("Her and I") is granted entry to YouTube’s Billion Views Club.
Julia Jacklin's New Single and Album
Australian songwriter Julia Jacklin makes warm, fuzzy indie-folk with a husky crackling alto. New single ‘If I Had The Hand Of God’ is cathartic and country-nodding. Album ‘The Gem’ - recorded above a
Outkast Sues Ovrkast for Trademark Infringement
Outkast have sued Ovrkast for trademark infringement. Rapper and producer Ovrkast admitted himself in a Rolling Stone interview last year that lots of people confuse the two artist brands. A company t
Gaspar Claus's 'Ecstasy'
Cellist Gaspar Claus makes contemporary chamber music threaded with Mediterranean folk and electronics - every sound originates from a cello, then gets stretched, processed and metamorphosed into some
IFPI Backs Web-Blocking in Latin America
Global record industry trade group IFPI has welcomed coordinated action by government agencies in five Latin American countries to secure web-blocks against 300+ piracy domains. IFPI says the action “