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Ed Sheeran show faces potential cancellation due to storm 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 reach £3000 as UK government faces pressure to ban ticket touting
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 'Walking Home (From The City)', their first single of 2026
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 organizations push back on Trump DoJ's 'fair use' stance 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 Modifying His Playing Style for Grunge and Punk
But he remembered a similar thing happening during punk
South Park Episode Targets Data Centers and Other Contemporary Issues
South Park's latest episode takes aim at data centers, Joe Rogan, anti-vaxxers, and more. Billionaire Penises Infest South America (South Park Episode Recap) Alex Young
The Chicks Commence 'Taking the Long Way' 20th Anniversary Tour
The trio played the Grammy-winning 2006 album in full before delving into a hits set.
The Avalanches Announce 2027 Australian Tour
Led by Robbie Chater, Tony Di Blasi and Andy Szekeres, the electronic music pioneers will play six concerts across Australia next February and March.
Angèle Recruits Caroline Polachek and SebastiAn for New Song “Love Triangle”
The collab appears on Angèle’s forthcoming third album, Instinct
The Avalanches Set 2027 Tour of Australia
Led by Robbie Chater, Tony Di Blasi and Andy Szekeres, the electronic music pioneers will play six concerts across Australia next February and March.
EVEN STUDIO Gives Artists Their Own Shopfront
EVEN STUDIO is built around a problem every artist already knows: fans are everywhere, but the relationship is scattered. An artist might build attention on TikTok, sell music on one platform, move merch on another, collect emails somewhere else, send fans to a ticketing page for shows, then hope al
Best Tool to Make a Spotify Canvas From Album Art: 6 Picks for Producers Releasing Singles in 2026
Release day is locked in. The master is approved, the single sits in Spotify for Artists, and the Canvas slot is still blank. You have one finished visual: a square cover that shines in a feed but leaves black bars on a vertical phone screen. Hiring a motion designer for an eight-second loop each ti
The Chicks Setlist: Every Song From the Trio’s Opening Night of ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour In Detroit
The trio played the Grammy-winning 2006 album in full before delving into a hits set.
Billionaire Penises Infest South America (South Park Episode Recap)
South Park's latest episode takes aim at data centers, Joe Rogan, anti-vaxxers, and more. Billionaire Penises Infest South America (South Park Episode Recap) Alex Young
Top 5 Online Music Promotion Platforms to Grow Your Audience in 2026
Most of the advice about promoting music online starts from a budget the reader does not have, so this comparison starts from one they probably do: fifty dollars, which is about what an independent artist can put behind a single without losing sleep over it. What that money buys varies more than peo
Cellist Gaspar Claus Explores Sonic Boundaries in New Music
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 Endorses Web-Blocking Measures 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 “
Notable Music Releases of the Week Highlighted
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 Storm 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 Resale at Exorbitant Prices Amidst Government Touting Ban Debate
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