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Al Di Meola Reflects on Virtuoso Collaboration

“There was nowhere to hide. No drummer. No bass player. No keyboard player. Nothing underneath us holding it together. Just six hands”

Industry NME

Rock For People Festival 2027 Lineup Announced

Other names on the bill include Billy Talent, Napalm Death, Sleeping With Sirens and Fat Dog

Industry NME

Oasis Legal Dispute Over Unheard Recordings Auction

"We have agreed to postpone the auction to enable the legal dispute to be resolved either by litigation or otherwise in an orderly way"

Industry NME

Jack Lowden Eyed for Next James Bond Role

The Scottish actor is in the running to be the next 007

Industry Pitchfork

Pitchfork Selects: Weekly Playlist Highlights New Music

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat

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Jack Lowden “too old” for Bond, says ‘Slow Horses’ co-star: “We’ve talked about it loads”

The Scottish actor is in the running to be the next 007

News NME

Oasis reportedly sue auction house over sale of unheard and rare recordings

"We have agreed to postpone the auction to enable the legal dispute to be resolved either by litigation or otherwise in an orderly way"

News MusicRadar

Al Di Meola on his legendary collaboration with fellow virtuosos John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía

“There was nowhere to hide. No drummer. No bass player. No keyboard player. Nothing underneath us holding it together. Just six hands”

News NME

Rock For People 2027: Blink-182, Faith No More and Architects lead first names

Other names on the bill include Billy Talent, Napalm Death, Sleeping With Sirens and Fat Dog

News NME

‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ map is twice as large as ‘GTA 5’, confirms Rockstar

“We obsessed about every part”

News Music Business Worldwide

US appeals court rejects ‘fair use’ defense over AI training – as Thomson Reuters wins copyright case backed by RIAA and NMPA

US federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that an AI company's copying of protected material to build its training data was not fair use. Source

News Music Business Worldwide

NoCopyrightSounds wins £1.4M interim payment from former distributor AEI Music, as High Court orders interim accounts

The High Court in London also ordered AEI and the label's former sub-publisher to provide interim accounts setting out the debt owed to NCS. Source

News Music Business Worldwide

Indie publishers set out seven principles for AI licensing: ‘The song must be properly valued.’

The two organizations are now calling on collective management organizations (CMOs) and other licensors to support the principles. Source

News NME

‘The Inbetweeners’ duo Joe Thomas and James Buckley are making a travel series for Channel 4

The pair are heading on an "epic-ish journey"

Industry AFEM

Sounds Market Promotes Circular Economy by Refurbishing DJ Equipment

Sounds Market has refurbished and resold more than 1,800 DJ devices since 2023, making the circular economy a working alternative to buying new. In this Member Feature, Pau Agustí explains why discont

Industry MusicRadar

RiverFlux Audio Releases Free Bitcrusher Plugin for Lo-Fi Sound Design

Equipped with mid/side routing and tonal/transient processing, RiverFlux Audio's Bit Layer gives you eight highly tweakable layers of digital degradation

Industry Consequence of Sound

Robbie Williams Delights Fans with Impromptu Concert in Buenos Aires

The surprise performance comes days after Williams pulled a similar stunt for fans in Peru. Robbie Williams Surprises Buenos Aires Fans With Impromptu Street Concert Ahead of First Argentina Shows in

Industry NME

Jae Stephens' Debut Album 'Audacity' Showcases Personality and Star Power

On her debut album, the seasoned songwriter-turned-future-popstar impresses with personality, wit and star power

Industry NME

Tom Cruise's 'Digger' Criticized as Divisive Environmental Satire

The environmental satire is proving one of the most divisive films of the year

Industry NME

Vincent D’Onofrio Defends Deborah Ann Woll Amidst ‘God Of War: Laufey’ Backlash

“I for one cannot wait to play the new game with my son”