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Dale Howard Talks COCO, Fatherhood, And The Long Game In House Music

Dale Howard (@dale_howard) makes his COCO debut with “On Lock,” which dropped on June 19, 2026, as SOSA’s imprint moves into a refreshed visual and creative phase. The UK producer has spent more than 15 years building a steady place in modern house music, with support from Marco

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John Miller Hides Heartbreak Inside a Tech-House Groove In His Latest Single

John Miller’s “Sexy Blueberry” is the kind of track that sounds like it is having more fun than it actually is, and I mean that in a good way. The title is strange, a little funny, and almost deliberately disarming, but beneath the tech-house bounce and playful vocal hook lies a

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Record Label Market Share Update: REPUBLIC, Interscope See Gains

After an unusual first quarter, big albums by Drake and Noah Kahan have REPUBLIC rising in current market share, while Interscope and Atlantic are up.

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Dagmar Zuniga Announces Fall Tour

Including opening dates for Cate Le Bon and Black Country, New Road

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“Weird Al” Yankovic Cult Classic UHF Getting First Official Score Soundtrack Release

The 1989 score by John Du Prez has never been released before. “Weird Al” Yankovic Cult Classic UHF Getting First Official Score Soundtrack Release Liz Shannon Miller

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2026 Midyear Record Label Market Share: REPUBLIC, Interscope Surge Back; Atlantic, Columbia Stay Hot

After an unusual first quarter, big albums by Drake and Noah Kahan have REPUBLIC rising in current market share, while Interscope and Atlantic are up.

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AI-generated tracks now account for more than 50% of Deezer’s uploads

Deezer has published more AI music stats, revealing that over 50% of new tracks uploaded to the streaming service are now AI-generated, on average 90,000 per day. That big stat will prompt more debate about how the streaming services and music industry deal with AI-generated music

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Boy Harsher announce new album ‘Get Mean’ with intoxicating single ‘Hard Beat’

The follow-up to 2022's ‘The Runner soundtrack' arrives in September, and explores themes of heartbreak, loss and survival

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Jeff Tweedy Brings “Out in the Dark” to Kimmel

The singer played the Twilight Override track as Wilco wrap up their North American trek

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Greg Freeman Readies New Album and Tour

“Indu” leads the Vermont singer’s John Congelton-produced All Set the Bone

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Greg Freeman Announces New Album All Set The Bone, 2026 Tour Dates

Check out to the lead single "Indu." Greg Freeman Announces New Album All Set The Bone, 2026 Tour Dates Travis Bland

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Greg Freeman Readies New Album and Tour

“Indu” leads the Vermont singer’s John Congelton-produced All Set the Bone

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Hatebreed Announce New Album Fatal Paradox, Unleash “Kill Count Increase”: Stream

The band's ninth album is due out November 6th via BLKIIBLK. Hatebreed Announce New Album Fatal Paradox, Unleash “Kill Count Increase”: Stream Langdon Hickman

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Every song on ‘The Odyssey’ soundtrack

Christopher Nolan's epic blockbuster has been making waves at the box office

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Jeff Tweedy Performs "Out in the Dark" on Kimmel

The singer played the Twilight Override track as Wilco wrap up their North American trek

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Sylvan Esso Announce New Album Ow ∞

Listen to the Sigur Rós-sampling “Concrete Glen” from the duo’s first album for its own Psychic Hotline label

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WMG’s Sureel teams up with Symphonic to let distro company’s artists track AI use of their music

Warner Music Group acquired Sureel in June Source

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YG Announces 2026 “The Gentlemen’s Club Tour”

The 19-date US run arrives in support of YG's newly released album The Gentlemen's Club YG Announces 2026 “The Gentlemen’s Club Tour” Paolo Ragusa

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Chiodos Unleash “TAPDAT,” First New Song in 12 Years: Stream

The new track comes ahead of a summer North American headlining tour. Chiodos Unleash “TAPDAT,” First New Song in 12 Years: Stream Langdon Hickman

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Sony Music sues Udio for a second time, with the extra 30,000 recordings that could result in $4.5 billion damages

Sony Music has sued Udio. Again. It wanted to add 30,000+ extra recordings to its original lawsuit, boosting the potential damages it could seek to over $4.5 billion. But the judge wouldn’t allow that late-in-the-day change, so Sony has simply filed a second lawsuit listing the extra 30,000 tracks