Festivals & Events
Kid Rock on Eminem's Faith-Based Album Switch
Halfway 2 Jesus showcases Eminem, Lil Wayne and a different side of Rock.
Donald Trump signs American Music Tourism Act into law, tasking Commerce Department with promoting travel to US music sites and events
Under the Act, music tourism covers travel to attend a festival, a concert, or another live musical performance or music-related special event. Source
Raye Faces Scalping Issues for Royal Albert Hall Show
Presale registration for the show ran through a sign-up page hosted by fan marketing platform co:brand. Source
Kid Rock Shares Why Eminem Switched Songs on His Faith-Based Album – And Whether They Talk Politics Together
Halfway 2 Jesus showcases Eminem, Lil Wayne and a different side of Rock.
BLACKPINK’s JENNIE ‘Steps’ Out For New Netflix Release
The K-pop superstar shares a snippet of her new song “Someone to Hold,” the first track showcased from the forthcoming Netflix animated musical film, Steps.
Brightlights is a predictive-analytics service for live music
There is definitely something in the air around predictive intelligence tools for the music industry. We’ve written about HumanCulture, Rocketship and SeatGeek’s TourIQ in recent weeks, and now Brightlights is joining the predictive party. The post is from Music Ally.
YouTube Music to label AI-generated tracks using its own system
YouTube Music is the latest of the big streaming services to reveal how it plans to label AI-generated music. Its labels went live yesterday (14 October) for songs “created primarily using generative AI”. The post is from Music Ally.
Spotify reveals holiday singles and latest FC Barca shirt takeover
Can we get Halloween out of the way before hitting the Christmas-singles season? Nope. Having recently released data showing that holiday-listening is already starting to move, Spotify has now revealed its first 2026 holiday tracks. The post is from Music Ally.
SXSW London Confirms Dates & Theme for 2027 Edition: Here’s What to Expect
The festival will take place in Shoreditch, east London next May.
MVT pilot study shows only 21 per cent of live music from grassroots venues is registered repertoire amidst battle for fairer PRS payments
“This study will give us a more comprehensive picture that we hope will benefit venues, songwriters and collecting societies alike”
Inside Starlight Festival’s Historic Debut at the Great Pyramids of Giza
Charlotte de Witte, Michael Bibi, Adriatique and more performed at the sold-out festival, which welcomed fans from 114 countries and marked a new chapter for Egypt’s electronic music scene.
Powderfinger Reunion Tour Expands Due to Overwhelming Demand
"The demand blew us away," say the members of Powderfinger, as their 2027 reunion tour balloons from 18 to 26 shows.
Shygirl Shares New Song 'Mantra,' Announces 2027 Tour
She’s also shared “Mantra,” another taste of her forthcoming album Swallow!
Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten planning another solo album: “It’d be a lot more lively and a bit more kind of festival-ready”
He also said that after the release of ‘Dopamine Chamber’ he thinks “the best place we can go from here is away for a while”
‘Holy S—‘: Powderfinger Overwhelmed By Demand, Expands 2027 Reunion Tour
"The demand blew us away," say the members of Powderfinger, as their 2027 reunion tour balloons from 18 to 26 shows.
Fraimic Smart E Ink Canvas Review: Digital Art Finally Learns How to Live in a Room
Fraimic brings digital art to you home in all the right ways. There has always been something slightly uninspiring about the traditional digital photo frame and Fraimic fixes that. Most look less like art and more like an iPad that has been sentenced to spend the rest of its life displaying vacation
Ex:Re Announces New Album 'Save As' and Upcoming Shows
Elena Tonra’s solo project Ex:Re returns with ‘Sleep’ - demoed alone in a Paris hotel room, acoustic guitar run through a vocoder, late-night and muffled. Second album ‘Save As’ is out 30 Oct. The in-
Sienna Spiro to Perform at 2026 ARIA Awards
The British pop artist will make her ARIAs debut when she performs on stage next month at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion.
Sienna Spiro to Perform at 2026 ARIA Awards
The British pop artist will make her ARIAs debut when she performs on stage next month at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion.
Music Tourism Bill Signed Into Law
The law will require the assistant secretary of commerce for travel and tourism to come up with a plan to increase tourism across the United States.