Festivals & Events
SoundCloud launches hosted playlist of new music to “combat algorithmic fatigue”
SoundCloud has launched a music discovery show that features songs and spoken contextual info from the platform’s music experts. The Upload is introduced as a “weekly music TL;DR from SoundCloud’s music discovery team,” and the platform says that it’s designed to “combat algorithmic fatigue” and “pu
Will Page cites a ‘go big or stay home’ economy for stadium show boom
Former Spotify chief economist Will Page has been ruminating in the Financial Times on how gig-goers are doing something that feels counter-intuitive: in a time of financial pressure, they are scrambling to attend expensive stadium shows – and artists like Harry “12 nights at Wembley” Styles are res
More financials news: Sony revenues up 20% and Tips’ deep catalogue revenue
On Friday, Music Ally South Asia reported that Indian legacy label Tips Music’s revenue grew 21% year-on-year to Rs106.5 crore (approximately $11.1 million) while profit after tax decreased 4% to Rs43.9 crore ($4.6 million) during the first quarter of FY2027. And a *lot* of that is driven by deep c
Pitchfork Festival London Adds More Names for 2026
Nirosta Steel, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, DIIV, Thaiboy Digital, and more join the bill
Live Nation strikes JV with São Paulo developer to build ‘South America’s largest indoor arena’
Live Nation says São Paulo Arena will be Brazil's first purpose-built arena designed to the standards of the world's premier live entertainment venues. Source
UMG’s Q2 revenues go up – but analysts and investors are looking closer
On Friday, Universal Music Group released its Q2 2026 results, and to the casual observer, everything looks fine – all the big numbers went up: total revenue was €3.29bn, up 13.3% year-on-year at constant currency (YOY(cc)), with recorded music up 16.2% YoY(cc) to €2.52bn, and with €1.76bn of that c
Charli XCX's "Music, Fashion, Film" Show at Lollapalooza 2026
She also broke out two songs from her ‘Wuthering Heights’ soundtrack for the first time
Injuries Reported After Crowd Incident at London Music Event
Met Police said that “three people were taken to hospital where their condition was confirmed as non-life threatening”
Pitchfork Festival London Adds More Names for 2026
Nirosta Steel, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, DIIV, Thaiboy Digital, and more join the bill
Multiple people injured following crowd “stampede” at London music event
Met Police said that “three people were taken to hospital where their condition was confirmed as non-life threatening”
Watch Charli XCX deliver first full ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ headline show at Lollapalooza 2026
She also broke out two songs from her ‘Wuthering Heights’ soundtrack for the first time
Watch Charli XCX make it rain panties as she delivers first full ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ headline show at Lollapalooza 2026
She also broke out two songs from her ‘Wuthering Heights’ soundtrack for the first time
Roxette say Live Nation cancelled their 40th anniversary North American tour
"Hope to see you some other time down the road"
Fatal Medical Episode at Kendal Calling Festival Investigated
Cumbria Police have urged any festival goers with information to contact them
Teenager dies following medical episode at Kendal Calling Festival
Cumbria Police have urged any festival goers with information to contact them
CORTIS & Juicy J Perform New Song at Lollapalooza 2026
K-Pop boy band Cortis talk about performing their new song “Motion” with collaborator Juicy J backstage at Lollapalooza 2026. CORTIS What’s good, everybody? This is CORTIS Juicy J and Juicy J. COR
Simon O’Connor Dropped From Modest Mouse Tour
The guitarist was recently accused of sending inappropriate messages to an underage fan
CORTIS & Juicy J Talks About Performing New Song “Motion” At Lollapalooza 2026 | All Access
K-Pop boy band Cortis talk about performing their new song “Motion” with collaborator Juicy J backstage at Lollapalooza 2026. CORTIS What’s good, everybody? This is CORTIS Juicy J and Juicy J. CORTIS Welcome to Billboard. Working with him kind of came up naturally. Like it’s just like it was a
Final Soundgarden Album in Final Stages of Mixing
It comprises eight tracks recorded with Chris Cornell before his death in 2017
Mick Jagger Prevented Duran Duran's Split, Nick Rhodes Reveals
Plus, the ever-present keyboard player reveals that he never wears jeans but does collect cheese labels