Music Business
Coachella and Stagecoach boost California’s economy by $700m+
Ahead of the second weekend of the Coachella festival, with the Stagecoach festival to follow later in the month, California’s governor Gavin Newsom has published a Big Number on the two events’ economic value to the state. Together, the festivals generate more than $700m annually for California’s e
UK’s CMS committee calls for official ‘Music Fans Association’
The UK parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee has published its ‘Fan-Led Review of Live and Electronic Music’ report after nearly a year of consultation with fans and the industry. The report’s heart is a ‘Fans’ Charter’ with nearly 50 recommendations on celebration, ticketing, grassr
Music, radio and podcast advertising grew by just 1.3% in 2025
Global advertising body the IAB and PwC have released their ‘2025 Internet Advertising Revenue Report’, which tracks a 13.9% increase in those revenue last year to $294.6bn – a record total. Within that, social advertising revenues grew by 32.6% to $117.7bn, and are now 40% of alll digital advertisi
LyricFind launches new artist video service
This week lyric licensing and data company LyricFind announced Artist Unlimited, a new subscription plan which allows artists to create professional-tier videos using software courtesy of Rotor Videos. Users on the platform can quickly create visualisers, lyric videos, social media clips, album moti
Spotify roll out its own AI-transparency feature in beta
Last September, Spotify announced a series of measures relating to AI music, spam and deepfakes. They included supporting – and, indeed, revealing for the first time – a new industry standard for music credits to make it clear how and when AI is used in music tracks. Now Spotify has provided an upda
Behind The Single: Justė, Jaxstyle, Jon – “Turn The Lights Off”
Track: Justė, Jaxstyle, Jon – “Turn The Lights Off”Released: 7 Nov 2025Label: Spinnin’ Records (Warner Music Group) Metrics: Over 37m million streams on Spotify 1bn global radio plays #1 across Europe’s Shazam charts #1 in Poland for six weeks, three weeks in Sweden Featured on BBC Radio 1 Rising 2
Bar staff // British Airways ARC (London)
AEG are seeking bar staff for their new venue in Olympia, British Airways ARC. £14.80 p/h. Zero hours contract. Closes 21 April
A&R10: Sua Música boss talks Ronaldinho’s new record label
Brazilian footballing legend Ronaldinho was renowned for his silky skills on the pitch, not to mention legendary partying abilities. The post is from Music Ally.
Jury Finds Live Nation Acted as an Illegal Monopoly
Penalties against the music industry giant will be decided at a later date
Live Nation Found Guilty of Illegal Monopoly Practices
Penalties against the music industry giant will be decided at a later date
Donald K. Tarlton, Canadian Music Industry Figure, Dies at 82
Tarlton was an influential Montreal concert promoter, record label head and record producer.
Jombriel Among Winners at Premios REM 2026
The ceremony — held in Guayaquil's Sanchez Aguilar Theatre — celebrated Ecuador's booming music industry.
Jombriel Wins Big at Ecuador’s 2026 Premios REM: Full Winners List
The ceremony — held in Guayaquil's Sanchez Aguilar Theatre — celebrated Ecuador's booming music industry.
R.I.P.: Canadian Music Industry Legend Donald K. Tarlton Passes Away at Age 82
Tarlton was an influential Montreal concert promoter, record label head and record producer.
Tennessee Indie Venue Funding Bill Fails in State House
The legislation would have provided grants to independent venues in the state through a 5% tax on tickets sold on the secondary market.
Tennessee Indie Venue Funding Bill Voted Down in State House
The legislation would have provided grants to independent venues in the state through a 5% tax on tickets sold on the secondary market.
Eli Brown Talks Techno, Tension, and Why Genre Means Less in the Booth
Eli Brown (@elibrownbeats) has reached the point where strict genre labels no longer seem especially useful in describing what he does behind the decks or in the studio. He still operates within techno in the broad sense, yet his focus has shifted toward energy, tension, and the way a room responds
Guti on Owning Music, Streaming Culture, and His New Crosstown Rebels EP
Guti returns to Crosstown Rebels with You Know Ya Miss Me, his first release on Damian Lazarus’ label since 2020, and the four-track EP picks up a relationship that now runs well past the fifteen-year mark. Across the release, he leans into the qualities that have defined his work for years: live-mi
Trallez Keeps His Artistic Center on the Merengue EP
Trallez (@trallez) keeps building real momentum with his debut on Loco Dice’s SB Recordings, and the Merengue EP feels like a clean extension of the run he has been on across the last year. Following releases on labels such as Black Book Records, Moon Harbour, Organic Pieces, and Nervous Records, he
INFEKT Talks Metrics, Momentum, and New EP “ORGANIC DUBSTEP”
INFEKT steps back into focus with “ORGANIC DUBSTEP,” a new EP released through his Port Zero label, at a point when his identity as a producer and curator feels fully established. The project follows the launch of Port Zero in 2025, and it continues that initial direction with a tighter grip on what