Music Industry
Fugees Reunion Announced for Global Citizen Live: Rio De Janeiro
The Fugees co-founders are reuniting for a 30th anniversary of their seminal album The Score, on Saturday, June 6, for a free, ticketed event on Ipanema Beach.
Save the Eye Roll, Rock Is Really Back — And All Over the Charts
Newcomers like Temper City, Dexter and the Moonrocks and Malcolm Todd sprinkled the Billboard Hot 100 as Jack White, The Strokes and Geese drew major festival crowds this April.
Charli XCX’s “Rock Music” Is a Meta-Pop Punk Fakeout
Is "Rock Music" Charli's pop-punk rebirth? Is she doing Brat but with guitars? Is it all just commentary on the industry, the pop machine, and rebrands? All of the above. Charli XCX’s “Rock Music” Is a Meta-Pop Punk Fakeout Paolo Ragusa
Save the Eye Roll, Rock Is Really Back — And All Over the Charts
Newcomers like Temper City, Dexter and the Moonrocks and Malcolm Todd sprinkled the Billboard Hot 100 as Jack White, The Strokes and Geese drew major festival crowds this April.
Kenny Whitmire: Billboard's Up-and-Coming Country Artist
Whitmire is already collecting famous fans, including Charlie Puth.
Adam Lambert's New Album and Single
The Queen vocalist and solo star will drop the LP on July 10 on his own label.
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean Set for Fugees Reunion at Global Citizen Live: Rio De Janeiro
The Fugees co-founders are reuniting for a 30th anniversary of their seminal album The Score, on Saturday, June 6, for a free, ticketed event on Ipanema Beach.
‘Confessions Of A Showgirl’ performer used similarly titled Taylor Swift album to flog her “little-known cabaret show”, says filing in trademark dispute
Taylor Swift has responded to a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by cabaret performer Maren Flagg, who claims Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ album title is confusingly similar to the ‘Confessions Of A Showgirl’ brand she has long used. No surprise, Swift’s lawyers are disparaging of that claim
Adam Lambert Announces Sixth Album, ‘Adam,’ Drops Alluring Vampire Pop Single ‘Eat U Alive’
The Queen vocalist and solo star will drop the LP on July 10 on his own label.
Elizabeth Perryman's career pivot to music publishing
Elizabeth Perryman spent a year studying law before realising it wasn’t what she wanted and completely changing direction. That kind of reset takes guts, and it led her to where she is now: Senior Syn
Kenny Whitmire Is Billboard’s Up-and-Coming Country Artist of the Month for May 2026
Whitmire is already collecting famous fans, including Charlie Puth.
MIGS Launches Mula With “Talk To Me In Monotone”
Img Cred Above: eemyaj visuals MIGS has launched his new imprint Mula with “Talk To Me In Monotone,” a stripped-back tech house single that lays out the label’s direction without overexplaining it. The Miami-based DJ and producer has been building a steady catalog through club-focused releases, and
Believe and Hybe reveal their latest labels: Aztec and ABD
2026 looks like being a big year for new label-imprints, whether they’re joint ventures between entrepreneurs (or artists) and bigger music companies, or simply the latter’s strategic expansion. We’ve got one of each to report on today. Starting with Aztec, which is a partnership between Believe and
Mexican corridos music has doubled its stream-share since 2020
Corridos is one of the most traditional music genres, going back through centuries of Mexican storytelling. But it’s now also a thoroughly-modern trend thanks to its streaming growth. A new report from Chartmetric and Duetti has more details on that, hailing corridos as “the third fastest-growing ge
Live Nation pushes back on ‘blue dot fever’: ‘It’s a normal touring year’
Yesterday we wrote about the ‘blue dot fever’ phrase that’s been prominent in music-trade media this week, following a spate of big tours being cancelled or delayed amid rumours of poor sales. As the company involved in many of those tours, Live Nation has now responded to the speculation that ‘blue
Sony Music Group Exceeds $13 Billion in Annual Revenue
Sony Music reported sales for its fiscal year were up 15% and up 21% in the final fiscal quarter compared to the year-ago periods.
Cactus Music taps AI for ‘Artist Ops’ to support human musicians
Cactus Music began life in 2013 in Chile as a record label, before pivoting five years later to become a marketing agency.
“The artists are AI. I’m an AI agent. There are no humans in the creative or operational chain”: An AI run record label? Are the robots taking over?!
Or is it a hoax?
Sony Music Group Yearly Revenues Top $13 Billion on Success of Streaming, Bad Bunny Album Releases
Sony Music reported sales for its fiscal year were up 15% and up 21% in the final fiscal quarter compared to the year-ago periods.
WMG talks catalogue and AI after strong Q2 financial results
“Catalogue is 65% of our revenue, therefore, very important. It deserves all the attention that it gets…” That’s Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl talking in the major label’s financial-earnings call yesterday. He made a point of telling analysts how these revenues are being actively grown by his