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Ultra Music Festival Silent Disco Train
The trip will feature a live DJ set delivered through personal headphones
Mandopop superstar Jay Chou is about to release his new album ‘Children of the Sun’ via UMG, led by a $2.8M music video. The timing couldn’t be more significant.
The album is also the first new studio record released since Chou and his label JVR Music signed a strategic global partnership with Universal Music Greater China in December 2023, Source
Ultra Music Festival Silent Disco Train
The trip will feature a live DJ set delivered through personal headphones
Madonna and Julia Garner Re-Create ‘Like a Virgin’ Video in Venice Canals
The singer and actress have both been cast in season two of Apple TV's "The Studio," while Garner is awaiting word on the on-hold Madonna biopic.
Madonna and Julia Garner Recreate ‘Like a Virgin’ Video in Venice Canals
The singer and actress have both been cast in season two of Apple TV's "The Studio," while Garner is awaiting word on the on-hold Madonna biopic.
“What are you planning to actually use it for?”: Back in 1984, Midge Ure appeared on BBC TV to reveal our MIDI guitar synth future with his box-fresh Roland GR-700
“I think I’d have to spend many a long hour sitting in the studio working with the thing before I take it out on stage,” he admits
Deezer launches revamped ‘Deezer for Business’ platform, bringing partnerships, advertising, AI detection licensing and more under one roof
Move comes days after the French streamer reported its first-ever annual profit. Source
“Silent Disco” Train to Ultra Music Festival
The trip will feature a live DJ set delivered through personal headphones
Having paid $11M to voice creators to date, ElevenLabs launches Music Marketplace to let its users monetize their AI-generated tracks
ElevenLabs says that 14m+ 'studio-grade tracks have been created' since the launch of its Eleven Music AI music generator last year Source
Klang.io says Transcription Studio is the "world’s first" AI music tool that can transcribe multiple instruments simultaneously
The software promises to convert any recording into sheet music, tab or MIDI
Inside MARIA Die RUHE’s Perspective on Image, Sound, and Staying Rooted in the Work
MARIA Die RUHE and Tooker return on SONARA Records with their reinterpretation of Silence & Secrets, originally written by WhoMadeWho. The release arrived on 30 January 2026 and follows a period of private work that later became a shared production. Developed in Sardinia at Sonar Studio, the track r
Ultra Music Festival Announces Silent Disco TrainanniksiUltra Music Festival attendees will have the option to travel to the event via a “silent disco” train. This unique travel experience will include a live DJ set, accessible through personal headphones. Originally reported by DJ Mag.
The trip will feature a live DJ set delivered through personal headphones
North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to $10 Million AI Music Royalty Fraud
“Although the songs and listeners were fake, the millions of dollars Smith stole was real”, said US Attorney Jay Clayton
Silent Disco Train to Ultra Music Festival
The trip will feature a live DJ set delivered through personal headphones
Chappell Roan Radio Interview, Toni Braxton TV Movie, Tina Knowles Audiobook & More to Be Honored at 2026 Gracie Awards
National winners will be honored Tuesday, May 19, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Moises and OC&C publish new reports exploring AI music trends
AI-music tech firm Moises has enlisted Water & Music for a new report surveying 1,525 musicians about how they are “actually using AI”. It found that 78% of professional musicians surveyed are using AI versus 60% of hobbyists, and that stem-separation is the most popular use – adopted by 71% of the
White House says courts will decide if AI training is fair use
There’s a worrying line for the creative industries in the US administration’s new ‘White House National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence’. It’s the one that says “the Administration believes that training of AI models on copyrighted material does not violate copyright laws”. However, th
Silent Disco Train to Ultra Music Festival
The trip will feature a live DJ set delivered through personal headphones
North Carolina man pleads guilty to $10 million AI music royalty fraud
“Although the songs and listeners were fake, the millions of dollars Smith stole was real”, said US Attorney Jay Clayton
Ultra Music Festival's Silent Disco Train
The trip will feature a live DJ set delivered through personal headphones