Streaming & Digital
Beatport’s Dance Industry Conference Is Returning to Los Angeles This Fall
The expanded gathering will happen at the W Hotel in Hollywood on Sept. 25.
Morgan Wallen’s ‘Been By Now’ Tops Streaming Songs Chart
The country star earns his sixth leader.
This Is Lorelei Unveil New Song “Oh No Now My”: Stream
The new song follows "Billy Came Back" from forthcoming album The Singer in My Band due out in September. This Is Lorelei Unveil New Song “Oh No Now My”: Stream Travis Bland
Wife Guy JAY-Z Drops First Verse Since 2022 on Beyoncé’s “MORNING DEW (DONK) REMIX”: Stream
HOV's most recent proper rap verse was on DJ Khaled's 2022 all-star track "GOD DID." Wife Guy JAY-Z Drops First Verse Since 2022 on Beyoncé’s “MORNING DEW (DONK) REMIX”: Stream Eddie Fu
Sleep Announce New Album Hemispheres, Unveil Single “The Morrisist”: Stream
The stoner doom metal act's first album in eight years will arrive September 3rd digitally and October 30th physically. Sleep Announce New Album Hemispheres, Unveil Single “The Morrisist”: Stream Spen
Davido, Shannon Lay, 730Turk, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
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Sleep Announce New Album Hemispheres, Unveil Single “The Morrisist”: Stream
The stoner doom metal act's first album in eight years will arrive September 3rd digitally and October 30th physically. Sleep Announce New Album Hemispheres, Unveil Single “The Morrisist”: Stream Spencer Kaufman
Sleep Announce New Album Hempispheres, Unveil Single “The Morrisist”: Stream
The stoner doom metal act's first album in eight years will arrive September 3rd digitally and October 30th physically. Sleep Announce New Album Hempispheres, Unveil Single “The Morrisist”: Stream Spencer Kaufman
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Music-Tech Round-up: Whatnot; Made For Music; Music Manager; Surf music; Rostr/Hive
• The Wall Street Journal has profiled Whatnot, a live shopping app which is like a turbo-charged version of Ebay crossed with Twitch’s livestream and chat functionality. You may have seen social videos of people bidding and buying coins, Pokemon cards, or vinyl. It’s popular too, adding 20 million
The Price of Music: streaming fraud – how does it work and who’s doing it?
This week, the podcast pivots to the popular TRUE CRIME format in order to woo a giant mainstream audience. OK, not quite – but sort-of. Stu and Joe have spoken a lot recently on the show about how AI-generated music accounts for 50% of music uploaded to streaming platforms – and how the reason for
Boy George criticizes Bandcamp's decision to remove his pro-Israel song
"Leave the creative process to the artists. Even if you don't agree with it"
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Boy George claims Bandcamp “bowed to the pressure of antisemites” for removing his pro-Israel song and hits out at their AI policy
"Leave the creative process to the artists. Even if you don't agree with it"
South Korea’s KOMCA ends ban on AI-assisted songs – false filings now risk royalty holds and contract termination
The amended rules took effect on Monday (August 3), replacing a ban that KOMCA had applied since March 24, 2025. Source
Ticketmaster acquires ticketing platform RED UTS in Uruguay entry
The acquisition folds RED UTS into a network the company says spans more than 35 markets. Source
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Perez Hilton Hospitalized After Livestreaming Self-Harm Incident
Emergency services attended his home after concerned members of the public reported seeing him harm himself
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