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The Chemical Brothers’ ‘Go’ Sees 429% Streaming Surge After ‘Apex’ Synch

The 2015 track was selected for the recently released Netflix thriller by one of the film's own stars.

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Clüb De Combat on FIGHTCLÜB, Algorithms, and Intentional Discovery

Clüb De Combat (@clubdecombat) launch their new FIGHTCLÜB imprint with Jack The House, a collaboration with Rudy With A Hoodie that has already spent close to a year circulating through their sets before release. The track reflects the direction the duo have been steadily building toward: darker clu

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Motionless in White Announce New Album, Unleash “Playing God” Featuring Corey Taylor: Stream

The album Decades is due out July 17th and also includes guest appearances by Skylar Grey and Anthony Martinez. Motionless in White Announce New Album, Unleash “Playing God” Featuring Corey Taylor: Stream Langdon Hickman

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Mother’s Day Playlist: 40 Songs for Moms Everywhere

From Taylor Swift to 2Pac, many artists have toasted the women who gave us life through music.

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Cécile Rap-Veber: ‘Culture Generates More Value in France Than the Automotive Industry’

175 years after SACEM’s founding, its CEO reflects on her own journey, the organization’s history, its adaptation to the streaming era and its entry into the age of AI.

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SACEM Collected $2 Billion in 2025, Fueled by International Growth

The collective management organization posts a 9% increase in revenues, driven by digital and international markets, as it marks its 175th anniversary.

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Michael Jackson Shatters His Best Streaming Week Total After Biopic Release, as Catalog Floods Charts

The late icon more than doubles his previous best total, as Thriller and “Billie Jean” lead his albums and songs' returns.

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The Bear’s Fifth and Final Season to Premiere in June

All eight episodes will immediately be available to stream on Hulu on June 25th. The Bear’s Fifth and Final Season to Premiere in June Eddie Fu

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Iceage Release New Single “The Weak: Stream

The latest preview of their new album For The Love Of Grace & the Hereafter. Iceage Release New Single “The Weak: Stream Travis Bland

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Believe partners with Google to offer AI music creation tool Flow Music to its artists

Believe is partnering with Google to offer the tech giant’s AI music creation platform, Google Flow Music, to artists across Believe and TuneCore. The partnership was announced on Tuesday (May 6) via a Google blog post by Seth Forsgren, Group Product Manager at Google Flow Music. Under the deal, Bel

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Beatport Connect: Music Conference Discount

Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building careers in electronic music. AFEM joins as a programming partner and presents a panel on the lifecycle

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Smart instrument maker Artinoise launches  fundraising campaign for tiny digital flute

Italian-based smart instrument maker Artinoise has a recent history of making fun, quirky and accessible instruments, including a re-think of the recorder, an instrument that cursed UK classrooms with tuneless renditions of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” for decades. It’s now launched a Kickstarter c

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AI Roundup: Udio used YouTube music; Meta/Zuckerberg sued for infringement; ElevenLabs raises $500m

The latest filing in the case between Sony Music and generative music AI platform Udio is the latter’s response to Sony, and it contains some pretty meaningful insights. Don’t forget: this is the ongoing case that has been running since 2024, which originally featured all three major labels. UMG and

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Ash announce ‘1977’ 30th anniversary reissue with UK and European tour

They are also holding a special livestreamed concert later tonight (May 6)

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Kylie Minogue’s Netflix Doc Now Has a Trailer: Stream It Now

Nick Cave, Dannii Minogue and, of course, Kylie, are among the featured guests in the new three-part documentary series.

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Nebula becomes latest fan-to-artist investment platform

Music tech startup Nebula has partnered with distribution company Supply Chain Music to create a new “earn-before-you-stream” service. Their goal, they say, is to shift artist compensation on streaming platforms from a post-release payout, to a payout that happens before the creative process even st

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Kelela Announces Album new avatar, Unveils Single “linknb”: Stream

The brisk track is about "confidence earned through difficulty." Kelela Announces Album new avatar, Unveils Single “linknb”: Stream Travis Bland

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Ableton Live 12.4 Adds Link Audio, Better Stem Separation, And Push Updates

Ableton Live 12.4 is a free update for all Live 12 users, and this one feels built around a very clear idea: making the Ableton ecosystem easier to connect, record, control, and learn across Live, Push, Move, and Note. The headline feature is Link Audio, which lets compatible devices stream audio to

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Huxley Talks Record Shops, Algorithm Fatigue, and the New Pinball Skizzard EP

Huxley (@huxleymusic) made his return to Rekids back on April 10 with the Pinball Skizzard EP, his second release for Radio Slave’s label following last year’s MIND G%MES. That earlier project introduced him to the imprint and picked up support from names including Enzo Siragusa, Jennifer Loveless,

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John Newman on Why Live Performance Still Defines His Sound

Image Cred: Aaron Parsons John Newman has spent over a decade moving between pop and electronic spaces, with multiple UK No.1 records and a catalog that continues to circulate across radio, clubs, and streaming platforms. In 2026, he returns with “Love Me Again (Again)”, a self-driven rework that re