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Meet Melanie Santiler: Cuban Rising Star Navigates Identity & Freedom on Introspective Album ‘Los Cisnes’

The former Billboard On the Radar Latin artist presents her debut studio album today (Sept. 25). Stream it below.

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Elton John to open new Apple Music Hall in London – with Charli XCX and Chase & Status also among confirmed acts

Baby Keem, Troye Sivan, Arlo Parks and Burna Boy are also part of the first run of shows at the new 600-capacity Battersea venue

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Elton John to Perform Surprise Show to Open London’s Apple Music Hall: See Opening Season Lineup

John's will christen the new London venue with a performance on Monday (Sept. 28) followed by shows from Charli xcx, Burna Boy & more.

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Elton John, Charli XCX and Burna Boy among first artists to play at Apple Music Hall

Monday night’s alright for… lighting up Apple’s new music venue? Elton John will be the first artist to play Apple Music Hall in London. The post is from Music Ally.

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Man who pocketed $8m using AI songs and bot streams asks for no prison time, arguing ‘no artist suffered any perceptible harm’

Michael Smith's lawyers argued that his scheme caused only "tiny, immeasurable losses" spread across millions of songwriters and artists, Billboard reported. Source

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AI-assisted streaming fraudster hopes to avoid jail sentence

In March, American producer Michael Smith pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, following accusations that he had botted his way to more than $10m in royalties for his AI-generated music. The post is from Music Ally.

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Spotify ‘Reserved’ feature adds setlists and share cards for fans

Spotify announced its new ’Reserved’ feature in May, with plans to identify the keenest fans of participating artists, then reserve them tickets for upcoming concerts. The post is from Music Ally.

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Apple Music to livestream Head Trip electronic-music festival

You certainly can’t accuse promoter Goldenvoice of putting all its festival-livestream eggs in the same streaming service’s basket. The post is from Music Ally.

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Netflix Cancels Comedy-Thriller 'How To Get To Heaven From Belfast'

The comedy-thriller debuted on the streaming service in February

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‘How To Get To Heaven From Belfast’ cancelled at Netflix

The comedy-thriller debuted on the streaming service in February

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STRATEGY SPOTLIGHT: Tools – SymphonyOS V2

SymphonyOS has launched SymphonyOS V2, its biggest update since launch. Billing itself as "the agent company of music", the platform has rebuilt its marketing suite around six specialised AI agents, each dedicated to a different part of an artist's career or a label's rollout. The post is from Music

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Want to sound like The Prodigy? Download this free pack of Prodigy-style samples

Start a fire with these punked-up sounds

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Apple Music launches new profile features for artists

Hot off the heels of its newly unveiled 600-capacity Apple Music Hall venue in London, Apple Music for Artists has just announced a series of new artist profile customisation features - coinciding with the public rollout of iOS 27. What’s new? The post is from Music Ally.

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Antares AutoTune Advanced Launches with New DVA Vibrato Engine

The new flagship product in the AutoTune range, Advanced is built on a ground-up rewrite of the plugin's vocal tuning algorithm

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The Music Royalty Co. Seeks Head of Business Development

The MRC are seeking a remote Head of Business Development to join their management team and help shape the next stage of growth.

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The Music Royalty Co. seeks Head of Business Development

The MRC are seeking a remote Head of Business Development to join their management team and help shape the next stage of growth.

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Phoebe Bridgers Releases New Song

The singer-songwriter is also making her acting debut in the new A24 film alongside Robert Pattinson. Phoebe Bridgers Releases New Song “On Video” from Primetime Soundtrack: Stream Karan Singh

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Tegan and Sara Return with New Single “Our Year”

A collaboration with Lights, the song marks the duo’s first new music since 2022. Tegan and Sara Return with New Single “Our Year”: Stream Karan Singh

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Tegan and Sara Return with New Single “Our Year”: Stream

A collaboration with Lights, the song marks the duo’s first new music since 2022. Tegan and Sara Return with New Single “Our Year”: Stream Karan Singh

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Phoebe Bridgers Releases New Song “On Video” from Primetime Soundtrack: Stream

The singer-songwriter is also making her acting debut in the new A24 film alongside Robert Pattinson. Phoebe Bridgers Releases New Song “On Video” from Primetime Soundtrack: Stream Karan Singh