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A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya launches a music-making app called Bop

No need to look puzzled: A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is not, in fact, a vinyl-themed boozer in Tokyo’s youth-culture hotspot. It’s actually a “music software label” founded by Máuhan M. Zonoozy, who used to he head of innovation at Spotify. Although he did come up with the name in one of those bars. What

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UMG’s ‘Everything Jazz’ site focuses on sales and curation

Downloads may be well into a long-term decline that shows no signs of a vinyl-style revival, but there are still contexts where they are meaningful for individual artists and labels. Bandcamp is one, and Universal Music Group will be hoping that jazz is another. Specifically the Everything Jazz plat

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Reservoir-backed PopArabia acquires MENA label and distributor Viral Wave

PopArabia, Reservoir Media’s Abu Dhabi-headquartered partner focused on the Middle East and North Africa, has acquired MENA label and digital distribution company Viral Wave. The announcement on Monday (April 20) noted that the acquisition marks “an important milestone in PopArabia’s continued growt

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‘MOUSE: P.I. For Hire’ soundtrack is available to stream ahead of vinyl release

The 1930’s-inspired shooter is out now

Feature Music Ally

IngaRose is a hit as SIQA launches ‘AI Music Intelligence’ report

Actually, a quick public service announcement about ‘hit’ first. It may be high time we stopped using ‘is number one on an iTunes chart somewhere’ as a marker for success in the modern streaming age. With no disrespect to Apple, it doesn’t take *that* many sales to have an iTunes hit nowadays. A poi

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75,000 AI-generated tracks now flood Deezer daily, representing 44% of all new music uploaded to the platform, says streamer

The volume of fully AI-generated music being uploaded to Deezer has surged again Source

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Destin Conrad curates exclusive jazz playlist

The rising R&B star has chosen tracks by Kamasi Washington, Nancy Wilson, Quincy Jones and more

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Destin Conrad curates exclusive jazz playlist, titled ‘Jazzmin’, to accompany The Cover

The rising R&B star has chosen tracks by Kamasi Washington, Nancy Wilson, Quincy Jones and more

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Member Feature: Unison and its publishing rights management platform

In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor

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Unison featured by AFEM for its publishing rights management platform

In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor

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Unison: A digital-first publishing rights management platform

In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor

Feature Noizii Radar

Mika Noé: Rising Momentum Signal Emerging Artist to Watch

Mika Noé is showing significant growth with 32% increase in spotify followers.

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Sabrina Carpenter: “I don’t think pop music would exist if it wasn’t for the queer community”

It comes after she used her platform at the 2025 MTV VMAs to celebrate and advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights

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“When I was growing up, there was peer pressure on you to conform to be a certain way. And as an English boy at the time, you’re encouraged not to show your emotion”: How the young Robert Smith created one of The Cure’s definitive songs

The band’s first song to pass one billion streams on Spotify

Feature Noizii Radar

Mika Noé: Decoding the Surge from Berlin's Underside

A recent significant spike in Spotify followers suggests Mika Noé is resonating beyond the usual algorithmic currents. We investigate the nascent trajectory of this German electronic artist.

Feature Pitchfork

Coachella 2026 Weekend 2 YouTube Live Stream Schedule & Details

Missed the festival sets last weekend? Now you can see Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, and more perform live

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Coachella 2026 Weekend 2 Livestream Announced

Missed the festival sets last weekend? Now you can see Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, and more perform live

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Coachella 2026 Weekend 2 Livestream Available

Missed the festival sets last weekend? Now you can see Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, and more perform live

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Coachella 2026 Weekend 2 YouTube Live Stream Details

Missed the festival sets last weekend? Now you can see Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, and more perform live

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NBA Playoffs 2026: How to Watch Postseason Games Live Online

Here's how you can livestream basketball game online for free.