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On 15 April 2026, a federal jury in New York ruled that Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary operated an illegal monopoly, violating federal and state antitrust laws. Th...
On June 26 2026, Barenaked Ladies (BNL) dropped the single “Almost Ready,” marking their first fresh material in three years. The track comes out on the band’s own Raisin’ Records an...
Amazon Music has tapped Hrishikesh Aradhye as vice president of product and technology. Aradhye spent almost 19 years at Google, m...
WTTW News’ weekly Daily Chicagoan newsletter, which reaches subscribers’ inboxes each Monday, announced the full schedule of C...
June 2026 turned Colorado into a musical cauldron, with releases spanning everything from doom‑metal riffs to indie‑folk intro...
Spotify has inked a deal with Afro Nation Portugal 2026, becoming the festival’s official sponsor and exclusive streaming partne...
Charli XCX launched the infectious pop‑banger "Wink Wink" on June 26, 2026, pairing the track with a sharp new music video that ...
When the Tropic Lightning’s brass and woodwinds cut through the tropical air of Majuro on June 27, 2026, it was more than a conc...
The world of orchestral bass has gained a new academic anchor as Edwin Barker, the long‑time principal bassist of the Boston Sym...
On 25 June 2026, Google released a policy paper outlining a “middle way” for regulating artificial‑intelligence (AI) that si...
Nashville’s Nissan Stadium was packed to capacity on Saturday, June 27, 2026, for Alan Jackson’s final full‑length concert, ...
Just days before the world’s focus turns to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Vancouver’s live‑music scene is getting a significant b...
Suno AI, the generative‑music platform that launched in December 2023, is confronting a multi‑million‑dollar legal threat fr...
TIDAL announced on 29 June 2026 that it will no longer pay royalties on tracks that are 100 % generated by artificial intelligence...
On October 26, 2026, Abbey Road Institute will open its second U.S. campus inside the storied Sunset Gower Studios on Sunset Boule...
South Korea’s newest boy‑band, AHOF, is back in the spotlight with a fresh mini‑album that promises to be a sonic journey fr...
Melbourne’s Timber Yard will host the 2026 Art Music Awards on Wednesday, 19 August, gathering composers, performers and industr...
Logan Edwards, the Aotearoa indie talent best known for his stints with The Beatniks, Ani Saafa and Chump Change, dropped his firs...
On June 30, 2026, Adelaide’s progressive metal outfit Control The Sun dropped its second single, "Pyre," following the buzz gene...
On his 65th birthday, former Culture Club frontman Boy George unveiled Artist‑Included, a music‑technology venture that pairs ...
