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On July 23 2026, the music world lost a pioneering producer when William Orbit, the British architect of late‑1990s pop and alternative rock, died at his London home at the age of 69. His ...
Malaco Music Group, the independent label that has shaped Southern R&B, soul, and gospel for nearly six decades, announced on August 8 2026 that it has created an endowed scholarship at the ...
When the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson laid down the 1966 single "Good Vibrations," he didn’t merely add another chart‑topper to ...
A crisp October morning in Prescott will echo with the strings of folk legends as the 42nd Folk Music Festival returns to the hist...
From the back‑room hustle of Brooklyn’s indie venues to the roar of packed punk‑hardcore crowds, Dan Oestreich has spent mor...
Key City Brewery & Eatery, Vicksburg’s only craft brewery, has announced that it will host live music every Thursday, Friday and...
Jack Henderson Clement, better known as ‘Cowboy’ Jack Clement, died on August 8 2013 at his Nashville home after a prolonged b...
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have taken the question of new material once and for all: the Canadian progressive‑rock trio will not...
Belfast’s streets rang with the sound of a 1,000‑year‑old tradition as the world’s largest Irish traditional music festiva...
A concert billed as "Can't Stop the Reign" opened late on a storm‑ridden night, but the two‑hour show was a showcase of R&B an...
Riot Fest will return to Douglass Park in Chicago on September 18‑20, 2026, with a full schedule of performances announced on Th...
On Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, the San Bernardino‑based regional‑Mexican band Fuerza Regida concluded its first U.S. stadium tour wi...
The inaugural Los Angeles Jazz Festival, slated to run from August 7 to 23, 2026, was pulled from the calendar on Thursday, mere d...
On the morning of August 7, the 14‑million‑follower Team Trump TikTok account—officially linked to former President Donald T...
BrooklynVegan, the New York‑based online music magazine founded in 2004, will cease operations following a wave of layoffs at it...
Beatport, the world’s leading marketplace for DJs and electronic‑music professionals, is bringing its second‑year Beatport C...
Minneapolis’s music scene just received a hefty paycheck. A new State of Live report from the National Independent Venue Associa...
On July 31 2026, a Munich regional court delivered a decisive verdict against U.S. AI‑music platform Suno, finding that the comp...
When the Appalachian Fairgrounds in Gray, Tennessee, open their gates from Aug. 22‑29, 2026, the region will celebrate a century...
Nashville’s newest cultural landmark just got a digital facelift. The Museum of Christian & Gospel Music (CGM) opened its doors ...
