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One of the largest music and audio acquisitions in recent years is now becoming reality. Tencent Music Entertainment has completed its massive $2.4 billion acquisition of Chinese audio giant...
The Canadian music world is mourning the loss of acclaimed cellist, composer, and groundbreaking artist Cris Derksen, whose work crossed genres, traditions, and cultural boundaries throughou...
Spotify is making a sudden and dramatic reversal in parts of its global subscription strategy. Just months after introducing a new...
The legal fight between artificial intelligence companies and the music business continues growing more complicated — and now Su...
The Smashing Pumpkins are heading back on the road with what may become one of the band's most ambitious live productions in years...
Pete Townshend is adding another major chapter to a career that has already shaped generations of rock music. The legendary guitar...
A new phrase has quietly spread through the concert industry over the last few weeks: “Blue Dot Fever.” Named after the blue s...
TikTok is preparing to roll out a new paid subscription tier called TikTok Ad-Free, giving users the option to remove ads from the...
Just when fans thought they knew what was coming, Drake turned a highly anticipated album rollout into one of the biggest surprise...
Funk icon and Parliament-Funkadelic mastermind George Clinton is once again heading into a major legal battle—this time against ...
More than a decade after their last extended run together, No Doubt has officially returned in a major way. The iconic Orange Coun...
Streaming platforms built fraud detection systems to stop manipulation, protect royalty pools, and keep fake plays from distorting...
A delegation of music industry leaders traveled to Capitol Hill on May 13 with a message they say could have significant consequen...
A growing phrase circulating throughout the live music business is putting new attention on concert economics, ticket demand, and ...
The Newfoundland and Labrador music community is mourning the loss of one of its most influential champions. John Hutton, widely r...
A newly released national study commissioned by the Music Artists Coalition (MAC) suggests that frustration with the live event ti...
The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards delivered a major night of milestones, breakout moments, and big victories, but two names...
When Snoop Dogg traveled to Australia last year for a high-profile performance at the AFL Grand Final, few would have expected one...
There was a time when music discovery online felt less like scrolling through a feed and more like entering a destination. Before ...
Dennis Locorriere, the founding member, lead singer, and longtime creative force behind the country rock group Dr. Hook and the Me...
