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Canadian independent musicians are staring at a paradox: a treasure trove of public and private funding lies at their fingertips, yet only a handful tap into it. In 2024, federal, provincial...
A decade after its daring Apple Music debut, Chance the Rapper’s mixtape Coloring Book has finally earned the RIAA’s platinum seal. The announcement on June 26, 2026 confirms that the pr...
Dice Tam, a second‑year music industry student at UCLA who performs under the name Dea, dropped his debut EP, SeeYouSoon, in Mar...
The 22nd Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) and the second edition of Music Awards Japan (MAJ) unfolded in June 2026, spotlig...
Santa Monica College’s Theatre Arts Department will present a youth‑focused version of the popular Broadway musical, running f...
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is set to light up the Executive Branch, a Georgetown club owned by former President Donald Trump’s...
Bhushan Kumar, born 27 November 1977 in Delhi, is the chairman and managing director of Super Cassettes Industries Limited, better...
From sweeping modern‑classical landscapes to kinetic footwork beats, this week’s releases have spanned the musical spectrum. B...
In Providence, the punk trio Downtown Boys announced the release of their third studio album, Public Luxury, on June 26 2026 throu...
From the historic mining town of Kimberley to the glittering stages of Cape Town, singer‑songwriter Keziah Zoë Meyers—known o...
India Arie’s name was thrust into the spotlight on July 2, 2026 when a viral thread on the social‑media platform Threads spark...
Bino Rideaux has released a new track, "All Summer," featuring the late rapper Nipsey Hussle and artist BH. The single was dropped...
From the banks of the Mississippi to the neon glow of Beale Street, Memphis has long been a living laboratory for American music. ...
The summer of 2026 saw Nashville’s music scene pulse with a new kind of energy when the SmashFest Music Summit opened its doors ...
In March 2026, the IFPI Global Music Report announced that China had eclipsed Germany to become the world’s fourth‑largest rec...
On Thursday, July 2, pop icon Madonna launched her fifteenth studio album, Confessions II, with a global livestream that bridged r...
All Music Works, a Malaga‑based startup that blends generative artificial intelligence, music, audiovisual production and softwa...
On June 30, Grammy‑winning audio engineer Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton announced a bold new scholarship that could reshape the ...
On June 11 2026, the Los Angeles Philharmonic announced that Latvian violinist Vineta Sareika would assume the orchestra’s most ...
On 2 July 2026, Belfast’s CHALK released the hard‑hitting single “Get Fcked,” accompanied by a punchy music video. The tra...
