SZA, Peso Pluma Help Don Toliver Turn Madison Square Garden Into His Playground on ‘Octane’ Tour
Toliver also brought out Malcolm Todd and Sheck Wes during his MSG takeover
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Meg Stalter Loves All Gays in Her New Single “Gay”
It’s the second song from her debut album
‘Blurred Lines’ copyright lawyer Richard Busch joins law firm Adams & Reese as Special Counsel
Drew Davis and David Niemierzycki will also join Busch in the firm's Nashville office, serving on the Global Intellectual Property team. Source
Quando Rondo Released From Prison to Halfway House After Serving 15 Months
The rising Savannah, Georgia rapper pleaded guilty to a marijuana charge in 2024
Chrissie Hynde Rails Against Cellphones at Concerts: ‘It Reminds Me of Monkeys Wanking’
In a letter to fans, the Pretenders' lead singer begs fans to put away their phones, and simply enjoy the concert
Concord Music Publishing ANZ acquires interest in catalog of The Presets co-founder Julian Hamilton
Concord has also signed Hamilton to a new publishing deal covering future works. Source
Bloodwerk Teams Up With Horror Hero Leigh Whannell for ‘The Other Side’ Video
Ned Brower of The Pitt is out with his latest single
Die Spitz Headed to San Diego for Rolling Stone’s Rock Tour
The Texas punk rock band plays the House of Blues on July 16, with Snooper opening
Black Bananas Announce First Album in 12 Years
Bad Bunch will arrive on the trio’s new label, Fire Records
Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan Drops Out of Freedom 250 Concert: ‘It Turned Into a Circus’
“This is not what I signed up for,” Morvan says of the backlash surrounding the concert
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Havas, led by Yannick Bolloré, launches label via UMG’s Virgin Music Group
Virgin Music Group will handle VOLYUM's global distribution. Source
Belle and Sebastian Made a Scottish World Cup Anthem
Stuart Murdoch and the gang wrote “It Only Takes One Lion” after the team’s dramatic qualification last November
YHWH Nailgun’s New Album Is 11 Minutes Long
Newly signed to 4AD, the New York quartet premiered three songs from Magazine on The Adam Friedland Show
TikTok hails 11bn views (and streaming success) for ‘Self Aware’
With labels grumbling off-record to Bloomberg about TikTok caring more about its SoundOn distribution arm and direct relationships with artists, what better time to, ahem, celebrate the latest SoundOn success story? There’s nuance here though. ‘Self Aware’ by rock band Temper City was released and promoted by SoundOn, but there is a label involved too: indie Thirty […]
Bank of America is ‘Side by Side’ with Tomorrow’s Warriors
The 35th-birthday-year festivities continue for UK talent-development organisation Tomorrow’s Warriors – and now it has some big financial muscle joining the party: Bank of America. The latter is the partner for a new program called ‘Side by Side’ that will provide performance and mentoring opportunities for Tomorrow’s Warriors’ flagship ‘TW Big Band’ ensemble. The 17 […]
French project ReDisco has recycled more than 1.2m records
Record-recycling is all the rage at the moment: witness our recent report on a WMG-backed pilot turning unsold vinyl into new records while keeping the sound quality high. In France, ReDisco has been at this game since 2023 with its recycling program for vinyl, CDs and DVDs, turning them into “everyday objects” as well as new records. 1.2m recycled […]
Roli’s latest music-education move is a partnership with Casio
Earlier this year, we reported on music-education firm Roli’s launch of an ‘AI Music Coach’ to help people learn to play the company’s Airwave instrument. Now it’s branching out to more-traditional keyboards. The company has launched a partnership with Casio, debuting a ‘Roli Learn for Casio’ app in the UK and Japan this month. It promises “an immersive, […]
AI music-videos startup Neural Frames hits $5m annual run rate
Berlin-based startup Neural Frames has built a platform for creating music videos using AI, and its annual run rate (ARR – a projection of annual earnings from its current performance) has just crossed $5m. The milestone comes as Neural Frames adds a significant name to its team. Musiio founder-turned-investor Hazel Savage [pictured right] has been appointed as a […]
Tierra Whack to Open New (Whack’s Museum) Mixtape on Juneteenth
The rapper also shared a phone number for fans to “text your apologies”