AC/DC Extend ‘Power Up’ Tour With 2026 Dates
The band will continue their live show run with new dates in North America and South America
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Spotify Failed to Act on Bot-Farmed Drake Streams, Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges
Led by rapper RBX, the federal complaint alleges that mass streaming fraud is depriving honest artists of their fair share of Spotify revenue
Jeezy Sets Guinness World Record for Largest Hip-Hop Orchestra
The Atlanta rap veteran is playing a Las Vegas residency with a 101-piece ensemble
Oneohtrix Point Never Shares Video for New Song “Cherry Blue”: Watch
Daniel Lopatin’s upcoming album, Tranquilizer, is out later this month
Rosalía, Noname, Oklou, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
Katseye, Sombr, Ravyn Lenae Score Nominations at Inaugural TikTok Awards
The artists are up for Breakthrough Artist of the Year alongside Alex Warren and Laufey ahead of the event scheduled for Dec. 18
Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux Dead at 78
The vocalist spent the Seventies with the legendary group, and also sang backup on hits by Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge
AC/DC Add 2026 Dates to Power Up Tour
The newly announced shows take place across North and South America
Spotify responds to RBX lawsuit over ‘fake’ Drake streams
We reported on a lawsuit filed against Spotify by rapper RBX alleging fraudulent Drake streams. Now Spotify has responded in a statement. The post is from Music Ally.
Pitchfork Music Festival London 2025 Announces James K and Nick León Talks
Pitchfork’s Head of Editorial Content Mano Sundaresan and Associate Staff Writer Jazz Monroe will host conversations with the two artists
2 Weeks To Get Artist Accounts Ready For Spotify Wrapped 2025
There are less than two weeks left to get Artist accounts ready for Spotify Wrapped 2025. Fortunately, Hypebot makes it easy with a checklist and tips from Spotify to help musicians get ready. The post 2 Weeks To Get Artist Accounts Ready For Spotify Wrapped 2025 appeared first on Hypebot.
Sombr Surprises L.A. Audience With Special Guests Laufey and Cigarettes After Sex
Laufey joined for a duet of “Careless Whisper,” the 1984 classic from George Michael, while Cigarettes After Sex’s Greg Gonzalez appeared to perform “Apocalypse” from their 2017 self-titled debut
How Artists Level Up in 2025 Using DSP Features
Here are the top features on streaming platforms that artists and A&R reps are using to level up independent musician visibility. The post How Artists Level Up in 2025 Using DSP Features appeared first on Hypebot.
New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2025 and 2026
A regularly updated guide to the new albums, EPs, mixtapes, and projects getting released in the coming weeks and months
Ancestral Reverb is a vinyl record… made using coal dust
We’ve written about several technologies available to make records from material that’s more climate-friendly than traditional vinyl. Using coal dust may seem like a move in the wrong direction. Not in this case though. ‘Ancestral Reverb’ is a new record available in a run of 100 embedded with fragments of coal collected from a beach in the […] The post is from Music Ally.
The Team Around You aims to connect artists with industry experts
The latest startup trying to help independent artists get ahead in the music industry is The Team Around You. The British firm has been founded by former AWAL exec Phil Loutsis. It has built a roster of more than 35 experts in topics across marketing, sync and management to production, performance and legal matters. Artists can […] The post is from Music Ally.
Rapper RBX hits Spotify with a lawsuit about… Drake streams?
If you haven’t had your fill of Drake-related lawsuits in 2025, here’s another one. He’s not being sued, however: Spotify is. Rapper RBX has filed a lawsuit accusing Spotify of having “turned a blind eye” to “billions of fraudulent streams” including a “substantial, non-trivial percentage” of Drake’s streams on the platform. Rolling Stone has the […] The post is from Music Ally.
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: On the Ticketmaster Lawsuit, Generative AI, More.
A Special Episode of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart's podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. The post Your Morning Coffee Podcast: On the Ticketmaster Lawsuit, Generative AI, More. appeared first on Hypebot.
DSPs push back at plans for French-language streaming quota in Québec
Politicians in the Canadian province of Québec are currently mulling a bill that aims to support “the discoverability of French-language cultural content in the digital environment”. That could include quotas for how much French-language music streaming services recommend and playlist. No surprise, then, that DSPs body DiMA is pushing back against some aspects of Bill 109. […] The post is from Music Ally.
K-pop superfan platform bemyfriends, a rival to Weverse, acquires controlling stake in SK Group’s music streaming operator Dreamus for $38.5m
News arrives just over a week after bemyfriends secured a $14.7m investment from Goodwater Capital Source