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Charli xcx has announced that she has canceled tomorrow night’s “Music, Fashion, Film” performance in Arizona due to illness. The pop singer is currently on her “Music, Fashion, Film” tour across North America and, after two shows in Los Angeles over the weekend, was slated to appear at Glendale’s Desert Diamond Arena on Wednesday. But […]
After a five-decade career with BMI, Barbara Cane has announced that she will retire from the company at the end of this year. While she is leaving her current role as BMI’s Vice President of Worldwide Creative, Cane has agreed to serve in an advisory capacity to BMI, working directly with CEO Mike O’Neill. “After […]
Spotify has struck a content licensing deal with the France-based independent music company Believe ahead of its forthcoming AI-powered remixing tool, an agreement that also covers Believe’s digital distribution division TuneCore. The deal is the latest in Spotify’s stable of agreements with music companies for the tool, following agreements with Universal Music Group, Merlin and […]
An exhibition dedicated to the music of Ryan Coogler’s Oscar-winning “Sinners” has opened at the California African American Museum. “Sinners: Sounds That Summon” is on view Oct. 20-March 14. Presented in collaboration with Warner Bros. Archives, the presentation is the first museum exhibition devoted to film’s music. “Sound has the power to form creative worlds […]
Antisocial behaviour on buses in England could lead to fines while a new campaign is also being launched for trains. A national campaign asking rail passengers "share the carriage, not the noise" is being launched.
It's not just treachery and villainy - the soundtrack for Traitors helps set the show's campy tone.
As has long been expected, Universal Music Group is being hit with extensive layoffs across its U.S. and U.K. operations, with multiple top executives departing, among many others. The moves — which sources say continue a process that was announced back in January of 2024 as continuing through this year — are expected to take […]
Genres including Afrobeats, hip-hop and R&B are routinely flagged as "high risk", a report finds.
Warner Chappell Music, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, has signed an exclusive worldwide administration agreement with veteran New Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance. The partnership covers the global publishing administration of the band’s entire catalog, including their albums “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge,” “The Black Parade,” and more, alongside future works. […]
For Mozambican youth, freedom of expression exists in law, but speaking out can come with a cost. Music became a powerful space for criticism and resistance.
Police say they checked the concert venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma but "could not find any threat".
France-based music company Believe has named Adriana Sein to the newly created role of President, Americas. She will lead Believe’s commercial operations across North and South America, overseeing the Label & Artist Solutions business lines and driving the company’s continued expansion across the Americas, including the U.S., Canada and Latin America. She will report to […]
The Music Man Project is a charity in Essex that teaches music to people with learning disabilities.
Iranian authorities are trying to persuade prominent singers in exile to return home. While the state seeks to harness music as a political tool, music has also become a powerful expression of dissent and resistance.
The people captured in a celebrated photograph are reunited nearly 50 years later.
They could have filled a stadium or two for this golden anniversary, but U2 decided to go back to their roots and mark 50 years as a band with a few low-key gigs in their hometown of Dublin. We take a closer look.
Pophouse Entertainment, the Sweden-based entertainment and music investment firm co-founded by ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, has acquired a 50% stake in the publishing and master music rights of Australian singer-songwriter, Sia, for $180 million. According to the announcement, Pophouse will support Sia in developing new creative ventures while continuing to steward her body of work. While […]
Universal Music Group has promoted Frank Briegmann to Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada & Deutsche Grammophon. He will continue to report to Lucian Grainge, Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Group. Briegmann will work closely with the leadership in each market, including Olivier Nusse who continues as CEO, Universal Music […]
In a long-expected move, Warner Music Group has named Val Blavatnik Managing Director of North America, U.K. & Corporate Development amid several other top leadership moves. Blavatnik, 28, the son of Warner Music’s primary owner Len Blavatnik, will “unify and drive business and operational strategy across these markets while guiding the company’s investment strategy to […]
Veteran publicist Lydia Kanuga, previously of the Chamber Group, Def Jam and Columbia Records, has launched her own firm, When There Are Nine — the name inspired by the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s response to the question of when there will be enough women on the U.S. Supreme Court. Kanuga began her career at Columbia […]
