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What is Instagram Reels’ ‘First Draft’? — Here’s How to Recycle Content Into Fresh Clips

August 27, 2026

Instagram launches "First Draft" for Reels, enabling users to generate a new video by automatically picking out the best parts from existing clips. This week, Instagram unveiled its new First Draft feature f... Read More...

Amazon Music Announces New “Songline” Episode Featuring Gracie Abrams

Ashley King

August 27, 2026

Amazon Music has announced a new episode of its docu-performance series "Songline" featuring Gracie Abrams, recorded at Church Studios in North London. Amazon Music has announced a new episode of its docu-pe... Read More...

Judge won't toss indie musician Tony Justice's lawsuit vs. Suno

Federal Judge Refuses to Toss Indie Musician’s David v. Goliath Lawsuit Against Suno (Updated)

Ashley King

August 26, 2026

Suno just can't shake indie musician Tony Justice. The country music singer and truck driver sued the company with allegations of copyright theft and using protected songs (like his own) to train AI without p... Read More...

Los Lobos Case Against Sony Music Abruptly Dismissed—But the Second One Remains Ongoing

Ashley King

August 26, 2026

Los Lobos and Sony Music have agreed to dismiss the band's lawsuit against the major, having reached a settlement in the alleged breach of contract. On Friday, court documents reveal that Los Lobos' lawsuit ... Read More...

X Open Sources Ranking Algorithm, Offering Transparency on ‘Shadowbans’ — And Even a Roadmap for Going Viral

Ashley King

August 26, 2026

X is expanding its open-source codebase to include its ranking algorithm, providing transparency on how "going viral" works on the former Twitter. Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, released the source code th... Read More...

Eminem Shares Touching Letter He Received from Dolly Parton After His R&R Hall of Fame Induction

Ashley King

August 26, 2026

As tributes to Dolly Parton pour in, Eminem shares the touching letter he received from the music legend after he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Since the death of global philant... Read More...

Departin’ from Parton? Petition to Rename Nashville International Airport for Dolly Parton Flooded with Signatures Following Her Death

Ashley King

August 26, 2026

Thousands of signatures have been added to a petition to rename Nashville International Airport after Dolly Parton since her passing this week. Over 86,000 signatures have been added to a change.org petition... Read More...

Alex Warren Brings New Album to TikTok with Exclusive Live Event and In-App Fan Experience

Ashley King

August 26, 2026

Alex Warren is bringing his new album to TikTok with an exclusive live event and in-app fan experience, as well as his first Australian arena concert. Alex Warren has been diligently promoting his latest alb... Read More...

wikiHow sues OpenAI for copyright infringement

WikiHow Launches Copyright Infringement Suit Against OpenAI Over Instructional Material Used to Train AI Models

Ashley King

August 25, 2026

DIY website wikiHow has sued OpenAI for copyright infringement over the alleged misuse of its instructional content to train the company's popular AI chatbot ChatGPT. On Friday, do-it-yourself site wikiHow f... Read More...

Nostalgia, Analog, and 2016 Energy: What So Not Brings Cinema-Scale Trap Back to the Underground

Candese Charles

August 25, 2026

Artists are known for changing creative direction once or twice in their careers, and this year, genre-defining Australian electronic music producer and DJ, What So Not, entered a new artistic chapter. Dropp... Read More...

40 Years Later, Milli Vanilli’s ‘Girl I’m Gonna Miss You’ Powers a Nostalgia-Heavy Saint Laurent Ad Campaign Featuring Rosé

Dylan Smith

August 25, 2026

Nearly 40 years later, a Milli Vanilli nostalgia license has taken shape in Saint Laurent's fall advert campaign, which is set to “Girl I’m Gonna Miss You” and features Blackpink’s Rosé. The French fashion ... Read More...

Newly Launched Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator Exposes $11 Billion Annual Ticket Resale Price Inflation

Ashley King

August 25, 2026

A new white paper released by the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator exposes ticket resale practices inflating the cost of entry by $11 billion every year. Ticket resale prices continue to rise due to corporate m... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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BTS Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Swim’ Abruptly Dropped After a Few Months

Amazon Music Announces New “Songline” Episode Featuring Gracie Abrams

Los Lobos Case Against Sony Music Abruptly Dismissed—But the Second One Remains Ongoing

Departin’ from Parton? Petition to Rename Nashville International Airport for Dolly Parton Flooded with Signatures Following Her Death

WikiHow Launches Copyright Infringement Suit Against OpenAI Over Instructional Material Used to Train AI Models

Nostalgia, Analog, and 2016 Energy: What So Not Brings Cinema-Scale Trap Back to the Underground

40 Years Later, Milli Vanilli’s ‘Girl I’m Gonna Miss You’ Powers a Nostalgia-Heavy Saint Laurent Ad Campaign Featuring Rosé

Newly Launched Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator Exposes $11 Billion Annual Ticket Resale Price Inflation