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IMPALA Calls WMG’s Revelator Acquisition ‘Bad News’ — Though the Fireworks May End There

April 5, 2026

On the heels of Warner Music Group’s agreement to acquire B2B music platform Revelator, IMPALA issues a statement weighing the pros and cons. Last week, Warner Music Group (WMG) announced entering into an ag... Read More...

Pepsi and Diageo drop out of Wireless Festival sponsorship

Pepsi, Diageo Pull Out of Wireless Festival Following Kanye West Headliner Announcement—Budweiser, PayPal Remain On Board

Ashley King

April 5, 2026

Pepsi and Diageo have abruptly withdrawn their sponsorships of Wireless Festival following the news that Kanye West will headline the three-day event. Pepsi has announced its withdrawal as lead sponsor of th... Read More...

Yale backs UMG in Drake vs Kendrick rap beef

Yale University May Have Put a Nail In the Drake vs. Kendrick Rap Battle Coffin: Law School Backs UMG in Amicus Brief

Ashley King

April 5, 2026

Law scholars have filed two amicus briefs siding with UMG following Drake’s appeal in his defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” On Friday (April 3), two amicus briefs filed in the United St... Read More...

Norman Feels Catalog Finally Makes It to Streaming Services—After Decades of Only Being Available as Samples in Rap Tracks

Ashley King

April 3, 2026

Songs from Norman Feels’ original catalog are now available across DSPs, after being available only through samples in others’ songs for decades. Three songs blending R&B, funk, and soul from Norman Feel... Read More...

Will ‘Michael’ Beat ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at the Box Office? Eye-Popping Advance Ticket Sales Data Emerges

Ashley King

April 2, 2026

Lionsgate’s ‘Michael’ opens on April 24th, and it’s already well on its way to beating the musical biopic box office record holder, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ Lionsgate’s Michael is about to be startin’ somethin’.... Read More...

This Man Is Making Music Using His Brain Implant

Ashley King

April 2, 2026

A quadriplegic man is using his brain implant to produce musical tones by assigning them to different movements identified by six chips in his brain. Galen Buckwalter has been a quadriplegic since a diving a... Read More...

Trump Urges America to Boycott Springsteen’s ‘Overpriced Concerts, Which Suck’ After Artist’s Speech at Minneapolis Show

Ashley King

April 2, 2026

Trump’s Thursday morning social media posts focus on his personal grudges once more as he slams Bruce Springsteen and urges a boycott of his concerts. Thursday mornings, it’s time for Trump to tell his fans ... Read More...

Time for a Sober Music Festival? National Sober Community The Phoenix Preps the Booze-Free ‘Music on the Mountain’ Festival In Vermont

Ashley King

April 2, 2026

This May, The Phoenix, a national sober community of nearly two million, hosts its third annual Music on the Mountain festival in Ludlow, Vermont. Music festivals have long been synonymous with “drugs and ro... Read More...

TikTok SoundOn announces ACRCloud derivative works detection

TikTok’s SoundOn Partners with ACRCloud’s New Derivative Works Detection Service

Ashley King

April 2, 2026

TikTok’s music distribution platform SoundOn partners with ACRCloud’s Derivative Works service to crack down on unauthorized uploads. SoundOn, the music distribution and promotion platform owned by TikTok, h... Read More...

CTM Outlander Acquires Matt Simons’ Masters Catalog

Ashley King

April 2, 2026

CTM Outlander acquires singer-songwriter Matt Simons’ master recording catalog, including the global hit “Catch & Release.” On Wednesday, CTM Outlander announced the acquisition of the master recording c... Read More...

TikTok Is Fun and All, But Instagram Claims to Be the Real Home for Music Superfans

Ashley King

April 2, 2026

A study conducted by Luminate (and commissioned by Meta) finds that Instagram is the de facto home for music superfans—not TikTok or YouTube. TikTok may claim to be the biggest driver of music culture across... Read More...

Don’t Call Spotify a ‘Streaming Platform’—Now It’s an ‘Interactive Multiformat Ecosystem’ With Ad Formats to Match

Ashley King

April 1, 2026

Spotify rolls out interactive carousel ads to draw more marketing dollars, calling itself an “interactive multiformat ecosystem” in its new era. On Tuesday, Spotify announced the addition of interactive caro... Read More...

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

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What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Musixmatch Re-Inks With DistroKid; Partnership Aims to Help Independent Artists Layer More Lyrics Into Their Releases

Enhanced Group to Acquire Controlling Stake in DEAG

Thank You, Harry! MSG Revenues Surge After Record-Setting Harry Styles Residency

South Korean Authorities Investigating Massive Hybe Data Breach

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

IMPALA Calls WMG’s Revelator Acquisition ‘Bad News’ — Though the Fireworks May End There

Yale University May Have Put a Nail In the Drake vs. Kendrick Rap Battle Coffin: Law School Backs UMG in Amicus Brief

Norman Feels Catalog Finally Makes It to Streaming Services—After Decades of Only Being Available as Samples in Rap Tracks

Will ‘Michael’ Beat ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at the Box Office? Eye-Popping Advance Ticket Sales Data Emerges

This Man Is Making Music Using His Brain Implant

Time for a Sober Music Festival? National Sober Community The Phoenix Preps the Booze-Free ‘Music on the Mountain’ Festival In Vermont

CTM Outlander Acquires Matt Simons’ Masters Catalog

Don’t Call Spotify a ‘Streaming Platform’—Now It’s an ‘Interactive Multiformat Ecosystem’ With Ad Formats to Match