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Shakira Frantically Adds Madrid Residency Dates After Selling 500,000+ Tickets In A Few Hours

March 27, 2026

Shakira has broken sales records by selling over 500,000 tickets in just a few hours for her Madrid residency this fall. She’s added two additional dates in October to accommodate the demand, for a total of 1... Read More...

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BTS Global ‘Arirang’ Tour Tacks on Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, & Chilean Dates

Ashley King

March 27, 2026

BTS have revealed the venues and on-sale details for the Latin America leg of their upcoming world tour, ARIRANG. The LATAM leg is co-promoted by Live Nation and will kick off on October 2. The tour will kic... Read More...

Lexus Laufey celebration of Miles Davis in Los Angeles

Laufey, Lexus, Amazon Music & Twitch Join Forces On a Miles Davis Blowout

Ashley King

March 26, 2026

Lexus and Icelandic-Chinese artist Laufey will celebrate the centennial of jazz legend Miles Davis with '100 Miles,' a live-streamed performance event on March 27th at an undisclosed location. According to p... Read More...

Suno Launches Version 5.5 With New ‘Voices’ Feature

Ashley King

March 26, 2026

Suno announced today that is has released version 5.5, which it calls “our best and most expressive model yet.” New features include Voices, Custom models, and My Taste. Suno says the capabilities it’s putti... Read More...

Sony Music settles University of Southern California copyright lawsuit

The Labels vs. The Trojans Is Over: Sony Music Reaches Settlement With USC Over Copyright Infringement In Social Media Posts

Ashley King

March 26, 2026

Sony Music has reached a settlement in the lawsuit against the University of Southern California over copyright infringement in social media posts. On Wednesday, documents filed in Manhattan federal court re... Read More...

100 Indie Artists on the Verge of Blowing Up in 2026, According to IMPALA and YouTube

Ashley King

March 26, 2026

IMPALA unveils the fifth edition of 100 Artists to Watch, in partnership with YouTube and co-funded by the European Union. A new generation of independent artists working with labels across Europe has been s... Read More...

Sublime Announces Their First New Album in 30 Years—With Atlantic Records Steering the Comeback

Ashley King

March 26, 2026

Sublime returns after nearly 30 years with their first full-length album with Jakob Nowell as front man, son of original front man Bradley Nowell. After nearly three decades, Sublime returns with Until the S... Read More...

Google Accelerates Its AI Music Ambitions; ‘Lyria 3 Pro’ Rush-Released With Far Greater Creation Capabilities

Ashley King

March 26, 2026

Google announces its music generation model Lyria 3 Pro just a month after the release of Lyria 3, letting users make tracks up to three minutes long. Just a few weeks after the release of Google’s music gen... Read More...

Symphonic Acquires YouTube Monetization Platform Distro Nation

Ashley King

March 26, 2026

Symphonic Distribution has announced the acquisition of Distro Nation, a New York-based distributor and YouTube monetization platform. Distro Nation was originally founded in 2011 as INDMUSIC, which helped b... Read More...

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Is Live Nation’s DOJ Settlement A Done Deal?—Federal Judge’s Latest Order Suggests This May Not Be Over

Ashley King

March 25, 2026

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Live Nation Entertainment to provide by March 27, 2026, a joint letter explaining how they intend to proceed with court review of their pro... Read More...

While Battling a Separate Suit for Rights to Her Stage Name, FKA twigs Renews Legal Battle Against Shia LaBeouf

Ashley King

March 25, 2026

FKA twigs files a lawsuit against her ex, actor Shia LaBeouf, alleging he is trying to enforce an NDA to silence her in violation of California law. On Wednesday, FKA twigs, whose legal name is Tahliah Barne... Read More...

Marshmello free block party in Las Vegas

Marshmello Will Perform a Free Show in Downtown Las Vegas

Ashley King

March 25, 2026

Wynn Nightlife and Corner Bar Management have reunited for a new run of FEED THE BLOCK, a free and open-air block party that drew more than 40,000 music fans to Fremont East last year. The 2026 series will ki... Read More...

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

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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

Shakira Frantically Adds Madrid Residency Dates After Selling 500,000+ Tickets In A Few Hours

BTS Global ‘Arirang’ Tour Tacks on Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, & Chilean Dates

Laufey, Lexus, Amazon Music & Twitch Join Forces On a Miles Davis Blowout

Suno Launches Version 5.5 With New ‘Voices’ Feature

100 Indie Artists on the Verge of Blowing Up in 2026, According to IMPALA and YouTube

Sublime Announces Their First New Album in 30 Years—With Atlantic Records Steering the Comeback

Google Accelerates Its AI Music Ambitions; ‘Lyria 3 Pro’ Rush-Released With Far Greater Creation Capabilities

Is Live Nation’s DOJ Settlement A Done Deal?—Federal Judge’s Latest Order Suggests This May Not Be Over

While Battling a Separate Suit for Rights to Her Stage Name, FKA twigs Renews Legal Battle Against Shia LaBeouf

Marshmello Will Perform a Free Show in Downtown Las Vegas