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Trentham Live cancels Primal Scream over antisemitism

Trentham Live Cancels Primal Scream Headliner Over Antisemitism Concerns

December 16, 2025

Primal Scream’s 2026 headlining appearance at Trentham Live has been pulled by the festival following concerns of antisemitism at the band’s recent London show. Scottish band Primal Scream’s headlining appea... Read More...

Oakview Group ex-CEO Tim Leiweke pardon comes after golf game with President Trump

What Prompted Oak View Ex-CEO Tim Leiweke’s Pardon? A Round of Golf With Trump

Ashley King

December 7, 2025

Entertainment executive Tim Leiweke got a full pardon from Trump just weeks after his attorney played a round of golf with the president at Mar-a-Lago. Mounting legal and political drama surround Oak View Gr... Read More...

Hollywood’s Tilly Norwood Nightmare Grows Worse as the ‘Tilly-Verse’ Takes Shape

Ashley King

December 7, 2025

The AI talent studio behind Tilly Norwood, established by Particle6 and creator Eline van der Velden, is preparing to expand its ‘Tilly-verse.’ Xicoia, the AI talent studio from Particle6 and synthetic actre... Read More...

Paul McCartney Is This What We Want? silent album

‘Is This What We Want?’ Silent Album Adds Paul McCartney Bonus Track Ahead of Vinyl Release — UK Gov’t Must ‘Resist Calls to Legalise Music Theft,’ Organizer Says

Dylan Smith

November 17, 2025

UK politicians are “sucking up to tech bros” by advocating for inadequate AI training protections – at least according to the team behind silent album Is This What We Want?, which is releasing on vinyl with a... Read More...

The Weeknd Donates $350,000 for Hurricane Melissa Relief in Jamaica

Ashley King

November 13, 2025

Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye is donating $350,000 to support emergency relief efforts in Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The World Food Program (WFP) posted an emergency response in the aftermath... Read More...

Unauthorized AI Uploads Problem Persists on Spotify — Latest Victims Include Here We Go Magic, Speech Patterns, A Picture of Her, Weishan Liu, and Motograter

Dylan Smith

October 29, 2025

Unauthorized “AI slop” uploads are continuing to pour onto proper artists' Spotify accounts – with Here We Go Magic, Speech Patterns, a picture of her, and Weishan Liu among the latest victims. Unlike Deeze... Read More...

Ireland Makes Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent In 2026

Ashley King

October 14, 2025

Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent beginning in 2026—three years after launching a trial. After launching a trial in 2022, Ireland is due to make its basic income for artis... Read More...

Eurovision Organizers Postpone Their Vote on Ousting Israel After Ceasefire

Ashley King

October 14, 2025

Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest have postponed a vote on whether Israel should be allowed to perform in next year’s competition. According to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), “recent developm... Read More...

Bay Area Musician Event ‘Death to Spotify’ Gains Steam as Daniel Ek Pivots Away — Is This an Emerging Snowball?

Ashley King

October 6, 2025

Spotify’s ‘AI war machine’ problem doesn’t seem to be going away, despite Daniel Ek stepping down as the company’s CEO—musicians still hate Spotify. Spotify founder and former CEO Daniel Ek’s investments in ... Read More...

Swizz Beatz Can’t Escape $7.3 Million 1MDB Fraud Case, Court Rules

Ashley King

October 2, 2025

A federal judge denies producer Swizz Beatz’s motion to dismiss his status as a defendant in a bankruptcy case related to the 1MDB scandal. The case against music producer Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean will now... Read More...

unauthorized bots celebrities DMN Pro Weekly report

How Vulnerable Are Musicians to AI Cloning? Pressing Questions Emerge Following DMN Pro’s Investigation Into Unauthorized Celebrity ‘Bot Drops’

Ashley King

October 2, 2025

A new DMN Pro Weekly report reveals a growing problem that could reshape the music and entertainment industries—unauthorized AI celebrity bots. Across fringe online communities, fans are openly building AI-po... Read More...

Trump Official Says ICE Agents Will Be Ready at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX Halftime Show

Ashley King

October 1, 2025

The NFL's announcement that Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show has quickly sparked another culture battle. It's also setting up a potentially major confrontation with ICE agents. Just mo... Read More...

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