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Instagram Taps Afrobeats Sensation Ayra Starr to Launch a Snazzy New Profile Feature

September 10, 2026

Ayra Starr collaborates with Instagram to introduce a long-awaited new feature: the ability to add tagged posts to your main grid. Nigerian singer-songwriter Ayra Starr is partnering with Instagram to be the... Read More...

Federal Judge Dismisses Wixen’s $100 Million-Plus Infringement Lawsuit Against Meta — Though This Case Is Far From Over, Folks

Dylan Smith

September 9, 2026

Eight months later, a federal judge has dismissed Wixen's copyright and defamation lawsuit against Meta for failing "to adequately allege standing under the Copyright Act." But with an amended complaint now o... Read More...

Meta AI muse takes the Instagram Muse handle from Muse band

Meta’s New AI Takes @Muse Instagram Handle, While Longtime Rock Band Starts Using @MuseBand

Ashley King

September 9, 2026

Meta's new Muse AI has taken the Instagram handle @Muse from longtime British rock band Muse, which now uses @MuseBand on the social media platform. Meta has launched its new AI assistant, Muse, and it's alr... Read More...

Hybe’s Weverse Suffers Major ‘Personal Data Leak,’ Tees Up ‘Full Investigation’ to ‘Minimize Exposed Information’

Dylan Smith

September 8, 2026

Hybe’s Weverse has acknowledged suffering a “personal data leak” affecting north of 420,000 accounts’ purchase details and more. The superfan app's president, Zooil Yang, just recently disclosed the breach a... Read More...

The Quiet Death of Playlist Chasing

Michael Whalen

September 6, 2026

Getting heard was never the same thing as building an audience... For the better part of the last decade, independent musicians have participated in one of the strangest rituals in modern music marketing. We... Read More...

Suno axes Mary J. Blige ad that was unauthorized

Suno Nixes Unauthorized Mary J. Blige Ad After Artist Demands Its Removal — ‘We Terminated the Advertising Campaign’

Ashley King

September 3, 2026

Suno has pulled an ad featuring Mary J. Blige in which she seemingly endorsed the platform after it was revealed the deal was made without her authorization. After R&B icon Mary J. Blige received a delug... Read More...

Blue Dot Fever: Chartmetric Data Reveals Why Streaming Popularity Isn’t Translating Into Ticket Sales for Major Touring Artists

Ashley King

September 3, 2026

Post Malone, Zayn Malik, Meghan Trainor, and the Pussycat Dolls all canceled or softened their touring aspirations in 2026. Four very different acts, four canceled or scaled-back tours. Enter the new industry... Read More...

TikTok’s Global and US Song of the Summer Is a Katy Perry Hit From 2011

Ashley King

September 1, 2026

Katy Perry's 2011 hit "The One That Got Away" has been claimed by a new generation on TikTok, becoming the Global and US Song of the Summer 2026. As the warm summer air turns crisp and cool on the cusp of fa... Read More...

senators file amicus brief opposing Roblox and Discord's request for forced arbitration

Senators File Amicus Brief Opposing Roblox Invoking Forced Arbitration of Child Sexual Abuse Survivor

Ashley King

August 31, 2026

Senators file an amicus brief opposing Roblox's and Discord's appeal, arguing that the Ending Forced Arbitration Act (EFAA) prevents forced arbitration of a sexual abuse survivor. On Friday, three U.S. Democ... Read More...

Jazz musicians profiles hijacked on Spotify and YouTube

Multiple YouTube, Amazon Music, and Spotify Profiles of Jazz Legends Were Hijacked to Churn Out AI Slop

Ashley King

August 31, 2026

Spam farms have hijacked the YouTube and Spotify profiles of numerous jazz musicians, pushing out genAI slop tracks with cover art featuring genAI anime girls. The Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube profiles... Read More...

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

Ashley King

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...

How Wax Motif Uses Live Crowds and Social Media to Test Unreleased Music

Candese Charles

August 26, 2026

Wax Motif has spent all spring and summer this year bringing his sophomore album, House of Wax II, to dance floors around the world. But some of the dropped tracks filling his iconic sets have yet to be relea... Read More...

WNXP Director of Partnerships & Projects
Company: Nashville Public Radio
Location: Nashville, Other / Non-US, 37201, United States
Senior Marketing Manager
Company: Sound Credit
Location: Drivable to Memphis, TN preferred, but open to remote for the right candidate. Southeastern, US OK
Social Media & Content Manager
Company: SoundStock
Location: Las Vegas HQ
Director of Marketing
Company: Musixmatch
Location: Bologna or Remote
Vice President, Global Head of Fraud Prevention
Company: UMG, the Universal Music Group
Location: Full Time Remote, California and New York

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

MSG Bluntly Responds to Macklemore Allegations: ‘He’s Not an Arena-Level Act’

Karol G Brings ‘No Me Arrepiento De Sentir Tanto’ to TikTok Live

Apple Music Unveils Karaoke-Like Selfie Sing Video Mode

Copyright Alliance Issues Urgent Statement on Meta’s Proposed Commercial TOS Updates

Major Brands Are Increasingly Getting Sued Over Their Music Use on Social Media—Now There’s a Way They Can Get Ahead of the Problem