Fans Choose The Rolling Stones’ ‘Foreign Tongues’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
The Stones' new 14-track collection brought in more than 42% of the vote this week.
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Madonna Returns to Number One on the Charts With ‘Confessions II’
Singer scores her 10th chart-topping album, and becomes first artist of the 2020s to land Number Ones in four different decades
Ellie Goulding Performs ‘Lights’ at World Cup Quarterfinal Game
“I already know the boys will make England proud, it's coming home," she wrote ahead of the game between England and Norway in Miami
Bob Dylan’s Revolving Door of Touring Guitarists Welcomes Another New Addition
Memphis-based guitarist Jad Tariq made his debut in Dylan's unit Friday in Cincinnati, filling in for fellow new addition Julian Lage
Everything You Missed at Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium Run
Featuring Pharrell, Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, and record-breaking ticket sales
Britney Spears Dismisses Odd Behavior on L.A. Highway: ‘Nothing Is What It Seems’
"What people see is two seconds of insanity of me arching me to the lords," singer writes of standing through a moonroof on 101 Freeway
See Jay-Z Bring Out Eminem, Pharrell Williams at Yankee Stadium Night 2
Rapper's second night in the Bronx focused on his 2001 album The Blueprint
Record Industry Proposes Adding Labels to AI-Generated Music
"These labels will provide an immediately understandable and easily scalable approach to transparency," RIAA and other companies say of initiative
See Charli XCX Debut ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ Songs at Brooklyn Gig
Clairo, Kim Petras, and Underscores also joined singer onstage at intimate Music Hall of Williamsburg show
Bad Bunny’s Ex Wins Round in Battle Over Voice Note Used on ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’
Carliz De La Cruz Hernández got a green light to pursue her claim over the “Bad Bunny baby” tagline on “Dos Mil 16"
Pitbull Sets Guinness World Record for Most ‘Bald Caps’ at London Festival
More than 20,000 people participated in the “largest gathering of people wearing bald caps” at BST Festival in Hyde Park
From Primary Wave’s Kobalt acquisition to CVC’s DistroKid deal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source
Sam Smith and Normani move to end ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ copyright suit, say the older song is itself built on unlicensed samples
It is the second time Smith and the other co-defendants have tried to shut the case down before trial. Source
Streaming accelerates nostalgia-driven catalog discovery, says Vevo study
The report highlights Sabrina Carpenter's "Manchild" as an example of a new release built on borrowed nostalgia. Source
Dynamite Songs acquires catalog of The Association co-founder Terry Kirkman
The deal adds 71 compositions to the specialist publisher's portfolio, including Cherish, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. Source
12 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Kelela, Jack White, and More
Stream new releases from Kelela, Jack White, Twisted Teens, and Gloorp
‘Blox and Roll Circus: the Rolling Stones hit the metaverse
You’d be forgiven for thinking the Venn diagram of ‘Rolling Stones fans’ and ‘Roblox players’ is two separate circles. That means the venerable band’s big new Roblox activation is either a baffling mismatch, or a genius move to bring their music and history to another new generation of potential fans. Take your pick, but you […]
Hanroro tops South Korea’s first-half streaming charts for 2026
It would be easy to assume that BTS must have had the biggest streaming track in South Korea in the first half of this year, such has been the scale of their comeback. Nope. BTS had the biggest-selling album of that period according to the Korea Popmusic Industry Association, but the most-streamed track was ‘Landing In […]
Splice launches samples label with ‘Drums That Knock’ maker Decap
Have you heard of ‘Drums That Knock’? Even if not, you may well have heard sounds from this popular samples library – they’ve been used in big tracks by the likes of Bad Bunny, Charli XCX, Karol G and the Chainsmokers. The man behind the series is American producer Nicholas Piantedosi, who goes by the professional […]
UK music-tourism spending saw double-digit growth in 2025
The big stars were out in force touring the UK last year, and the country’s music-tourism revenues spiked accordingly – something quantified in the latest report by industry body UK Music. It reports 24.7 million ‘music tourists’ attending concerts and festivals in the UK last year, up 4.8% on 2024. This includes 22.6 million ‘domestic music […]