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RSS Oct 31, 2025 12:42pm · Hypebot

Indivisible calls for Spotify boycott over ICE recruitment ads

Indivisible calls for Spotify boycott urging artists and listeners to drop the streamer over ICE recruitment ads appearing on its free tier. The post Indivisible calls for Spotify boycott over ICE recruitment ads appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Oct 31, 2025 12:11pm · Music Business WorldWide

TikTok joins roster of big name partners for the Music Business UK Awards

Less than 100 hours to go - and TikTok joins the party as sponsor of Manager of the Year award Source

RSS Oct 31, 2025 11:42am · Hypebot

Music Business News and Live Music Industry Updates

We search the web so you don’t have to. Find the latest Music Business News under BUSINESS NEWS & Live Music Industry News under LIVE INDUSTRY NEWS tabs above. The post Music Business News and Live Music Industry Updates appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Oct 31, 2025 4:10am · Pitchfork News

11 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Snocaps, Florence and the Machine, and More

Stream new releases from Snocaps; Florence and the Machine; KeiyaA; Daniel Avery; Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo; Claire Rousay; Big L; Anna von Hausswolff; the Belair Lip Bombs; Shlohmo; and Ship Sket

RSS Oct 31, 2025 12:26am · Pitchfork News

Oklou Shares New Choke Enough (Deluxe) Songs: Listen

“What’s Good,” “The Fishsong Unplugged,” and “Dance 2” arrive ahead of Oklou’s performance as part of Pitchfork Music Festival London

RSS Oct 30, 2025 8:46pm · Pitchfork News

Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne Announce Separation

The musicians, who married in 2003, said that the band and their charity efforts “will endure”

RSS Oct 30, 2025 8:31pm · Music Business WorldWide

UMG has struck a new YouTube deal that includes ‘guardrails’ around AI… and 3 other things Sir Lucian Grainge said on Universal’s Q3 earnings call

Deal covers both recorded music and music publishing Source

RSS Oct 30, 2025 7:54pm · Pitchfork News

Hole Bassist Melissa Auf der Maur Announces New Memoir

Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir comes out in March

RSS Oct 30, 2025 7:05pm · Music Business WorldWide

The settlement between Universal and Udio is a win for musicians everywhere

The following MBW Views op-ed comes from Ed Newton-Rex. Source

RSS Oct 30, 2025 6:15pm · Music Business WorldWide

Universal Music Group generated $3.53bn in Q3, up 10.2% YoY – driven by the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter

UMG's fresh set of quarterly results were published today (October 30) Source

RSS Oct 30, 2025 5:45pm · Pitchfork News

Universal Music Group and AI Music Company Udio Reach Agreement in Lawsuit

UMG previously accused Udio of stealing artists’ work to train AI to generate music

RSS Oct 30, 2025 4:31pm · Music Business WorldWide

Kobalt and indie music company umn team up to acquire catalog of superstar songwriters Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer, in what they claim to be ‘Germany’s largest music rights acquisition yet’

Berlin-based entertainment company umn (pronounced ˈhjuːmən) was founded in 2024 by ex-BMG senior execs, Dominique Casimir, Maximilian Kolb and Justus Haerder Source

RSS Oct 30, 2025 4:27pm · Music Business WorldWide

YouTube ad revenues reached $10.3B in Q3 2025, up 15% YoY, as Shorts ‘now earn more revenue per watch hour’ than long-form content in the US

YouTube Shorts 'now earn more revenue per watch hour' than traditional YouTube videos, the company says Source

RSS Oct 30, 2025 3:55pm · Hypebot

LA Hosts 3 Major Music Industry Conferences Next Week

Next week three major music industry conferences are coming to greater Los Angeles. Explore highlights of the Music Managers Forum-US LA Summit, Billboard Live and Music Tectonics. Plus read on to learn a common thread (other than AI...) running through them. The post LA Hosts 3 Major Music Industry Conferences Next Week appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Oct 30, 2025 2:45pm · Pitchfork News

Watch the New Trailer for Stranger Things’ Final Season

Season 5 will be released on Netflix in three volumes, the first of which arrives next month

RSS Oct 30, 2025 2:17pm · Pitchfork News

Lily Allen Announces UK Tour for West End Girl

Next year, the British pop star will embark on her first proper tour since 2019

RSS Oct 30, 2025 2:00pm · Music Business WorldWide

Too Lost partners with Xposure Music to co-fund catalog acquisitions, with plans to deploy ‘tens of millions of dollars’ in upcoming deals

Xposure Music will handle deal sourcing and financial underwriting, while Too Lost will handle distribution, rights administration and royalty processing Source

RSS Oct 30, 2025 1:59pm · Music Business WorldWide

VENU inks partnership with Primary Wave to develop ‘artist-inspired’ live music experiences

Deal brings Primary Wave’s iconic catalog into VENU’s expanding slate of live music initiatives. Source

RSS Oct 30, 2025 1:19pm · Hypebot

New SoundCloud All-in-One Artist Subscription: More Control, 100% Earnings

The new SoundCloud All-in-One Artist Subscription offers musicians and creators more control of streaming, fan funding, merch, vinyl and more with fewer hands in their pocket. The post New SoundCloud All-in-One Artist Subscription: More Control, 100% Earnings appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Oct 30, 2025 1:16pm · Pitchfork News

Listen to Saba’s New Project C0ffee!

The Chicago rapper’s second release of 2025, following March’s From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID