JWords Announces New Album Sound Therapy
The New Jersey producer’s second solo LP features Nappy Nina and Kingsley Ibeneche
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Muse Launch New Album The Wow! Signal in Space
The alt-rock band sent a tablet 20 miles into the atmosphere for the record’s grand reveal
Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by bots pleads guilty
Smith is scheduled to be sentenced on July 29 Source
Sony Music has targeted 135,000+ deepfakes of its artists’ music for removal from streaming platforms
The target artists include Beyoncé, Queen and Harry Styles, the BBC reported, citing Dennis Kooker, president of Sony's global digital business. Source
Recorded music revenues in Italy grew +10.7% YoY last year; paid streaming revenues in the market jumped 14.1% YoY
Paid subscriptions, totaling EUR €234.4 million ($269 million), represented 69% of Italy’s total streaming revenues in 2025. Source
UK government reverses course on stance to let AI companies train on copyrighted music without permission
'We have listened. We have engaged extensively with creatives, AI firms, industry bodies, unions, academics and AI adopters, and that engagement has shaped our approach.' Source
Fakemink Lines Up Massive Tour
A Terrible Beauty - The Tour is coming to North America and Europe, starting next month
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Watch Tom Waits in the Trailer for Martin McDonagh’s New Film Wild Horse Nine
He stars opposite John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, and Parker Posey
Chaar Diwaari, Arpit Bala to play finale of Indian esports tournament College Rivals
Gaming has become a regular feature at Indian music festivals—NH7 Weekender and Sunburn being two prominent examples—so it’s no surprise that music is also becoming a highlight of esports events […] The post is from Music Ally.
Subscription music streaming revenues rose just 2% YoY in Sweden in 2025
Subscription-based audio streaming revenue climbed 2% YoY to SEK 1.95 billion ($199m), accounting for 85% of all music sales in Sweden in 2025. Source
Renee Brodeur promoted to General Manager of artist management firm TMWRK
Executive steps up after more than 10 years at the company, overseeing strategic growth and artist operations across its global roster. Source
Janet Jackson signs global deal with Believe Music Publishing
Jackson has sold over 180 million records worldwide Source
Afghan Whigs Share New Single Ahead of 40th Anniversary Tour
“House of I” is the band’s first original song in four years
Facebook payouts to ‘content creators’ grew 35% to $3bn in 2025
Instagram may get more of the attention when it comes to Meta’s interactions with creators (influencers, as was) but Facebook is clearly no slouch in terms of the revenues it is generating for those social-media stars.…
Native Instruments CEO says ‘active M&A process is progressing well’
Music hardware-and-software firm Native Instruments entered preliminary insolvency proceedings earlier this year, with an administrator appointed in Germany to oversee a restructuring and possible-sale process.…
BMG joins the lyrical lawsuits against AI company Anthropic
Music lawsuits may not be Anthropic’s biggest legal headache at the moment, given its escalating battle with the US administration. However, it has now picked up an additional adversary on the music front: BMG.…
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Listen to Yaya Bey’s Lovestruck New Song “Egyptian Musk’”
Featuring the reggae artist NESTA
Jay-Z Announces Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint Yankee Stadium Shows
The rapper will perform them on back-to-back nights this summer
Lorde Leaves Universal Music Group
“When I see an opportunity for a clean slate I take it”
Willie Nelson’s 156th Album Includes a Bob Dylan Co-Write
Dream Chaser drops on May 29