Salt-N-Pepa lawsuit against Universal Music Group over ownership of master recordings dismissed
Salt-N-Pepa filed the lawsuit in May 2025 Source
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Big Thief steals the show
Indie folk group Big Thief (Adrienne Lenker, Buck Meek, James Krivchenia and Joshua Crumbly) released Double Infinity this past September, their first new album in over five years.…
Sun Records offers anniversary throwback vinyl pricing
For late founder Sam Phillips’ 103rd birthday, Nashville-based label Sun Records is bringing their vinyl prices back to 1952, the year the label was founded.…
Whatsapp adds new group chat features
Whatsapp rolled out several new group chat features this Wednesday, including options to assign roles to chat members, create event reminders and turn words into text stickers.…
Boy Throb secures over 1m follows to bring fourth member to the US
Self-proclaimed “the people’s boy band” Boy Throb has two goals: “win a Grammy” and “get Darshan his visa”. The band wants to bring Darshan Magdum, the band’s fourth member, from India to their base in LA.…
X under fire for Grok’s generation of sexualised and violent images
The platform formerly known as Twitter is in very hot water this week, following reports that its Grok AI was being used to generate sexualised and violent images of real women without their consent.…
Soundverse sets out its ‘ethical framework for AI music’
AI-music startup Soundverse has been trumpeting its “ethically trained” model since its earliest days, reminding people that it only trains on music “by securing explicit artist consent and compensating contributors”.…
Spotify is not currently running any ICE ads on its service
We’ve been reporting on the pressure being put on Spotify to stop running recruitment ads for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency – particularly a campaign led by ‘No Kings’ co-organiser Indivisible.…
Salt-N-Pepa’s UMG termination-rights lawsuit has been dismissed
Veteran rappers Salt-N-Pepa sued Universal Music Group last May, claiming the label blocked their attempts to exercise their ‘termination rights’ to reclaim their early recordings. However, this week the case has been dismissed.…
Ralphie Choo Drops New Songs “Tentacíon” and “Rocco”
“When I think about these songs, the only words that come to my mind are: enchante, I’m your charm, I’m your papi xulo,” Choo says
UMG boss slams ‘exponential growth of AI slop’ on streaming services
It’s time for Universal Music Group boss Sir Lucian Grainge’s annual scene-setting message to staff. The key phrase this year? ‘AI slop’. The post is from Music Ally.
Watch Bruno Mars’ Video for New Song “I Just Might”
The first taste of The Romantic
ICE Recruitment Ads No Longer on Spotify
The widely criticized campaign ended in 2025
Troy Carter acquires catalog of influential Pop Art Records
Carter describes the catalog as 'some of the most important pieces of music in hip-hop history' Source
David Byrne Covers Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License”
To celebrate the song’s fifth anniversary
Lala Lala Signs to Sub Pop for New Album Heaven 2, Plots Tour
Listen to the title track and “Even Mountains Erode” from Lillie West’s latest
Maria BC Preps New Album Marathon, Shares Title Track
The lead single, about feeling nostalgia for a gas station, is inspired by the “satanic poetry” of advertising
Dim Mak at 30 🎂 Why Steve Aoki Is the King of the Live DJ Stage
Dim Mak is turning 30 this year, and Steve Aoki is taking his brand on tour in 2026. Here's what has made Aoki one of the most influential, exciting live DJ performers on the scene. (Yes, throwing cake is part of it.…
Cate Le Bon and St. Vincent Reunite for “Always the Same”
A “cousin to the song cycle of Michelangelo Dying,” says Le Bon
What the Spotify Data Scrape Means for Independent Artists
A shadow-library called Anna’s Archive has scraped nearly all of Spotify’s music metadata (almost 300TB of data). Here's what that means. The post What the Spotify Data Scrape Means for Independent Artists appeared first on Hypebot.