An Evening With PinkPantheress Extends Into 2026
The singer-producer returns to North America next spring
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Devo Add Another Tour to Their 2026 Slate
One for themselves and one with the B-52s
Grammy-Nominated Singer Stabbed to Death, Son with Alleged ‘Mental Instability’ Arrested
Jubilant Sykes was found with stabbing wounds inside his Santa Monica, Calif., home after a 911 call, police said
Gene Simmons Says Artists Treated ‘Worse Than Slaves’ Because Radio Doesn’t Pay Them
The Kiss rocker spoke at a Senate subcommittee hearing on a bill that could finally change the way royalties are distributed for radio airplay
Taylor Swift’s Last Album Sparked Bizarre Accusations of Nazism. It Was a Coordinated Attack
Data analysis of social media posts painting the singer as a Trump supporter or white supremacist revealed a network of inauthentic accounts
Christina Aguilera Will Pair ‘Very Personal’ Documentary With Equally Intimate New Album
The singer’s career-spanning documentary film was first detailed in 2022. Now, she shares that opening up for the camera has also influenced her work in the studio
KATSEYE, a Sixty-Year-Old Hit, and the New Global Music Map
Connie Francis was 87 years old when she posted her first TikTok earlier this year, marveling at an impossible second act: a song she’d recorded in 1962 – the year of the Cuban Missile Crisis – was suddenly climbing the charts for the first t…
Smokey Robinson Says Jane Doe Accuser ‘Brazenly’ Raided His Storage Unit Last Month
The alleged theft last month was caught on surveillance video, a lawyer for the Motown singer and his wife claims in new court filings
Reactional Music taps MusicInfra to build ‘next-generation’ rights management platform for gaming
'Music’s use has exploded across platforms and devices, which means that traditional frameworks and the supporting infrastructure must evolve...' Source
MDLBEAST’s Mazen Khamis talks Soundstorm 2025, XP Music Futures, and growth in MENA’s music business
Mazen Khamis, Executive Director of Marketing, Commercial, and Products at MDLBEAST on organizing large-scale music events in Saudi Arabia Source
Craig Kallman appointed Chief Music Officer of Warner Music Group
A&R veteran will continue to sign new artists to Big Beat Source
TikTok’s Top Global Song of the Year Is a 63-Year-Old Hit Single From Connie Francis
The video app reports that “Pretty Little Baby” was used more than 28.4 million times across its user base, placing it on top over Jess Glynne’s “Hold My Hand” and Black Eyed Peas’ “Rock That Body”
African Artists Are Reaching More Global Listeners With Help From Audiomack
Music industry data analytics collector, Soundcharts, is teaming up with streaming and discovery platform, Audiomack, to help continue African Music's global expansion trajectory.…
Great Mountain Partners launches $600m fund to invest in music and other media
GMP's new fund is seeking 'opportunities at the intersection of premium content, audiences, and new monetization models' Source
Darya Pourshasb, ex-Spotify Global Head of Premium Content, named Chief Marketing Officer of Believe, as company acquires her music marketing platform ampd Method
Pourshasb previously served as Global Head of Premium Content at Spotify Source
PUP Announce Live Album, Documentary, and Zine
The band is commemorating its Megacity Madness tour with a bevy of archival material
Laura Segura named Executive Director at She Is The Music
Segura joins SITM after spending five years at MusiCares, where she led relief initiatives that distributed more than $51 million to music professionals. Source
Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande on Red Carpet Removed From Lady Gaga Concert
After being deported from Singapore, the infamous stage crasher attempted to attend the Mayhem Ball Tour in Brisbane, Australia, in a disguise, but was spotted by fans and escorted out
Clipping. Announced as the 2026 Sled Island Music Festival Guest Curator
In this post, we share details of Sled Island's announcement, plus how and why guest curators can offer local audiences a more bespoke largescale event experience in 2026. The post Clipping.…
Dry Cleaning Reschedule 2026 Tour Dates Due to “Hostile Economic Forces”
The band has also shared the video for a new song, “Let Me Grow and You’ll See the Fruit”